MUSIC COMPOSITION

GARAGE BAND
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LET'S GET STARTED
 Getting Started

How to Start Writing a Song
"What's in a Name?"
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  1. Open GarageBand and create a new project.
  2. Tap My Songs, then tap Create Song.​
  1. Browse Touch Instruments in the Sound browser.
  2. Tap Tracks, swipe left or right to view the Touch
​         Instruments, then tap the one you want to explore.
  1. Explore the built-in coaching tips.
  2. Tap Info button to reveal helpful information
        about each instrument and each view.
Let's Audition a Drummer
  1.  Create a new project, swipe to Drummer, then tap Acoustic.
  2. Tap Play button to hear Kyle play. While he’s playing, tap the word “Half-pipe,” then tap to choose different presets. Listen to how the beat changes.
  3. ​Pick a different drummer. Tap Kyle’s icon, choose a drum kit style, then tap the name of a new drummer.
  4. Adjust how the drummer plays. Slide the yellow puck up or down in the XY pad to adjust the drummer’s loudness. Slide the puck left or right to adjust the beat’s complexity.
  5. Tap pieces of the drum kit — such as the cymbals, toms, and snare drum — to mute or unmute them. Drag the sliders for additional beat variations.
  6. Switch to Tracks view. Once you have a beat you like, tap Tracks View button. Your drummer’s beat now appears on its own track and can be edited like any other region.
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  1. To choose another instrument. Tap Browser button on the left side of the control bar to return to the Sound browser.

Recorder & or Orff Compositions

Some Beginning Steps to Writing Your Own Music

Level 1 Example

1. Melody has a pattern
2) Melody moves by steps
3) Melody begins/ends of same note
4) Xylophone Part:         SimpleDo/So/Do Ostinato
(repeated pattern)
Level 2 Example
1) Added eighth notes
2) Added whole notes
​3) Added High C & D

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Level 3 Example
Added a more complex pattern for the melody

More Song Writing Exercises

More Song Writing Exercises
B A G Composition
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​Song Writing Game
"My Song Writing Project"
​1.0
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"Rap My Name"
"My Song Writing Project"
​ 1.0 Example