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Adult education music composition projects
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Music Technology Curriculum: 12 Project Ideas | Year-long Bundle | Saves HOURS!
** Perfect for Distance Learning!** These projects were designed for the busy music teacher who needs help with starting or organizing a Music Technology course, or who simply wants to add some music tech or songwriting into the classes they already teach. The best part is, you do NOT have to be a professional sound engineer to teach these lessons! Enough project ideas/ material to use for a year-long course. JUST ADDED! Example videos of completed projects in the teacher resources section! In t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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GarageBand Music Tech Project 2: Get in the Loop
PROJECT #2 FROM MY BUNDLE**Download my freebie to see EXACTLY how I format my projects.**This is a music technology project using GarageBand. Your students will learn about musical form and instrumentation of songs. They will compose their own song using the prerecorded loops that come with the GarageBand program. If you like this, check out my 12 Project Bundle which includes a comprehensive section listing all the resources (links, videos, articles, etc.) I use to teach the projects. I also ha
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Pop Music Production: A Comprehensive Digital Music Unit
There are 3 main projects and over half a dozen stand alone lessons to provide context and clarity. It's intended for use with Google Classroom or other online platforms and is perfect for at-home or remote learning. Full of video tutorials, screen shots, and other "how-to's" it makes it easy for both the student AND the teacher to master this content. I taught this unit as a 5 week daily elective for 7th & 8th graders but it can be easily modified to suit your needs. The goal of the course
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ELEMENTS of MUSIC Book-making Project, Definitions, Mnemonics, Optional Workbook
This nifty booklet is a great way to introduce or review the elements of music. It is easy and fun to make and afterward, serves as a quick reference for students. Adding the optional work/dictation pages provides practice all in one place. (You can also make a separate workbook if desired and design your own pages.)Each vocabulary word (music element) page includes a definition with mnemonic graphics to help students visualize and remember meanings. This booklet correlates with my Elements of M
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Video Game Music Bundle- History Of Video Game Music & Creating Your Own Game!
In this three-week bundle, students will get an immersive experience into the world of video game. This bundle has a one-week unit on the history of video game music and a two-week project where students will create their own video game and compose music for it using free, online resources. The descriptions for each unit are below:Video Game Music Unit:This unit is an incredibly fun and entertaining way to expose your kids to a variety of music in a fun manner: through video games! Video games a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
BandLab Lesson Series: Set 1-Getting Started in the DAW
Interested in getting your students into music creation? BandLab is an online DAW that allows you and your students to practice some basic skills in music creation and production. This set of activities is the first set in the Opus13 BandLab Lesson Series which introduces you and your students to BandLab and how to create mini songs using premade loops. No audio engineering/music production experience required!This set has 5 Activities and an Assessment. This 18 page document includes teache
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Your First Song in GarageBand
This handout walks students through everything they need to know to create their first song in GarageBand. Simple, step by step directions and pictures show students how to make a new project, open the loop browser, and get creating! It also includes a rubric that can be used to grade their project.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Music Tech Project 1: Special FX
PROJECT # 1 FROM MY BUNDLEIn this music technology project your students will be creating an “audio drama” using prerecorded loops and sounds, mp3’s, and sound effects to tell a short, 60 second story. This project teaches a lot of the basic functions of using a DAW in a fun way! Download the free worksheet from my store to go along with this project. Special FX WorksheetIf you like this, check out my 12 Project Bundle which includes a comprehensive section listing all the resources (links, vid
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Jingle Writer-Music Career Project
Let your students try their hand at one of the careers available in the music industry- Jingle Writing! In this partner project (can be adapted for individual or group) students will discover the details of writing musical jingles for company products. They will explore different examples and then be tasked with composing their own jingle and presenting a live 30 second infomercial for the class where they present/play their jingle at the end. This project comes with an editable google slide out
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Music Careers Projects-10 WEEK Bundle!!
Happy Birthday in All 15 Keys for Band
Thanks for checking my arrangement of Happy Birthday in All 15 Keys for Band! A companion to 15 Major Scales for Band, these tunes will give your band musicians experience playing a recognizable melody in all 15 keys. This project originated per request of my students so they could play Happy Birthday for their friends and family, but became an opportunity to go a little further :) Included is:Happy Birthday written in 15 major keys, organized in the most logical order from zero to all seven sha
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Unethical for Saxophone Quartet and Drum Set - Score & Parts
Unethical is originally from the "Stories of Injustice" album arranged for saxophone quartet and drum set. Included: Score and parts.Sample Recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/6sXpULKWhsEXxt1RbViP5d?si=ca9be968e3b54adf
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Synergism (from 17 Album) Saxophone Quartet - Score & Parts
Synergy is from the 17 Album arranged for soprano saxophone solo and saxophone trio accompaniment (ATB). Score and parts included. Sample recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/4EodrukBUED62lWs39QMTb?si=593c0ce769e94adf
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rock and Roll Lyric Writing Project!
This packet allows students in groups of 3 or more to understand the structure and organization of modern song lyrics.
Students are first asked to come up with a song title (main idea)
Each of 3 students will be responsible for writing:
1. Verse 1 & 2 (Story)
2. Chorus 1 & 2 (Main Idea, Hook and Song Title)
3. Bridge & Outro (Story Development, Etc..)
Students will then cut out their sections and arrange them in a logical order. Sections can be stapled or glued to paper, poster b
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Diminishing Returns(Patterns) Saxophone Quartet & Drum Set (Opt)-Score & Parts
Diminishing Returns is from Patterns album originally written for strings. It is arranged for saxophone quartet and drum set. The drum set can be optional. Score and parts included. Sample recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/1gJ1BOfBFmrn2p6SFE54ZN?si=07c437d6bd124a15
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Music Tech Project 8: MOViE to the Music
PROJECT #8 IN MY BUNDLE This is a music technology project using GarageBand. Your students will learn about how to work with video files in GarageBand as well as the role of music in the film industry through this fun and creative project! Please make sure that whichever DAW you use can do video as well as audio. **Download my freebie to see EXACTLY how I format my projects.**If you like this, check out my 12 Project Bundle which includes a comprehensive section listing all the resources (links,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Theme and Variations Music/Art Activity
This activity has students draw different variations on a house (given as a template in the activity). They can add windows, doors, etc to make their house unique. There are two pages to the main activity, even though only one is shown here. There is also a discussion page to aid in leading the discussion before and after (for the teacher's use) and also included is an extension activity with 3 different worksheets to use based on your group's needs.Leave feedback to let me know how you enjoyed
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Tormenting Patterns for Saxophone Quartet and Drum Set- Score and Parts
Tormenting Patterns is from the Patterns Album arranged for saxophone quartet. The drum set can be optional but recommended. Score and parts are included. Sample recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/4ttccD3M0s5Wa3hmTAFsfF?si=2b8c7b33847c4c06
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Music Tech Project 5: Mini Midi Songwriting
PROJECT #5 IN MY BUNDLEThis is a music technology project using GarageBand. Your students will learn about key signatures, chords, and creating/improvising a melody and bass line through this fun and creative project! **Download my freebie to see EXACTLY how I format my projects.**If you like this, check out my 12 Project Bundle which includes a comprehensive section listing all the resources (links, videos, articles, etc.) I use to teach the projects. I also have a worksheet to pair with this p
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Soldier (Stories of Injustice) for Saxophone Quartet and Drum Set- Score & Parts
Soldier (called Christian Soldier from the Stories of Injustice Album) is arranged for saxophone quartet and drum set. Sample recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/2awCIKfW6zv4M61fsPU9Qh?si=f6fbce5a370a4e8e
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Meditative (Patterns Album) for Saxophone Quartet - Score and Parts
Meditative is from the Patterns Album that is arranged for saxophone quartet and optional drum set. Score and Parts. Sample recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/7yTa3xlObugF6qpA2rXQjQ?si=4ea8dab3d21b4de9
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Betrayal for Saxophone Quartet - Score and Parts
Saxophone Quartet arrangement with optional drum set part. Originally from the Stories of Injustice Album. Score and parts. Sample recording: https://open.spotify.com/track/5WY2HJzJerqltmkFlExc0h?si=mxuf2UdzQL24m55AK99OrA
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Children Lost Arranged for Saxophone Quartet - Score and Parts
Children Lost is from the Stories of Injustice Album. Arranged for Saxophone Quartet (optional drum set part). Sample can be heard: https://open.spotify.com/track/0hx5LHuVdwh8BUZdpNdevl?si=2927l1SnRMmWrC0jEMlVAw
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Music Tech Project 9: Mix & Mash
PROJECT #9 FROM MY BUNDLEThis is a music technology project using GarageBand where students create their own mash up! They will learn about how to find the tempo of a song, how to change the tempo and the key of a song, and how to use flextime editing in a DAW. Their sense of rhythm and tempo is heightened as they have to use their ear to adjust and assign tempos in this fun and creative project!**Download my freebie to see EXACTLY how I format my projects.**If you like this, check out my 12 Pro
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Making Your Own Video Game with Music Two-Week Project!
This project is such an exciting and innovative way to get students excited about composing and express their creativity in a way that elicits higher levels of thinking! In this project, students will get a chance to create their own video game and compose music to go with that video game!! Two weeks are recommended for this project but that can be adjusted based on the needs of your students. This amazing project comes with a presentation to guide you and your students through the project, webs
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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