Figure 1: Overview Screen that follows the opening animation.
Medium: CD-ROM and DVD
Client and Date: McGraw-Hill Higher Education (2005)
Technologies Employed: Flash with ActionScript for audio, video, and
animation
Description:
The Multimedia Companion enhances the study of music appreciation through activities
that introduce and drill concepts and skills in music listening. The playful
and informative activities in the Elements section bring music concepts to life
with sound, graphics, and animation. The Instruments section provides video demonstrations
of major orchestral instruments. Other activities include a video introduction
to opera, art and music timelines for historical periods, a multimedia glossary,
and interactive quizzes on many topics. A
search engine was created to allow students to search the CD-ROM for content.
A bookmarking feature allowed students to save pages of interest for easier
access at a later time. Screen shots of other projects are available
on the Media page.
Figure 1: Overview Screen that follows the opening animation.
Figure 2: Video demonstrations in the Instruments section.
Figure 3: Interactive media teaches basic music concepts and skills.
Figure 4: Multimedia music/art/culture timelines bring history to life.