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Session 5 • Sampling, DAWs, and Found Sound
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GRADE 9 • SESSION 5 • 30 MINUTES

CAN YOUR
PENCIL DROP
A BEAT?

Sampling • DAWs • Found Sound

Ordinary noise can become creative material.
Music + Arts • Sampling Lab
2–5 MINUTES • PRE-LESSON

WHAT MADE THAT BEAT?

Guess the sound sources.
✏️ Pencil tap📄 Paper crinkle🤐 Zipper📕 Book close

Ask: “When did these sounds become music?”

Hook • Curiosity Gap
5–7 MINUTES • MISSION

TODAY'S SOUND QUEST

🧩
IDENTIFYSampling, DAW
💡
EXPLAINHow sound becomes material
📱
RECORDThree classroom sounds
🎨
APPRECIATEOne Filipino-inspired use
LISTEN→RECORD→DESIGN
Learning Targets
SOUND LAB RULES

CREATE SOUND,
NOT CHAOS.

1One phone per group.
2No voice recording without permission.
3Stay inside the assigned area.
4Protect glass, gadgets, furniture.
5Keep volume safe.
🎧
LISTEN LIKE
A PRODUCER
Privacy • Safety • Focus
7–11 MINUTES • CORE CONCEPT

WHAT IS SAMPLING?

Using a recorded slice of sound as material inside a new composition.
RECORDED SOUND→SELECT→TRANSFORM→NEW WORK
CUTLOOPSPEEDPITCHLAYER
Sampling • Meaning
LISTENING GAME • SAMPLE DETECTIVE

CAN YOU HEAR THE CONNECTION?

PAIR 1

Earlier source: Daft Punk — “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”
Later track: Kanye West — “Stronger”
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PAIR 2

Earlier source: Dick Dale — “Misirlou”
Later track: The Black Eyed Peas — “Pump It”
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PAIR 3

Earlier source: The Chi-Lites — “Are You My Woman?”
Later track: Beyoncé — “Crazy in Love”
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Use legally accessed 5–8 second excerpts. Listen for a riff, rhythm, melody, vocal slice, texture.

Interactive Audio • Local Files
CRITICAL LISTENING

FAMILIAR DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN “SAMPLED.”

🎛️

SAMPLE

Actual recorded audio reused.
🎼

INTERPOLATION

A musical idea recreated through a fresh performance.
🌱

INFLUENCE

A style, groove, mood, genre inspiration.
Producer habit: verify credits before making a claim.

Challenge example: “Rolling in the Deep” is useful for checking assumptions, not as an obvious source-sample pair.

Evidence • Credits
11–14 MINUTES • DIGITAL TOOL

WHAT IS A DAW?

Digital Audio Workstation: software for recording, editing, arranging, mixing, exporting audio.
RECORDTRIMLOOPARRANGEMIXEXPORT

A digital art canvas for sound across time.

🎚️
DAW • Definition
DAW ANATOMY

WHERE DOES THE SOUND GO?

CLASSROOM BEAT — PROJECT
● REC▶ PLAY⏹ STOP
TRACK 1
PENCIL
TRACK 2
PAPER
TRACK 3
BOOK
TRACK 4
ZIPPER
WAVEFORM • LOOP
TRIMMED CLIP
LOWER VOLUME
ENDING ACCENT
TIMELINE
TRACKS
WAVEFORM
LOOP REGION
Tracks • Timeline • Waveform
14–22 MINUTES • GROUP GAME

CLASSROOM SOUND HUNT

3️⃣
RECORD THREESafe, short, clear, nonverbal.
🏷️
LABEL EACHSource, quality, musical use.
⭐
SELECT ONEChoose the strongest sample.
🗣️
PITCH IT15-second sound designer report.
OperatorSound MakerNoise GuardLabelerReporter
GROUP TIMER
08:00
Sound Hunt • 8 Minutes
SAFE SOUND SOURCES

YOUR CLASSROOM IS A SOUND LIBRARY.

✏️
Pencil tap
🖊️
Pen click
📄
Page turn
📕
Notebook close
🤐
Zipper
👏
Soft clap
🪙
Coin spin
👟
Shoe tap
AVOID: shouting • door slams • glass hits • chair dragging • private talk • unsafe volume
Safe Sources
📱
10–20 cm
RECORDING TIPS

CLEAR SAMPLE,
LESS FIXING.

1Place the phone 10–20 cm away.
2Ask the group for silence.
3Record for 1–3 seconds.
4Listen once.
5Rerecord only if needed.
Recording Technique
22–26 MINUTES • RAPID SHARE

SOUND DESIGNER CHALLENGE

“Our sound came from ______. It sounds like ______. In a DAW, we would ______ it, use it as a ______.”
TRIM
LOOP
SLOW DOWN
SPEED UP
CHANGE PITCH
REVERSE
ADD ECHO
LAYER
1 = Beat2 = Sound effect3 = Texture4 = Transition
Creative Pitch
RESPONSIBLE SAMPLING

CREATIVITY NEEDS CREDIT.

🎙️
ORIGINAL SAMPLEYour own recording. Protect privacy. Keep consent.
📀
BORROWED SAMPLECheck ownership, permission, license, credit.
Online access does not mean free use.
ASKCHECKCREDITRESPECT
Copyright • Consent
26–29 MINUTES • EXIT TICKET

SAMPLE • SOFTWARE • SOUND

1. IDENTIFYSampling is ______. A DAW is ______.
2. APPLYOur group recorded ______. It could serve as ______.
3. APPRECIATE“I used to think ______ was only noise. Now it could become ______ because ______.”

Individual task • Short, clear phrases accepted • 5 points

Formative Assessment
29–30 MINUTES • REFLECTION

COMPLETE THE IDEA

“A sound becomes creative material when ______.”

One or two learner responses. Collect exit tickets before dismissal.

Reflection • Goodbye
SESSION COMPLETE

Thank you for your active participation

Keep listening. Hidden music is everywhere.
Music + Arts • Session 5

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