Chatterpix

ChatterPix is a free app that allows you to add talking voices to images via a mobile device platform (rather than Blabberize, which does much of the same thing via a web-based platform). ChatterPix allows students to use or take pictures right from the device to use in their talking creations, which are called "Pix." This is a simpler process for students than having to locate and upload an image from a computer file. There are other fun features such as decorating that are unavailable in Blabberize; however, ChatterPix only lets you record 30 seconds of audio and is restricted to one image per Pix. ChatterPix allows you to share your Pix via email, Facebook, and YouTube, or you can save your Pix to your device's photo album. Another version of the app, ChatterPix Kids, is very similar but restricts kids from sharing. ChatterPix is currently only available for iOS devices.

Getting Started with ChatterPix Uses for Music Class
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Getting Started with ChatterPix

 * 1) When you open the app, click "Take Photo." Make sure you ALLOW the app to access your photos and your camera. You will only need to do this the first time you use the app.
 * 2) Either click the camera icon in the middle to capture a new image, click the images icon on the left to choose an existing photo in the device's photo album, or click the rotated camera on the right to put the camera in "selfie mode."
 * 3) Once you have captured or chosen your image, you can zoom in or out to resize the amount of the image that will appear in your Pix. Once you have finished resizing, click "Next" in the top right.
 * 4) Draw a mouth on your image, then click the microphone to record your sound. Make sure you ALLOW the app to access our device microphone. Again, you will only need to do this the first time you use the app.
 * 5) Click the play button to view the talking mouth and hear your recorded sound. Click the image again to redraw the mouth. Click the microphone again to re-record the sound. Once you are finished, click "Next" in the top right.
 * 6) Decoration options: change the image colors/filter, add and resize/reposition/rotate clipart options, add a frame, and/or add text. If you change your mind about any of your decorations, click the decoration and then click the trashcan icon to erase it. When you are done, click "Next" in the top right.
 * 7) Play your Pix to check on the final product, click the trash can to delete your Pix, click the share button to share via email, Facebook, YouTube, or your device's photo album, or click "Next" in the top right to save it within the app if you're not ready to share your Pix.

All saved Pix within the app can be found in the Gallery. You can also find sample Pix in your gallery that you can either edit or delete.

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Uses for Music Class

 * Classroom recordings: make any classroom recording more fun by adding it to a picture of a student or group of students!
 * Music History: record composer biographies to add to composer portraits
 * Instrument timbre: make a picture of a instrument "speak" its sound
 * Voice timbre: add a singing or speaking recording to pictures of teachers, family members, or famous singers to show the difference between men/women/children's voices, SATB voices, etc.
 * Texture: Add one mouth for unaccompanied/solo singing or thin orchestration, or several mouths for group singing/harmony/thick orchestration
 * Music symbols: students add descriptions of rhythms melodies, instruments, expression markings, etc. to pictures of these symbols

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