My personal project

My personal projectDaniel Herten Y11 2014Topic: Beatboxing and Acapella

Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression

Goal: To create a musical composition using Acapella and Beatboxing to express my on-going journey towards my passion of music and choice of personal project

What are the fundamentals of Beatboxing?

What are the fundamentals of Acapella/Singing?

What strategies can I use to learn these skills?

How do I use Garageband?

How can I transition between music styles?

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How long does it take to learn something?

What products have already been created?

What can I do to effectively practice both acapella and beatboxing?

CAARDSS

Creation criteria

Creation criteria

Creation criteria

Creation criteria

The planSeptember 13th - Finish Planning Phase

September 14th-16th - Create and prepare for personal project presentation

September 20th - October 5th -Practice techniques for product, learn iMovie and Garageband

October 6th - 27th - Complete filming the product

October 28th - November 3rd - Complete editing and final polishingTime management

Its practice time

ATL skills

Thank youFormFinal product must contain at least one of each origin of music: Gaming, Acapella and NormalIn order to truly communicate my story (my goal), I must respect and resemble my inspiration with at least one of each type of music that influenced me

Video should be at least 3 minutes longAn average song is around 3 minutes long, in order to assess the success of my product it is important to ensure it is substantial and whole

Video should contain minimal to no sound enhancers (Auto tune, etc)The whole point of this project is to learn how to perform the singing and beatboxing techniques properly, using the computer to enhance dramatically shows an successful attempts at these techniques

Product should be well edited and look professionalThis specification allows my to asses the level of quality my product has by analyzing how completed and well thought out it is

FunctionVideo must express my journey towards the final product/ to PP (Goal)In order to complete my personal project properly, I must fulfill my goal of to express my musical story

Product should be accessible onlineConsidering most of my inspiration was found online, I only think it is fair to provide back and share my story it is also important to get assessed by complete strangers

User/AudienceProduct must be appropriate for a school environmentBecause of the nature of the personal project, the product must be school friendly. This means no vulgar musical material of any kind

Users should understand the story of the product with minimal explanationTo assess how well I expressed my story, someone who knows a few simple things should be able to understand it

CostShould not require any money costsThe project success comes from within myself, hopefully that is all that is needed

Must not take longer than from the 10th Sep to the 3rd NovObviously, I need to complete my product in the time frame given in order to make the deadline