On Monday we talked about our final project – thank goodness. I was starting to get nervous. I don’t feel comfortable doing this project, nor am I equipped with the proper technology, but I’m going to do my absolute best.

We can use a MIDI file if we want. If there’s a tune we know we want to use, we can search it and drag it into GarageBand. From there, we can edit it to fit any style or sound we want it. There are so many things you can adjust to make it sound exactly how you want it…even changing individual notes or lengths of notes. It’s truly amazing. You can start with a drum beat if you want to start from scratch. I’ll probably do it this way and build it as I please.

The thing we want to think about when doing this project is how history has played into this music we’re making. Does it have a historical background? Where did the instruments originate? What type of beat does it use and in what kind of music is that beat typically found? How did it make its way into your ears?

I’m going to get started on this project as soon as I can, but right now I’m trying to recover from all the food I ate yesterday. 🙂

-Jessi Russell