Audio Assignments

Greatest Hits Storytelling

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  • Submitted by: Brittany Scites

Many artists sing songs about similar things or that each tell similar stories. Find an artist like this and choose five of their songs that you can make into one story. Using Audacity or another audio edting software, edit five or more songs by one artist into a new story! Use at least 5 songs and make the new song at least 5 minutes long. I recommend not uploading it to SoundCloud as it will likely be taken down due to copyright infringement, but you can still put it up on your blog and Twitter. Have fun with it!

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Reverse Audio Quiz

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  • So far 63 people have completed this assignment.
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  • Submitted by: Jasmine

Hey guys this assignment is pretty simple, if you can figure out the answer. Find an audio file and reverse the music. Once you have reversed the music place the file in a blog post and give three hints as to what it is. See who can figure it out first!

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Recite an Original Poem

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  • So far 15 people have completed this assignment.
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  • Submitted by: dradoye

Write a poem, but not just any poem.  Your poem must set the scene for your blog theme.  It should match the colors, layout, and overall theme of your posts.  The poem contents/meaning, structure, and length (at least 10 lines) are up to you.

This poem should be recited using a recording software (or straight to soundcloud) without any extra audio.  You need a steril environment.  This is your blog so we should only hear your voice!!

Embed the audio into a blog post and tag it appropriatly.  Remember, we will all see the theme of your blog in the post!  Don’t forget Design week; use the shapes and layout as inspiration.  Read through this to learn more about what the colors on your blog can tell someone.

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Remix a Song with some Speech

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  • Submitted by: Stefanie

Take a song and some speech and remix both. Make it meaningful and give it a message. For example this is often used to cite politicians and underline the importance of a statement. (For me coming from Berlin these could be JFK’s words “Ich bin ein Berliner!” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pjn5E6yOKo)

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Cheesy Radio Ad For Your School

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  • Submitted by: JoDan

Ever watch those crazy corny ad’s for colleges on Tv? Or hear them on the radio? You think “Wow that was so cheesy, I could’a done that!” Well, let’s see if you can. Try and make a purposely cheesy and/or ridiculous Ad for you school.

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Whats the story Morning Glory?

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  • Submitted by: JoDan

Whats your morning sound like? Tell a narative of a regualr (or abnormal) morning using the movements and sounds from getting off the bed, to starting the day.  This has to be all your own recording so no sound effects from outside sources. And try to keep the dialouge  minimum to none at all.

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Voice Over A Beat

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  • Submitted by: Stefanie

Produce a beat with any (online) beat generator. (For example you can do it with Soundation: http://soundation.com/studio by using their beat libraries.) Then record your voice over the beat. Make it sound cool or funny or …

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Etude de la Musique

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  • Submitted by: Rochelle Lockridge (@Rockylou22)

Music is a powerful force that can change the mood and even the meaning of the visual media you are working with.  In this assignment you are to take a video and include at least 3 pieces of music to the sound track to illustrate how they each can bring about a different mood to the viewer. You can find a blog post example of this assignment at: http://wp.me/p3zfrO-vr

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Being a Music Producer

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  • Submitted by: StefanieJ

Record two parts with any instrument. Make it interesting rather then perfect. Record the first part. then use your headphones to listen to this part and while listening employ your microphone to break in the second part. Think also of using your voice or tapping with your hands on the table or …

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Decode Your Language

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  • Submitted by: @seanplacchetti

Make a recording about your idols in the aesthetic of Saul Williams, Jessica Care Moore, and muMs da Schemer. Its more about form than content. Saul Williams does this great stream of names at the end of this live performance of DNA/Coded Language. His cadence and rhythm transmit his respect for these names with intensity and thoughtfulness. If you want to extend your performance,  that’s great, this assignment’s about speaking your mind. And yeah, the example is a video, but the assignment is audio, this should make it easier for you to do multiple takes in order to get it right. Aim for a solid minute and lay your spoken word over a beat -> a quick search online will yeild many CC beats that you can use. 

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