Coombabah State High School Finds Multiple Uses for Superscope CD Recorder

Since acquiring the Superscope recorder, students and staff have enjoyed getting to know the capabilities of this device. We recorded a staff member playing Cor Anglais, using an orchestral backing track.

This was a first try to see that it all worked easily. In five minutes flat Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances were successfully recorded to CD. This confirmed the user-friendly aspects of the Superscope PSD340.

We have recorded several student compositions for the Q.S.A. Senior Music subject for inclusion in their assessment folios which was the initial reason for buying the Superscope PSD340.

In our Karaoke activities, students have used the voice reduction facility to use their favourite CD as backing for their own vocal performances. We have adjusted the pitch and tempo on the National Anthem to suit the particular vocal range for a student to sing at the Anzac Day Ceremony.

One student has used voice reduction and tempo adjustment to create a backing CD for a live performance in our recent “Move It or Blues It“ Music and Dance performance evening. T

he Year 8 Orchestra and Year 9 Music classes have all recorded solo performances to CD so they can hear and judge their own performance skills. One student took his recording home as a birthday gift for his mother. The school rock bands are eagerly planning to record several new songs they are working on.

The portability and ease of use makes the Superscope a viable tool for almost any class.