FREE Sound Effects
To get sounds effects for your any of your current projects, open Google Chrome and go to www.freesound.org. Type agincourtmusic in the name field and agincourt as a password and you can download as many free sounds as you like!
Grade 11: Sound Design
Check out these two videos about sound design in the movie Wall-E. Sound designers are the ones who create the SFX for visuals such as movies, tv shows, etc.
Part One:
Part Two:
Part One:
Part Two:
Grade 11 Summative Information
Grade 11 SUMMATIVE 30%(5% for written)
(Finish your current Slideshow with the Final Reflection by the beginning of class Wednesday, May 4, 2016)
My Name Animation 20% (5% Written)
Animation of your name with music and sound effects
Marks will be given for cartoon "style"
Mark will be given for punctuating the visual with sounds
and music
The FINAL due date of this movie is FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016 3:00pm
Midi Exam 10%
There will TWO teaching/planning periods before the exam days. May 16 and May 18
You will have three full work periods: May 20, May 25 and May 27 (Submission date)
Complete a musical map for planning in the introduction period and submit that also.
TASKS:
•Choose one of the 3 movies provided (30 secs) and create an appropriate musical score for the film.
•Your movie will require only musical accompaniment, no sound effects are required unless you wish to use them.
•You may use as many sound effects as you wish from the SFX folder.
•You may use as many sound effects as you wish from the SFX folder.
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•You must use a Mastering setting, Panning and some Automation in your music. Remember to Master both in REASON and LOGIC if you use both,
•Submit your exported movie and any Logic and/or Reason files.
Grade 12 Summative Information
Grade 12 SUMMATIVE 30%(5% for written)
Mashup 10%
(Mashup Proposal Sheet, Mashup .AIF or .WAV file and your
Logic file, Mashup Final Reflection)
Try to have your Mashup completed and be starting your Double Slideshows by the beginning of class, Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
Double Slideshow 10%
(Two Movie files labeled TOPIC GOOD/BAD, and Contrasting
Slideshow Final Reflection)
Both the Mashup and Slideshows are due with all associated paperwork by FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016 3:00pm
Midi Exam 10%
There will TWO teaching/planning periods before the exam days. May 16 and May 18
You will have three full work periods: May 20, May 25 and May 27 (Submission date)
TASKS:
•Choose one of the 3 movies provided (30 secs) and create an appropriate sound score for the film.
•You must use 2 of the 5 SAMPLES provided on a sampler in REASON, and at least one
sample used in Reason must be used as a melodic instrument.
•You may use as many sound effects as you wish from the SFX folder.
•You may use as many sound effects as you wish from the SFX folder.
•You must use "Rewire" ( Reason and Logic play and export together)
•You must use a Mastering setting, Panning and some Automation in
your music. Remember to Master both in REASON and LOGIC.
•Submit your movie and all associated files, INCLUDING any Samples you mapped in REASON.
Grade 10: Musical Improvement, Term 3
Please go to the following link to fill in your musical improvement reflection. Note that if you do this outside the TDSB, you will need to log into google using your TDSB email account (firstname.lastname@student.tdsb.on.ca) and password.
Grade 10 Musical Improvement Term 3
Grade 10 Musical Improvement Term 3
Advanced Songwriter Checklist
Before submitting your assignment, make sure to check over the following:
Melody
· All the pre-made melody notes/rhythms are correct?
· Does your second melody compliment your first?
· Has your melody been quantized?
· Is your melody in a range that makes it audible above the chords?
Chords:
· Both the left and right hand of the chords have been recorded?
· The chords are in the correct order (Am-F-C-G)?
· You have used inversions in the Pre-made or CYO section (or both!)
· You have used arpeggios/broken chords in the Pre-made or CYO section (or both!)
· Your chords are in an appropriate range (not too high!)
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 an appropriate 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 25 bars (may have more if you added an interlude)
· Your song ends with a Am chord and the melody also playing an A.
· You have made an interesting arrangement (not everything playing all the time!)
· Your intro/outro make an inverted triangle (staggered entries).
Melody
· All the pre-made melody notes/rhythms are correct?
· Does your second melody compliment your first?
· Has your melody been quantized?
· Is your melody in a range that makes it audible above the chords?
Chords:
· Both the left and right hand of the chords have been recorded?
· The chords are in the correct order (Am-F-C-G)?
· You have used inversions in the Pre-made or CYO section (or both!)
· You have used arpeggios/broken chords in the Pre-made or CYO section (or both!)
· Your chords are in an appropriate range (not too high!)
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 an appropriate 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 25 bars (may have more if you added an interlude)
· Your song ends with a Am chord and the melody also playing an A.
· You have made an interesting arrangement (not everything playing all the time!)
· Your intro/outro make an inverted triangle (staggered entries).
10 Midi - Intro to Advanced Songwriter
How to begin your Advanced Songwriter Assignment:
1. Open
GarageBand à single click on “Empty” project.
2. In the bottom
right-hand corner, click on the word DETAILS.
3. Change the following in the settings:
a. Key Signature
– A minor
b. Time signature
– 3/4 Time
4. Select
“Choose” to open the file.
5. Set up your arrangement track to match the picture below. If you want, you may also add a 4-bar "interlude" between "Pre-made" and "CYO" (stands for Choose Your Own) sections.
6. Open the Advanced Songwriter assignment page. Read through the "New Concepts" section. I will be teaching you about inversions and arpeggios next class, so skip over them for now.
7. Record the pre-made melody as written. Put it in the "Pre-Made" section (see picture below).
8. If there is still time, go to onlinedrummer.com and begin researching 3/4 time drum beats.
Downloading Green Screen effects from YouTube
1. Open Google Chrome or Safari and go to www.youtube.com
2. Search for a Green Screen effect you wish to use.
3. Once you have found the effect you want, go to the top of the browser, and where the web address is listed, type “ss” in front of where it says “youtube” (example: www.ssyoutube)
4. You now a video file on your desktop to drag into iMovie!
2. Search for a Green Screen effect you wish to use.
3. Once you have found the effect you want, go to the top of the browser, and where the web address is listed, type “ss” in front of where it says “youtube” (example: www.ssyoutube)
4. You now a video file on your desktop to drag into iMovie!
Grade 11 Silent Slideshows
Grade 11 Midi students your Silent Slideshows are due by the end of this month. Please have them complete by Friday, March 4th along with your Slideshow proposal.
Christmas Cheer Recordings
Grade 12 Midi Students, don't forget to drop off your tunes on the SERVER for our Christmas Cheer CD! MrP
11/12 Midi: NN-XT Solo Sample Issue
In Reason 8 there is a new issue with loading your own sample into NN-XT. The issue is that when you quit Reason 8 and then re-open a file with an NN-XT device racked with your own sample, it will play the piano underneath the sample even though "solo sample" is ON.
Please see below for the solution:
- After adding the NN-XT device, right-click (or control+click) on the device in the rack.
- Select "Reset Device". You will know you have done this properly if were it normally says "piano" it now says "init patch".
- Load your sample the usual way in the lower half of NN-XT, then click "solo sample". SAVE!
If you already have your NN-XT devices racked, just reset the device and reload your sample. This will make your device work properly!
Grade 12 Midi: Which Do You Prefer? Listening Links
Listen to the following 8 tracks and complete the assignment WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
Jump by Van Halen
Jump Remix by Paul Anka from "Rock Swings"
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
Got Til It's Gone by Janet Jackson
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit Remix by Paul Anka from "Rock Swings"
Intruder by Peter Gabriel
Intruder Classical Remix by Peter Gabriel
Jump by Van Halen
Jump Remix by Paul Anka from "Rock Swings"
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
Got Til It's Gone by Janet Jackson
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit Remix by Paul Anka from "Rock Swings"
Intruder by Peter Gabriel
Intruder Classical Remix by Peter Gabriel
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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