Past Assignments Music Tech I

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

Monday January 7, 2008 - Film Scoring

Review Functions of Film Music

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

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.

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

Tuesday November 13, 2007 - Podcasting

Assignment: Podcasting Questions.

Podcasting	History of Podcasting	RSS
Atom	Podcasting Glossary	ITunes-Podcasting
The Podcast Directory	Podcasting News	NPR Podcast

Monday October 29, 2007 - Friday November 9, 2007

Music Technology II Commercial Assignment # 3

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

Monday October 15, 2007 - Friday October 26, 2007

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

Review the following websites

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

Thursday September 20, 2007

Assignment: "Music Tech Fest 07"

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

Target Audience - A specified audience or demographic group for which an advertising message is designed.	Script - the message of the commercial.
Musical Bed - Music behind the script in a commercial
Read the following articles
Creating Radio Ads That Stand Out	Success with Radio
Want Effective Radio Commercials? Don't Be Afraid To Get Creative
In Class Listening
Examples of Radio Commercials	Commercial Jingles
Examples of Radio ID's

Wednesday August 29, 2007
Lab Rules
Course Overview
Software Checklist

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

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

1 Must be at least 2:30 (2 minutes and 30 seconds) in length.

2. Must have at least 15 loops

3. Must show volume and pan envelope changes

4. Must edit at least 2 loops in the Chopper.

5. 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.

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

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

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.

*Make Your Own Drum Loops!*
Use GrooveLab - The Drum Machine
Create your own drum loops and save as .wav into your network folder

Helpful Links
ACID PLANET.COM	Digital Music - Lesson One
Wikipedia "History of Techno"	Sounds Like Techno - Online Movie

Wednesday April 23, 2008

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

ACID Pro Assignment #1 Sound Effects Story

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

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

Wednesday April 2, 2008 - Thursday April 3, 2008

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

Movie Speeches - Download hundreds of Movie and Historical Speeches.

Friday March 28, 2008

Sound Forge Assignment #1

1. 3 Songs of your choice

2. Open song in Sound Forge

3. Using Markers (M on keyboard) label the verse, chorus, bridge, solo, etc in your song

4. After marking your song. Re-arrange the song using the marked sections.

5. Save file as an MP3 - named SF1, SF2, SF3

6. Save to your network folder

Tuesday March 25, 2008

Digital Audio - Sound Forge Digital Audio Editing
Sound Forge Audio Editing Program Listen to various song with hidden messages Stairway to Heaven Backwards

Click on the Audacity Logo for Free Audio Editing Software!

Wednesday March 12, 2008 - Friday March 21, 2008

Digital Audio and The Apple IPOD

Assignment due Friday March 21, 2008

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?

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

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.

Hot Cross Buns
Chords used F Major - CMajor Happy Birthday
Chords used C Major G Major F Major

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.

Friday February 15, 2008

Start Master Tracks Pro - MIDI Sequencing Software

Thursday February 14, 2008

MIDI Test

Tuesday February 12, 2008

Review MIDI for test during block period

Review MIDI Sequencing/Master Tracks Pro for block period

What is a Sequencer?	Basic help with Master Tracks
THS Master Tracks Page	Search Google for MIDI Files

Monday February 11, 2008

Complete Band In A Box Assignment # 1

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

2. Select a style

3. Practice C Blues Scale - C - Eb - F - Gb - G - Bb - C

Listen to the C Blues Scale

4. Click Record

the window below will appear

5. Click on "Record" when ready.

6. 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.

Wednesday February 6, 2008 - Period 1

Thursday February 7, 2008 - Period 6

MIDI - Questions

Start Band in A Box - MIDI Accompaniment Software

Download BIAB Demo

Example of BIAB File

Tuesday February 5, 2008

Test: Sound Systems

MIDI - Questions

Monday February 4, 2008

Review Sound Systems for Test - Tues Feb 5, 2008

Start MIDI

Wednesday January 30, 2008 - Period 1

Thursday January 31, 2008 - Period 6

Start Sound Systems

Unit 1 - Sound Systems

Unit 1 - Definitions and Questions

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

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