Garage+Band

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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. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> -There is a total of 100 points for this assignment. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> -You will receive an IB grade and a letter grade.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Day 1: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Take the Test on <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; 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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I need to create 4 songs on 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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You can use it to solve everyday problems. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 3. How does music change me? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It helps me keep pace with my emotions, and it keeps me sane. <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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I need to spend 6 days creating songs with Garageband, create 4 songs that are 1 minute long each, each song must have at least 5 tracks, all of my songs must have at least one edit, all of my songs have to have at least 2 pan changes, and at least 1 song has to have my recorded voice on it. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 5. What is GarageBand? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It is a program used to create your own music. <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: I already know how to use it, one cool thing is that it has multiple tempos and keys.

__<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. I am making songs because it's fun and I am making it for Mrs. Bradfield. __<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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 9. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? Time, and experience.

<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:
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use appropriate software to create your songs . (and be nice to my computer!)
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Follow your plan.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pay attention to the quality of your songs!

<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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I created 4. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> 11. How could you improve your songs? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I could improve them by making them a bit 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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Yes <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: #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="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Yes <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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It helps me let go of my emotions and it keeps me sane. <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: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">5
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Investigate: I did a good job on figuring out what I had to do. I think I don't need to improve very much.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Plan: I planned as I went, so I guess I could have improved by planning ahead more.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create: I thought I did awesome at making my songs.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Evaluate: As I looked back at my songs, I reflected well on how things went.

<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: I did because I asked good questions, worked the whole time, and still had fun doing it. <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) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">6