Arranging/composition culminating e-portfolio

Culminating performance Task-30% of final mark

This assignment will include creating a portfolio of all your work and placed on
wikispaces. Pbworks, wordpress, or google blogger.

1-This will include your profile as the arranger/composer/artiste

2- Place a copy of your first arrangement. Just place the Master score usually in pdf form
and the MIDI file so that I could hear it.
3- A copy of your Graphic score that you arranged for the orchestras with a one page
write up of your interpretation.
4- Your Soundscape and reflection of the process
5- An original composition written for at least two instruments, performed by you. (Vocals
and piano or vocals and guitar are also acceptable.
6- Score and music of a film or dance (5 minutes in length) you will need to use finale,
garageband, cubase or any similar music software.
7. The final arrangement for the senior band, Orchestra or choir. If it is for the choir you
will have to have some people record it for you with the choir or individuals willing to sing
the parts. The orchestra and senior band arrangement can be done with the MIDI files
so that we may be able to follow the music while we listen.
8- An art piece of your choice that represents who you are. (e.g. music, pictures, dance
etc)
9-Give Mr. Carvallo your e-portfolio address

Soundscape Assignment
Students will break into small groups (3-4). Each group will agree on a specific
location’s soundscape to record and use as a backdrop for a more traditional piece of
music.

Each group most record a two to three minute segment of the agreed upon soundscape
and then compose a more traditional duet/trio or quartet that changes the way this
soundscape is listened to. Of course, the composition will also be effected by the
presence of the soundscape.

The compositions can be performed in two ways

1) live performance on instruments with soundscape played through stereo, or
2) both parts mixed together on garage band or similar music software and
played through stereo

Mr. Carvallo
The presentations will take place during your portfolio presentation
- if you require a portable recorder, arrangements must be made with me
- rehearsals and work must be done during class time and are available to be
booked after school

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Soundscape / Composition
Effective use of Uses sound in Uses sound in Uses sound in Uses sound in great
medium of sound limited capacity / moderate capacity / considerable capacity / Applies
(quality of recording, Applies knowledge Applies knowledge capacity / knowledge with high
variety of sources, use with limited with moderate Applies knowledge degree of
of software, etc) / effectiveness effectiveness with considerable effectiveness
Application of effectiveness
previous musical
knowledge
Creative thinking Uses creative Uses creative Uses creative Uses creative
skills (unconventional thinking skills with thinking skills with thinking skills with thinking skills with
use of recording limited moderate considerable high degree of
medium or effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
instrumentation,
experimentation, etc)
Communication of Communicates with Communicates with Communicates with Communicates with
ideas using musical limited moderate considerable high degree of
/ sonic language effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness

Scoring movie, dance

Find a movie clip of your choice and compose 5 minutes worth of music for that section. You may
use a dance clip or create your own movie scene.
I suggest using movie maker, or imovie in conjunction with your favourite music software such as
Finale.

Final arrangement/ or original composition

This is an individual assignment that will require some out of class work. Each student will
arrange an existing song (chords and melody) for one of the following RHSA ensembles; senior
band, junior band, orchestra, choir, etc.
This assignment is to practice arranging skills such as harmonization of a melody, voicing of
chords (closed four, drop two, drop three, smooth voice leading, etc.), choosing instrumentation
(when to use what instruments, various doubling), as well as use of form.

Mr. Carvallo
I will also be looking at your use of class time. This is a self directed assignment and as such I
expect everyone to find what they are working on and not to just sit around or leave the class
without explanation.

There will be five components to this assignment:

1) Lead sheet with melody and chords.

2) Written/diagramed plan of arrangement – this is a full song plan of instrumentation,

voicings, rhythms, melodic fragments, countermelodies, and other ideas.

3) Rough draft (after finishing score must be emailed to me)

4) Final Version (must be completed after comments/suggestions)

5) Written report/reflection about what revisions you made according to the process,
roadblocks, comments and what suggestions you didn’t adhere to. And why you didn’t.
E-Portolio Presentations

This is a Major Assignment. Due dates are as follows (week of). Numbers correspond to the
above components;
1) Thursday April 21
2) Friday May 6
3) Friday May 13
4) Friday May 20
5) Friday May 27

You will be marked on a written plan and your score. Note that the written plan mark will consist
of components 1 and 2 above and the score will be marked with consideration to components 3,
4 and 5.

Mr. Carvallo
Major Assignment rubrics:
Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Written Plan of Arrangement
Demonstration of Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
planning / limited planning moderate considerable exceptional
process and unreasonable planning and planning and planning and
expectations mostly reasonable ambitious but well
reasonable expectations thought-out
expectations expectations
Use of Uses musical Uses musical Uses musical Uses musical
appropriate language with language with language with language with
musical language limited moderate considerable high degree of
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Communication of Communicates Communicates Communicates Communicates
ideas with limited clarity with moderate with considerable with high degree
clarity clarity of clarity

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Score
Use of Uses musical Uses musical Uses musical Uses musical
appropriate language with language with language with language with
musical language limited moderate considerable high degree of
(notation, effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
concepts)
Application of Applies previous Applies previous Applies previous Applies previous
previous music knowledge with knowledge with knowledge with knowledge with
knowledge & limited moderate considerable high degree of
skills effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Application of Applies Applies Applies Applies
suggested suggestions with suggestions with suggestions with suggestions with
revisions limited moderate considerable high degree of
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Creative thinking Uses creative Uses creative Uses creative Uses creative
skills thinking skills with thinking skills with thinking skills with thinking skills with
limited moderate considerable high degree of
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness

I also need a reasonable outline of what you will be working on.

For example, when can I expect to receive the assignments? I
suggest that you put it on a calendar for me and for yourself.

Mr. Carvallo