GarageBand

 ** GARAGEBAND TECH 1 **

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** Area of Interaction: ** ** Health and Social Education ** ** Unit Question: ** ** How does music change me? **

** 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. ** ** -There is a total of 100 points for this assignment. ** ** -You will receive an IB grade and a letter grade. **

** Day 1: ** ** Take the Test on [|Skyward]. **

** INVESTIGATE: ** ** (Write in complete sentences) ** ** Identify the Problem: ** ** 1. What is the problem you need to solve? ** ** I need to create 4 GarageBand songs **

** 2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? ** ** It can help you keep organized in work **

** 3. How does music change me. ** ** It can affect your mood **

** 4. What are the requirements for this assignment? ** ** See above **

** 5. What is GarageBand? ** ** A song creating program **

** 6. Spend 15 minutes experimenting with GarageBand. List three new things you learned about GarageBand: ** ** It has tons of premade loops, it can record effects on actual instruments, it is a lot of fun **

** Design Brief: ** ** 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 4 GarageBand songs for Ms. Bradfield so I can get a good grade **

** Formulate a Design Specification: ** ** 8. What are the requirements for this assignment? ** ** See above **

** 9. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? ** ** I can not do all of the things I want to in GarageBand **

** PLAN: ** ** Day 1: Take the test on Skyward, answer the questions under "Investigate", and start GarageBand. ** ** Day 2: Finish Day 1 and start GarageBand. ** ** Day 3: Work on GarageBand. ** ** Day 4: Work on GarageBand. ** ** Day 5: Work on GarageBand. ** ** Day 6: Work on GarageBand. ** ** Day 7: Send your songs to iTunes, upload your songs to your Wikispace, and burn your song to a CD if you choose. ** 

** CREATE: ** ** Use appropriate software to create your songs. (and be nice to my computer!) ** ** Follow your plan. ** ** Pay attention to the quality of your songs! **

** EVALUATE: ** ** 10. How many songs did you create? ** ** 4 **

** 11. How could you improve your songs? ** ** Add more recordings **

** 12. Did you meet all of the requirements? ** ** Yes **

** 13. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve? ** ** Investigate: I answered the questions ** ** Plan: I did not have a very good plan ** ** Create: I was not very creative ** ** Evaluate: I am answering the questions **

** 14. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer? ** ** Yes **

** 15. How does music change the way you act and feel about yourself? ** ** It can affect you, like your mood **

** 16. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) ** ** I think I deserve a 5 **

** ATTITUDE: ** ** 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 not complain, although I was sometimes frustrated **


 * 18. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6) **
 * I think I deserve a 6 on attitude **