Multimedia Project- Adding the RIGHT Music

Hello all!
I'm guessing most of you have started your second project for this class, which asks us to mesh many forms of writing together to form a multimodal feature, using Windows Movie Maker.

At first, I was stumped about what I should do. But eventually the ideas started floating and I think I've come up with something exciting.

I have a tip for those of you having problems with your music. I went through this problem where I wanted to use a piece from a soundtrack but it was too long, parts needed to be cut, and I had no software to help me!

Audacity. Download it. It will be your best friend.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Now, you may use any music from your iTunes or any other program, download it into Audacity and cut and paste as you please. It offers many techniques to get a seamless sound, although the only one I've really needed is the 'Fade In.'

It requires little knowledge of computers, which is good for those of us who are computer-illiterate (myself, honestly). It is free. Video how-to tutorials are available on YouTube, and they were very helpful to me.

It offers many opportunities that WMM doesn't offer on its own!

One thing to anticipate when trying to move music into Audacity is having the wrong file type. If your song in iTunes won't open correctly in Audacity, all you do is convert it to an AAC file. Then it should work without a hitch.

Good luck to all of you on your quest to make awesome projects!!
Natalie