Badges
Intro To Loops
Awarded for triggering loops and columns every 4 and/0r 8 bars.
Awarded for recording a Live Loops performance created by triggering only columns of loops.
Awarded for recording a Live Loops performance created by triggering individual loops and columns.
Awarded for recording a Live Loops performance in two different styles.
Apple Loops
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song and choosing a Live Loops empty grid.
Awarded for adding multiple Apple Loops of several different instruments to the grid.
Intro To Arranging
Awarded for creating an arrangement with drums, bass, keyboards and/or guitar and vocals.
Awarded for creating an arrangement with six or more instruments including drums, bass, keyboards, guitar, strings, vocals and percussion.
Awarded for creating an arrangement with multiple instruments that uses different loops on two or more columns in the grid.
Editing
Awarded for demonstrating the ability to use the grid edit mode to copy, paste, delete and duplicate loops and columns.
Awarded for demonstrating the ability to edit an Apple Loop; to shorten the length and loop a smaller chosen section.
Awarded for demonstrating the ability to use the edit features in the track view to copy, paste, delete, duplicate, shorten and lengthen audio and midi recordings.
Rhythm
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Acoustic Drum Kit to a track.
Awarded for opening the song settings menu and setting the song tempo then activating the metronome and playing whole, half, 1/4 and 1/8 notes along to it on the Acoustic drum kit.
Awarded for opening the track settings for the Acoustic drums and activating the quantization function.
Awarded for setting the loop length to 1 bar and recording a simple drum beat that uses the kick, snare and hihat then adding it to the grid.
Awarded for setting the loop length to 2 bars and recording a drum beat that uses the kick, snare, hihat and toms then adding it to the grid.
Awarded for recording drum beats with two or more different kits including one electronic kit then adding them to the grid.
Awarded for creating a drum beat using the Drummer instrument then adding it to the grid.
Awarded for creating a piece of music that contains original drum and percussion parts as well as Apple Loops.
Harmony
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Smart Piano to a track.
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Smart Guitar to a track.
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Smart Strings to a track.
Awarded for playing and recording a chord along to a drum beat with whole, half, ¼ and 1/8 notes(four recordings in all).
Awarded for playing and recording a two-chord chord progression, one chord per bar, with whole, half, ¼ and 1/8 notes, in two different keys(four recordings per key).
Awarded for playing and recording a I, IV, V, I, a I, V, vi, IV and vi, IV, I, V progression in two different keys.
Awarded for playing and recording two chord progressions with different keyboard sounds.
Awarded for using the arpeggiator in the synth instrument to create a sequence and recording it.
Awarded for creating a piece of music using chord progressions played on the Keyboard, Guitar or Strings instruments along with Apple Loops.
Bass
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Smart Bass to a track.
Awarded for using the Autoplay function to generate a bass line for a pop chord progression.
Melody
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Synth to a track.
Awarded for playing a single note along to a drum beat using whole, half, 1/4 and 1/8 notes.
Awarded for playing the C major scale up and down along with a drum beat using whole, half, ¼ or 1/8 notes.
Awarded for playing and recording a simple melody along to a drumbeat (Alphabet song, Mary Had A Little Lamb…).
Awarded for creating and recording a simple 2 bar melody over a two-chord chord progression.
Awarded for creating and recording a 4 bar melody over a two-chord chord progression.
Awarded for creating and recording a 8 bar melody over a four-chord chord progression.
Awarded for creating and recording a melody using the Guitar, String or World instrument.
Awarded for creating a piece of music with two or more original 4 to 8 bar melodies.
Sampling
Awarded for opening GarageBand, creating a new song, selecting the Tracks menu and adding the Sampler to a track.
Awarded for sampling a sound from your immediate environment and using it to create a percussion loop then adding it to the grid.
Awarded for sampling a melodic sound (ex. voice) and creating a melodic loop then adding it to the grid.
Recording
Awarded for recording an electric instrument (using an audio interface) into a piece of music – bass and or guitar.
Awarded for editing the audio of a recorded performance in the arrangement window - copying/ pasting/ duplicating/ deleting/ changing the length/ moving.
Awarded for creating a piece of music that includes at least one recorded audio track.
Awarded for creating a piece of music that includes at least two recorded audio tracks.
Awarded for creating a piece of music that includes at least three recorded audio tracks.
Effects
Awarded for creating a piece of music that makes use of the Track Plug-ins and the Master Effects.
Awarded for creating a piece of music that makes use of the Track Plug-ins, Master Effects and Global Effects.
Covers
Awarded for learning and reproducing the complete arrangement of a cover song.
Songwriting
Awarded for creating a song with a minimum of one accompaniment instrument plus vocals or a melodic instrument with a Verse/Chorus structure using instruments, loops and live recordings.
Awarded for creating a song with a minimum of one accompaniment instrument plus vocals or a melodic instrument with a with a Verse/Chorus structure plus a bridge and a solo/ instrumental section using instruments, loops and live recordings.
Awarded for creating a song with a minimum of one accompaniment instrument plus vocals or a melodic instrument with a Verse/Pre-Chorus/ Chorus plus a bridge and a solo/ instrumental section using instruments, loops and live recordings.
Awarded for creating a song with three or more instrument (including drums, bass, keyboards or guitar) plus vocals or a melodic instrument with a Verse/Pre-Chorus/ Chorus plus a bridge and a solo/ instrumental section using instruments, loops and live recordings.
Awarded for mixing a song; balancing all the volume levels, using pan, Master Effects, Track Plug-Ins, Global Effects and automation.
Originals
Collaboration
The Vocalist (Collaboration)
Awarded for co-writing and recording an original song with vocals.
Awarded for co-writing and recording an original instrumental song (must have a melody).
Jamming
- Awarded for playing drums/ percussion in a jam session.
- Awarded for playing chords in a jam session.
- Awarded for playing melodies in a jam session.
- Awarded for recording a jam session.
- Awarded for performing a song live with other musicians.