HanDBase Looks Cool!

It feels very odd to be taking a class and yet, to not have class for 3 weeks! It's easy to feel sort of "out of the loop," so I decided that I'd check out some class blogs and comments so that I would get back into a class mindset! It is conference night, but being the music teacher means not many parents come to see you - it can make for a long evening!

Tony mentioned to me a database program called HanDBase and thought it night provide some great uses in music. I took a look at it this evening and it looks fabulous! I am looking for a way for students to write short compositions, share them with their team members, add rhythmic accompaniment, and create a musical score that could then be beamed to everyone in the class. Classmates could then watch the performance of another team and follow the score on their handhelds.

My limited research of HanDBase indicates that you can create custom reports, choosing from a variety of options including drill and practice, word processing, spreadsheet, graphing, presentations, and so on. You can merge data from multiple users into a single database. I read a number of customer comments and they are very complimentary of this program. So - if you're looking for something to do in the next few days before we again have class, check out this website: www.ddhsoftware.com/handbase.html. Ponder the possibilities!