For just a few dollars you can own what is widely considered the ‘Mixcraft Bible’.
It consists of a teacher resource book and student workbooks containing interactive field-tested lessons that integrate Mixcraft into the classroom. The goal of the lessons is to connect music, technology, and interdisciplinary subjects by expanding student thinking, learning, creativity, and communication.
Price $19.95
Table of Contents
Overview
Benefits of this Book
National Standards for Music Education
How to use this Book
Lesson plan overview
Reproducibles
Visual Examples
Software Basics
Listening Examples
Software Basics
Overview
Loop basics and descriptions
Auditioning loops
How to adjust the volume
Measures and rests in the Workspace
Introducing the Timeline
The Snap Bar used for subdividing measures
How to use orchestration in the Workspace
Eight measure sample song section in the Workspace (visual chart)
Recording voices and/or instruments
Recording with MIDI – Virtual Instruments
The Piano Roll Editor – Virtual Instruments
About the Format of each Lesson
Overview
National Standards for Music
Activity & Development
(Side Bars) – additional teaching suggestions
(FAQ/HELP)- where to look for help using the software tutorial
Extending the Lesson – Guided Practice
Key vocabulary words
Technology Terms
New terms as related to the traditional music classroom (chart) – reproducible 24
Category Lists
Overview
Loop Master List – reproducible
Loop Song Style List – reproducible
Loop Song Kit List – reproducible
Loop Mood List – reproducible
Acoustica Virtual Instrument Category List – reproducible
Acoustica Instrument Preset List – reproducible
Getting Started – New Project Documentation
Listening & Discovering – Auditioning Loops
Listening & Discovering – Auditioning Virtual Instruments
Orchestration
Orchestration with Loops
Orchestration with Virtual Instruments
Combining Tracks using Measures, Rests, and Patterns
Composition
The Introduction
The Verse (A section)
What pitch do I sing?– pitch shifting
The Chorus (B section
Song form
Visual example of Song form with Orchestration in the Workspace
Student visual example of Song form and part assignments
Composition Tools
Marker
Naming a Track
Inserting an Image to a Track
Looping a Section
Assigning Color to a Track
Interdisciplinary
Making the Scene – linking dramatic arts and technology
Math & Music – formulas and activities through software snapping
Beatbox Poetry – creating and recording beatboxing with poetry
Student created poetry examples
Social Studies- Native American theme
Native American theme student project examples
Producing a Radio Jingle/Podcast – creating and recording a 30 second jingle
Classroom Play-Along Activities
Overview
Lummi Sticks
Orff Instruments
All songs recorded using Mixcraft >>