About the 5 Day Challenge
The 5 Must-Know Tech Skills in 5 Days Challenge is a 5-day challenge for music teachers of all types. Presented by Midnight Music, the aim of this challenge is for each music teacher to learn incredibly useful tech skills that they “wished they knew but were too afraid to ask”. Each day involved a mini assignment: learn a simple tech skill, complete the homework task, and earn a digital badge. Once all 5 skills were completed, they also received a professional development certificate of achievement.
AUDIO EDITING DAY 1 The Audio Editing Day 1 badge has been issued to individuals who have demonstrated the ability to navigate Sodaphonic (or another audio editing software application) and carry out basic-level audio editing skills. To earn this badge, the recipient imported an audio file into Sodaphonic, shortened the song, created a fade-out at the end of the song, and saved and shared the result. |
VIDEO EDITING DAY 2 The Video Editing Day 2 badge has been issued to individuals who have demonstrated the ability to navigate Capcut (or another video editing software application) and carry out basic-level video editing skills. To earn this badge, the recipient imported a video file into Capcut, shortened the clip at the beginning and end, created a fade-in and fade-out, added a text overlay, and saved/shared the result. |
NOTATION DAY 3
The Notation Day 3 badge has been issued to individuals who have demonstrated the ability to notate a melody and lyrics in MuseScore and export the score as a PDF. To earn this badge, the recipient notated the Twinkle melody in 4/4 in the key of D major, for a treble voice. They then added lyrics to the melody and exported the score as a PDF.
SCREEN RECORD DAY 4
The Screen Recording Day 4 badge has been issued to individuals who have demonstrated the ability to navigate Loom and carry out basic screen recording skills. To earn this badge, the recipient opened a provided Chrome Music Lab Song Maker file, then opened Loom, chose the correct settings to record computer audio plus voice, and recorded a short tutorial. They then demonstrated sharing a link to their screencast recording.
MIDI MAGIC DAY 5
The MIDI Magic Day 5 badge has been issued to individuals who have demonstrated the ability to export a MIDI file from one music app and import it into another one, where they can make changes to it. To earn this badge, the recipient exported a MIDI file from Chrome Music Lab Song Maker and then imported it into the free Online MIDI Editor. They then edited the MIDI song data by changing sounds and adding a drum part. To finish off, they saved and shared the file.