上周二,威雅公学小学部5年级的学生们参加了音乐作曲体验课。作为一项资格认证,音乐制作和技术课程是英国近年来成长最迅速的课程之一,它将音乐制作和作曲技能与声音物理学结合起来,目的是让学生理解如何进行音乐录制,同时发展学生对音频技术更深入的知识。在威雅公学,我们对所有中学生开放音乐制作1级至8级的课程。
学生们学习了如何使用随身录音室(数码音乐创作软件)来制作音乐。学生们被问及了喜欢或了解哪种类型的音乐,经过一番讨论后,他们最终决定录制嘻哈音乐。然后我们选择了一个节拍和合成线来构建我们的音轨,接下来就是最有趣的环节了!我们使用了两支专业麦克风在课堂上进行“采样”。“采样”是将一个小小的声音片段录制下来,作为一个循环或一个独立的声音在作品中使用。每个人都参与了第一次录音,在录音中他们任意唱出音符,合成了一段吵闹的和弦。我们把它剪切成简短有力的节奏,然后再将学生的许多声音加在一起。之后我们讨论了音乐结构以及音轨的开头应该使用什么音乐。最后,我们添加了混响和延迟等效果,进行了总体调整,使所有的混音互相平衡。
学生们都非常享受这节音乐制作课程,很多人想要获得更深入的学习。下面是相制作完成的音轨图。如果有在校生对威雅公学的音乐制作课程感兴趣,家长可以发送电子邮件至music@waiscz.com为孩子报名。
Grade 5 pupils took part in a Music Production taster session on Tuesday. As a qualification, music production and technology is one of the biggest growing courses in the UK which combines music making and composition skills with the physics of sound, understanding how to record alongside developing a deeper knowledge of audio technology. At WAIS we offer this qualification as a graded 1 to 8 course which is available to secondary aged pupils.
Grade 5 pupils learnt how we use Garageband to make music. Pupils were asked what sort of genre they liked or knew of and after some healthy discussion decided to make a Hip Hop track. We then chose a beat and synth line to build our track from, then came the fun part. Two professional microphones were then used to ‘sample’ the class. ‘Sampling’ is when you record a small sound to use in a recording either as a loop or a stand-alone sound. Everyone was involved in the first recording where they all sang any note to make a noisy chord. We chopped this into short rhythmic bursts. Adding lots of the pupil’s sounds together, we then discussed structure and what sounds should start the track. We then added effects like reverb and delay and also got the levels right so everything balanced in the mix.
Overall the pupils really enjoyed themselves and many were eager to learn more. Please see the finished Garage band structure screen grab below. If any pupils are interested in Music Production lessons in the school then parents can show your interests by emailing music@waiscz.com.