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		MIDI Yr 9 Creative Arts MusicYear 9|The Arts|Senior|2014-2015 Thursday, August 21, 2014, 8:26AM
Unit: MIDI (Week 3, 3 Weeks)
Stage 1: Establish the Purpose of the Unit
Essential Questions What is MIDI? How do I setup my computer for audio and MIDI recording? How do I record and edit MIDI in Reason?				Enduring Understandings Through this unit, students will develop a better understanding of: ·         the techniques involved in modern music production, the development of music technology and the music industry. ·         current and emerging musical practices ·         methods of recording and communicating musical ideas and will also experiment with different sound sources
Standards/Objectives
Concepts
Key Concepts ·         Aesthetics ·         Identity ·         Change ·         Communication				Related Concepts ·         Audience ·         Expression ·         Interpretation ·         Boundaries ·         Genre ·         Style ·         Composition ·         Innovation ·         Presentation ·         Structure
Assessments
Stage 2: Planning for Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry
Content / Lines of inquiry (link to Central Idea) What is MIDI? ·         The “preferences” tab: Selecting a proper driver, adjusting latency times and processor schedule for optimized performance, setting up a control surface for playing instruments in Reason. Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by modifying settings on the preferences tab. Some students will make settings on their own computer. ·         What is MIDI? Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by researching and presenting relevant information about the MIDI format and its applications (written). ·         Inserting a new instrument to an existing project and playing through a control surface ·         Auditioning instrument patches through a control surface Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by playing different instruments and sounds using both a keyboard controller and the computer keys. ·         Viewing and editing notes in edit mode: Entering and leaving edit mode, the piano roll and how notes look like in edit mode, clips vs. tracks. Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by finding the middle C (C3) and other given notes while in edit mode. ·         Independent settings of grid and snap function when in edit mode. Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by changing snap settings to fit specific note values in edit mode on a given project. ·         Altering pitches and adjusting note length in edit mode, setting proper snap times for editing, moving and erasing notes, copying and pasting notes to different positions within the clip boundaries. Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by doing extensive piano roll editing on a given project. Recording instrument tracks ·         Creating a new project and adding important information on the song information tab, setting a proper time signature, tapping the beat or entering tempo information Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by doing the basic setup for their first creative project. ·         Inserting an instrument track and auditioning a piano patch through the control surface ·         Adjusting the click level and checking the pre-count box ·         Recording and listening to the performance Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by recording their first performance through an instrument track. ·         Recording alternative takes ·         Comping: selecting the best parts and joining clips Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by making essential editings to their own performance. ·         Quantizing for a tight performance Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by applying general quantize settings to their own performance. ·         Inserting another instrument track and auditioning a drums patch through the control surface ·         Recording a drums pattern using the layering function in Reason Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by recording and layering drums on top of their piano recording. ·         Quantizing drums parts Assessment: Students demonstrates their understanding by applying selective quantize settings to notes in piano roll view.
Learning Experiences By the end of this unit, students will have: ·         experimented with the techniques involved in making music through digital media ·         initiated, explored and developed projects that are challenging and rewarding ·         created their own music ·         applied computer skills to modify and arrange existing musical material				Instructional / Teaching Strategies Students will learn through: ·         tutorial based lessons ·         workshops on different music styles of electronic music ·         investigation and presentation of information both orally and written ·         modification and improvement on existing projects ·         the recreation of music production techniques used on well-known songs ·         the creation of their own music projects ·         listening and responding ·         improvising and experimenting with different sound sources ·         the creation of their own step-by-step chart on sound design ·         the creation of their own personalized workflow chart for electronic music production Students have opportunities for sharing by exchanging project files with other students and teacher. They can comment on each other's work. They receive constructive feedback from the teacher in lesson. We showcase examples of best practice occasionally. They present their best work in a music exhibition and on the web. They get feedback from inside and outside the school community. Personalized learning students can take advantage of entering notes with the mouse or recording MIDI at slower tempos. Additional language packs are provided on Reason's interface for the benefit of those that struggle to understand english.
Interdisciplinary / Transdisciplinary Links ·         Use ICT skills for creating and record original music ·         Practical uses of sound waves, amplitude, frequency, phase and harmonics for the creation of original sounds ·         Using sounds to generate and communicate ideas and informed choices				Resources ·         Blogger (www.stnicholasmusic.blogspot.com.br) ·         Computer ·         Reason Essentials v.2.01 ·         Korg Micro-Key 25 ·         Headphones ·         Audio interface ·         Microphones, guitars and other musical instruments ·         SoundCloud and BandCamp for publishing songs ·         A4 paper and posters for a few written tasks
Approaches to Learning Thinking Skills ·         Application ·         Acquisition of knowledge ·         Analysis ·         Evaluation ·         Critical ·         Creative ·         Comprehension ·         Dialectical thought ·         Metacognition ·         Synthesis

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