SECOND YEAR STUDENTS - DIGITAL RECORDING

We are going to further our learning about digital music by integrating live performances in to our work. This will be a collaborative, continuing project but there will be some hard learning associated with it (for all of us).

 I’d like you to work in a single group together. 

 Here’s the process we’ll be undertaking:

This week

• brainstorming in groups what instruments group members can play for the performance
• researching on the internet how to properly position microphones for those instruments
• write up a point-form summary of the best practices for mic’ing your chosen instruments, email it to Lauren.simmons@tdsb.on.ca and be prepared to share your findings with the class by Monday, Oct 21

Next week and beyond

•  sharing what we found about best practices for mic techniques
•  experimenting with mic positioning and preliminary recording
• deciding what types of songs we want to record for the final product
• booking practice sessions and recording sessions so that all groups have time to get to use the equipment
• recording, editing, sequencing to produce the final CD
• reflection on the process

This will take us a few weeks, and we’ll be doing other work around it. You will be evaluated on the success of your group to work collaboratively and use the technologies available to produce a recorded product.