JamStudio.com is a great website where people can create their own songs. It is very similar to Garageband in that there are prerecorded loops that you click and drag onto the music. What I like about JamStudio is that the user has more control over the direction of the music. You are able to click and drag chords onto a staff. You are also able to change the time signature and add bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, and drums to fill out the arrangement. If you are a member (membership is free), you can save your project.
There is a grant for educators. The grant provides teachers and students an all access pass to JamStudio. Although much of the site is free, there are portions that have a cost. The "All Access Pass" usually costs $10 per month per person. The "All Access Pass" allows students to get mp3 mixes of their songs that they can then submit to their teacher.
This program would be a really great tool when teaching students about chord progressions. With younger students, it could be used for experimentation and when introducing students to chords and meter.
References
JamStudio.com. (2009). JamStudio.com:The online music factory. Retrieved October 15, 2009 from http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm
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