garage+band+assignment

Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education Unit Question: How does music change me? media type="file" key="alex c 75.m4a" Requirements: -Spend 6 days creating your own songs with GarageBand. -You need to create 4 songs. (25 points for each song) -Each song needs to be at least 1 minute long. (10 points) -Each song must have at least 5 tracks. (10 points) -All of your songs must have at least one edit. (3 points) -All of your songs must have at least two "pan" changes. (2 points) -At least one of your songs must have your voice recorded on it. -There is a total of 100 points for this assignment. -You will receive an IB grade and a letter grade.

Day 1: Take the Test on <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Skyward].

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">INVESTIGATE: <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">(Write in complete sentences) __<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Identify the Problem: __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1. What is the problem you need to solve? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Making four songs that u wrote with garageband. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Helps you to not be poor and addicted with stuff. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">3. How does music change me. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Music changes my moods with rock in any kind of mood it calms me music is always in my head and lets go of everything that just happened. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">4. What are the requirements for this assignment? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The requirements are up above. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">5. What is GarageBand? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Garageband is a program to create music,sounds, and beats with lyrics and producing them into one of your own good songs. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">6. Spend 15 minutes experimenting with GarageBand. List three new things you learned about GarageBand: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Three things i learned about garage band u can do any kind of beat you want. You can do a mix of like guitars and drums. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You can also do your song manually like strum the strings on a guitar and record your voice for your singing its a great program!

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Design Brief: __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">7. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Im making a song for my self to listen to my own creations and experiment with different instruments. Im going make a song of like blues and rock songs cause thats my kind of music to listen to.

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Formulate a Design Specification: __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">8. What are the requirements for this assignment? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">the requirements for this assignments are up above. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">9. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">four songs and record a voice or beat with mic.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">PLAN: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 1: Take the test on Skyward, answer the questions under "Investigate", and start GarageBand. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 2: Finish Day 1 and start GarageBand. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 3: Work on GarageBand. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 4: Work on GarageBand. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 5: Work on GarageBand. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 6: Work on GarageBand. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 7: Send your songs to iTunes, upload your songs to your Wikispace, and burn your song to a CD if you choose.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CREATE:


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<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">EVALUATE: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">10. How many songs did you create? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">I created 2 songs but my first one got deleted and now I am only left with only half a song. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">11. How could you improve your songs? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I could improve my songs with more editing and more music and vocals and create it to be longer. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">12. Did you meet all of the requirements? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I did not meet all my requirements because my last song does not meet them all. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">13. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">INVESTIGATE: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Well I investigated with all the different beats and music that i could use in a song. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">PLAN: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> I did plan but I planned unsuccessfully because my songs did not go to what I planned them to be so i guess i do need improvement on PLANNING. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">CREATE: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Creating was hard because i really didn't know what kind of song I wanted, but I tried to do a rock song and I didn't turn out so well so I erased it. My next song was like dance club music and I am still trying to finish it the song is only 30 seconds long and I will make it longer and make more in my spear time. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Evaluate: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> is unpredictable for now. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">14. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Yes I was responsible with computer, software, internet, and pictures. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">15. How does music change the way you act and feel about yourself? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Music changes the way I act to a better attitude from a bad one because music always helps me get away from all bad things. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">16. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">The grade i think i deserve for this project is a 4 because i was working all the time and was on task but i don't have enough songs to get a six. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">ATTITUDE: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">17. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">18. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6)
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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The Following PowerPoint will explain how to export your GarageBand song into iTunes.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Create a new page on your wiki. Name your new page "GarageBand". <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Upload your songs onto our wiki page. You upload your songs the same way you upload pictures. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">On your wiki, explain how GarageBand applies to the real world.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Optional: If you want, you can burn your songs onto a CD. Follow the directions below if you want to burn a CD.