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Garageband 8 Bar Composition

Record a composition using Midi keyboards in the GarageBand application. Make an 8 bar Chord Progression and melody starting and ending on the SAME Chord. Select a loop from Drum Kits to accompany the chord progression.

Rubric Code: LAAX25

By ckendzia

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Subject: Music

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Music Composition
	Beginning 1 pts	Developing 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Exemplary 4 pts
Melody	Beginning The student is unable to create a complete 8 bar melody for the compositional piece using the piano.	Developing The student is able to create 3 bars worth of melody using the piano and does not end on tonic.	Proficient The student is able to create all 8 bars of melody using the piano but does not end on the tonic.	Exemplary The student is able to create all 8 bars of melody using the piano but and ends on the tonic.
Chord Progression	Beginning The composition has no clear chord progression and is missing notes from the chord (I-IV-V-I).	Developing The composition has some chords but has no clear chord progression (I-IV-V-I).	Proficient The composition has a clear chord progression (I-IV-V-I) but lacks a clear transition from one chord to the next.	Exemplary All sections: introduction, middle, and ending are recognizable and evident.
Form	Beginning The composition is incomplete. The structure of the song is unclear. There is no introduction, middle section, or ending.	Developing The composition is halfway done. There are missing parts such as the intro, the middle section, or the ending section.	Proficient The composition is almost done. Some sections are recognizable but some sections are missing.	Exemplary All sections: introduction, middle, and ending are recognizable and evident.
Drum Kit Loop	Beginning The Drum Kit does not fit with the 8 bar chord progression.	Developing The Drum Kit fits into the 8 bars but it could be balanced better with the piano.	Proficient The Drum Kit has been correctly matched to the piano and is reasonably well balanced with the piano.	Exemplary The Drum Kit accompanies the chord progression extremely well. The rhythms work together perfectly!
Musical Style	Beginning The musical style is unclear and the loops do not fit together in the same style. There are no loops or too many loops.	Developing The musical style is evident, but the composition is unbalanced and unable to hear the layers clearly.	Proficient The musical style is clear, and the loops have mostly been well chosen to create a balanced composition.	Exemplary The musical style is impressive. The sounds are extremely pleasing to the ear, all aspects of the composition meld together beautifully.