Can I Use GarageBand 09 On My 2005 Power Mac?

I have an older G5 Power Mac, purchased in June 2005.
I just bought a copy of iLife 09 because GarageBand is very user-friendly when it comes to recording podcasts.
But...
The Power Mac G5 currently has OS 10.4.? on it, and iLife 09 requires at least OS 10.5.6. I don't even know if I can install OS 10.5 on a Power Mac purchased in June 2005.
I just want to give some folks an EASY way to record their podcasts. (They read printed publications top the blind.)
If you can tell me how to get GarageBand 09 running on this Mac... or suggest a way to make MP3s that is just as easy... I would appreciate it!
(I have tried to use GarageBand 2, which is on this computer, to do the same thing, but it only seems to export AIFF files to iTunes. I personally know how to convert the AIFF files to MP3s, but there are too many steps at this point, and the older volunteers are going to get confused.)

Is there a special version of Mac OS 10.5 that has to be installed on the Power Mac?
I put an old 10.5 disc in the drive, and it said it could not be installed. I didn't know if the computer wouldn't accept 10.5, or if it would not accept 10.5 that was from an Intel-based Mac.

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