Music Walk: Soundscapes

Question 1

0. Equipment and Prep

Answer 1

1. iPad Pro
2. Beats headphones
3. Headphone adapters
4. MV88
5. Digital AV
6. GarageBand
7. loops

“Seagull Call”

• “Train Horn”
• “Instrument”
• “Railroad Crossing Bell”

8. SELECT 2 LOCATIONS

Question 2

1. Introduction (5)

Answer 2

1. Welcome and introductions
2. Expectations: (1) active listening skills (2) multitrack recording (3) adding appropriate synth instruments to your composition
3. What is a sounscape (landscape analogy)

Question 3

2. Inspiration (15)

Answer 3

1. Musicians often incorporate environmental sound into their music. Also foley used in film and podcasts.
2. On our walk you will hear 2 different kinds of sound, natural and manmade. What are examples of each?
3. Play the loops
4. Prepare to leave, demo microphone and point out built in microphones on iPad

Question 4

3. Location #1 (5)

Answer 4

1. Most of the time we hear passively, but today we are going to practive active listening.
2. Close your eyes for 30 seconds and focus on the sounds around you. Listen especifially for things wouldn’t normally think to listen for.
3. What did you hear?
4. This is a skill that can help when listening to music to help you mentally deconstruct how a song was put together. When you isolate a technique you hear it’s easier to add it to your own production.

Question 5

4. Location #2 Recording Sounds (30)

Answer 5

1. Create new project, select tracks
2. Audio recorder > voice to access microphone
3. Explain recording interface (input level, peaking, monitor, record)
4. Capture a man made sound
5. switch to tracks view and demonstrate adding a new track to create a multi track recording
6. pull out track controls (mute, solo, levels)
7. TAKE 20 MINUTES TO CAPTURE AT LEAST 4 DISTINCT SOUNDS for later editing

Question 6

5. Editing Your Soundscape (30)

Answer 6

1. At forum table “we will now edit and mix our soundscape and then add instrumentation using alchemy”
2. Demonstrate moving, trimming, splitting and looping tracks in the timeline
3. Demonstrate master effects (echo and reverb) explain difference
4. Add alchemy synth, demonstrate different instruments
5. Tap scale button, pick a pentatonic to reflect mood
6. Record a melody that complements your soundscape
7. Demonstrate the transform pad
8. Take 20 minutes to edit and arrange

Question 7

6. Celebration and Wrap-up (5)

Answer 7

1. Encourage participants to share their composition
2. What sounds did you capture and why?
3. What instruments did you use?
4. come to getting started with garageband, notes and chords, drum patterns, building your song