Anvil Studio
Information
Subject Areas
Music,
Free Software For Composing Music
Anvil Studio can be downloaded without charge for use with computers running Microsoft Windows. It is intended to support recording music, composing and playing with music held on a computer.
Teachers who are creating soundtracks for use as part of performances, class assemblies or other projects may find this software useful in producing the desired musical materials they require. It could also be used alongside the children to demonstrate the usefulness of ICT in creating compositions and manipulating sounds.
The software could be used to support recording and storing sounds to make a sound trail. This could be sound captured around the school environment or through exploring the sounds made by instruments. Musical phrases could be created on the computer to consider long and short sounds to introduce the concept of duration.
The use of software can also support the ICT programme of study where ideas are developed, refined and enhanced.
