Objectives:
- Understand the concept of a round.
- Match instrument sounds with a genre of music.
- Learn to transpose a melody down an octave.
- Compose a bass line using I and V
- Create a drum beat to match your style of music.
Steps:
- Record the melody and label it Melody 1.
- Record the chords and label the track Chords
- Copy and paste the melody into a new track 2 more times in bars 3, 5, and 7. (We had originally copied it 3 times, but only 2 times is required.)
- Label these tracks Melody 2 and Melody 3
- Choose a Genre of music and pick three melody instruments that match that genre. ONE of the instruments MUST be a low pitched instrument.
- For example: Genre: Jazz; Instruments: 1. Trumpet, 2. Saxophone, 3. Trombone (low pitched instrument)
- IMPORTANT: Complete this Form before continuing to the next step.
- Open the piano roll for one of your melodies and open MIDI editing.
- Transpose ONE of your melody tracks down (minus) 1 octave. (Very important: -1 Octave) This is the track that will be used for your low pitched instrument.
- Now, add the sounds from your genre to your other Melody tracks.
- Add the sound you have chosen for your Chord Instrument to the Chord track.
- Add a New Virtual Instrument Track and compose a 1 bar bass line pattern using C (I) and G (V) notes. Compose it in the lower octave of your piano.
- Loop your bass line.
- Choose a Bass instrument for your bass line to match your style. Transpose it down 1 octave if needed.
- Create a drum beat for your piece that matches your style. Your drum beat must have Bass Drum, Snare Drum and Cymbals of some kind.
- Mixing:
- Pan your Melody, Chord and Bass tracks to different sides to create a stereo sound.
- Adjust your track levels so that melodies are clearly and equally heard.
- Add a Master Compressor effect.
- Turn off metronome and mixdown to MP3. Submit both MP3 and MX6 file. (Label the file Brother John Your Name)
