Mercy Music Expert Evaluates New Apple Programs
Dan Murtha
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: News
Mercy College Professional Associate, Dennis Bell, was selected to evaluate cutting edge Apple Music software this past January in Cupertino, California.
Bell, a well distinguished professor and platinum award winning composer, was one of 15 elite music experts chosen to evaluate Logic Pro 8, a new program used to compose, arrange, and record a variety of music. Bell attended the Apple Music Education Summit for a day and a half for the purpose of discussing, analyzing, and testing the new programs Apple has to offer.
"We spent the first day from 9 to 5 discussing a very wide range of issues in Music Education and the use of Computer Technology in the classroom," said Bell. "The viewpoints were quite varied since we had a mix of private instrumental teachers to elementary and secondary school music educators to professors on the university level from all sections of the country."
The second day at "Apple's Campus" proved to be more hands on for Bell and the other educators; they had a chance to view and comment on the new range of software for classroom use as well as professional use.
"I was quite impressed in the level of insight and observation," said Bell about his experience.
Mercy College has used Logic Pro 7 in the classroom through the last term, according to Bell, and it has not been the most user friendly piece of software. A week prior to his trip to Cupertino, he received the updated version of the program from Apple and he gave it a thorough evaluation.
"I was looking forward to the company 'Apple-y-zing' the software," said Bell. "To some extent, they have achieved that. It is much more approachable."
He has finished installing the new software and it is now available for Mercy College students in the music field to use. Bell has also arranged new projects for the students using the new software and has integrated it into their education.
Bell, a well distinguished professor and platinum award winning composer, was one of 15 elite music experts chosen to evaluate Logic Pro 8, a new program used to compose, arrange, and record a variety of music. Bell attended the Apple Music Education Summit for a day and a half for the purpose of discussing, analyzing, and testing the new programs Apple has to offer.
"We spent the first day from 9 to 5 discussing a very wide range of issues in Music Education and the use of Computer Technology in the classroom," said Bell. "The viewpoints were quite varied since we had a mix of private instrumental teachers to elementary and secondary school music educators to professors on the university level from all sections of the country."
The second day at "Apple's Campus" proved to be more hands on for Bell and the other educators; they had a chance to view and comment on the new range of software for classroom use as well as professional use.
"I was quite impressed in the level of insight and observation," said Bell about his experience.
Mercy College has used Logic Pro 7 in the classroom through the last term, according to Bell, and it has not been the most user friendly piece of software. A week prior to his trip to Cupertino, he received the updated version of the program from Apple and he gave it a thorough evaluation.
"I was looking forward to the company 'Apple-y-zing' the software," said Bell. "To some extent, they have achieved that. It is much more approachable."
He has finished installing the new software and it is now available for Mercy College students in the music field to use. Bell has also arranged new projects for the students using the new software and has integrated it into their education.
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