Arrangement

Stage 1 Music

What You Will need to

Use

Assignment 1
Arrangement
Your task is to produce a recorded
arrangement of a rap song, with original
lyrics. You are to record your lyrics over

Fastrack

Garageband

Condensor

Mic Leads

Pro

Arrangement Requirements
1 Track of recorded vocals (using
the condenser Mic)

1 Backing Track

Mic
What To Hand Up For

1 Recorded track of a real

Item

instrument, for real-life artistic

input, ie. from a guitarist,
drummer, vocalist, choir.
1 Written or Audio-Visual
Explanation of arrangement and
parts involved. Explain the story
behind the lyrics and why you
chose to write them. This may be
presented in the form of a video
recorded interview.

Garageband
File
Explanation
(Audio-Visual
or Written)

Due Date:

Tick

Example Layout for a Written Explanation

Heading:
Lyrics
The message behind the lyrics was...
The meaning of this...
[Is it a personal story?... Who is it directed at?... Who is your target audience?... Who or what was your
inspiration? ...]
Who did you seek for input to make it better? What was their input? How did this improve the lyrics?
How did the track influence the lyrics?
Backing track
Where is it from?
Whats the story behind it?
What do you like about it?
What are some crucial parts in the track that work well with you?

External Instrument
What was your idea to add an instrument in?
Who/what/how did you use them/it?
Did they give you what you wanted in terms of sound?
Talk about the recording process..

Example Audio/Visual Explanation:

[Use similar questions that are listed above and have someone interview you, or alternatively you could
interview yourself, and edit it together. The video may go for a minimum of 5 minutes, and you may want to
include parts of the song to explain your point about it.]