Contents -- DVD-ROM Downloads -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Why Sequencing Software? -- Why Mixcraft? -- Why GarageBand? -- Pedagogical Considerations -- Classroom Environments -- The One-Computer Classroom -- The School Computer Lab -- The Music Technology Lab -- To Loop or Not to Loop? -- Other Software Titles -- Obsolescence? -- Format of the Book and Lessons -- Chapter 2 Getting Started with Mixcraft: Skills Acquisition -- Opening a Song -- The Preferences Box -- Testing Playback -- Understanding Track Settings -- Navigating and Zooming -- Basic Editing and Understanding How Regions Work -- The Details Section -- Understanding Extra Icons, Menus, and Settings -- Starting a New Song in Mixcraft -- Saving and Exporting Your Song -- Chapter 3 Getting Started with GarageBand: Skills Acquisition -- Starting GarageBand -- The Preferences Box -- Playback -- Understanding Track Layout and Settings -- The Control Menu -- The Track Menu -- Navigating and Zooming -- Song Display -- Other Onscreen Icons -- Basic Editing -- Starting a New Song in GarageBand -- Saving and Exporting Your Song -- Chapter 4 Getting Started with Mixcraft -- Lesson 1: A Beginning, a Middle, and an End -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: AABA Rock -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 5 Getting Started with GarageBand -- Lesson 1: Loop-dee-Loop -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Alphabet Soup -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 6 Getting Started with MIDI in Mixcraft -- Lesson 1: Pachelbel's Loops -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required.

Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: That 1970s Thing -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 7 Getting Started with MIDI in GarageBand -- Lesson 1: Chord Bank Composition -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Mozart Minuet Composition -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 8 Recording Your Own Audio in Mixcraft -- Lesson 1: Alice's Adventures in Mixcraft -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: The Tongue Twister Tournament -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 9 Recording Your Own Audio in GarageBand -- Lesson 1: Beat Box Composition -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Scene from Shakespeare -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 10 Creating Podcasts in Mixcraft -- Lesson 1: What's Your Opinion? -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Let's Hear It for Local Music -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Copyright Note -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 11 Creating Podcasts in GarageBand -- Lesson 1: This Day in History -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: AM Radio Show -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure.

Extensions -- Chapter 12 Working with Video in Mixcraft -- Lesson 1: The Marathon of Fright -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: LEGO Spider-Man -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 13 Working with Video in GarageBand -- Lesson 1: Superman Sound Effects -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Atlas Collider Soundtrack -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 14 Multitrack Recording, Mixing, and Mastering in Mixcraft -- Lesson 1: You Think It's Easy? -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Susquehanna -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 15 Multitrack Recording, Mixing, and Mastering in GarageBand -- Lesson 1: Multitrack Drum Mix -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Train Song Mix -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 16 Putting It All Together: Two Final Projects for Mixcraft or GarageBand -- Lesson 1: The Raven Retold -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Lesson 2: Nine Inch Nails Remix -- National Standards -- Objectives -- Class Time Required -- Materials -- Preparations -- Procedure -- Extensions -- Chapter 17 Putting It All Together -- Getting the Music Off Your Computer -- Posting Audio Files to a Website.

Step 1: Registering for a Wikispaces Account -- Step 2: Creating Your Website -- Creating Your Own Podcast Channel -- Step 1: Creating a PodOmatic Account -- Step 2: Getting Your Podcasts on iTunes -- Posting Work to YouTube -- Distributing Student Work Commercially -- Copyright Issues and Fair Use -- Final Thoughts -- Appendix A: Existing Resources -- Appendix B: Setting Up Your Computers and Suggested Equipment You May Need -- Audio Interface and Microphones -- Microphones -- MIDI Keyboards -- Guitars -- Lab Control Systems and Speakers or Headphones -- Desktop Microphone Stands -- Drivers and Latency -- Troubleshooting -- Appendix C: Mixcraft Shortcuts -- Appendix D: GarageBand Shortcuts -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.