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Sounds Useful: a Primary Music Project with the BBC Micro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Michael Miller
Michael Miller
Affiliation:
Cliffedale CP, Grantham
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Abstract

Sounds Useful is the title of a suite of music programs for the BBC microcomputer, designed for primary school use. The programs aim to allow the computer to be used as an instrumental resource in conjunction with other musical instruments. This article describes the programs, their purpose and how they came to be developed. It also looks at aspects of the development of music software in general and challenges in particular the view that the quality of sound produced by standard microcomputers is insufficient for creative use in primary schools.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Music Education , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , November 1986 , pp. 259 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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