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Project #11: 12-Bar Blues ~ Final Project Option
Project #11: 12-Bar Blues ~ Final Project Option
STUDENT OUTCOME: To create a unique 12-bar blues arrangement and record a blues solo.
STUDENT OUTCOME: To create a unique 12-bar blues arrangement and record a blues solo.
SKILLS:
SKILLS:
Understanding Blues Form & Harmony
Composition & Melodic Improvisation
Playing/Drawing in the Blues Chord Progression
Playing/Drawing in a Blues Solo
Multi-Track Recording
Mixing & Balancing
ASSIGNMENT:
ASSIGNMENT:
This Project builds upon all of the previous projects in the course so far and focuses on individual recording and arranging skills.
Select/Add the instruments you want to use in your Blues Song. At least 2 tracks, ideally 3-4. (Example: Piano for chords, Bass for a single bass line, Drums or some type of percussive pattern, and a solo instrument.)
Play or Draw (using the Pencil Tool) the 12-bar blues chord progression using I IV & V or V7.
Play or Draw a solo melody over the chord progression.
Mix & Balance each track taking into consideration Panning, EQ, Reverb & Automation.
Optional: Lengthen the song to 24-bars.
TIMELINE: 4-5 Classes
TIMELINE: 4-5 Classes
Submission
Submission
In the main window of Logic, scroll all the way to the right & drag the small grey arrow in the top-right over to where your song ends.
Take a screenshot of your project (shift ⌘3).
Bounce (⌘B) the entire project to audio/m4a.
Add the m4a audio file to your Elec Music Folder in your Drive.
Click the Share Button > change the View settings to Allow Anyone > Copy URL link.
Go to your Google Site >
Pages > Projects > Duplicate the page of your last project (click on the 3 dots)
Rename Page to "12-Bar Blues"
Select Embed & paste the URL Link (⌘V)
Click on Images & Upload the screenshot.
National Music Technology Standards
CA #1: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts.• Enduring Understanding: The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians’ work emerge from a variety of sources. • Essential Question: How do musicians generate creative ideas?
CA#2: Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts• Enduring Understanding: Musicians’ creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent. • Essential Question: How do musicians make creative decisions?
CA#9: Support evaluations of musical works and performances based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.• Enduring Understanding: The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. • Essential Question: How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
CA #1: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts.• Enduring Understanding: The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians’ work emerge from a variety of sources. • Essential Question: How do musicians generate creative ideas?
CA#2: Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts• Enduring Understanding: Musicians’ creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent. • Essential Question: How do musicians make creative decisions?
CA#9: Support evaluations of musical works and performances based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.• Enduring Understanding: The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. • Essential Question: How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
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