GarageBand for the Common Man

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GarageBandfor theCommon Man!
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Tracy Briggs Bio

• tbriggs_at_esu7.org

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25 years in education

• Band Director
• Choir Director
• Elementary Music
• Various Coaching Duties
• LAN Manager
• Computer Lab Teacher

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Professional Musician

• Over 40 years experience
• Piano in a Jazz/Swing Dance Band
• Started piano lessons in 2nd grade
• Can play nearly every instrument
• Double Music Major
• Music Education
• Classical Organ Performance

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Other Education References

• How Can I use this in my classroom?

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Math

• Numbers
• Music is all about numbers!
• Number of beats in a measure.
• Number of measures in a song.
• Number of htz.
• Were kinda heading towards physics of sound at
  this point.

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English

• Paragraph
• Like a verse in a song.
• Story
• Like a song.
• Beginning
• Middle
• End

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Science

• Physics of Sound

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Preparation

• Have a plan!

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What are you trying to accomplish?

• Fun project for the kids
• Learning a concept specific to your class or
  subject
• Creating a Podcast to enhance your lesson
• Adding music and effects to a movie project
• Set a certain mood or feeling for a project

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Know the software

• Become familiar with GarageBand
• Experiment
• Play

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Create an outline

• This is just common sense.
• Based on what you want to accomplish.
• Based on your objectives.
• Why are you doing this?

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Music Theory for the Common Man

• This is the meat of the presentation!
• BUT!
• Its a little boring!
• Have I put you to sleep yet?

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Song Structure

• Beginning
• Middle
• End

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Musical Form

• 12 Bars (Groups of 4)
• Jazz and Rock and Roll.
• AB
• ABA
• Rock and Roll!

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Tempo

• 120 bpm
• Heartbeat
• Most soothing
• Bach
• Tempo sets the mood
• Dont be afraid to change the bpm!

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Meter

• Meter is basically how many beats are in each
  measure.

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4 beat

• Most songs
• Marches
• Rock and Roll
• Pop Songs
• Bascially everything you listen to on the radio
  or hear in a theatre.

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3 beat

• Waltz
• Some ballads

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Why did we just talk about this?

• Music must have structure
• Happy ears

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GarageBand Basics

• Please come back!
• This is where you get to play around!

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Interface

• Designed to look like a recording studio mixer
  board
• Works the same way
• Tracks
• Mute
• Lock
• Solo
• Track Volume
• Pan
• Db
• Track Volume

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Loops

• Most are grouped in sets (Beats) of 4
• 4
• 8
• 16
• 32
• Dont worry about the key
• You have already set that
• Try to stick with C

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Transport Bar

• Record
• Play
• Stop
• Rewind
• Loop

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The Eyeball

• Lets you look at stuff

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The Scissors

• Lets you edit stuff

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The Plus

• Lets you add stuff

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Tracks

• Works just like a recording studio
• Less is more
• KISS
• Try to limit yourself to 3 or 4 tracks

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How to Create Your Masterpiece

• Open GarageBand
• Give it a title
• Remember where you saved it!
• So you can find it later
• Bass Line
• Drum Kit or Beat
• Add Guitars or Keyboards
• Add Strings or Back Up Sound
• Add Additional Effects if needed

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STOP!

• Enough is enough
• KISS
• Less is more
• Walk away
• SAVE
• Always Save Something

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Edit and Adjust

• Let your ears be your guide
• Adjust volume
• Pan for effect
• Adjust track volume
• Mute/Solo
• Change length of loop
• Individual loop curser

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Create your own

• Now you have all the tools!
• Start creating your Masterpiece!
• This is when the fun begins.
• If you have questions ASK!
• I dont have all the answers but I have some!

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Discussion

• What questions do you have?