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Music
Technology II Assignments
| April
22, 2008 |
| Website
Evaluations |
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| March
12, 2008 |
| Film
Analysis Project |
| In
class presentations will start on Monday
April 7, 2008 |
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| Friday
February 15, 2008 |
| Film
Scoring Test # 2 |
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| Wednesday
February 13, 2008 |
| Scoring
Project: Looking Glass with Final Cue Sheet
Completed |
| Start
analyzing King Kong 1933 |
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| Friday
February 15, 2008 |
| Study
Guide for Film Scoring Test # 2 |
| Film
Scoring Test # 2 |
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| Monday
February 4, 2008 |
| Scoring
Project: Looking Glass. Due
Friday February 8, 2008 |
| Chapter
5 Due Friday
February 8, 2008 end of class |
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| Monday
January 28, 2008 |
| Music
for Silent Films 1895-1927 |
Listening
due on Friday February 1, 2008
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4
Chapter
4 Questions |
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Listening
Sheets |
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| Friday
January 11, 2008 |
| Test:
Functions of Film Music - Be able to
define each AND give an example. |
| Due:
Chapter
3 Questions |
| Due:
Journal Check - Listening
Sheets for tracks 1,2,3,5,8,11,16 |
| Mid-Term
Exam Study Guide |
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| Wednesday
January 9, 2008 |
| In
Class: Functions
of Film Music Assignment |
| Due
at end of class on Wednesday January 9, 2008 |
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| Tuesday
January 8 - Friday January 11, 2008 |
| Chapter
3 - Music
for Silent Films 1895-1927 |
| Film
Scoring Test # 1 - Friday Jan 11, 2008 -
Functions of Film Music |
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Journal
Check on Friday - must include Listening
Sheets for tracks 1,2,3,5,8,11,16
Due Friday January 11, 2008 beginning of
class
Chapter
3 Questions
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| Monday
January 7, 2008 - Film Scoring |
| Review
Functions
of Film Music |
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| Friday
January 4, 2008 - Film Scoring |
| The
Functions of Film Music |
| Due
Today: Chapter 1: Summary |
| Film
Scoring Journal - Should include tracks: 1, 5,
8, 16 |
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| Wednesday
January 2, 2008 - Film Scoring |
| Start
of Film Scoring Unit. |
| Today
you will start to study the world of Film
Scoring. How does music enhance what is
on the screen? How can music tell you what is
going to happen? How does music make you feel
during the movie? |
| Online
Journal - You will be required to keep a
journal of every movie studied in class. |
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| Friday
December 14, 2007 Podcast Assignment # 2 |
| Create
an original podcast for THS |
| Topics
will be clubs, classes and events about THS |
| 1.
Mrs. Jerram's Art Class |
| More
Podcast options to come. |
| Monday
November 26, 2007 Podcast Assignment # 1 |
Create
an original podcast
| Topic: |
Of
your choice |
| Length: |
2:00
minutes minimum |
| Structure |
Of
your choice - Listen to Podcasts for
examples |
| Bed |
Loops
for introduction and exit.
Body must have music |
| Cue
Sheet |
Podcast
Cue Sheet must be handed in |
| Final
Product |
Will
be uploaded to THS
Music Tech Podcast Page |
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| Tuesday
November 13, 2007 - Podcasting |
| Assignment:
Podcasting
Questions. |
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| Monday
October 29, 2007 - Friday November 9, 2007 |
| Music
Technology II Commercial Assignment # 3 |
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Music
Technology II Commercial Assignment #2
Company/Business
Commercial
Assignment #2- Company/Business
The subject of your next commercial will
be a product.
1. You can select an existing product OR
create one from scratch
You must complete the Commercial
Worksheet
Criteria
for Commercial Assignment #2
1. Commercial can be completed using ACID PRO
4.0
2. Commercial must be exactly 45 seconds in
length.
3. Commercial must have an original music bed.
Meaning no CD’s
4. Any sound effects that you use MUST be
created from scratch and you must complete a sound
effects write-up form for each effect
used.
5 The music bed must show volume and pan
envelopes.
6. Script must be original and not copied from
any other source.
7. Final product must be rendered as an MP3
and saved to your network
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| Monday
October 15, 2007 - Friday October 26, 2007 |
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Music
Technology II Commercial Assignment #2
Original Product
Commercial
Assignment #2- Product
The
subject of your next commercial will be a
product.
1. You can select an existing product OR
create one from scratch
You must complete the Commercial
Worksheet
Criteria
for Commercial Assignment #2
1. Commercial can be completed using ACID PRO
4.0
2. Commercial must be exactly 45 seconds in
length.
3. Commercial must have an original music bed.
Meaning no CD’s
4. Any sound effects that you use MUST be
created from scratch and you must complete a sound
effects write-up form for each effect
used.
5 The music bed must show volume and pan
envelopes.
6. Script must be original and not copied from
any other source.
7. Final product must be rendered as an MP3
and saved to your network
Review
the following websites
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| Radio
Advertising |
| Radio
Advertising in the 1930's |
| Library
of American Broadcasting |
| Homework:
6-8 Page Paper on the The
Art of Foley.
Paper
must include but not limited to the following
topics :
History, How sound effects are created and
Technological advancements. Paper must be
double spaced, 12 point font.
6-8 pages does not include the works cited
page.
Papers can be emailed
to me.
Due: Friday October
26, 2007
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| Thursday
September 20, 2007 |
| Assignment:
"Music
Tech Fest 07" |
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| Wednesday
September 19, 2007 |
Introduction
to Radio Commercials
In
a single week, radio reaches more than 228
million Americans.
That's 94 percent of everyone age 12 and
older, according to Arbitron. |
Your
brain simply LOVES jingles! Seriously, the
human brain recognizes a musical phrase with
up to 400 times the recall of a simple spoken
phrase.
We recognize our favorite songs playing in a
noisy background, but can’t hear the
announcement over the PA in the same room.
We
recognize a familiar TV commercial from
another room in the house, but have no idea
what television program is on.
the above is
taken from - www.jinglehouse.com
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Wednesday
August 29, 2007
Lab
Rules
Course
Overview
Software
Checklist |
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In
your network folder create the following
folders:
Music
Tech
Inside of Music Tech folder create
* Software Checklist
* Radio Commercials/Jingles
* Music Tech Fest 04
* Film Scoring
* Electronic Portfolio
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Music
Technology I Assignments
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Tuesday
May 27, 2008 |
Final
Project/Final Exam ACID and Art
You
will search the Internet for a piece
of Artwork that you will use as the
basis for an ACID Pro file. |
| 1.
Search the Internet for a piece of
Artwork. Ex. Painting,
sculpture, etc. |
| Criteria
for ACID File |
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Must be at least 2:30 (2 minutes and
30 seconds) in length. |
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Must have at least 15 loops |
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Must show volume and pan envelope
changes |
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Must edit at least 2 loops in the
Chopper. |
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Final product must be rendered as an
MP3 or WAV. |
6.
Must write a 2-4 page paper that
includes the following:
a.
Information about the Painting,
sculpture, etc.
b. Why did
you select this specific piece of
Art.
c. How does
the music you created reflect your
Art. |
| Final
Project is due on/or before your
final exam period. |
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| Tuesday
May 13, 2008
Due Friday May 23, 2008 |
| ACID
Pro Assignment # 3 - Podcasting |
| Create
a 2 minute Podcast
using ACID PRO |
| Topic:
Your choice - School group, sports
team, music group, etc |
| Structure
of Podcast: your choice |
| If
your Podcast is about a music
group - use music from that group
as well as ACID Loops |
| If
your podcast is about anything
else you must use ACID Loops as
your musical bed. |
| Narration:
Use USB microphone |
| Final
Product must be rendered as a W AV |
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| What
is a Podcast? "Podcast"
means a specific type of
Broadcast, where the Work is
incorporated into a file (which
may contain one or more works
and/or other material) which may
be played on an iPod or similar
device by individuals who have
downloaded such file. |
| 1.
Search the Internet for podcasts.
Listen to various podcasts for
structure |
| 2.
Make a list of good and bad for
each |
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| Monday
May 5, 2008 |
ACID
Pro Assignment # 2
Techno/Dance Mix
Create a two (2) minute ACID
File.
Criteria
1. Must be at least 2:30
minutes in length.
2. Must include at least 15
loops
3. Must show volume and pan
envelope changes
4. Must edit 2 loops in the
Chopper.
5. Final product must be
rendered as an MP3.
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| Wednesday
April 23, 2008 |
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By
the end of the period you
should be able to do the
following in ACID |
| Import
Loops |
Paint
Loops |
Change
Pitch of File |
| Change
Tempo of File |
Envelope
Changes |
Edit
Loops in Chopper |
| Change
the Grid Spacing |
Import
Loops into Sound Forge and Edit |
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| ACID
Pro Assignment #1 Sound
Effects Story |
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Sound
Effects Story
Using parts of a short story
or poem you will
"tell" the story
or poem using only sound
effects and music. NO
WORDS
1. Review your story or poem
and make a list of all
words/phrases you want to
enhance using sound effects.
2. Using the sound effects
ACID folder and effects
found online
"tell" your story
in ACID.
3. Create a musical bed for
your story using ACID loops.
4. Add your sound effects in
as many different tracks as
needed.
Criteria
Story must be at least 2-3
paragraphs in length
The musical bed must contain
at least 10 loops.
You must show volume and pan
changes
You must edit one loop using
the Chopper Function
You must use the Pitch Shift
function on at least one
loop
Render the final product as
a MP3
You can search online
for a story/poem OR write
your own
*Horror and/or Sci-Fi
stories will work the best*
Due -
Friday May 2, 2008
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| Monday
April 21, 2008 |
| Introduction
to ACID Pro Looped Based Music
Creation Software |
| ACID
Planet website -
listen to music created using ACID
Pro |
| ACID
Pro Home Page -
Download free demo |
ACID
Pro Wikipedia Page |
| THS
ACID Pro Page |
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Wednesday
April 2, 2008 - Thursday April 3, 2008 |
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Sound
Forge Assignment # 2 |
1. Go to the
Music Tech network folder and listen to
the various movie speeches.
2. Make a new speech by taking words
or phrases from the various movie
speeches.
3. Use at
least three effects in the final
product. Your choice which ones and
where.
4. File length - 3:00 minutes or
longer
5. Save
final product as an MP3 into your
network folder.
Be creative and have fun!!
Due Date:
Friday April 11, 2008 |
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Movie
Speeches - Download hundreds of Movie
and Historical Speeches. |
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Friday
March 28, 2008 |
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Sound
Forge Assignment #1 |
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1. 3 Songs
of your choice |
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2. Open song
in Sound Forge |
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3. Using
Markers (M on keyboard) label the verse,
chorus, bridge, solo, etc in your song |
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4. After
marking your song. Re-arrange the song
using the marked sections. |
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5. Save file
as an MP3 - named SF1, SF2, SF3 |
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6. Save to
your network folder |
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Tuesday
March 25, 2008 |
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Click
on the Audacity Logo for Free Audio
Editing Software! |
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Wednesday
March 12, 2008 - Friday March 21, 2008 |
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Digital
Audio and The Apple IPOD |
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Assignment
due Friday March 21, 2008 |
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This
resource assignment will be about
Apple’s IPOD and its impact on music
and society.
Criteria for Assignment:
1.
30 slide PowerPoint or Website.
PowerPoint must include the
following:
30 slides
– If you want to make more that is
fine.
Photos – to support your topics
and information
2. Topics to be included but not limited
to:
The
Development of the IPOD
Changes the
IPOD over the years. Each generation of
IPOD, video, etc.
IPOD’s impact on society
IPOD’s impact on the music
industry
IPOD’s impact on clothing
IPOD’s impact on education
IPOD’s impact on Pop Culture
Why is the IPOD so popular? Why
does everyone need to have one?
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Master
Tracks Assignment # 2 Rhythm Section
File must be 12 bars in length
Must use at least 5 tracks
1. Drums
2. Piano or Keyboard (Take from C Blues
file)
3. Bass
4. Melody/Solo
C
Blues - download into Master Tracks
Helpful Hints for Assignment
1. Record Drums 1st.
2. Practice parts before you record.
This will save you time and frustration.
3. Bass track use the following notes

Practice the bass part before you
record. This will save you time and
frustration.
Keep it simple!
4. Melody Track record last. You can use
the same notes as the bass track |
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Master
Tracks Assignment # 1 Remix
Due
Friday February 29, 2008
What is a remix? - A remix is an
alternate mix of a song different from
the original version. It may incorporate
elements of dance music. It is often
used to create an upbeat version of a
song for playing by disc jockeys in
nightclubs.
1.Take one of the MIDI files below, save
it to your network folder and open it in
Master Tracks.
2.
Once the MIDI file has been opened in
Master Tracks you need to add a bass
track and a drum track.
3. You must change the patch (sound)
in the bass track. (See below)
Changing the patch in Master Tracks
Go into the piano roll editor F3
On the bottom of the window you will see
a yellow triangle

Click and drag the yellow triangle
to the measure you want the patch
(sound) to change. Release the mouse and
the change instruments window will
appear

Select a new instrument and
now the track will have a patch (sound)
change.
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| Friday
February 15, 2008 |
| Start
Master Tracks Pro - MIDI Sequencing
Software |
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| Thursday
February 14, 2008 |
| MIDI
Test |
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| Tuesday
February 12, 2008 |
| Review
MIDI for test during block period |
| Review
MIDI Sequencing/Master Tracks Pro for
block period |
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| Monday
February 11, 2008 |
| Complete
Band In A Box Assignment # 1 |
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| Friday
February 8, 2008 |
| Band
In A Box Assignment # 1 |
| Practice
recording in Band In A Box |
| 1.
Enter the following chord progression in
BIAB |
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Select a style |
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Practice C Blues Scale - C - Eb - F - Gb
- G - Bb - C |
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to the C Blues Scale |
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4.
Click Record
the window below will appear |
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Click on "Record" when
ready. |
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Record your melody |
7.
When you stop recording. The following
window will appear
Click - OK Keep
Take or Take Again to re-record. |
| Helpful
Hint: Practice recording first.
This will save you time later. |
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| Wednesday
February 6, 2008 - Period 1 |
| Thursday
February 7, 2008 - Period 6 |
| MIDI
- Questions |
| Start
Band in A Box - MIDI Accompaniment
Software |
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| Tuesday
February 5, 2008 |
| Test:
Sound Systems |
| MIDI
- Questions |
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| Monday
February 4, 2008 |
| Review
Sound Systems for Test - Tues Feb 5,
2008 |
| Start
MIDI |
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| Wednesday
January 30, 2008 - Period 1 |
| Thursday
January 31, 2008 - Period 6 |
| Start
Sound Systems |
Unit
1 - Sound
Systems |
| Unit
1 - Definitions
and Questions |
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| Tuesday
January 29, 2008 |
| Reminder
- Register for
Hotchalk Online Grade Book |
| Class
Code - 5XSRLXTO3 |
| Start
Sound Systems |
| Unit
1 - Sound
Systems |
| Unit
1 - Definitions
and Questions |
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| Monday
January 28, 2008 |
| Welcome
to Music Technology I - Bookmark this
page |
| Overview
of Music Technology Website |
| Online
Grade Book -
Hotchalk - 5XSRLXTO3 |
| Course
Overview |
Use
of Network Folders |
Create
a new folder inside of your network
folder
("My Documents")
Name the folder - MUSIC TECH
Inside of that folder create the
following new folders
1. Sound Systems
2. MIDI/BIAB
3. Master Tracks
4. IPOD
5. Sound Forge
6. ACID
7. Final Project |
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