Music sequencing software to recreate musical performances

Sean Hart teaches music to S4/S5 pupils at Douglas Ewart High School. His pupils use music sequencing software called Evolution Audio. The technology allows them to record their music performance into the computer using Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) language. The pupils can then play back their composition from the computer, thus recreating the original performance.

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Teacher profile

Sean Hart has been teaching music for 23 years in four different schools. He has been working at Douglas Ewart High School for the last 12 years. 

Most of his ICT skills are self taught, as Sean has explored various technologies in his own time. He has always been very keen on adopting innovative ICT in his teaching. He also feels that the pupils are very motivated when using music software and the technology can often support them in their creative processes. 

Douglas Ewart High School is situated in the village of Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway. There used to be two schools in Newton Stewart: one was founded by a Mr Douglas, and one by a Mr Ewart. Later they were merged into one institution. 

There are 822 pupils in the school, 56 of whom have free school lunches and 71 are recorded as having special educational needs. There are two pupils with English as their second language 

There are 230 computers in the school, one in each classroom and all connected in a local network. There are five dedicated ICT rooms and an ICT coordinator who works on a part-time basis. ICT training is available for teaching staff and this includes SMART Board training and a range of other ICT courses.