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10 Midi: So you think you're done the Songwriter Assignment?
Here is a checklist to go through when you say you are "done".
Have you checked that...
Melody
· All the pre-made melody notes/rhythms are
correct?
· The make your own melody only has the notes
C, D, E, G, A in it?
· The melody has been quantized to 1/8 or
1/16?
Bass
· The bass line has been quantized to 1/8?
· The bass is played on a BASS instrument
· The bass line notes have been read in the
bass clef
· The bass is only playing ONE NOTE at a time
· The bass is playing notes in the chord
above it (i.e. if the C chord is playing, then the bass is only playing C or
G)?
Chords:
· Both the left and right hand of the chords
have been recorded?
· The chords are in the correct order
(C-G-Am-F)?
· The chords line up in the correctly under
the melody? (Note: especially check if you created an intro. The chord
progression must start on C when the pre-made melody begins).
Drum Beat
· The bass and snare drums are complimenting
each other in a repeated pattern?
· The bass drum is played on beat one and the
snare drum is NOT on beat one?
· The high-hat, ride cymbal, or shaker are
playing a consistent repeated pattern (i.e. eighth notes)
· The drums have been quantized to 1/8, 1/16
or 1/8 triplets
· YOUR DRUMS ARE AT LEAST SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
BETWEEN SECTION A AND SECTION B
Mixing,
Panning, Automation
· All tracks have been appropriately panned
slightly L or R ?
· The bass drum and bass line are panned to
the centre?
· The solo buttons are all turned off?
· There are no muted tracks?
· All tracks are mixed so that they can be
heard (i.e. no barely audible tracks!)
· The melody can be clearly heard.
· The majority of tracks are mixed to the
“yellow” on the volume meters
· The master volume has been set to the
“yellow” on the volume meter.
· You have chosen a master effect for the
master track?
· All automation has been done purposefully
to create an effect?
· The metronome has been turned off!
Instrumentation:
· All instruments chosen compliment each
other
· You have made musical decisions about the
instruments you have chosen (i.e. they are not all still on piano)
· Your drum kit matches the style of music
you are trying to achieve.
· If necessary, the chords or melody have
been transposed +/- 12 to avoid clashing sound and to make it easier to hear
the melody.
Arrangement:
· Your song has a minimum of 17 bars (may
have more if you added an intro/outro)
· Your song ends with a C chord and the
melody also playing a C.
· Advanced: Your intro/outro compliments the rest of the song by
applying some of the songs musical ideas
· Advanced: you have made musical decisions about which
instrument should enter/exit and at what times (entrances should happen only
the second, fourth or eighth bar in a section).
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