Homework 2011-2012 C4 #4-6

Homework #4

1. What are the names of two kinds grips for drumsticks?
2. What are three kinds of rolls you can play on the drums?
3. How do you count eighth notes?
4. How do you count sixteenths?

Homework #5

1. If you are having trouble fretting a note on the guitar, what are some things you can do to make it sound clearer?
2. How many notes make up a power chord?
3. What are the letter names of the strings in standard guitar tuning?
4. What is palm muting?

Homework #6

1. What does a quarter note look like and how many beats does it get?
2. What do you call the notation that indicates a space where no note is being played?
3. What does a half note rest look like?
4. What do sharps look like? What do flats look like?

Due Friday Feb 18, 2012 or Friday March 2 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C4 #1-3

Homework #1

1. What are the 6 main parts of the guitar?
2. In the string numbering system of the guitar, what number is the thickest string?
3. What frets usually have markers on the guitar?
4. What are the main differences between and electric and acoustic guitar?

Homework #2
1. When tuning a guitar by ear, what is the order of operations?
2. Name one song that uses open D tuning?
3. What is a capo?
4. Where is G on the piano keyboard?

Homework #3

1. What is it called when music is written down?
2. In the treble staff what are the two mnemonics to remember the spaces and the lines?
3. What is it called when notes are stacked vertically in music notation?
4. Before you can read piano music what is one skill you have to master?

Due Friday Feb 10, 2012 or Friday Feb 17 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #13-15

Review - Answer the following questions:

Homework #13

1. What are the chords in the song, "Mission Impossible"?
2. What are the notes in the first chord?
3. What are the notes in the second chord?
4. What are the notes in the last chord?

Homework #14

1. What is the most popular recording in 5/4 time?
2. What were the instruments used in that recording?
3. What were the order of solos in that song?
4. What Radiohead song is in 5/4 time?

Homework #15

1. What are some of the instruments used in the original recording of Mission Impossible?
2. What years were new episodes of Mission Impossible broadcast on TV?
3. What year was "Take Five" a hit?
4. Has Lalo Schifrin ever acknowledged his debt to Dave Brubeck?

Due Friday Jan 20, 2012

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #10-12

Answer the following questions about the music to Mission Impossible.

Homework #10

1. What time signature is the original Mission Impossible Theme in?
2. How do you count the rhythm of the main riff?
3. How do you count the rhythm of the melody?
4. How many eighth notes are there in a bar of 5/4?

Homework #11

1. What key signature is the original Mission Impossible Theme in?
2. What are the notes in the main rhythm riff?
3. What are the notes of the first part of the melody?
4. What are the notes of the second part of the melody?

Homework #12

1. Who wrote the original Mission Impossible Theme?
2. What are some other scores this person wrote?
3. What nationality was the author?
4. What is the chord structure of the Mission Impossible Theme?

Due Friday Jan 6, 2012 or Friday Jan 13 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #7-9

Answer the following:

Homework #7

1. What are the 3 most common song structures in modern popular music?
2. What is the major difference between a verse and a chorus?
3. What are two things that make the bridge different from the verse and chorus?
4. What are some other structural elements used in popular songs?

Homework #8

1. How can you import a mp3 file into Garageband?
2. What two tools can you use to adjust the tempo of your imported file?
3. How can you cut a file into sections?
4. How can you change an imported file to an Apple loop?

Homework #9

1. What is the name of your song?
2. What is the structure you are going to use?
3. What song is similar to your song?
4. What makes your song different?

Due Friday, Dec 23 or Friday January 6, 2012 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #4-6

Answer the following questions:

Homework #4

1. How do you put loops into your favorites folder?
2. Why can't you drag a blue loop into a green track?
3. How do you erase something in Garageband?
4. How can you erase an entire track in Garageband?

Homework #5

1. How can you fix the timing in your track?
2. How can you hear yourself if you're recording a vocal?
3. How do you get the t-pain effect on your vocal?
4. Why is the key of your track important?


Homework #6

1. How can you play and rewind your track in Garageband without using the transport controls?
2. What does the cycle button look like?
3. What can you do with the Master Track?
4. What is the Arrangement Track for?

Due Friday Dec 16 or Friday Dec 23 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #1-3

Answer the following questions:

Homework #1
1. When you create a new track in Garageband what is the first thing you must do?
2. In Garageband where are the transport controls located?
3. What's that clicking sound I hear when I'm trying to record?
4. How can you edit a track?

Homework #2
1. After you've created a track how can you change the tempo?
2. What does the solo icon look like?
3. What do you have to do to play the keyboard with your computer keys?
4. How do you save your track in iTunes?

Homework #3
1. How can you add a vocal track in Garageband?
2. Where is the zoom control located?
3. How do you get the loop cursor for a single track?
4. What is feedback in Garageband?

Due Friday Dec 9 or Friday Dec 16 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)