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Music Technology Certificate Program Music Technology Certificate Program Demonstration of skills learned in using AVID Pro Tools music production software and hardware. Rubric Code: G56C3B By BeverlyMoon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Project Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Pro Tools 9 Evaluation of skills to obtain Pro Tools Certificate Music Operation
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Assigning Instruments Show and demonstrate skills in selecting instruments of project	Poor Student does not understand basic techniques of assigning instruments for recording.	Fair Student shows some basic techniques of assigning instruments but, needs to demonstrate more creativity.	Good Student shows aggressive techniques in demonstrating uses of instruments and creativity.	Excellent Student fully understands the concept and creativity when employing musical instruments in the recording project.
Pro Tools Template Show and demonstrate skills learn in using software application	Poor Student demonstrates lack of understanding in building a basic recording template for the software taught in the courses.	Fair Student demonstrates a fair knowledge of how to build a basic template for recording in the software taught in the courses.	Good Student demonstrates knowledge of how to build a template for recording in the software taught but could be more creative in the arrangement.	Excellent Student understands how to a basic the basic template and the arrangement of instrument tracks and auxiliary tacks.
MIDI Tracks Show and demonstrate skills in using virtual instruments	Poor Student does not demonstrates knowledge of the General MIDI channels and instruments assignment.	Fair Student demonstrates some knowledge of General MIDI and some of the instruments associated with specific channel.	Good Student demonstrates knowledge instruments needed for project but, not clear of General MIDI Map locations.	Excellent Student is familiar with all the General MIDI Channels available for recording projects.
Employing Loops Usage of pre-recorded materials for project. Sequences	Poor Student unclear of what loops are available for recording in the software available in the course.	Fair Student has understanding of what loops are available but, does not demonstrate musicianship when applying instruments for various textures.	Good Student is clear of what textures are needed by anticipated genre but, not clear of how to employ in the arrangement of sequenced score.	Excellent Student confident in what loops are available in the General MIDI Map and demonstrates musicianship in usage of the loop recordings.
Automation Assigning volume levels for sections of recorded material	Poor No dynamics, no use of articulation, most phrases are performed incorrectly	Fair Some dynamics are observed, some articulation is performed, some phrases are complete and musically accurate.	Good Most of the dynamics are followed and most articulation signs are observed, most phrases are performed correctly.	Excellent Student performs the project piece with appropriate dynamics, phrases and articulation
Track Effects Demonstrate how to use effects during recording pre/post	Poor Student shows weakness in demonstrating usage of applying effects in pre/post recording project.	Fair Student shows some knowledge of how to use effects in pre/post recording project but, could be more creative.	Good Student shows experience in applying effects to recording, however technique and selection of effects could enhance over all production.	Excellent Student shows mature and creative experience applying effects to the pre/post recording.
Mixing Demonstrate and show mixing technique learn during courses.	Poor Student does not demonstrate understanding of textures, dynamics,and contrast of the recorded project	Fair Student show some understanding of texture,dynamics and contract but, project lacks warmth and fullness.	Good Student shows understanding of textures, dynamics and contract but, levels deserved more attention for fullness and definition.	Excellent Student understands fully the usages of texture, dynamic level of tracks and has given a lot of attention to warmth, fullness and definition of sound timbre presentation
Saving and Finalization Show technique in bouncing track for publication. ( to Disc )	Poor Some knowledge of what needs to be edited and normalize needs more skill and training. Not clear on functionality of the computer	Fair Good demonstration of technique in normalizing tracks for balance but, project has some addition editing to be done before mix down.	Good Demonstrates skills in applying pre-recorded tracks and levels. More attention should be given to normalization of sequenced auto data.	Excellent Strong presentation of mixing techniques, effects, normalization, balance and warmth.
Pitch Arrange and Equalize different instruments and timbre seperation	Poor Most pitches performed incorrectly and student is not able to track well in the sequenced musical score.	Fair Many of the pitches are performed incorrectly, but student tracks well in the sequenced musical score.	Good Performed most of the pitches correctly with few errors and tracks well in the sequenced musical score.	Excellent Confidently performed all pitches correctly.
Timing Show sense of muscial and dramatic timing concepts.	Poor Most of the rhythms in the sequenced musical score are performed incorrectly.	Fair Some of the basic rhythms are performed correctly; however has challenges with some rhythms in specific measures of the sequenced musical score.	Good Most of the rhythms are performed correctly, with few errors.	Excellent Confidently performs all rhythms correctly.
Bussing Technique Demonstrate how to use in/out bus assigning concepts	Poor Student does not understand the console as presented and the concept of inserts to bus in/out signal responses	Fair Student show some understanding of the console but more attention should given to assignment of busses	Good Student understand the console and the function of the hardware, however bus assignment and concept needs improvement	Excellent Student understands the console and the concept of using busses for insert, external devices, and signal responses.
Hardware Show knowledge of recording gear used for production projects	Poor Student not clear on the type of hardware available for improving recording projects.	Fair Student has some knowledge of hardware and demonstrates some respectable concept of how they are used in recording music.	Good Student knowledgable of hardware and how it is use but, needs to review the operation of the device.	Excellent Student understands the hardware function and demonstrates how it is used to record music and confidently performs well with the hardware.
Control Surface Demonsrtate recording console technique and using interface gear.	Poor Student does not understand the console enough to perform a basic recording project.	Fair Student shows some knowledge of the console but, does not demonstrate the skills to flow through a recording project	Good Student shows understanding of the console but, needs more study of basic function of the control surface techniques	Excellent Student demonstrates understanding of the control surface confidently and applies good posture and technique.

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Pro Tools 9

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Music

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