Fallin’ by Alicia Keys MIDI Lesson
Learners will utilize MIDI to dissect the parts of the Alicia Keys song, “Fallin'”.
Category: MIDI and DAW with Popular Music Education
Learning objectives:
What you’ll need: A D.A.W. capable of importing MIDI
Grade levels: 6-12
Instructions
- Drag & Drop Fallin’ – Alicia Keys.mid into a new Music Project
- Change the Sounds on the tracks
- Change Bass Sound
- Click on Instrument Icon on Bass – Electric track
- Click on Box with < Instrument Icon and NAME > above the piano keyboard on the left to go to instrument menu
- Click on Bass – Electric
- Double Click on Clean Electric (window will close after selection)
- Close Piano Keyboard Window (click on X in top left corner)
- Change Drums Sound
- Click on Snare Drum Icon on Drums track
- Click on Box with < Snare Drum Icon and “Kits” > on the left
- Double Click on “Seventies”
- Close Drums Window (click on X in top left corner)
- Piano – You probably won’t need to change this sound. If so, follow the steps from above and change sound to Grand Piano
- Change Bass Sound
- Change Time Signature to 3/4 (Click on Gear Icon in top right corner of Soundtrap window)
- In Soundtrap, the tempo is double the tempo on the chart