Project #8: Musical Meditation or Hype-Up Song

Essential Outcomes: Students will …

Create an original 1 minute Musical Mediation or Hype-Up song
Reflect on the type of Meditation/Hype-up song you want to create: relaxing, soothing, minimalistic, melodic-based, ambient, energizing, invigorating, etc.
Include a Synthesized Instrument (your choice)
Utilize Plug-ins
Gain an understanding of how music can improve health & our overall well-being
Refine editing skills by Extending & Trimming Loops
Use Critical Listening skills to Mix & Balance Tracks
Give & Receive Critique

DIRECTIONS:

Start a New Project & title it 'Musical Meditation'.

File > New > Software Instrument > Create

Spend time brainstorming about what kind of 1-minute meditation you would like to create? A soothing meditation; one that energizes you; a sleep-inducing meditation; one for focusing?

What Musical Elements/Sounds/Instruments could you use?
What kind of Dynamics (volume) would help express the mood of your Meditation?
*OPTIONAL: Record yourself, or someone else speaking as a Mediation guide.

Create your own project with at least 4 different tracks, including any loops and/or tracks recorded by you. Make sure one of the tracks/instruments is a Synth.
Use Plug-ins on individual tracks to help shape the overall sound & mood (Reverb, Echo, Compression, Arpeggiator, Panning, EQ - see tutorial video below)

TIMELINE: 4-5 Class Meetings

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.
1. - 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 (person with +) > change the view settings to Allow Anyone > copy URL link.
Go to your Google Site > go to Pages
1. - Pages > Projects > Duplicate the page of your last project (click on the 3 dots)
  - Rename Page to "Musical Meditation"
  - Select Embed & paste url code
  - Upload the screenshot to your Site.
Provide a brief write-up about your project in the Description section.
1. - Is there a defined style you were going for?
  - What loops did you use and why?
  - What was successful and what was challenging?

DUE DATE: Beginning of class Tuesday 11/21

We'll engage in Peer Assessment/Self-Reflection using the following questions as guidelines: GOOGLE FORM

What works well in the project?
Is the song effective in its intended meditative purpose?
What patterns or beat instruments worked really well? WHY?
What kind of constructive feedback could we offer?

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#7: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
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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