1. Creekview Senior Project Proposal Form 2012-13
Student Name (please print) _ Despina Chryssopoulos
Teacher_ Mrs. Lester Date _ 16 August 2012
All questions must be completed thoroughly to receive approval for your Senior Project. Some
projects will be submitted to a committee for final approval. This form must be completed and
returned to your senior English teacher by Friday, August 17, 2012. You will not be allowed to
change your topic after October 12, 2012.
The Senior Project is subject to the plagiarism policies set forth by the district and Creekview High
School.
1) Describe the overall topic of your Senior Project.
The overall topic of my senior project will be learning music production and making an EP
(extended play) of my own with original songs and music. An EP is a CD with more than one single,
but less than eight tracks.
2) What is your previous experience in this area of study?
As for my previous experience, I have not produced a cd, but I am willingly to learn because
of the passion I have for music. Also, I have been playing guitar since I was nine years old and I play
four other instruments. I have always written songs of my own and have over 50 originals written
down, but have never been able to work with anyone to start an EP until now.
3) To what career will you connect this project (required)?
I will connect this project to a career in sound and design and also music production.
4) Describe what you are proposing to do for your Product step-by-step and in detail. Write on the
back of this sheet if necessary.
During this whole process, I will be working with a vocal coach to help improve and
strengthen my voice, so it will help when I start the recording process. Throughout the first weeks I
will be meeting up with my facilitator at his studio to begin the writing process of the songs or editing
some lyrics that I have already written. Next, my facilitator will be teaching me how to use the
recording equipment in the studio. Once I learn the basics of the equipment, we may record a short
demo just to make sure I am using the controls in the correct way. After, I will start thinking of how I
want my songs to sound and come up with the music with my guitar. This EP will be all acoustic. My
facilitator also plays the piano, so we will compose the main music together. When we start having
songs written down and thoughts about the music, we will start recording demos to see how the
songs sound and start deciding what music to cut and which to keep. Once everything has been
decided, the recording process will take some time to get every little element of the songs sounding
correctly. When we get the audio files, I will be burning them onto disks and then the EP will be
ready for play.

2. 5) How is this project a “learning stretch” and a challenge for you?
This project will most definitely be a learning stretch and challenge for me. Even though I
have been playing music for so long, each and every day I am still learning something new. Writing
music from scratch is one of the most frustrating things to do and involves much thought and
patience to get that spark of inspiration and turn it into a great song.
6) What are your estimated costs for completing the Product, and how will you fund these costs?
This project will not cost me anything other than buying blank CD disks to burn the audio
files onto after they are recorded and I have my own money to cover that cost.
7) Who have you chosen (or are considering choosing) as your Project Facilitator?
As my project facilitator I have chosen a friend of my father’s, James Lemblack. Also, I am
considering having Gina Griffin as my other facilitator.
8) What is this person’s expertise in this field?
James Lemblack is an experienced musician and recording studio technician. He has played
music for many years and knows it well. Gina Griffin is a jazz/blues singer, vocal coach and also a
piano teacher. She is very experienced in the music field.