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    1. Students will compose a 2-3 minute piece of music using GarageBand based on an artwork they select. 2. They will then create a Google Slide embedding both the artwork and audio file to share. 3. In a written reflection, students will analyze the relationship between the artwork and their composition by describing how they found the picture, what initially captured their attention, and new ways of interpreting the picture musically.

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    1. Students will compose a 2-3 minute piece of music using GarageBand based on an artwork they select. 2. They will then create a Google Slide embedding both the artwork and audio file to share. 3. In a written reflection, students will analyze the relationship between the artwork and their composition by describing how they found the picture, what initially captured their attention, and new ways of interpreting the picture musically.

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    1. Students will compose a 2-3 minute piece of music using GarageBand based on an artwork they select. 2. They will then create a Google Slide embedding both the artwork and audio file to share. 3. In a written reflection, students will analyze the relationship between the artwork and their composition by describing how they found the picture, what initially captured their attention, and new ways of interpreting the picture musically.

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    Garagebandpictureunit

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    1. Students will compose a 2-3 minute piece of music using GarageBand based on an artwork they select. 2. They will then create a Google Slide embedding both the artwork and audio file to share. 3. In a written reflection, students will analyze the relationship between the artwork and their composition by describing how they found the picture, what initially captured their attention, and new ways of interpreting the picture musically.

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    National Standards Addressed:

    4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.


    6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
    8. Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

    Equipment needed: Computer, Internet, GarageBand Software, Powerpoint software

    Assignment Objectives:
    1. Students will be able to search the internet to find an appropriate artwork to
    inspire a music composition or select an appropriate image from their own collection
    2. Students will use GarageBand to create a piece of music
    3. Students will embed the audio file and the picture file into GoogleSlide so it can
    be prepared for the class
    4. Students will combine vocabulary from visual art and music to analyze and
    describe the relationship between both pieces and the composition process in a written
    document - This is your course blog
    5. Students will play the composition for the class

    Assignment description:

    1. Locate source for inspirational artwork (museums, galleries) - MAKE IT


    INTERESTING
    2. Save the image to your class folder
    3. Make a list of descriptors of the artwork - Keep that in your course blog
    4. Compose a 2-3 minute piece with GarageBand
    5. The piece should meet the following criteria:
    1. Form (Strophic AAA, Binary AB, Ternary ABA, or Rondo ABACABA)
    2. Musical Sensibility - It makes musical sense, Phrases are 8 bars long,
    there is a tag at each phrase, and you end on the tonic
    3. Texture - at least 6 instrument tracks including: bass line, percussion
    instrument (e.g., shaker), melodic line, and some electronic beat.
    (Backbone)
    4. Timber - The instruments work together in a harmonious fashion
    5. Pitch - There should be pitch differences
    6. Rhythm - Find rhythmic ideas that help keep your listener (and you)
    interested in the song.
    7. One of the loops should be modified somehow (transposed, changed
    dynamically, etc.)
    8. There should be appropriate SFX
    9. Make it your own, make it creative, have fun, give yourself time and you
    will make multiple edits and changes.
    10. I want you to show me that you have addressed all of the school SLRs.
    2. After composition is complete in GarageBand, be sure to go to the SHARE pull
    down menu
    1. Select export song to disk
    2. This will save your song as a single file onto your computer
    3. THIS IS THE FILE YOU WILL NEED TO USE TO SUBMIT
    3. Open up Google Slides, add your picture and your song to the slide.
    1. Before submitting your slide (with audio file), practice opening it up. When
    the slide is opened, your song should automatically begin playing
    4. Submit a link from your GoogleSlide to our Moodle Class
    5. Continue to keep a quality Blog

    For the final Reflection, using complete sentences.


    1. Describe how you found the picture
    2. Describe what initially captured your attention to the picture
    3. Describe new ways of interpreting the picture beyond the initial picture and
    how can you represent that musically.

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