Garageband Ipad 12 Bar Blues

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12 bar blues piano

With GarageBand for iPad, Apple is sending a different message: Yes, GarageBand is a tool for making music, but anyone—from musicians to tin-eared newbies—can use it. No talent required.

  1. Nov 24, 2015 This project is from the iPad Projects in the Music Classroom ebook: A simple hands-on iPad project you can do with stu.
  2. GarageBand ’11, part of Apple’s iLife suite, is a versatile application.With it, you can create musical scores by stringing together audio loops, play and record virtual instruments, record.

OPEN THE FILE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR SCREENSHOTS OF WHAT THE PROJECT SHOULD LOOK LIKE

Set Up:

  1. Open GarageBand - Select “Songwriting”
  2. Title your project “12 Bar Blues”
  3. Delete Voice Master Track
  4. Delete Acoustic Guitar Master Track
  5. Drag back your drum beats so they last for 12 bars

Bass Line:

  1. Select the “Muted Bass” Instrument master track
  2. Open “Musical Typing”
  3. Go to “Control Menu” and check off “Count In” - this will give you four beats to get ready with.
  4. Record Roots of the 12 bar blues
    1. Do---|Do---|Do---|Do---|Fa---|Fa---|Do---|Do---|Sol---|Fa---|Do---|Do---||

Edit:

  1. Open Track Editor
  2. Quantize Note Timing - 1/4 Note
  3. Drag notes to correct pitch
  4. Drag notes so they start at the beginning of the bar
  5. Close track Editor
Ipad

Chords:

  1. Select the piano master track
  2. Copy and paste the muted bass track into the piano part
  3. Add a New Track - Software Instrument
  4. Drag the New Piano Master Track to the top of the list
  5. Open “Musical Typing”
  6. Record the following with four notes per bar:

GAGA | GAGA | GAGA | GAGA |

Blues

CDCD | CDCD | GAGA | GAGA |

DEDE | CDCD | GAGA | GAGA |

on the keyboard this would look like

GHGH | GHGH | GHGH | GHGH |

ASAS | ASAS | GHGH | GHGH |

SDSD | ASAS | GHGH | GHGH |

Bar

Edit:

Garageband Ipad 12 Bar Blues Version

1. Open Track Editor

  1. Quantize Note Timing - 1/4 Note
  2. Edit incorrect pitches
  3. Adjust Muted Bass so the volume is all the way up
Garageband ipad 12 bar blues bass

SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE

Submit:

12 Bar Blues Progression

  1. Open your email
  2. Your Email Title should be “12 Bar Blues” and your UA Day number ex:
    1. 12 Bar Blues UA1
  3. Attach your saved garageband project to the email
  4. send the email to me (lmurphy@falmouthschools.org) and to yourself!
  5. Make sure you can open the email!
  6. DONE

Garageband Ipad 12 Bar Blues Music

Step By Step Video on How to Complete This Project!

Garageband Ipad 12 Bar Blues Band

Make sure you start off with a song writing project!