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    Project aims to expose students to basic editing tools when music is recorded. Students should have a few different pieces that have been worked on. Instructor will upload all files to a website accessible to the class. After brief instruction on the available EQ and mixing tools, students should edit their piece.

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    Project aims to expose students to basic editing tools when music is recorded. Students should have a few different pieces that have been worked on. Instructor will upload all files to a website accessible to the class. After brief instruction on the available EQ and mixing tools, students should edit their piece.

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    Mus 243 Projectdesign 2

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    Project aims to expose students to basic editing tools when music is recorded. Students should have a few different pieces that have been worked on. Instructor will upload all files to a website accessible to the class. After brief instruction on the available EQ and mixing tools, students should edit their piece.

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    EricaKennington

    17May2016
    ProjectDesign#2AudioEngineering
    AnIntroductiontoRecording,Mixing,andEqualization
    Population:Middleschool/HighschoolBandorOrchestra
    AssumedPriorKnowledge:Itisassumedthatthestudentsarefamiliarwiththeirown
    instruments,aswellasknowinghowtheotherinstrumentsofthebandsoundseparately
    andtogether.
    ProjectPurpose:Toexposestudentstobasiceditingtoolswhenmusicisrecorded.
    ProjectGoals:Thebandasawholeshouldhaveafewdifferentpiecesthathavebeen
    workedon.Inmostcases,thiswouldbethemusicforanupcomingconcert.However,
    thatdoesnothavetobethecase.Thebandwillbebrokenupintoanumberofgroups
    equaltothenumberofsongsthatwillberecorded(5songs,5groups,forexample).Each
    groupwillmovethemicrophonesandmicrophonestandswherevertheyseefitforthe
    piece(studentsshouldpracticesettingthisupbeforehand.Anoptionistoalsohave
    microphonesreadytogowhenclassstarts.Thismayrequiretospreadouttheband).
    Afterallrecordingsarecomplete,theinstructorwilluploadallfilestoawebsite
    accessibletotheclass.Theclasswilltakethefilesfromthepiecetheyhelpedrecordand
    uploadthemintoadigitalaudioworkstationlikeGarageband.Afterbriefinstructionon
    theavailableEQandmixingtools,studentsshouldedittheirpieceandexplaininashort
    reflectionwhattheydidandhowitmadethepiecesounddifferent(orhowitdidntaffect
    thesound).

    NecessaryResources:Accesstoacomputerlabthathasenoughcomputersforeveryone
    (preferablynomorethantwoonacomputer),aswellasaccesstoGaragebandor
    somethingsimilar.Accesstoheadphoneswouldalsobehelpful.Theclasswouldalso
    needaccesstomicrophones,microphonestands,andtheappropriatecablestoplugintoa
    computerwherethefilesareeasilydownloadedbytheinstructor.
    EstimatedLengthofTime:(Thisisnotincludingthetimethebandshouldspend
    practicingthepieces)225minutes(approximately5classperiods).Oneclassperiod
    shouldbespentexplainingtheusesofmicrophonesandpracticesettingup/properly
    movingthem.Anotherclassperiodtoactuallyrecord.Thethirdclassperiodshouldbe
    usedtoexplainGaragebandanditsavailableEQtools.Thefollowingtwoclassperiods
    shouldbeusedtoeditthepieces/givefurtherinstruction.
    Possiblelistofdirections:
    1. Sincethestudentswillneedtimetorecord,theinstructorshouldstartsettingupbefore
    classifpossible.Thisshouldleaveplentyoftimetorecord.Theinstructorshouldgoover
    apossiblewaytosetupthemicrophones,butofcoursethiscanbechangedbythe
    students.
    2. Recordaway!
    3. Theinstructorwilluploadthefilestoawebsite.
    4. StudentswilltakethefilesoftheirpieceanduploadthemintoGarageband.
    a. Studentsshouldchangesomethingoneachtrack,aswellassomethingtochange
    thesoundofthewholepiece.

    5. Reflection!Explainthetoolsyouused(changingvolume,cuttingofflow/high
    frequencies,etc)andhowthatchangedthesound.Ifyouwant,youcanusethisprojectto
    improvethesound,butthepurposeisexposeyoutohowthetoolsaffectthesoundinany
    way,notjustpleasantones.
    AssessingthisAssignment:Studentswontbeassessedbasedontheirrecordings.Idont
    believethatwouldbefair.Idontexpectanyonetohavebeenexposedtothis,andhaving
    struggledwiththismyself,Iknowtheserecordingswouldntbethepeakofanystudents
    potentialcreativity.InsteadIwanttoassessthisprojectbasedonthereflections.How
    doesusingdifferentmixingtoolsaffectthesound?Whattoolsdidyouuse?

    10points

    5points

    3points

    Mixing

    Aneditwasmadeto
    eachtrackandtothe
    entirepiece

    Editsweremadeto
    sometracksandthe
    wholepiece

    Littletonoeditswere
    made

    Reflection

    Reflectionexplains
    whattoolswereused
    andhowitaffected
    thesound

    Reflectionwasnot
    clear/notpresent

    Thisrubriconlygradesthemixingandthereflection,buteverybodyshouldgetpointsfor
    participatingintherecording.

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