Category Archives: music

Make music with code using DotNet Core

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Michael

Curious about making music with code? As a software engineer and music guy, I have enjoyed seeing the connections between music and computers. The first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace predicted that computers will move beyond doing boring math problems into … Continue reading →

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Block Coding Activities for Your Young Maker

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Michael

Hello! Hope that you and your family are having a great summer! Like many families, we’ve tried to find fun and constructive ways to engage the kids through the summer while they’re out of school. One of my friends asked … Continue reading →

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Recording Music and Audio with the Kids using Audacity

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Michael

As a young person, my mom and dad invested a great deal in my growth as a musician. Looking back, I’m thankful that I’ve been able to use my gift of music to foster various ministries in our church. My … Continue reading →

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Music Maker: Using NodeJS to Create Songs

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Michael

In my graduate school career, I had the opportunity with our evolutionary complexity lab to study creating music using neural networks and interactive genetic algorithms. It’s fun to study these two topics together since I enjoy crafting code and music. … Continue reading →

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Real Impact – Women in STEAM Conference 2017

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Michael

I wanted to give a shoutout to one of my favorite “hands on” learning organizations in Macon: Real Impact Center.   Real impact center focuses on helping to inspire the next generation of young ladies to consider careers as science and technology … Continue reading →

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10 Tools You’ll Love at SparkMacon Makerspace

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Michael

SparkMacon is a community space equipped with the tools and grass-roots education required to convert your idea into a reality. We blend the best of art & technology. In this post, I wanted to give you a taste of the … Continue reading →

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Why Does the Makers Movement Matter?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Michael

As I woke up to attend the Atlanta Makerfaire 2014, I started to reflect upon why I personally get excited about growing the SparkMacon MakerSpace community. Why is building a makerspace community important? Why is growing a community of art and technology … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons Why We Should Value Teaching Music

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Michael

We love the Christmas season since we’re a musical family. My wife and I help lead a small music ministry in our church. I enjoy playing violin, piano, guitar and leading young musicians. I love to make music with my … Continue reading →

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Critical review of Seth Godin’s essay on “Art and Science and Making Things”

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Michael

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they … Continue reading →

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