Music Theory: Garage Band Fabio Spinella
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Fabio Spinella brings both educational and professional backgrounds in music to Educator's Garage Band course. Fabio received his B.A. in Music Education from the University of Southern California and his Master's in Conducting from Southern Oregon University. He has been editing music professionally for 10+ years as well as teaching courses at a variety of universities. In this introductory course to Garage Band, Fabio gets the user setup and editing music in no time. Topics include Managing the Workspace, Loops, Effects, and Exporting Songs.

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Course Details


The Workspace			10:39
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:04
	Starting the Software		0:16
		New Templates	0:35
		Learn to Play	1:00
		Magic GarageBand	1:16
	Opening a Template or Existing File		1:39
	Using Tracks		2:08
		Selecting Tracks	3:26
		Ways to Mute	3:49
		Solo a Track	4:44
		Volume of Entire Track	6:09
		Clipping	7:39
		Left & Right Channel	8:24
		Review	10:00
Timeline			16:21
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Timeline Grid Button		0:26
	Playhead		0:42
	Beat roller		2:06
	Zoom Slider		3:49
	Playhead Lock Button		4:46
		Lock/ Unlock	5:23
		ExampleL Unlock & Lock	5:40
		Track Editor	6:30
	Playback Controls		6:58
		Rewind & Forward Button	7:04
		Play Button	7:12
		Record Button	7:21
		Cycle Button	7:32
	Time Display or LCD		9:03
		Key of Song	9:14
		Transposing	9:46
		Tempo	9:57
		Time Display	10:44
	Master Volume & Levels		11:33
		Playhead	12:40
The Workspace			8:31
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:05
	Creating New File		0:21
	Saving		0:47
	Naming Songs		1:03
	Choosing: Tempo, Time Signature & Key Signature		1:16
		Tempo	1:22
		Time Signature	1:52
		Key Signature	2:23
	Playing Sounds on On-Screen Keyboard		2:48
	Change Instrumentals		3:23
		Examples	4:23
Working With Loops			12:45
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
		Different Ways to Record Songs	0:25
	Loops		0:59
		How It Can Be Helpful	1:23
	Navigate Loops Browser		1:42
		Musical Button View	2:00
		Column View	3:44
		Search By Scale	5:13
		Search By Keyboard	6:40
	Preview / Find Loops		7:28
		Listen to Loops	10:08
	Save Favorite		10:48
Real Loops & Software Loops			9:53
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:05
	Making Tracks / Difference Between Real & Software Instruments		0:16
		Blue Tracks	1:06
		Green Tracks	1:23
	Software Instruments		2:03
	Real Instruments		2:25
		Record Software Instrument in Real Instrument	5:19
		Helpful for Editing	5:55
	Loops		6:13
		Garage Makes It Simple to Write a Song w/ Loops	8:53
Adding Loops to Your Song			18:55
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:03
	Open Loop Template		0:22
	Adding Loops from Browser & Sampling Loops While Playing the Song		1:09
		Shorten/ Lengthen Track	2:38
		Example: Add Base	3:45
		Example: Add Synths	5:12
		Example: Add Percussion	6:37
		Example: Add Guitar	7:41
	Adjusting Track Volume		8:38
	Use Fills		11:13
		Consolidating Tracks	12:32
		Fill - To Introduce New Section	13:49
		Example/ Explanation: Consolidating Tracks	13:59
	Copy & Paste to Duplicate Regions		16:31
		Review	17:42
Completing the Song			12:53
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Adjusting the Volume In A Specific Part of Track		3:19
		Changing Starting 2nd Repetition	4:19
		Example: Decrease Volume Fast	4:43
	Shortening A Region		6:40
		Shorten to Fit in Parameter of Song	7:27
	End of Song Triangle/ Marker		8:04
		Bars From End	8:40
	Use Option-Drap to Duplicate Regions		10:21
		Editing Regions	11:07
		Review	11:46
Transposing Loops			14:11
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
		Using Loops	0:23
	Learn a I IV V Chord Progression		1:10
		Chord It's Based Off Of	1:50
	Transpose Regions to Reflect Chord Changes		3:18
		Example: Alter 3rd Region to be 4-Chord	6:54
		Pitch / Transpose Feather of Editing	7:11
	Get An Idea of What Can Be Transposed		4:08
		Example	10:10
	How Far A Loop Should Be Transposed		10:42
		Example	11:14
		Review	13:49
Effects			15:36
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:06
	Effects as They Apply to Instruments		0:32
		Loop Browser	1:13
	Navigate Effects Panel		2:50
		Can't Alter Previous Recorded Effects	4:24
	Navigate Preset Effects		5:16
	Adjusting Effects on Tracks		5:18
		Software Loop	6:38
	Change Instruments on Software Loops		8:00
		Same Melodic Track As Original	9:10
		Use of Effects After Changing Instrument	11:22
		Review	15:04
Mixing & Exporting Your Song			28:10
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Suggestions On Mixing		0:30
		Mixing is About Taking Away	1:02
		Rest Your Ears	1:28
		Don't Mix Too Loud	1:41
		Example: Things That Didn't Work	3:33
		Adjusting Volume In Relation to Tracks	5:19
		Fill	8:48
	Master Track		15:28
		Ways To Get It	15:40
	Fade Out		17:27
		Where To Find It	17:47
		Example: 32 Bar Song Using Fade Out	18:13
		Speed Up The Song	18:46
	Export Song to Disk or iTunes		24:27
		To Disk	24:42
		To CD	26:11
		To iTunes	27:03