Goals

__**GOALS PAGE**__ //(Date started-Date concluded)//

categorize, complete, deduce, demonstrate, determine, diagram, distinguish, elaborate, examine, explain, generate, interpret, justify, measure, organize, quantify, qualify redesign, relate, revise, simplify, synthesize, type

One goal: //Choose youtube videos of autotuned songs.// Task for goal One: //Visit the researched videos of "auto-tune the news" on youtube, and select three that are: a. funny b. interesting c. good examples of auto-tuning d. very obviously altered.//

Second goal: //Download Iphone autotune Tpain application.// Task for goal Two: //Purchase the application for iPhone "T-pain" and practice using and uploading the software to my computer.//

Third goal: //Locate volunteers to auto-tune// Task for goal Three: //Facebook message or text Kellie Hogg, Ben Kutner-Duff and Ray Chapetta about volunteering to be a subject of Auto-tune.//

Fourth goal: //Find existing examples of non auto-tuned and autotuned songs//. Task for goal Four: //Visit iTunes store and buy two T-pain songs, two electronica/pop songs and two country songs.//

Fifth goal: //Begin recording music// Task for goal Five: //Set up recording equiptment in spare bedroom, locate mics.//

Monday- Tuesday, 10-11th, 2010 1. Put final touches on Auto-tune project 2. Record final harmonies on "Tik Tok"

Friday-Monday 6th-10th, 2010 1. Finalize embedded videos for powerpoint 2. Finish speech notes on slides 20-26

Thursday-Friday 5th-6th, 2010 1. Finish recording verses for "Tik Tok" 2. Email Mr. Gottesman

Wednesday-Thursday 4th-5th, 1. Follow-up Email with Mr. Gottesman 2. Print mentor emails

Tuesday-Wednesday 3rd-4th, 2010 1. Print notes from slides 1-22, start memorizing. 2. Find outfit for presentation

Monday-Tuesday 2nd-3rd, 2010 1. Categorize animoto under presentation 2. Find shoes for presentation

Friday-Monday 29th-2nd, 2010 1. Finish animoto 2. Meet with Evan talk about software updates

Thursday-Friday 28th-29th, 2010 1. Chose music for animoto 2. Borrow Line-in guitar microphone to record song

Wednesday-Thursday 27th-28th, 2010 1. Take notes on meeting with producers 2. integrate comments for "pro-auto tune" defense

Tuesday-Wednesday 26th-27th, 2010 1. Find ten pictures and site them for presentation 2. Finish slide memorization for numbers 10-15

Monday-Tuesday 25th-26th, 2010 1. Time videos and organize them 2. Practice powerpoint slides

Friday-Monday 22nd-25th, 2010 1. redesign vocal characteristics for track one 2. measure amount of time it will take for song to be recorded

Thursday-Friday 21st-22nd, 2010 1. Practice "tik tok" 2. Bring Kellie in for recording session

Wednesday-Thursday 20th-21st, 2010 1. Diagram the order of tracks for project 2. Interpret and experiment with auto-tuning other original song

Tuesday-Wednesday 19th-20th, 2010 1. Arrange guitars for "Tik Tok" 2. Deduce which arrangement to use

Monday-Tuesday 18th-19th, 2010 1. Memorize slide two 2. Tlakt o Evan about using his microphones

Friday-Monday 15th-18th, 2010 1. Memorize slide one 2. Try to fix microphones

Thursday-Friday 14th-15th, 2010 1. Send song to Evan Magoni. 2. Practice song that will be auto-tuned.

Wednesday-Thursday 13th-14th, 2010 1. Upload examples of T-Pain autotune to email. 2. Practice using T-Pain autotune.

Tuesday-Wednesday 12th-13th, 2010 1. Text "Giant Steps" about recording. 2. Text Evan Magoni about borrowing a mic.

Monday-Tuesday, 11th-12th, 2010 1. Rant about papers 2. Find photos for powerpoint.

Friday-Monday, 9-11th, 2010 1. Begin recording music 2. Begin Powerpoint

Thursday-Friday 8th-9th,2010 1. Respond to message from Evan Magoni 2. Talk to Mrs. Femovitch about community service.

Wednesday-Thursday 7-8th, 2010 1. look for existing examples of non auto-tuned and autotuned songs 2. watch auto-tune the news

Tuesday 6th-Wednesday 7th, 2010 1. Email Mr. Gottesman 2. Contact Evan Magoni

Wednesday 1st- Tuesday 6th, 2010 1. brainstorm volunteers to auto-tune 2. download Iphone autotune Tpain application

Tuesday- Wednesday 30th-31st, 2010 1. Brainstorm songs to auto-tune 2. review youtube videos of autotuned songs

Monday-Tuesday 29th-30th, 2010 1. Make final formats 2. Differentiate consulted and cited

Friday-Monday 26th-29th, 2010 1. Make final revisions 2. Have parents read over final copy

Thursday- Friday 25th-26th, 2010 1. Email mr. Gottesman 2. Give paper to Mrs. Sinkler

Wednesday-Thursday 24-25th, 2010 1. Make edits done by parents. 2. Change first person to third person.

Tuesday-Wednesday 23-24th, 2010 1. Outline new paragraph about Music in general. 2. Make cuts and elaborate on how to use auto-tune

Monday-Tuesday 22-23, 2010 1. Email Mr. Gottesman about Paper revisions. 2. Rethink topic sentences

Friday-Monday, 19-22, 2010 1. Reorganize works cited 2. Reorganize works consulted.

Thursday- Friday 18-19, 2010 1. Make changes from Molly Tustin's review. 2. Make changes from Brad Stotesbury's review.

Wednesday-Thursday 17-18, 2010 1. Reorganize paper 2. Finish intro paragraphs (background) of paper

Tuesday-Wednesday 16-17, 2010 1. Generate topic sentences for closing sentence 2. Finish concluding paragraph for paper

Monday- Tuesday, 15h-16th, 2010 1. Elaborate on "degredation" of music 2. Relate lyrics to use of Auto-tune (find correlation).

Sunday-Monday 14-15, 2010 1. Complete intro paragraph for paper. 2. Revise Thesis statement

Monday-Tuesday, 6-7, 2010 Process Reflection: While I have been conducting my research: A. I acknowledge that I have one habit that has helped me be successful and one habit that I should change to be more successful: a. Missing school and not keeping up with the work b. Finding lots of credible sources. B. I have learned two skills or methods which have enabled me to support my claim/conclusion: a. Personal experience in the music industry b. Researching the amount of artists that use Auto-tune C. I understand that in order to be more successful with my progress in this course I have to… a. Understand the inner workings and intent of Auto-tune b. The level of musical experience most artists have.

Monday-Friday, 5-6, 2010 1. Relate notes to outline (cite) 2. Categorize notes by paragraph topic.

Thursday-Friday, 4-5, 2010 1. Begin brainstorming and typing opening sentences 2. Compile iTunes playlist of personal recordings done in professional studios v. home recordings.

Wednesday-Thursday, 3-4, 2010 1. Complete list of auto-tune examples. 2. Research recording studios in the Philadelphia area.

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 2-3, 2010 1. Type all notes and put together on one word document. 2. Revise initial proposal project idea.

Monday-Tuesday, March 1-2, 2010 1. Brainstorm ways to demonstrate Auto-tuning procedures. 2. Organize all sources and compile notes.

Friday-Monday, February 26th - March 1st, 2010 1. Elaborate on thesis. 2. Categorize examples of auto-tune videos.

Thursday-Friday, February 25-26, 2010 1. Complete finding examples of Auto-tune. http://www.hometracked.com/2008/02/05/auto-tune-abuse-in-pop-music-10-examples/ 2. Find list of best selling artists worldwide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists

Wednesday-Thursday, February 24-25, 2010 1. Interpret "Introducing Auto-Tune Evo" by taking notes. 2. Find at least three audio file examples of auto-tune. http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-autotune-your-vocals-like-t-pain-cher-or-daft-punk/

Tuesday-Wednesday, February 23-24, 2010 1. Determine a short outline of auto-tuning and how to analyze it technologically. 2. Complete a list of chart topping artists in 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-selling_albums_by_year_in_the_United_States
 * 1 in notebook, 2 on wiki

Friday-Monday, February 19-22, 2010 1. Revise thesis statement 2. Begin a list of videos on YouTube that have examples of autotune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYzv-AVi78E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuYDSa4BRaw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZT07qVXgRo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AZ9O65nzHc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITT6bYYGVfM&feature=related Thursday-Friday, February 18-19, 2010 1. Simplify and generate notes on "Sculpture and Art in Ancient Greece" 2. Complete notes on "Greek Gods and Religious Practices"
 * In notebook

Wednesday-Thursday, February 17-18, 2010 1. Interpret and generate notes on "Auto-Tune: Why Pop Music Sounds Perfect". 2. Read and generate notes on "Death Cab For Cute Raise Awareness About Auto-Tune Abuse". *In notebook