This project may be completed by the following students:
1st Year Media Arts Majors.
2nd Year Media Arts Majors.
3rd Year Media Arts Majors.
Technology Concepts Students.
Directions
Pre-Production
The goal of this project is to create music that can be used in future assignments in this course.
This includes your own projects, of course, but ALSO other students' projects, assuming you give permission and they cite you in their credits.
Select a digital tool for creating music.
The exact tool you use is not mandated by this project's rubric, but suggestions include:
SoundTrap (Your Media Arts teacher may have the ability to provide you with a Pro account.)
GarageBand
Citizen DJ (Citations are extremely important for this tool.)
Sonic-Pi (A program that allows you to create music by writing code, where changes to the code change the music while it is being played.)
Any number of step sequencer apps and/or websites.
Prepare as much of your citations as you can in advance.
Remember that copyright theft is against PGCPS policy and this recording is meant to be PUBLISHED. Your selected audio must be used WITH PERMISSION. If you cannot prove you have permission, don't use it.
Production
Play around with your selected software to create a song that is between 2:30 and 5 minutes in length.
Review the rubric to make sure you're following all of the requirements.
Example: The song you're creating needs to be an instrumental, so it would waste a lot of time and energy to include a vocal track in your song and only realize it afterwards.
Once you are comfortable with how the song sounds, play it for one or two students to get their feedback.
Use screen recording software (like WeVideo or OBS Studio) to record yourself playing the song from beginning to end.
This is to show your work. If it is not obvious that you created this song yourself, your grade will reflect that you handed in someone else's work as your own.
Post-Production
Export your edited work as an mp3 file and submit it along with your screen recording and a list of all applicable citations.
Rubric
25% Song is instrumental, with sounds that are repeated throughout the length of the audio file. (They do not need to be continuous, but should exist at least in the beginning, middle, and end.)
25% Song is between 2:30 and 5 minutes total run time (TRT).
25% Song is handed in both as an .MP3 file and a screen recording of the song playing in the software used to make it. (Show your work!)
25% Citations for all content not owned by the student are included in the credits, including the media name, creator's name (if known), and where the media is from. (Remember, Pintrest and TikTok don't give permission for reuse elsewhere. Google is a search engine, not a citable source.)
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
I:6-8:1: Formulate variations of ideas, goals, and solutions for media artworks by practicing focused creative processes.
E:6-8:1: Work independently to create a visual representation of formulated ideas.
E:6-8:2: Act on creative ideas to generate artistic goals.
E:6-8:3: Predict potential obstacles and generate possible solutions.
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work
I:6-8:1: Organize, design, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, models, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions.
E:6-8:1: Refine brainstormed ideas into a production plan.
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
I:6-8:1: Experiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for determined purpose and meaning in media arts productions.
I:6-8:2: Evaluate, improve, and refine media artworks by intentionally emphasizing particular expressive elements to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, or place.
E:6-8:1: Improve production plan to include decisions about content and production processes.
E:6-8:2: Make judgments and decisions to refine the media production plan to set a purpose and act on creative ideas.
Anchor Standard 4: Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
I:6-8:1: Integrate multiple contents and forms into unified media arts productions that convey consistent themes or ideas.
E:6-8:1: Curate and analyze multiple types of media (video, sound, still pictures) with academic content to produce one media product that has a consistent theme.
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.
I:6-8:1: Develop, design, and exhibit a variety of artistic, design, technical, and soft skills through performing various assigned roles in producing media artworks.
I:6-8:2: Develop, demonstrate, and exhibit a variety of creative and adaptive innovation abilities.
I:6-8:3: Demonstrate adaptability in using tools and techniques to construct media artworks.
E:6-8:1: Be self-directed learners to define artistic/technical skill sets and roles for media production plan.
E:6-8:2: Develop and act on a variety of creative skills to produce new media.
E:6-8:3: Apply and adapt use of tools and techniques to construct media content.
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
I:6-8:1: Analyze and design various presentation formats for the tasks and processes of the presentation and/or distribution of media artworks.
I:6-8:2: Analyze results of and improvements for presenting media artworks.
E:6-8:1: Manage the presentation and potential distribution of the media product(s).
E:6-8:2: Analyze and critique presentation. Develop a list of potential improvements for future presentations.
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
I:6-8:1: Evaluate and use personal, cultural, and/or external resources to create media artworks.
I:6-8:2: Explain and show how media artworks form new meanings, situations, and cultural experiences.
E:6-8:1: Make judgments and decisions on which resources (personal, cultural, and/or external) will be used to create media products.
E:6-8:2: Communicate clearly how decisions change elements of media (meanings, situations, and cultural context).
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
I:6-8:1: Research and show how media artworks and ideas relate to everyday life.
I:6-8:2: Analyze and interact appropriately with media arts tools and environments.
I:6-8:3: Describe the relationships of media arts to theatre, dance, music, the visual arts, and other disciplines.
E:6-8:1: Research and synthesize how media relates to everyday life.
E:6-8:2: Apply technology safely and effectively considering media literacy.
E:6-8:3: Analyze how response to media arts is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses.
1st Year Media Arts Majors.
2nd Year Media Arts Majors.
3rd Year Media Arts Majors.
Technology Concepts Students.