Remember!
Final Project Option 1  Film Scoring
Final Project Option 2  DJ Mashup
Final Project Option 3 Movie Music Review
Final Project Option 4 Music Business 
Final Project Option 5 Audio Engineering 
Final Project Option 6 Design Your Own 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Export assignments as MP3 

1. Go to Share
2. Select Export song to disk
3 Name file, select desktop and MP3

4. Click on Export

5. MP3 file will appear on desktop

 

In Google How do I ? 

Access the Music Technology Google Drive
1. Log in Google.com
2. Click on Grid in upper right hand corner
3. Click on Drive icon

4. Click Shared with me. 
5. Select your Music Tech Period

 

Access Google Drive on my device
1. Go your device's app store
2. Download Google Drive App 
3. Log into App.

4. Access your Music Tech Period. 
ALL your files can be accessed on your device

 

Export movie as MP4

1. Go to file
2. Click Movie
3. Click Export Audio to Movie
4. Save

 

In Garageband how do I?
All completed assignments must be uploaded into the Google Drive.  
You will receive a "0" for assignments not uploaded into the Google Drive. 

Music Technology II Final Project 

You are going to create a 15 minute DJ Mashup.  

 

Mashup must include the following: 

Loops & Samples of MP3's 

 

MP3 Samples - NO LONGER THAN 15 seconds each
Loops- at least 15, as many after that as you want

EQ - You must show usage of EQ parameters

Volume - You must show usage of volume automation

Pan - You must show usage of Pan automation
Fades - You must show fade ins and fade outs

Audio Effects - You must use at least 3 audio effects

Sound Effects - are not included in the Loops count. Use as many as you want. 

 

Being on your phone or watching Youtube all class will not help you achieve the outcome you wish!

 

Final Project counts TWICE! Once as the last grade for Q4 AND exam grade. 
Exams start on June 3, 2019 (Seniors).  

 

 

You will create a Google Slide project giving a detailed review of a movie score.
The movie you select must have nominated for or won on Oscar for Best Original Score.
No other movies will be accepted for this project. 

 

Movie selected cannot be one we watched in class. 

 

Project must contain the following: 

50 Slides or more OR a 15 minute podcast
Information about composer

Compositional techniques used by the composer with examples
Embedded scenes from selected movie with explaination of why you are using it

Must talk about how music enhanced movie. Not just "It's good" 

What functions of film music were used with examples
What instrumentation was used in fil with examples
Focus on one scene in the movie and give a detailed analysis of the music used

 

 

Being on your phone or watching Youtube all class will not help you achieve the outcome you wish!

 

Final Project counts TWICE! Once as the last grade for Q4 AND exam grade. 
Exams start on June 3, 2019 (Seniors).  

Need help with the Garageband App? 

Music Technology II is an advanced level class.  
You will be required to work independently and have time management skills with each project.

Topics will include but not limited to:

Garageband/Logic Review, Audio Engineering Basics, Composition, Podcasting
Film Scoring, Live Performing using Technology: iRig, JamHub,etc

 

How is Music Technology II different from Music Technology I?
More emphasis on independent work, projects are more in depth, there will be required readings, Youtube summaries and listening assignments. 

 

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You are going to submit a film scoring portfoilo that contains 15 minutes of film scoring. 
This could be any combination of movie, TV, sports or video games.

15 minutes can be any number of individual videos. At least 3 videos must be submitted.

You have a week and a half of class to complete this project 

 

Each video must contain the following:

Original music composed by you.
Loops and/or Keyboards. NO pre-recorded music.
ALL sound effects must be created by you.  NO pre-recorded sound effects.
Show volume and pan changes - when and where is your choice.
Mix the final score of each video submitted.  Mix = EQ, Effects, Volume, etc

 

Starting places for videos
Youtube

Internet Archive.org

 

How you choose to submit this film scoring portfolio is up to you.

Be organized, write things down, make lists and DO NOT WASTE TIME. 

Being on your phone or watching Youtube all class will not help you achieve the outcome you wish!

 

Final Project counts TWICE! Once as the last grade for Q4 AND exam grade. 
Exams start on June 14, 2018 (Seniors).  

 

You have the opportunity to design your own final project. 

Topic has to be Music Technology, Audio Engineering, Music Production or Music Business releated 
Final Project must be approved by Mr. S before starting 

 

For this final project you will take files from the network folder "Audio Engineering Final" and create a 5 minute song. 

BEFORE YOU START - Review and Practice

REVIEW - Audio Mixing Page

There are four essential elements that we use to control that image:
1. Level (Height)
2. EQ (Height)
3. Panning (Width)
4. Time-Based Effects (Depth)

PRACTICE - Sound GYM
PRACTICE - Audio Frequency Trainer

 

Criteria for Final Project

You must mix each track.  Please notate in the Notepad function what you do to each track 

Each track:  EQ, Reverb,Compression
Remember - Four essential elements (see above) 


Remember

Using the Careers in Music Business/Mangement website from the Berklee College of Music you are to select one career from the list to focus on. 

 

After selecting that career you are to create ONE of the following 

Podcast - 10-15 minutes 
OR Google Slide Magazine (NOT slides) length TBD

 

What to include in your project:
Overview of the career
History of the career

How has the career changed over the years
How has technology influenced the career

Salary

Famous people in the field

Inteview - can you find someone to interview about the career? - We have THS Graduates in the following careers - Recording Studio/Live Sound,  Composer for Movies/Video Games, Professional Recording Artists and more. 

 

Being on your phone or watching Youtube all class will not help you achieve the outcome you wish!