Evaluate

Criteria

The student evaluates the success of the product/solution in an objective manner based on the results of testing, and the views of the intended users. The student provides an evaluation of his or her own performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggests improvements. The student provides an appropriate evaluation of the impact of the product/solution

Appreciate

• Solid baseline -bonus
• 4 movements & 15+ minutes
• to what degree have you used different styles/genres/types of music
• Linkin Park? How effective?
• Clarity of sound

I am very happy all together with my project. It was very fun and I started to realize that the project was very fun once you got into the mood and into the flow of working it was very fun to put the songs together. The first thing I needed to get was a general idea of what I wanted to do and from then on I was fine and it was 'easy'. I think my music is good but when I listened to some music that the other in the class made I wasn't as happy with it anymore. I am a realy music freak, I love listening to it and making it. Until before this project I could only play music, as in play the piano, sing, clarinet, base guitarre. But once I was put infront of the computer and had the challenge of generating music from other pieces and cutting them together with a computer program I felt like it was asked a little too much.  I personally think that making music ont he computer is a lot harder than learning hows to play an instrument and then ACTUALLY making music.  I believe my reflections and work on the criteria are not bad and I kept on track. Everytime I did something I wrote it down and then reflected on it and said what I did. I think I got a good translation from one rack and movement to another and I am happy with my work.

Create

Criteria

The student competently uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and justifies any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using the resources available.

23rd April 2012
Today I set up my blog to keep track of my investigation, planning, creating and evaluating. I also just created the Timeline. I have not really thought about what I am going to put into my music piece, but that will come with time.

27th April 2012
Today I chose that I would put animal noises into my music piece so I looked for squirrel squeaking, lion roaring and bird singing. These are good sounds to put at the beginning of the song I recon.

11th May 2012
Today I started putting all the things together. I realized that it is very hard to put the beat together with other songs since it all has to have a kind of similar beat. Or it sounds off. I also downloaded a new drumbeat and two songs.

16th May 2012
Today I converted my 'catch' that will repeat itself and put it in. I also added another song.

18th May 2012
Today I downloaded three more songs and I finally got the binning of my song properly done so that I like it.

19th May 2012
Today I was listening to the Radio and got the titles of some nice songs that I want to include in my music. I downloaded those songs later. They were Kids with the Pumped up Kicks, A-Team and the Pirates of the Caribbean song.

20th May 2012
Since I downloaded the song off the movie the Pirates of the Caribbean and I added a really cool beat to it, put some parts of the trailer with it (I did this in a separate Audacity file).Now it sounds more like a techno piece. I don"t even know all the effects and other things I put and used on it but I just know that it sounds reeally cool :)

25rd May 2012
Today I put the songs together and chose some of them. I am really happy with how my music piece is looking.

29th May 2012
Today I tried some things out with putting some songs over each other but it didn't end so well. Sounded horrible. Now I just added two songs and am looking for cool sound effects I can put between the songs and a cool ending.


1st June 2012
I finally found some really cool sounds but my ending isn't that good. My music piece is finished now and I'm happy about that and with it.

I think I did well with creating my music piece. I kept on track and worked regularly. What I liked about this was that it was fun working and creating the house music. It was a little hard to put the songs together because the movements from one to another had to be smooth so they had to have a similar beat.

Plan

Criteria
The student produces a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that describe the use of resources and time. The student critically evaluates the plan and justifies any modifications to the design.

Timeline

April 27 - bibliography due (including where you got your music samples)

April 30 - planning complete

June 1 - session complete

June 8 - evaluation complete
23rd April 2012
I am planning to check out some music beats so that I can have a beat into my music. I will most probably look for these on YouTube or I will just go to Google and give it in. Then maybe I will look at some websites such as SoundCloud that Clotilde told me about.

16th May 2012
Today I am planning to put some long songs on top of the beat I already have to make my music beat longer since until now I only have the beginning.

18th May 2012
Today I am going to continue what I was doing last class. Putting longer songs in to continue the piece, seemingly flowing.

19th May 2012
I am planning to find more songs today that I like and that I can put together.

20th May 2012
Today I will make the Pirates of the Caribbean song into a new version with effects, etc.

25rd May 2012
I want to finish the majority of the work today so that I can go more into the fine work.

29th May 2012
Today I am going to try some things out with putting some songs over each other. I will also think about some small details I can put in to make the music more interesting.


1st June 2012
I will finish the project today and add sound effects and a nice ending. Hope it sounds good at the end!

The planning time wasn't hard since I just had to write what I was planning to do. I guess I did good since a person can't really do bad on something like this.

Investigate

Criteria

The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance. The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Sample Bibliography

• Information
• Presentation by mr. chettri (Stonehill music teacher)
• Video on house music
• Articles
• Someone else gave you information
• Music…
• …sample from
• …sample loops (free from garage band…)
• …downloaded from iTunes
• ..Any song we got music from (where I got it from, title of song)

Bibliography

• Presentation by Mr. Chettri (Stonehill music teacher)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=othIae0jieU
• www.house-mixes.com
• www.soundcloud.com
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z76d9WE6H0A&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wOwsxduuyE&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj1heGiIehU&feature=related
• http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1RbIW5n_Us
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU56o9SJI3g
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWP2LzcnGfA
• Radio Indigo,  Kids with the Pumped up Kicks
• Radio Indigo, A-Team
• Radio Indigo, Pirates of the Caribbean song
• Sonia, she helped me with getting awesome sounds from trailers

14th March 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9avTYIcWIWc

Archival Footage

http://www.wavemage.com/showreel/

Evaluation 27th February 2012

Today I looked for more kinds of blogs that people write on about their travells. I looked at the amount of people that travell without plans, how, where? and the amount of people that dont, how? where?