Garageband

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Garageband is a music edit program in which you can mix tracks, songs and sounds. It is easy to use as there are very few basics that you must know to be able to mix or compose songs. However there is a lot to learn as you go along. There are many short music clips in the Garageband database that allow you to make a infinite number of soundtracks.
 * Module Overview**

• Using the Garageband keyboard • Creating a new track • Cutting music clips and songs • Importing songs, video’s, and images from Itunes, Imovie, and Iphoto
 * Skills the student will learn while completing this module**

• The video tutorials that are given in the opening window, teaches you all the basic skills you need • It helps if someone, who has used Garageband before, explains some tools and skills. • When you know the basics it helps to just play around with Garageband. Because even by just playing around you can learn a lot.
 * Resources that can help the student learn the skills**

• Make your songs more then one minute • Use more then two song or more then 4 __different__ music clips • Your song should have a crescendo (turning volume up) and a decrescendo (turning volume down) in at least one of the tracks • Save everything you make and turn it in!
 * Artifact Specifications**

There are more examples in the S-Share, go to: Upper school > MS & US Technology > Examples of students projects (Artifacts) > Garageband
 * Artifact Examples**

• What is your favorite music genre? • Do I understand volume control? • Do I understand how to add music to a track • Do I know how to export my song into eg. Itunes
 * Questions students should ask themselves during this module**

Joris van Harmelen Tim Bridges
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