MIXLR is a Web 2.0 tool that is exclusive of audio broadcasting. It functions similarly to YouTube, wherein other members files are available for listening purposes. This tool can be an excellent tool over iPhones, the web, iPad and mobile devices. In my real world classroom I could record vocal tracks for students to listen to repeatedly so that learning music would take place at home. I could also record the accompaniment for each choral piece so that learners would have tracks to sing to. Learners can study their voice parts at home as well as submit an audio file of their individual performance for assessment purposes. Furthermore, using this tool would improve how learners are engaged during instruction because music being studied would be more collaborative since much of the learning would have taken place away from class and learners in the choral setting would be able to perform pieces together during class time. With Mixlr, choral teachers can eliminate having students waiting to learn their voice parts in the classroom while other sections are waiting to learn their vocal parts. Many students are afraid to sing out in class, therefore this would provide those students the ability to perform in the privacy of their own homes. There is a subscription fee based on amount of usage to use this web 2.0 tool.
Francine I think that this would be a great tool for you to use. That you linked it to youtube.com gave me a reference point to what the site would be like and how you could use it with your students at home and in the classroom. I hope to hear how you use it in the future.
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