In contemporary dance, we often have technological challenges with music. As dancers, not only do we need to cut music for performances and competitions in order to make it fit the parameters of our dance - we often need music that fits to our choreography as we don't always just create dances that fit with the music. We are also fairly concerned with using unique music that facilitates emotion without the use of words. This requires the ability to use technology to cut music and create music tracks. This is a problem that I and many other dancers face on a regular basis. At BYU, we take our music to Troy for his expertise. When I was in high school, I had to use a terrible program on a PC that literally took me hours to use. With our lives as busy as they already are, we need something more time effective. Luckily, Garageband is the solution to my problem. It has the ability to cut and create music tracks. The only downside is that it is only for Macs (which I don't have).
So, for my project, I decided to teach myself how to use Garageband by working on campus computers and going through the tutorials online. I created a rubric for my future students to follow and did the project myself to create an original piece of music as evidence of my work.
Through this project, I luckily learned how easy it is to 1. teach yourself a new program with tools from the web 2. cut and create music quickly with the ability to add loops, change tempo, etc. in order to create realistic pieces of musical art.
Thanks for a great semester!
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