SAISD Digital Music Production Graded Activities
2008 - 2009

? Creative Audio Sequencing
• Produce Welcome Message
• Produce novel version of an insipid folk tune
• Produce an Informational Podcast
• Redo a term paper as an Enhanced Podcast
• Produce an Original Vocal/Instrumental Song
• Produce an Original Instrumental SoundTrack
• Produce an Original Piece in a Specified Style
• Produce an Advertising Jingle
• Produce a Complete Radio Ad
• Produce Bumper Music for a Radio Show
• Produce Video Game Music
• Complete Template Files for Various Projects

? Synthesis
• Synthesize acoustic Instrument Emulations
• Synthesize Original Sounds
• Create Original Audio Loops
• Create Soundscape for a Videocast or Movie Credits

? Recording Engineering
• Record Large Ensemble
• Record Small Ensemble
• Record Small Ensemble Asynchronously
• Multitrack a duet with yourself
• Edit a recorded/produced song
• Master a CD or other Album

? Knowledge and Skill Acquisition
• Complete Acoustics Quiz
• Complete MIDI Quiz
• Complete Synthesis Quiz
• Complete Microphone Quiz
• Complete Audio Quiz
• Complete Digital Audio Quiz
• Complete Computer Quiz
• Complete Production Quiz
• Complete Ear Training Quiz
• Complete Operational Skills Quiz for GarageBand
• Complete Operational Skills Quiz for Reason
• Complete Operational Skills Quiz for Pro Tools
• Complete History / Listening Worksheet
• Complete Basic Theory Quiz
• Analyze Common Song Structures by Ear

? Critical Analysis
• Evaluate Technical Production Problems in Given Examples
• Evaluate Musical Problems in Given Examples
• Evaluate Peer Products for Aesthetic and Technical Quality

? Related Skills
• Set Up Sound Reinforcement
• Complete Notation Product
• Create Web Page with Audio
• Discuss what Music Producers Do