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Higher education music composition projects
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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AP Music Theory - Final Composition Project
Are you at a loss for what to do after the AP exam? This is a great time for students to combine their creativity with the skills that learned in the AP Music Theory course! This Final Composition Project mini bundle includes detailed student instructions for student success. The project specifies skills that must be demonstrated in the project (non-harmonic tones, borrowed chords, cadences, and more). Students are also cautioned about what will be too difficult to complete in the time allotted
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Song Exploder: Music Analysis and Podcast Creation | General Music Unit Project
This exciting unit project outline uses the format of the hit podcast series "Song Exploder" to help students explore modern music analysis and podcast creation! The 5-10 class period unit project gives students the opportunity to listen to and analyze modern music of their own choosing, ultimately creating a podcast episode based on their own song analysis!The 5 part outline walks students through the process of music analysis using guiding questions that helps scaffold in depth, well thought
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Protest Songs: Music of Social Change Unit w/5 Lessons Virtual/Hybrid/In-Person
Hi Everyone! I am very proud to be a grantee for Teachers Pay Teachers: Teach for Justice Program. Protest Songs: Music of Social Change is a 5 lesson unit that explores protest music and guides students through creating their very own song of social change. I have spent the last few years researching social justice and culturally relevant teaching in music, and I am excited to bring this unit to the TpT platform. I believe music and arts have the power to inspire people to take action and creat
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6th - 12th, Higher 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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10 Music Technology Project Outlines | Full Year Project-Based Music Curriculum
10 Exciting Project Outlines to start or re-energize your music technology / general music classes! These project outlines cover a plethora of topics related to the world of music technology, audio engineering, sound design, recording arts and electronic composition. The outlines can be used to structure a full year course curriculum or as supplemental projects in a general music or music composition course. Excite and challenge your students with these relevant and engaging project-based learni
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Podcasts in Music History: Student Podcast Creation | General Music Unit Project
This exciting project based learning unit outline challenges students to research and create their own unique music podcast episode based on a music related topic of their choosing! The 10-15 class period unit project helps scaffold student analysis of different musical styles, genres, and time periods, with the end result being a student generated podcast episode based on their research.A 7-part project outline is complete with guiding questions for student response that scaffold active music e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Creating a Film Score | Music Technology DAW Composition Project Outline
A perfect way to introduce students to the world of movie analysis and film music composition. This exciting project provides students with a guided outline for creating their own original film score through outlined storyboard planning, film analysis and music composition! Students begin by exploring several YouTube examples from iconic films and analyze the use of music and sound effects to enhance the on-screen visuals (included in the resource is a YouTube playlist that can be expanded to fi
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7th - 12th, Higher 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
Composing & Remixing with Bandlab | Music Technology DAW Composition Project
Looking to incorporate music technology and modern composition into your music classroom? This exciting music composition unit project gives students the opportunity to use the free online Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) "BandLab" to compose and collaborate with classmates! This unit project is divided into two unique parts that can be used to address a plethora of topics and concepts in both music technology and music composition. In Part 1 of the project, students are composing and creating
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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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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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
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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