Online Class: GarageBand

2007 - 2008

Use Atomic Learning: http://www.atomiclearning.com

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GarageBand is part of the iLife suite of creative applications on the Mac — where it’s easy to make a song whether you’re a first-time musician or a seasoned pro. With GarageBand, you can create your own songs/recordings even if you cannot read a musical note or play an instrument. You can record, edit, and mix a song exactly as you want it, in pristine CD quality. You can also create recordings for movies, presentations, and podcasts.

Register in Course Wizard.

4 hours Professional Growth credit

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ISTE National Educational Techology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators for Teachers which are met by completing this course:

V.      PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.

Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice. Teachers:

a.      use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.

b.      continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning.

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Lessons and Activities

Open your Web Browser (Safari, Firefox)

View these tutorial video clips from Atomic Learning, then complete the assignment below.

Turn in the assignment whenever you are ready. Send your assignment to the TECH TIF Online Classes conference (see directions below).

Completion of the class will be recorded in Course Wizard.

Directions for Using Atomic Learning

GarageBand 1 Tutorials

A. Getting Started		Key #	Length
1.	Creating a new GarageBand project	11109	1:29
2.	Setting audio and MIDI preferences	11110	1:58
3.	Adding a new software instrument track	11111	2:56
4.	The Zoom slider	11112	1:58
5.	Deleting a track	11113	0:45
6.	Adding a new real instrument track	11114	2:22
B. Working with Loops
1.	Using the Loop Browser in button view	11115	2:36
2.	Using the Loop Browser in column view	11116	1:59
3.	Designating your favorite loops	11117	1:11
C. Arranging
1.	Extending a loop to play multiple times	11118	2:19
2.	Cloning loops	11119	1:40
3.	Splitting an Audio Region	11120	3:04
D. Recording
1.	Setting the Metronome	11121	1:27
2.	Recording with the "Count In" feature	11122	1:14
3.	Turning and setting the cycle region	11123	2:44
4.	Multiple pass recording using the cycle region	11124	2:36
E. Track Settings
2.	Using the Equalizer settings	11128	2:13
3.	Using GarageBand's special effects settings	11129	1:30
4.	Setting the reverb effect for a track	11130	1:45
5.	Setting the echo effect for a track	11131	2:10
7.	Using the curved volume settings	11133	2:37
F. The Track Editor
1.	Changing the track name	11134	2:21
2.	Changing a region's label	11135	1:43
4.	Trimming software and real audio regions	11137	2:21
6.	Cutting out the middle of an audio region	11139	1:41
G. Adding External Files
1.	Importing WAV, AIF, and MP3 files	11140	1:38
2.	Importing MIDI files	11141	2:25
H. Mixing
1.	Getting a good sound level	11142	1:57
4.	Creating a fade out effect for an entire song	11145	1:23
I. Sharing
2.	Changing song information in iTunes	11147	2:34

Approx. 62 minutes viewing time

GarageBand 2 Tutorials                  

		Key #	Length
	Introducing GarageBand 2	14280	0:44
D. Adding External Loops to the Library
1.	Why install more loops?	14292	0:39
2.	The Loop Library index	14293	0:44
3.	Installing external loops into the Loops Library	14294	1:39
4.	Choosing which loop collection to display	14295	1:22
E. Locking a Track
1.	Why lock a track?	14296	0:46
2.	Locking a track	14297	0:46
3.	Unlocking a track	14298	0:43
F. Importing Audio and MIDI Files
1.	Importing audio files into GarageBand 2	14299	2:14
2.	Editing imported audio files	14300	1:17
3.	Importing MIDI files	14301	0:54
4.	Editing imported MIDI files	14302	1:16
J. Multiple Track Recording
1.	What is multiple track recording	14320	0:47
2.	Enabling multiple track recording	14321	1:03
K. Panning Controls
1.	Review of panning controls	14322	1:02
2.	Enabling advanced panning controls	14323	0:34
3.	Understanding the advanced panning interface	14324	0:52
4.	Setting panning control points	14325	1:05
O. The Vocal Transformer
1.	Revealing a Real Instrument's details	14339	1:29
2.	Using the Vocal Transformer effect	14340	2:12

Approx. 22 minutes viewing time

GarageBand 3 Tutorials                  

A. What's New in GarageBand 3		Key #	Length
1 .	Introducing GarageBand 3	21111	0:27
2 .	Choosing a project type	21112	0:57
3.	Exporting a GarageBand 3 movie into QuickTime®	21133	1:13
B. The GarageBand 3 Interface
1.	Using a clean all-in-one approach	21113	0:45
2.	Integrating with iLife	21114	0:45
3.	Using the media browser	21115	0:41
4.	Importing GarageBand and audio files	21118	1:14
C. iLife Integration
1.	Using the iLife preview	21116	0:57
2.	Saving with an iLife preview	21117	0:57
3.	Using photos in GarageBand	21119	1:27
4.	Using GarageBand projects in iPhoto™	21120	0:49
5.	Using GarageBand projects in iMovie®	21121	0:36
6.	Exporting songs into iTunes	21122	0:37
D. Preferences
1.	Editing artist, album and playlist information	21123	0:54
2.	Customizing export options	21124	0:49
E. Cinema Scoring
1.	Using cinema scoring workflow	21127	1:10
2.	Sending a movie to GarageBand from iMovie	21128	0:42
3.	Creating a new project with the cinema scoring template	21129	0:42
4.	Importing a movie into the video track	21130	0:39
5.	Using the video sound track	21131	0:49
6.	Improvising "live" along with the movie	21135	1:15
F. Exporting
1.	Adding chapters to a video project in GarageBand	21132	1:10
2.	Exporting a cinema project into iDVD®	21134	1:01

Approx. 21 minutes viewing time

Assignment: