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Songwriting

Students write their own lyrics and create their own music in Garageband for this project. They must have a song, complete with lyrics and original music.

Rubric Code: UBA589

By marialieberth

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Subject: Computers

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Ah, The Sweet Sounds of Poetry
	High Quality 4 pts	Decent 3 pts	Work in Progress 2 pts	Needs Improvment 1 pts
Melody Does your music sound like it all belongs together? Do the notes and tones flow?	High Quality The notes, tones and song keys are polished. Each track brings meaning to the overall song.	Decent The notes, tones, and keys flow. The types of tunes enhance the song.	Work in Progress The song has a basic flow, yet notes and tones clash occasionally.	Needs Improvment Notes and tones vary and even clash. The song has no flow.
Lyrics A set of words, phrases or sounds that make up a song	High Quality The lyrics are meaningful to the artists, flow with the melody and connect to the overall song.	Decent Lyrics are meaningful and connect to the music.	Work in Progress Lyrics are starting to flow with the melody.	Needs Improvment Lyrics clash with the melody and have little meaning to the writer.
Tempo and dynamics Tempo is how fast or slow the song moves and dynamics describe the way the song ebbs and flows in relation to volume etc.	High Quality The tempo, rhythm and dynamics complete the overall song and experience. Smooth transitions and the use of volume is present.	Decent Tempo and rhythm are consistent. The dynamics flow, but could be used more fluently.	Work in Progress Tempo and rhythm are coming together. There is more than one tempo that doesn't distracts the song. Two dynamics are present, but there are choppy transitions.	Needs Improvment The song is choppy with a unnatural mix of tempo. It has no change in dynamics.
Loops A loop is a sample that is repeated. An example is a drum beat.	High Quality A complex flow of loops are used creating subtle changes, accents and highlights in the song.	Decent 3-4 loops are starting to add more character to the song.	Work in Progress Two loops are used, but song is rough.	Needs Improvment Song has only one basic loop.
Audience Response How the audience of your peers react to your song.	High Quality You have a hit on your hands. Students laugh out loud, hoot, shoot, dance and give enormous praise to your song. They may even seek copies of your masterpiece.	Decent The overall group interact with the song with body movement, laughter, talk or dance. Many comments follow the playing of the song.	Work in Progress Some peers may tap their foot, smile occasionally and nod the the rhythm. They make a few comments, but not many.	Needs Improvment Song has little or no impact on your peers. They sit and listen quietly, but have little to say about it.

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songwriting, english, Garageband, music, lyrics

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