Fourth Year – Independent Music Creation

🎯 Goals

  • Plan, design, and produce complex projects
  • Build personal expression through music
  • Develop a basic music portfolio

🎧 Term 1: Remix & Mashups

  • Import and remix school-safe song stems
  • Tempo matching and key shifting
  • Apply filters and transitions

🎹 Term 2: Scoring for Media

  • Compose background music for a short video, advertisement, or game
  • Sync music with visuals using basic video import
  • Use mood and texture to support storytelling

🎛 Term 3: Advanced Sound Design

  • Create original sounds using Alchemy or Sculpture
  • Layer sounds for impact
  • Use filters, LFOs, and modulation

✨ Term 4: Capstone Project

  • Plan and create a 2–3 minute music piece
  • Genre and style of the student’s choice
  • Prepare a presentation showing audio, screenshots, and creative process
🎵 Project: Capstone Portfolio & Presentation – a student-produced song with an explanation of their creative journey