VanderCook - GarageBand, not GarbageBand

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

Blogs

http://www.beatechie.com/ - Carol Broos blog

http://mustech.net/ - Dr. Joseph M. Pisano

http://www.musictechteacher.com/ - Karen Garrett

Curriculum

beatechie.pbworks.com

Spectacular Project

Web 2.0

All my Faves http://www.allmyfaves.com/

Incredible web 2.0 http://clifmims.wetpaint.com/page/Go+to+Web+2.0+Directory?t=anon

Web 2.0 resource http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

Web 2.0 tools http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

Web 2.0 http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html

Web 2.0 websites http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html

Web 2.0 for students

Multi-media - Video and Music

Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/

Glogster http://www.glogster.com/

Meet Me at the Corner http://meetmeatthecorner.org

Voice Thread http://voicethread.com/#home

GCast http://www.gcast.com/

Skitch http://skitch.com/

Aniboom http://www.aniboom.com/

Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/

Animoto http://animoto.com/

Kerpoof http://www.kerpoof.com/create

Rock you http://rockyou.com/

Make movies online

xtranormal http://www.xtranormal.com

Online GarageBand Loops, web 2.0

My Bytes http://www.mybytes.com/mixer.html

Aviary http://aviary.com/

GarageBand is part of the iLife suite of programs on a Mac. The loops are already to drop and drag into the GarageBand, so anyone can compose a song, or create their own loops, record their own instrument, and even create podcasts. This can pose a problem and many times it comes out sounding like garbage. You will be composing loops. making podcasts, creating movies, then posting on the web, and finally commenting on each others work. There are simple tricks and “tricks” of the trade in creating these files. This could be used for early elementary students to college age. Come create, post, and comment!

This Syllabus is subject to change upon notification to the students in a regular class session.

Instructional Materials

Students should bring a jump drive in order to save their compositions. Also, they may need a camera or video camera if they want to take pictures/videos for their GarageBand compositions.

Bibliography

http://musictechie.pbworks.com/GarageBand%2C-not-GarbageBand

Course Learning Objectives

Students should learn and be able to:

Create GarageBand composition using loops, piano keyboards, and MIDI files.
Create GarageBand composition with pictures and/or video
Post GarageBand files for others to comment

MECA courses and ISBE Standards

MECA courses, by their very nature and design, address the ISBE Music Content and Professional Teaching Standards throughout the course content. Music technology courses also incorporate the ISBE Technology Standards.

VanderCook Candidate Outcomes Addressed

The outcomes that the College strives to develop in its teacher candidates were derived from the institution’s Conceptual Framework and are expressed in its core dispositions. This course addresses the following Candidate Outcomes:

A high level of musicianship
Academic ability and diligence leading to a lifetime of learning
Skill in the process of teaching
Self-discipline and persistence
Interpersonal and intrapersonal skills
Good citizenship and personal integrity
Building pragmatic links with educational programs in diverse communities
Professionalism in action word, and appearance

Course Requirements and Exit Assessment

Each student will present and post their GarageBand files for others to comment.
Each student will write a lesson incorporating materials and concepts discussed over the course of the course. The lesson plan would have a standard "base" format that could be extended to fit the specific needs of the course. The course instructor would then assess the quality of the lesson plan paying attention to the student's use of ideas presented in the class.
Each student will prepare a brief summary and reflection of the course outline.

Be specific about what the student must do to earn a grade for your course. Also include the evaluation breakdown. For example:

Assignments or projects =75 %
Participation = 25%

Grading Scale

A = 90-100

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = 60-69

F = 59 & below

Attendance and Conduct

Attendance at all classes for the full day is required. A student's grade will be reduced by one letter grade for each half-day that the student misses. If a student is absent for any portion of either the morning or afternoon session, it is viewed as a half-day absence.

All students must sign all attendance sheets for each course. An attendance sheet will be distributed each morning shortly after class begins and each afternoon shortly before dismissal. If a student does not sign an attendance sheet, the assumption will be made that a half-day absence has occurred for the sheet not signed.

Please refrain from using cell phones in class, as there will be enough breaks during the class. Please bring headsets if you want to bring your own laptop and piano keyboard.

MECA courses and ISBE Standards

MECA classes, by their very nature and design, address the ISBE Music Content and Professional Teaching Standards throughout the course content. Music technology courses also incorporate the ISBE Technology Standards.

Academic Honesty

Candidates are expected to maintain the highest standards of integrity in their academic work. Failure to do so will jeopardize a candidate’s success in the program.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism means taking someone else’s words, ideas, data or work and presenting them as your own. This could mean an exact duplication of someone else’s work without proper citation of the source, or it could mean you present it with only small changes and do not cite the source. Plagiarism can occur in art, music, literature, or technology – really in any area of intellectual work.

All work submitted should be properly credited to the original source of the information or idea whether the source is a book, Internet site, article, or any other medium. In written work, quotation marks or block indentations show direct quotations and the source must be cited. If information that is not common knowledge is paraphrased or summarized from a source, that source (including websites) must be cited. Failure to do so in academic assignments represents cheating and carries the appropriate penalties.

Copyright compliance is the goal of VanderCook College. Information to help with clarification of what constitutes fair use of copyrighted material, including photocopying, is on permanent reserve in the Ruppel Library.

No candidate should expect to receive a passing grade on any test or assignment that reflects dishonesty or academic irregularity. Cheating in any form may result in failure of the class and academic expulsion.

Disability Statement

If a student has a disability which might interfere with that student’s ability to function in this course it is the responsibility of that student to notify the instructor at the beginning of the course.