Note: you must use the sign-up link posted in TEAMS in order to create a SoundTrap account.
If you are using iPhone or iPad, you will need to use Safari internet browser.
Important: For best results, always use headphones or earbuds when recording so that your microphone cannot pick up the sound of the metronome or other tracks being played out loud. Check out the videos on this band post for more recording tips.
Bonus Video: a walk-through of the Dona Nobis Pacem multi-track challenge with Mr. Martin
Activity Choices (choose 1 or several)
- Use the virtual instruments to create a cool original song or loop of your own from scratch (start with Enter Studio)
- Songwriter Challenge (click link to open this project): Make up your own words and melody that fit with this classic 4-chord repeating pattern, then record your singing to make your very own pop/rock song! If you like, you can change the drum beat or add/change any other instrument parts too. This template comes with 3 verses and 3 choruses, but feel free to add an intro, extend the song’s form, and otherwise make it our own!
- Karaoke Challenge (click link to open this project): Record yourself singing your own version of “Don’t Stop”
- Multi-track challenge: Record yourself singing all 3 parts of Dona Nobis Pacem (click link to open this project) or One Bottle of Pop (click link to open this project).
To share your creation with only me, use the “Share” button and search for james.martin5 to invite me to collaborate on your song (don’t worry- I won’t change anything, I will only listen).
To share your creation with the class, go to File > Export > Export to mp3 (while in studio view) or clicking on a song in folder view and then pressing the download button that appears to save an audio file that you can then upload to TEAMS.
If you see a webpage like this when trying to download your song on a mobile device, you can instead copy and share the URL address as a link to your song.