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)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #13-15

Answer the following questions:

Homework #13

1. When were drum rudiments invented?
2. Who invented them?
3. What was their purpose?
4. How many rudiments are there?

Homework #14

1. What is a flam?
2. What does it look like?
3. What is the sticking for a 5 stroke roll?
4. How is it written?

Homework #15

1. What is a ruff?
2. What is another name for it?
3. How is a ruff written?
4. What is a paradiddle?

Due Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #10-12

Answer the following questions:

Homework #10

1. What are the two chords the A section of Fur Elise is based around?
2. What does the left hand do during the second chord?
3. What is one difference in the two endings of the A section?

Homework #11

1. What beat does the melody of the A section start on?
2. What does it mean to swell a phrase?
3. What does it mean when there is a slur over a phrase?

Homework # 12

1. What key does the B section of Fur Elise briefly go to?
2. What piano technique is used to play the first four notes of the B section?
3. How is the left hand part in the B section similar to the left hand in the A section?

Due Friday Nov 18 or Wednesday Nov 23 by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #7-9

Answer the following questions:

Homework #7
1. What was the original title of Fur Elise?
2. What notes are in an A minor chord?
3. How many beats per bar are in 3/8 time?
4. What is the 5th (so) of the key of A minor?

Homework #8
1. Why was Beethoven an important classical composer?
2. What does it mean when there is a star after the abbreviation Ped. in piano music?
3. How many sections are there in Fur Elise and how can they be described?
4. When was Fur Elise written?

Homework #9
1. Who is the "Elise" in "Fur Elise" rumored to be?
2. What are the first 6 notes of the left hand part of Fur Elise?
3. What is the first chord in the B section of Fur Elise?
4. What is the last note of the B section of Fur Elise?

Due Monday Nov 14th or Friday Nov 18 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #4-6

Answer the following questions:

Homework #4
1. How are accents written in drum music?
2. What does bpm stand for?
3. What does this symbol (./.)stand for?
4. How do you count triplets?

Homework #5
1. What does it mean when a note has dot after it?
2. What does cresc. mean?
3. What is the symbol for loud?
4. What does a 16th rest look like?

Homework #6
1. How many REGULAR 16th notes does 16th note TRIPLETS take the place of?
2. What are the multi-drum drumline players called?
3. What kind of beaters are these drums played with?
4. What is the ratio of cymbal players to snare drummers in an average drum line?

Due Monday, November 7, 2011 or Monday, November 14, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com).