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Singing the Blues with Garageband

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Music composition can be easy with a little software assistance. The class uses Garageband to listen to, write, sing, and record a blues song. They listen to the song provided through the software, write their own lyrics to the song, then sing and record their updated version. A homework handout is included.

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composing music, the blues, writing lyrics, arranging music, garageband software, singing, singing the blues, english language arts
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5th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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