Music Tech Assignments

Academic Integrity Assignment (5% of Final Grade)

Overview:

Complete Academic Integrity training for PSU.

Purpose:

To inculcate the importance that students complete their own work and understand what is considered plagiarism.

Due:

Uploaded to Canvas by 11:59pm on Monday, January 29^th

Assignment Details:

Academic Intergrity Assignment (INART 258)

Missing Part Assignment (10% of Final Grade)

Overview:

Generate a part from a score complete with all markings and notations, as if it were never lost.

Purpose:

The primary objective for this assignment is to foster fluency in the basics of inputting and editing with music notation software. The secondary objective is to provide students with a “real world” example of how to use music notation software.

Due:

Uploaded to Canvas by 11:59pm on Monday, February 5^th

Assignment Details:

Missing Part Assignment (INART 258)

Exercise Assignment (10% of Final Grade)

Overview:

Create an exercise for a classroom of your choosing using music notation software.

Purpose:

The primary objective for this assignment is to foster fluency in page formatting with music notation software. The secondary objective is to provide students with a “real world” example of how to use music notation software for instructional purposes.

Due:

Monday, February 19^th (end of day) – Please turn it in via canvas (.pdf format). The assignment should have your name on it (in boxed text– upper right hand corner).

Assignment Details:

Exercise Assignment (INART 258)

Office Management Assignment (15% of Final Grade)

Overview:

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Purpose:

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Due:

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Assignment Details:

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Office Management Assignment (15% of Final Grade)

Overview:

Band Version: To take a choral version of The National Anthem and add text for the voices, transpose the song to concert B-flat, score it for winds, and print off the individual parts. Also, learn the basics of part formatting and instrument ranges.

Choral Version: To take a 4-part SATB score and reduce it to 3 parts wile learning about the plug-in and text features in Sibelius.

Orchestra Version: To take a choral version of The National Anthem and add text for the voices, transpose the song to concert B-flat, score it for orchestra, and print off the individual parts. Also, learn the basics of part formatting and instrument ranges.

Purpose:

The primary objective for this assignment is to foster fluency in part formatting, score formatting, and exporting with music notation software. The secondary objective is to provide students with a “real world” example of how to use music notation software for instructional purposes.

Due:

Monday, March 26^th (end of day) – Please turn it in via canvas (.pdf format). Score & Parts should be included with the score on top and the parts underneath (in score order). Score and parts should be in one file only.

Assignment Details:

Orchestration Assignment (INART 258 – Band Version)

Orchestration Assignment (INART 258 – Choral Version)

Orchestration Assignment (INART 258 – Orchestra Version)

Recording / Audio Editing Assignment (15% of Final Grade)

Overview:

To take 3 rough, unedited recordings and splice them into 1 master recording, using the tools available on music editing software.

Purpose:

As a performer or educator, you will likely find yourself needing to submit recordings of you or your ensembles for graduate auditions, conference acceptance, or some other kind of evaluation at some point. This assignment is structured to help familiarize you with the basics of audio recording and editing in the hopes that you are comfortable using these skills not only as a professional in the field, but also in your future classes at Penn State..

Due:

Monday, April 16^th (end of day) – Please turn it in via canvas. See submission details below.

Assignment Details:

Audio Assignment (INART 258)