Create a project file.
Download either G. Bizet’s opera overture "Carmena", L. van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, or the song "Another One Bites the Dust" by "Queen", and insert it into the project as an audio file.
Set the length of the audio track to 32 bars.
Create a new audio track and record an improvised sound design over 32 bars using Analog Synthesizer Patch No. 1 provided in the appendix.
Apply a reverb audio effect – Concert Hall – to the sound design track with the analog synthesizer.
Choose a short poem that reflects the emotions expressed in the musical fragment.
Create a new audio track and record a vocal performance of the poem about the emotions experienced. Justify your choice in the presentation.
Apply an audio effect – compressor – tailored for the vocal recording.
Name all tracks according to their content.
Save the project in MP3 format in the work folder and present it to the class.
Create a project file.
Insert the song "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, using the first four bars of the guitar solo.
Increase the audio file by 5 dB.
Determine the BPM of the audio file.
Create a MIDI track with a rhythm accompaniment that complements the audio file.
Quantize the MIDI rhythm track.
Record a vocal track using your favorite folk songs
Apply a reverb audio effect – "Concert Hall" – to the vocal recording.
Name all tracks according to their content.
Save the project in MP3 format in the work folder and present it to the class.
Create a project file.
Download the sheet music for "Ludwig" van "Beethoven’s 5th Symphony".
Create an empty MIDI track of your choice with a virtual string instrument of your choice.
In Piano Score view, using the pencil tool or a MIDI controller, create the sheet music for the leitmotif of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony (first 4 bars).
Copy the content of the MIDI track and duplicate it to create a total of 16 bars.
Create a new MIDI track and record an improvised melody using a MIDI flute, totaling 16 bars.
Combine both tracks in a single Score view and export the sheet music as a PDF file; save it in the work folder.
Apply a reverb audio effect – "Room* – to the MIDI flute track.
Name all tracks according to their content.
Save the project in MP3 format in the work folder and present it to the class. Send the PDF sheet music to the teacher via email.
Create a project file and come up with 15 different themes from various eras and cultures to be used for a guessing game.
Find 15 audio files on the internet that match the chosen themes.
Record an audio track with voice instructions: "Guess the name of the music piece you are about to hear," "First music fragment," "Second music fragment," and so on up to the fifteenth piece.
Arrange the audio files in sequence – instruction, announcement for the first piece, first fragment, etc.
Make sure each music fragment is no longer than 5 seconds.
Ensure all audio fragments and voice recordings have equal volume levels.
Apply an audio effect – a compressor – to the voice recording track. Choose a compressor type designed for vocals.
Name all tracks according to their content.
Save the project as an MP3 file in the working folder.
Present the game to your classmates and have them guess the fragments.
Set up a new project file with a tempo of 80 BPM.
Choose a painting by a Romanticism-era artist. Write a short description of the emotions conveyed by the artwork.
Compose three original MIDI tracks (32 bars in length), each using a different virtual instrument to represent the emotions expressed in the painting.
Add a rhythmic element to one of the MIDI tracks.
Record or insert an audio track featuring a short fragment from a Romanticism literary work.
Apply a Room Reverb effect to the voice recording track.
Create an additional audio track using a single word of your choice from the recording, and apply a Delay effect to that word.
Label all tracks clearly according to their content.
Export the finished project as an MP3 file and save it in your working folder.
Present your project to the class, explaining the creative choices you made.
Create a new project file.
Download F. Chopin’s Revolutionary Étude and insert it into the project as an audio track.
Set the audio track length to 32 bars.
Add a new audio track and record an improvised sound design (32 bars) using Analog Synthesizer Patch No. 2 provided in the appendix.
Apply a Concert Hall Reverb effect to the sound design track.
Write a short reflection (5 sentences) describing the emotions you experienced in connection with the theme you heard.
Create another audio track and record an improvised spoken text expressing those emotions. Be prepared to justify your choices during the presentation.
Apply a vocal compressor effect (optimized for voice) to the spoken track.
Label all tracks clearly according to their content.
Export the project as an MP3 file, save it in your working folder, and present it to the class, explaining the decisions you made in your work.
Create a new project file.
Find an audio recording of Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in A major online.
Insert the full prelude as an audio track in your project.
Add a new audio track and record an improvised sound design for the entire length of the piece, using Analog Synthesizer Patch No. 2 provided in the appendix.
Transpose the sound design track up by 12 semitones.
Create a new MIDI track and record an improvised melody (16 bars) using a MIDI flute with the virtual instrument set to strings.
Export the MIDI notation as a PDF file, save it in your working folder under the name Prelude in A Major.
Apply a Concert Hall Reverb effect to the MIDI flute track.
Label all tracks clearly according to their content.
Export the project as a 1-minute MP3 file, save it in your working folder, and present it to the class, explaining the creative choices you made.
Create a new project file.
Choose either J. S. Bach’s 24 Preludes from The Well-Tempered Clavier or Frédéric Chopin’s 24 Preludes (in any major or minor key) and find the recordings online.
Record a voice-over with the following instructions: “Listen to the prelude fragments by the chosen composer and notice the changes in tonality,” followed by announcements such as “First fragment in C major,” “Second fragment in C-sharp major,” and so on.
Arrange the audio files in order: introduction, announcement of the first fragment, first fragment, etc.
Keep each musical fragment no longer than 10 seconds.
Ensure that all audio fragments and voice recordings are balanced in volume.
Apply a vocal compressor effect to the voice recording track.
Label all tracks clearly according to their content.
Export the project as an MP3 file and save it in your working folder.
Conduct a class discussion about the tonal changes you observed in the fragments.
Create a new project file.
Download a recording fragment from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto and insert it as a 32-bar audio track.
Add a MIDI track and record a 32-bar flute part (using a virtual instrument) that complements the opera fragment.
Insert an audio sample from the LOOP section with a sound characteristic of early/ancient music.
Apply a Room Reverb effect to the LOOP audio track.
Increase the volume of the LOOP audio track by 2 dB.
Generate a score view of the MIDI track and export the notation as a PDF file.
Label all tracks clearly according to their content.
Export the project and save an MP3 version in your working folder.
Present your work to the class.
Create a new project file.
Download a recording fragment from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen and insert it as a 32-bar audio track.
Add an audio track using Analog Synthesizer Patch No. 5 provided in the appendix.
Select a 2-bar section of the synthesizer recording and duplicate it until it fills 32 bars.
Apply a Bloomy Reverb effect to the synthesizer audio track.
Insert an audio sample from the LOOP section with a sound characteristic of nature motifs.
Increase the volume of the LOOP sample by 2 dB.
Label all tracks clearly according to their content.
Export the project and save an MP3 version in your working folder.
Present your work to the class.