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==Welcome to the USM WIKI for music technology! Periodically I will be posting student work--GarageBand loops and raw recordings, Finale compositions, and other projects. Most will be converted to Mp3 files for easier listening accessibility. Enjoy, but please be kind--many of the projects address specific objectives and are not necessarily meant to be polished/finished products. ==

Here's the first batch:

media type="file" key="Brooks Ralph project.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="!6jishHolmes.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="Ethanproject.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="jeeb dog is even more amazing.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="Master Dj On-Demand BEAT THIS.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="O-ZONE DROPPIN BEATS.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="robin Engel 4 loops project.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="_DJ Jet-Lag Is Amazing.m4a" width="300" height="50"

===These are simple GarageBand loops, plus the occasional voice recording. Students pulled the loops from the program's library, then manipulated them (copying, cutting, pasting, adding effects, etc.) into the quickies you hear above. ===


 * ROUND 2 **

I played 8 notes, an octave of low b-flats, which was recorded by the students:
media type="file" key="8 notes.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Then they copied, cut, pasted, compressed, and did whatever to those eight notes, resulting in these pieces:
media type="file" key="Metal Piano.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="Taktonsong.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="robin 37.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="O-ZONE PIANIO REMIX BOOM.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="Marshall's song don't delete.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="Jeebdog media type="file" key="DJ RaLpHy dont delete this project 2.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="ethanproject2.m4a" width="300" height="50"media type="file" key="Dj Jet Lag is Pretty Much Amazing.m4a" width="300" height="50"

Project 3
These are some amazing manipulations and mixes of various acoustic instrumental snippets, lots of exotic percussion and various winds with a bit of violin thrown in. Not all students used the same sample recordings, but it's incredible what they do with their choices!

media type="file" key="16jholmes project 3 2.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Dj Jet Lag thinks Robin Is Random.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="DJ RaLpHy 2.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="ethanproject3.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Jeeb dog 3.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Marshall no delete 2.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="My Song 2.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="My Song.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="takton2.mp3" width="240" height="20"

**Project 4 **
Now we have some vocal sounds--almost exclusively the students' own--skewed, chopped up, cut and pasted, and run through several effects...

media type="file" key="03 Whistlin.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="16jholmes project4.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="DJ RaLpHy 3.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="Ethanproject4.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="JeebDog 4.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Mew Mew Remix.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="Voice Project RE 2.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="Marshall's song voice.mp3" width="240" height="20"media type="file" key="ntakton3 3.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Project 5: Video Scoring!
I gave students a 62 second clip from the 1990's experimental computer animation film "Beyond the Mind's Eye." Most compositions are now less manipulated and more linear, I think due to the external influence of the visual part of the project. Because the videos use up a bit of memory, they are too much for the Wiki, so you can see and hear them on YouTube. Just go to the USMMusictech channel to see them.