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Audacity in Music Therapy. Claire Gentry Intro to Music Technology. Music Therapy.
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Audacity in Music Therapy Claire Gentry Intro to Music Technology
Music Therapy • Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. • American Music Therapy Association
Audacity • Audacity is an audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. It can be used for: • Recording live audio. • Converting tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs. • Editing Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files. • Cutting, copying, splicing, and mixing sounds together. • Changing the speed or pitch of a recording. -http://audacity.sourceforge.net
About Audacity • FREE!!! • Developed by a group of volunteers • Open Source Software • Source code is available to everyone • Freedom to use the program, study how it works, improve it, and share it with others
Using Audacity in Music Therapy • Everyone needs to record at one time or another • Many instances in Music Therapy where you might need an audio recorder and/or editor • Easy to use • Website has great Help tools