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MUSIC 232: Fundamentals of Music Teaching GB: Loops Only Project

The purpose of the GB: Loops Only project is for course participants to demonstrate skills in arranging and manipulating loops using GarageBand software. The completed product for this project will be in the form of a rondo with a minimum of five complete sections (e.g., ABACA) though more may be added as time allows. Each section should be no less than 8 measures in length and no more than sixteen. The requirements for this project are as follows:

1. At least one real-instrument loop must be manipulated using the pitch control function. This manipulation must be identified and the process explained in a sequential step-by-step sequence.

2. At least one software-instrument loop must be manipulated using the score editing function. This manipulation must be identified and the process explained in a step-by-step sequence.

3. A change of dynamics must be evident somewhere in the piece. A step-by-step sequence must be provided for how this was accomplished.

4. A written statement must accompany the product giving details about what has been learned through this project as well as how the finished product demonstrates the participant’s ability to arrange music.

Submission of this assignment will be in the form of a blog posting on course participants’ professional/portfolio websites. Blog categories for this assignment should include: Music 232 and Digital Music Production. Completed projects should be exported/converted to mp3 or .mov files. Scoring: One point earned for each completed task.

1. manipulated real-instrument loop with accompanying step-by-step sequence 2. manipulated software-instrument loop with accompanying step-by-step sequence 3. change of dynamics and step-by-step sequence provided 4. written statement re: learning and participant’s competencies in arranging music 5. on-time posting

All participants are encouraged to back-up files often using a flash drive and the briefcase function available through K-State email accounts.

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MUSIC 232: Fundamentals of Music Teaching GB: Software Instruments Project

The purpose of the GB: Software Instruments project is for course participants to demonstrate skills in inputting music using a MIDI controller. The completed product for this project will be in binary form and best thought of as a verse and refrain. Additional sections (introduction, coda, verse 2, bridge, etc.) may be added as time allows. Each section should be, at minimum, four complete phrases in length. The minimum requirements for this project are as follows:

1. A chord progression based (three or four chords minimum) on a specific song drawn from a popular genre (e.g., Rock, Pop, Hiphop, Country, etc.).

2. A rhythm section accompaniment with a minimum of three tracks including a keyboard/guitar track, a bass track, and a percussion track. The percussion track may be digital loop. Additional tracks (e.g., string section, descant, countermelody, etc.) may be added as time allows.

3. A melody composed to fit with the chord progression and inputted through a MIDI keyboard.

4. A written statement must accompany the product giving details about what has been learned through this project as well as how the finished product demonstrates the participant’s ability to compose/arrange/orchestrate music.

Submission of this assignment will be in the form of a blog posting on course participants’ professional/portfolio websites. Blog categories for this assignment should include: Music 232 and Digital Music Production. Completed projects should be exported/converted to mp3 or .mov files. Scoring: One point earned for each completed task.

1. chord progression drawn from an identified song from a popular genre 2. required tracks for rhythm section 3. melody 4. written statement re: learning and participant’s competencies in arranging music 5. on-time posting

All participants are encouraged to back-up files often using a flash drive and the briefcase function available through K-State email accounts.

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MUSIC 232: Fundamentals of Music Teaching GB: Loops Only Project

The purpose of the GB: Loops Only project is for course participants to demonstrate skills in arranging and manipulating loops using GarageBand software. The completed product for this project will be in the form of a rondo with a minimum of five complete sections (e.g., ABACA) though more may be added as time allows. Each section should be no less than 8 measures in length and no more than sixteen. The requirements for this project are as follows:

1. At least one real-instrument loop must be manipulated using the pitch control function. This manipulation must be identified and the process explained in a sequential step-by-step sequence.

2. At least one software-instrument loop must be manipulated using the score editing function. This manipulation must be identified and the process explained in a step-by-step sequence.

3. A change of dynamics must be evident somewhere in the piece. A step-by-step sequence must be provided for how this was accomplished.

4. A written statement must accompany the product giving details about what has been learned through this project as well as how the finished product demonstrates the participant’s ability to arrange music.

Submission of this assignment will be in the form of a blog posting on course participants’ professional/portfolio websites. Blog categories for this assignment should include: Music 232 and Digital Music Production. Completed projects should be exported/converted to mp3 or .mov files. Scoring: One point earned for each completed task.

1. manipulated real-instrument loop with accompanying step-by-step sequence 2. manipulated software-instrument loop with accompanying step-by-step sequence 3. change of dynamics and step-by-step sequence provided 4. written statement re: learning and participant’s competencies in arranging music 5. on-time posting

All participants are encouraged to back-up files often using a flash drive and the briefcase function available through K-State email accounts.

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MUSIC 232: Fundamentals of Music Teaching Final Digital Music Project

The purpose of the final digital music project is for course participants to use skills acquired in earlier projects in order to create a larger composition or arrangement. As such, course participants may choose among the following options for this project: 1. Accompaniment CD

For this option, participants will create an accompaniment CD for an etude, sonata, concerto movement, aria, lied, or other solo studied in the past or currently being worked on with a studio professor. Other repertoire may also be used as the basis of this project with approval of the course instructor. In the case of extended movements or works, an excerpt is suitable for this project provided it is between two and three minutes in length. Accompaniments should be arrangements rather than mere realizations of a piano score. For example, while the original accompaniment for a lied may be limited to piano, the arrangement created for this project may also include strings, percussion, guitar, etc. Additionally, participants are encouraged to re-envision the genre of the solo work, adding stylistic elements that might not have been included in the original. Examples of these elements might be descants, harmonic changes, meter changes, etc. Presentation of the accompaniment CD is to include the melody being performed live by the participant.

2. Original Song or Piece

For this option, participants will create an original song or piece reflecting the conventions of a particular genre (e.g., Rock, Alternative, Metal, Country, Pop, Hip Hop, Smooth Jazz, Techno, Dubstep, Folk, Ambient, New Age, etc.). It is highly recommended that participants choosing this option pattern their work after a representative selection of the selected genre.

3. Film Score

For this option, participants will create a film score for a brief video that creates an overall mood or affect. Videos for this option will be provided for the instructor, though participants may choose to create one of their own with approval of the instructor.

4. Cover Song/Arrangement

For this option, participants will create a new arrangement or cover of an already existing song being played currently in the mainstream media.

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