Lesson6.Arranging Music with GarageBand

Lesson 6. Arranging Music with GarageBand

Lesson Files	Lesson > Lesson_06 > 6-1 Techno80s Starting; 6-2 Techno80s Finished
Time	This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.
Goals	Understand the difference between melody and rhythm
	Search for loops that fit the project
	Evaluate a monotonous arrangement
	Solo, mute, and change tracks using keyboard shortcuts
	Move a region out of time with snapping off
	Split a repetitive region
	Arrange the beginning, middle, and end of a song
	Create a drum turnaround
	Double a track with mixed instruments
	Move and resize a cycle region
	Copy, paste, and duplicate multiple regions in the Timeline

Now that you've learned how to work with all of the different types of regions and tracks in GarageBand, it's time to start putting them all together to arrange a song.

Arranging is the art of putting musical parts together to build a song. There are many different styles and techniques for arranging music. In this lesson, you'll learn about the building blocks of a song, plus basic and advanced techniques for arranging music in the Timeline.