Composition 1 Report

Name:______

Date:______

In Aria Maestosa I set the tempo for:______. The time signature was:______. The length of my composition is ______measures long.

The two percussion instruments I chose were:

Instrument Name / Channel Number / Parameter (Number;
i.e. 36)
Imitates “stomp”:
Imitates “clap”:

The third non-percussion, pitched instrument I chose was:

Instrument Name / General MIDI Number

The MIDI file name I saved was:______

Do not Delete:

Instructions

View Dr. Ewell's video "Creating a MIDI file with Aria Maestoso." Create a MIDI file that has these components:

  • Create a rhythmic figure similar to the stomping and clapping in "We Will Rock You." This should be at the same tempo as the song. You should use appropriate General MIDI percussion (channel 10) instruments to imitate the rhythmic pattern. These two instruments should be set at a tempo of 112 beats per minute (bpm), 4/4 time signature. These rhythms will repeat in each of the measures.
  • Add another rhythmic figure that has a different pattern. This must be a pitched (different) General MIDI instrument that is NOT percussion. This is your third voice. This instrument must play in each measure, but you are free to create what you want.
  • Limit your composition to four measures.
  • Export the MIDI file with the name: LastnameFirstname_Comp1. (The program adds ".mid") For instance: EwellTerry_Comp1.mid. Do not include commas or spaces in file names. This is NOT the same as saving an ".aria" file. Go to File and scroll down the list to export a MIDI file.
  • Using the Composition 1 report supply information about your composition. Save the Word document with the name: LastnameFirstname_Comp1Report. (The program adds ".doc" or "docx") For instance: EwellTerry_Comp1Report.docx
  • Place both documents (MIDI and Word file) into your personal Dropbox folder.

Composition 1 Rubric

Comments on your assignment:
Criteria / Max mark / Your mark / Your
grade / F grade
GPA 0.0
(F) / D grade
GPA 1.0 - 1.49
(D) / C grade
GPA 1.5 - 2.49
(C) / B grade
GPA 2.5 - 3.49
(B) / A grade
GPA 3.5 -4.0
(A)
0% to 59% / 60% to 69% / 70% to 79% / 80% to 89% / 90% to 100%
“Stomp, stomp, clap, rest” rhythmic figure in the MIDI file. / 20 / Not accurate or not included / Not accurate, but with an indication of appropriate approach / Several errors / Good, but with minor errors / Accurately presented
Second rhythmic figure in the MIDI file. / 20 / Not accurate or not included / Not accurate, but indication of appropriate approach / Several errors / Good, but with minor errors / Accurately presented
Properly created and saved MIDI file in Aria Maestosa. / 20 / Not submitted or not produced / XXX / Submitted, but with problems / XXX / Completed accurately
Report / 40 / The report was not submitted or incorrectly completed. / The report has serious errors. / The report has errors but indicates some understanding of the materials. / The report contains minor errors. / The report was accurate.
Mislabeled file(s) -5 / -0
Total / 100 / F8
Percentage / 100% / F8
0 / F8
Grade for this assignment / F8