Audacity Project: Music Mix

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Audacity Project: MUSIC MIX
Description
Your task is to create a mix of a minimum of 5 songs (more is okay) linked together on a common word. Excerpts from each song
should stay around 10-15 seconds each; longer than 30 seconds is not permitted. Every attempt should be made to make the songs
sound like they were meant to connect. Use of special effects is encouraged (fade in, fade out, echo). Audio volumes should be
adjusted for fluidity.
Expectation
Turn in completed mp3 sound file, 60 seconds to 120 seconds long, by due date. Lyrics sheets must be printed and turned in with
project. Absolutely no inappropriate music excerpts will be tolerated (watch language, sexual overtones, mention of drugs/alcohol,
etc.). You may bring your own songs in to school (CDs, MP3s, etc.).
Scoring Guide
Content
Poor (F)
Good (B)
Great (A)
Inappropriate topics or
Good song choices, but
Unique arrangement of songs
Selection of Songs
doesn’t really mesh together
language in portion(s) of
connected on one word; overall
____/25
song selections
song has actual meaning or is
clever in some parts; ends with
actual song ending
Uses more than 30 seconds
5 songs with mostly song
More than 5 songs with 10-15
Length of Segments
in a song or songs
segments that are 20 seconds
seconds per song for most songs
____/25
in length
Little or no evidence of
Some problems with volume
Overall fluid assembly; flows
Quality of Assembly
effort to normalize audio
or tone; transitions could be
smoothly from song to song with
____/25
and create smooth
smoother or timing is just a
volume adjusted appropriately and
transitions; sounds
smidgen off
sound normalized to match
“thrown together” and
throughout
amateur
Creativity
Little creativity shown or
Some creativity shown, but
Song selection tells a story to some
doesn’t really show great
project incomplete
extent or selection shows creativity
____/25
effort (links on easy words
and imagination; effects are used to
like THE or AND)
enhance overall product (fades,
echo, etc.)
Some required materials
Scoring guide and typed lyrics with
Required Materials
missing (all or nothing)
underlined connected words
____/20
attached to grade sheet
TOTAL
____ /120
EXAMPLE
Lyrics Connection
Turn around, every now and then I
Get on your feet, Get up and make it happen, Get on your feet
Stand in the place where you live, Now face north, Think about direction, Wondering why
You light up my life...you give me hope to carry on, you light up my days and fill my nights with
Song song of the south, sweet potato pie and
Shut up and drive you don’t know what you’re talking about, she’s not
the beat, We got the beat, We got the beat, yeah, We got the
Beat it... beat it.. no one wants to be defeated show me
How do live without you, I want to know, how do I
Breathe, it’s watching over me, and suddenly I’m melting into you there’s
Nothing, nothing, nothing.... if I don’t have you. (long ending)

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