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2007 A-B-A and other Beginning Projects
A-B-A Form Assignment Using Loops
This assignment introduces students to the basic features of Garageband software and to ABA song form.
Students can use pre-composed loops, but are always encouraged to add their own tracks played live.
MZ ABA   Female Piano II Student
CW ABA   Male Piano I Student

 

 
Semester Projects
Options: Write a Song, Arrange a Song Create a Commercial music bed.

Students had to figure out how to play a song they chose. ...... They then had to add accompaniment tracks.
A minimum of 2 live tracks in addition to a melody track are required.

CM project   Male - Piano I student

DL project

  Female - Piano I student
HW project   Female - Piano II student
JD    
JK Commercial    
LA Project   Female - Piano I student
LS Project    
MP Project    
MZ Project   Female - Piano I student
MG Project    
Music Project    
Breathe Arranged by TB Female - Piano I student
Support Southern Rock Composed by JW Male - Piano I student
Jumpin Jack Flash Arranged by MS Male - Piano I student
Miscellaneous Experimentations
Not necessarily tied to specific lesson plans, these pieces are fun to find on the hard drives of our lab computers from time to time.
Street Racer Composed by JB Male Piano II student
     
     
SOLO & ENSEMBLE PART TRACKS (right click to download.)
Dark Brown is the River - Sop I Dark Brown is the River - Sop II Dark Brown is the River - Alto
Fire - Sop I Fire  - Sop II    Fire - Alto
In My Life - Rough Mix of All Parts In My Life - Background Composite
 In My Life - Solo