GarageBand Project: MUSIC MIX
Description
Your task is to create a mix of a minimum of 5 songs (more is okay) linked together on a common word. Excerpts from each song should stay around 10-15 seconds each; longer than 30 seconds is not permitted. Every attempt should be made to make the songs sound like they were meant to connect. Use of special effects is encouraged (fade in, fade out, echo). Audio volumes should be adjusted for fluidity.
Expectation
Turn in completed mp3 sound file, 60 seconds to 120 seconds long, by due date. Lyrics sheets must be printed and turned in with project. Absolutely no inappropriate music excerpts will be tolerated (watch language, sexual overtones, mention of drugs/alcohol, etc.). It is your responsibility to secure the songs and bring them to school (CDs, MP3s, etc.).
Scoring Guide
Poor (F) | Content | Good (B) | Great (A) |
Inappropriate topics or language in portion(s) of song selections | Selection of Songs ____/5 | Good song choices, but doesn’t really mesh together | Unique arrangement of songs connected on one word; overall song has actual meaning or is clever in some parts; ends with actual song ending |
Uses more than 30 seconds in a song or songs | Length of Segments ____/5 | 5 songs with mostly song segments that are 20 seconds in length | More than 5 songs with 10-15 seconds per song for most songs |
Little or no evidence of effort to normalize audio and create smooth transitions; sounds “thrown together” and amateur | Quality of Assembly ____/5 | Some problems with volume or tone; transitions could be smoother or timing is just a smidgen off | Overall fluid assembly; flows smoothly from song to song with volume adjusted appropriately and sound normalized to match throughout |
Little creativity shown or project incomplete | Creativity ____/3
| Some creativity shown, but doesn’t really show great effort (links on easy words like THE or AND) | Song selection tells a story to some extent or selection shows creativity and imagination; effects are used to enhance overall product (fades, echo, etc.) |
Some required materials missing (all or nothing) | Required Materials ____/2 |
| Scoring guide and typed lyrics with underlined connected words attached to grade sheet |
| TOTAL ____ /20 |
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EXAMPLE
Lyrics Connection (hear file-- linksongs.mp3)
Turn around, every now and then I
Get on your feet, Get up and make it happen, Get on your feet
Stand in the place where you live, Now face north, Think about direction, Wondering why
You light up my life...you give me hope to carry on, you light up my days and fill my nights with
Song song of the south, sweet potato pie and
Shut up and drive you don’t know what you’re talking about, she’s not
the beat, We got the beat, We got the beat, yeah, We got the
Beat it... beat it.. no one wants to be defeated show me
How do live without you, I want to know, how do I
Breathe, it’s watching over me, and suddenly I’m melting into you there’s
Nothing, nothing, nothing.... if I don’t have you. (long ending)
NAME:_______________________________
SAVED AS:________________________________
Turn in this scoring guide and a lyrics sheet (staple to sheet); export project as LAST_NAME-songmix.mp3 (be sure to export in MP3 format) to your class folder.