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MIDI Production: From First Performance to MIDI 2.0

24 assessed work items are mapped below. Use the lesson title or activity ID to find the work, the evidence to keep, and the criteria used to assess it.

Suggested learner fit

Education catalog title: MIDI Production to MIDI 2.0 — Advanced Elective

About 15–18 after a first MIDI project; younger experienced producers may qualify.

Priority skills: Expressive MIDI editing; instrument sound design; MIDI 2.0 capabilities; portable production.

Prior skills: Can edit and export MIDI, reopen a DAW project, and compare two renders.

Equipment: DAW or ArtistPro studio, virtual instruments, headphones; MIDI 2.0 hardware is optional.

Expected time: 16–24 hours including independent production.

Teacher guidance: Instructor guide recommended for school use; teacher verifies portfolio and hardware claims.

Find a lesson or activity
  1. A performance is not a recording
  2. Find your way around the ArtistPro studio
  3. Record, export, and reopen
  4. Ports, channels, and one clear route
  5. Read a note before changing it
  6. Velocity, pressure, sustain, and pitch
  7. Tempo, grid, and the sound of timing
  8. Swing, humanization, and intentional variation
  9. Program drums as a performance
  10. Sampling: the source is part of the instrument
  11. FM: change the spectrum at the source
  12. Layering, registers, and the mono check
  13. Higher resolution, with an audible purpose
  14. Per-note expression and MPE
  15. Discovery and Profiles: agreement before control
  16. UMP and transports without the jargon trap
  17. Property Exchange and safe configuration
  18. Files, conversion, and the handoff package
  19. Bring MIDI and live audio together
  20. Arrange first, then shape the sound
  21. Automation, Clock, timecode, and transport
  22. A diagnostic path from silence to sound
  23. Accessible practice and responsible collaboration
  24. Capstone: a complete musical handoff

midi-01 · midi-01

A performance is not a recording

9.1 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Organize and preserve session files

Assignment

A three-sentence explanation of MIDI, audio, and project files, plus your organized working folder.

Evidence to keep

List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.

Assessment criteria

midi-02 · midi-02

Find your way around the ArtistPro studio

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

A screenshot showing the ready instrument and a note naming the browser used.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-03 · midi-03

Record, export, and reopen

9.1 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Organize and preserve session files

Assignment

One .mid, one .apstudio, one audio render, and a reopen checklist with actual results.

Evidence to keep

List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.

Assessment criteria

midi-04 · midi-04

Ports, channels, and one clear route

1.5.c · ISTE Standards for Students
Break down a system

Assignment

A labeled route diagram and a clear explanation of one potential loop.

Evidence to keep

Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.

Assessment criteria

midi-05 · midi-05

Read a note before changing it

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

The edited MIDI file and a note describing the two independently changed properties.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-06 · midi-06

Velocity, pressure, sustain, and pitch

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

An expressive MIDI version and a short explanation of velocity versus pressure.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-07 · midi-07

Tempo, grid, and the sound of timing

9.2 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Edit audio in software

Assignment

Original and edited MIDI files plus one measured onset change.

Evidence to keep

Keep the original and edited versions. Identify the changed passage and audition its entrance, join and ending.

Assessment criteria

midi-08 · midi-08

Swing, humanization, and intentional variation

1.4.a · ISTE Standards for Students
Test a proposed solution

Assignment

Two controlled comparisons, with timing and velocity changes kept separate.

Evidence to keep

Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.

Assessment criteria

midi-09 · midi-09

Program drums as a performance

MU:Cr1.1.T.Ia · National Core Arts Standards — Music Technology
Generate musical ideas

Assignment

A two-bar pattern, a variation, and a drum-map note.

Evidence to keep

Keep the editable digital sketches as well as listening copies. Identify a rhythmic, melodic or harmonic difference between the alternatives.

Assessment criteria

midi-10 · midi-10

Sampling: the source is part of the instrument

4.2 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Research permissions and attribution

Assignment

A sampler comparison and a complete sample-source entry.

Evidence to keep

Keep a permissions and credit record with the assignment. Cite the relevant source, identify who can approve the intended use, and name any missing permission before sharing.

Assessment criteria

midi-11 · midi-11

FM: change the spectrum at the source

1.4.a · ISTE Standards for Students
Test a proposed solution

Assignment

One custom voice, one performance and a before/after description of a single controlled change.

Evidence to keep

Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.

Assessment criteria

midi-12 · midi-12

Layering, registers, and the mono check

MU:Cr2.1.T.Ia · National Core Arts Standards — Music Technology
Develop an arrangement

Assignment

A two-layer project and a written mono-compatibility observation.

Evidence to keep

Retain the editable arrangement and its starting ideas. Explain how their placement or combination establishes the larger musical form.

Assessment criteria

midi-13 · midi-13

Higher resolution, with an audible purpose

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

A feature-specific compatibility checklist and a clear resolution explanation.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-14 · midi-14

Per-note expression and MPE

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

A short listening comparison and a feature-specific expression routing note.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-15 · midi-15

Discovery and Profiles: agreement before control

1.3.b · ISTE Standards for Students
Evaluate digital information

Assignment

A completed capability worksheet that separates claims from actual tests.

Evidence to keep

Record the digital source’s author or organization, location and date. Explain why it answers this question and what it leaves unresolved.

Assessment criteria

midi-16 · midi-16

UMP and transports without the jargon trap

1.5.c · ISTE Standards for Students
Break down a system

Assignment

A layered route diagram with one test at each layer.

Evidence to keep

Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.

Assessment criteria

midi-17 · midi-17

Property Exchange and safe configuration

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

A saved instrument-state file and a configuration-change worksheet.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-18 · midi-18

Files, conversion, and the handoff package

9.1 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Organize and preserve session files

Assignment

A complete project folder with a list of its files. Reopen the project and check that nothing is missing.

Evidence to keep

List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.

Assessment criteria

midi-19 · midi-19

Bring MIDI and live audio together

1.1.d · ISTE Standards for Students
Operate and explain technology

Assignment

A hybrid or two-source project, plus a monitoring and alignment note.

Evidence to keep

Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.

Assessment criteria

midi-20 · midi-20

Arrange first, then shape the sound

MU:Re9.1.T.Ia · National Core Arts Standards — Music Technology
Judge a musical result

Assignment

Two alternatives and a domain-specific explanation of the chosen fix.

Evidence to keep

Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.

Assessment criteria

midi-21 · midi-21

Automation, Clock, timecode, and transport

1.5.c · ISTE Standards for Students
Break down a system

Assignment

A synchronization diagram and a saved automation example or observation.

Evidence to keep

Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.

Assessment criteria

midi-22 · midi-22

A diagnostic path from silence to sound

1.4.a · ISTE Standards for Students
Test a proposed solution

Assignment

A diagnostic report with observations, not just a proposed cause.

Evidence to keep

Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.

Assessment criteria

midi-23 · midi-23

Accessible practice and responsible collaboration

4.2 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Research permissions and attribution

Assignment

An accessible comparison description, source manifest and rubric review.

Evidence to keep

Keep a permissions and credit record with the assignment. Cite the relevant source, identify who can approve the intended use, and name any missing permission before sharing.

Assessment criteria

midi-24 · midi-24

Capstone: a complete musical handoff

11.2 · Tennessee A/V Production I — C11H01
Document skills in a portfolio

Assignment

The complete capstone package, reopen proof and a self-review or instructor review.

Evidence to keep

Add a brief annotation to each selected item: your role, the task, a decision you made, the result and one skill to develop next.

Assessment criteria

Teacher assessment guide

Assess the work named in each row. Record the file or portfolio entry, the criterion, the result and the next action. Use a practical observation for equipment operation. Give feedback on the learner’s decisions as well as the finished result.

ScoreEvidence
3Criterion met, with independent verification or a successful application in another situation.
2Criterion met: the required work is complete, accurate and supported by evidence.
1Some relevant work is present, but the intended result has not been demonstrated.
0The required evidence has not been submitted or demonstrated.

Record each criterion and the next action. Practical equipment work needs an observed demonstration. Use the course grading plan for the final result.

Self-guided completion

Read the evidence requirement before starting. Save the work, check each criterion and revise any missing or unsuccessful part. Use a peer or instructor for tasks that require feedback or a witnessed practical demonstration.

Open the accompanying teacher edition for lesson delivery and educator materials.

Teaching practice

2.5.b · ISTE Standards for Educators
Design a practical technology lesson

Prepare and teach “A performance is not a recording.” Demonstrate the task, then have learners complete it independently.

Submit: A teaching plan, demonstration or teach-back, and learner work showing the result.

Assess: State the learning objective, teach a workable activity and show how the resulting student work demonstrates the objective.

2.5.a · ISTE Standards for Educators
Adapt a lesson for learner needs

Adapt one practical assignment for a learner with limited equipment, a different way of accessing instructions, or a different way of presenting the result.

Submit: The original task, the adapted route and the shared assessment criteria.

Assess: Name a specific access or learning need and provide a usable alternative that preserves the intended skill.

2.7.c · ISTE Standards for Educators
Use assessment to guide teaching

Use “Capstone: a complete musical handoff” to assess the learner’s decisions and finished work. Plan feedback and a second attempt for one unmet criterion.

Submit: An annotated rubric, specific feedback, revised work and a brief comparison.

Assess: Score the work against stated criteria, identify the misconception and provide feedback and a suitable next activity.

Framework sources

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