School of Rock – Day 15 – Celebration and Reflection
SUMMARY
This summer, I took a School of Rock course. Read below to find out how it went.
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY
I think I would have enjoyed this more if I had set a more attainable goal for myself. At first, I thought it was a reasonable goal, but as time went on, I realized that I didn’t have enough time. I am, however, happy with what I ended up making, and grateful for the feedback that I received on it.
How interested were you in learning the leadership project?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 3
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- Write a reflection on what you learned.
How interested were you in learning about music theory and song analysis?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 4
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
- Write a reflection on what you learned.
How interested were you in learning about HookLab and HookTab?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 3
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Write a reflection on what you learned.
How interested were you in learning to play the guitar?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 1
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Write a reflection on what you learned.
How interested were you in learning about topics related to the brain, creativity, and productivity?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 2
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
Write what was most interesting to you learned.
How interested were you in learning about songwriting, song structure, and music production?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 5
CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)
- Write a reflection on what you learned.
How interested were you in learning about recording, engineering (sound effects, EQ), and mixing?
- 1 (NOT MY THING!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)
Your score: 3
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- Tell your class story here!
- Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most for the past three weeks
- Highlight what at least one thing you overcame that was hard for you, at first. An achievement you are proud of.
THE COURSE’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION (OVERALL)
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What interested you most about the material in this class?
What was the most surprising, satisfying thing you learned that you didn’t know before?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What did you like most about the class structure, ya’know the day-to-day work? Why?
What didn’t you like most about the class structure?
If you took the class again, what would you change?
School of Rock – Day 13 – Collaboration and Growth – Part 3
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences. – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY
- EVERYONE: Write a couple sentence update about what you completed on your ‘afternoon’ project in this section of this blog post.
- Remember to also add an entry to your Goal Page underneath your goal statement.
- Create a heading titled, ‘July 15th Work’.
- Write one descriptive paragraph detailing WHAT YOU DID and LEARNED today
- … AND THEN DELETE ALL THESE WORDS!
Progress For Today
- Welcome to show and tell!
- Embed media as evidence of today’s progress (SHOW)
- EXAMPLE: a YouTube video of your practicing guitar
- EXAMPLE: Soundcloud audio of a song idea
- EXAMPLE: a screenshot image of Soundtrap or HookLab tracks
- Write an update about your leadership project progress (TELL)
- Delete Mr. Le Duc’s instructions – yes, these instructions – yes the instructions you are reading right now!
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Continue Justin’s 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched (Just one is fine)
- Want a bigger challenge?
- Complete Jake Lizzio’s 5 blues guitar tutorials
- Check his channel, you won’t regret it!
- Read How to Practice Guitar Chords: Exercises, Tips, and Advice
- Write a few key things you learned and which videos you learned from today – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- Explore SongExploder.net episodes
- Explore Holistic Songwriting’s Artist Series
- Explore Genius’ Songs Deconstructed Series
- Explore Rick Beato’s What Makes This Song Great Series
- Embed a YouTube video link you watched or the link of the SongExploder.net episode
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
- Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
- Hooktheory.com/videos
- Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
- Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Watch Shawn Anchor’s TED talk about happiness
- “We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.” – TED.com
- Go for a walk and think about what this video meant to you.
- Journal here about that. The more detail the better – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Watch and practice any of the following playlists on YouTube
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- Specifically: Songwriting Corner
- Specifically: Songwriting Exercises (you do not need the cards)
- Specifically: 5 Minute Lessons
- Jake Lizzio’s Signals Music Studio Playlists
- Andrew Huang’s Playlists
- Paul David’s Playlists
- Rick Beato’s Playlists
- Marty Schwartz’s Playlists
- Mary Spender’s Playlists
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write what was most interesting to you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)
- Watch Clark Eagling: Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects
- Watch all five videos in the playlist, if you are interested.
- Use Soundtrap Support (Effects and Mixing)
- Search for other creative people online using Soundtrap and see how they are using it, like Swick’s Classroom Recreating Chainsmokers on Soundtrap.
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write a reflection of the key topics that grabbed your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most and at least one problem you solved. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What interested you about the material?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
Which activities engaged you most? Why?
School of Rock – Day 12 – Collaboration and Growth- Part 2
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences. – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY
- EVERYONE: Write a couple sentence update about what you hope to complete on your ‘afternoon’ today.
- Remember to also add an entry to your Goal Page underneath your goal statement.
- Create a heading titled, ‘July 14th Work’.
- Write one descriptive paragraph detailing WHAT YOU DID and LEARNED today
- … AND THEN DELETE ALL THESE WORDS!
Goal Page: Progress For Today
- Welcome to show and tell!
- Embed media as evidence of today’s progress (SHOW)
- EXAMPLE: a YouTube video of your practicing guitar
- EXAMPLE: Soundcloud audio of a song idea
- EXAMPLE: a screenshot image of Soundtrap or HookLab tracks
- Write an update about your leadership project progress (TELL)
- Delete Mr. Le Duc’s instructions – yes, these instructions – yes the instructions you are reading right now!
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Check out Paul David’s 5 great exercises for your practice routine!
- Continue Justin’s 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched (Just one is fine)
- Write a few key things you learned and which videos you learned from today – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- Explore SongExploder.net episodes
- Explore Holistic Songwriting’s Artist Series
- Explore Genius’ Songs Deconstructed Series
- Explore Rick Beato’s What Makes This Song Great Series
- Embed a YouTube video link you watched or the link of the SongExploder.net episode
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
- Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
- Hooktheory.com/videos
- Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
- Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Listen to Freakonomics – How to Become Great at Just About Anything
- “What if the thing we call “talent” is grotesquely overrated? And what if deliberate practice is the secret to excellence? Those are the claims of the research psychologist Anders Ericsson, who has been studying the science of expertise for decades. He tells us everything he’s learned.”
- Go for a walk and think about what this video meant to you.
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Journal here about that. The more detail the better – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Watch and practice any of the following playlists on YouTube
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- Specifically: Songwriting Corner
- Specifically: Songwriting Exercises (you do not need the cards)
- Specifically: 5 Minute Lessons
- Jake Lizzio’s Signals Music Studio Playlists
- Andrew Huang’s Playlists
- Paul David’s Playlists
- Rick Beato’s Playlists
- Marty Schwartz’s Playlists
- Mary Spender’s Playlists
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write what was most interesting to you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)
- Watch Clark Eagling: Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects
- Watch all five videos in the playlist, if you are interested.
- Use Soundtrap Support (Effects and Mixing)
- Search for other creative people online using Soundtrap and see how they are using it, like Swick’s Classroom Recreating Chainsmokers on Soundtrap.
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write a reflection of the key topics that grabbed your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most and at least one problem you solved. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What interested you about the material?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
Which activities engaged you most? Why?
School of Rock – Day 11 – Collaboration and Growth – Part 1
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences. – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY
- EVERYONE: Write a couple sentence update about what you completed on your ‘afternoon’ project in this section of this blog post.
Goal Page: Progress For Today
- Welcome to show and tell!
- Embed media as evidence of today’s progress (SHOW)
- EXAMPLE: a YouTube video of your practicing guitar
- EXAMPLE: Soundcloud audio of a song idea
- EXAMPLE: a screenshot image of Soundtrap or HookLab tracks
- Write an update about your leadership project progress (TELL)
- Delete Mr. Le Duc’s instructions – yes, these instructions – yes the instructions you are reading right now!
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Continue Justin’s 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched (Just one is fine)
- Want a bigger challenge?
- Complete Jake Lizzio’s 5 blues guitar tutorials
- Check his channel, you won’t regret it!
- Read How to Practice Guitar Chords: Exercises, Tips, and Advice
- Write a few key things you learned and which videos you learned from today – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- Explore Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS
- Screenshot from Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS video at YouTube
- Explore SongExploder.net episodes
- Explore Holistic Songwriting’s Artist Series
- Explore Genius’ Songs Deconstructed Series
- Explore Rick Beato’s What Makes This Song Great Series
- Embed a YouTube video link you watched or the link of the SongExploder.net episode
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
- Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
- Hooktheory.com/videos
- Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
- Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Watch 3 Motivation Styles determined by Personality by HealthyGamerGG
- Thanks, Jessica!
- Go for a walk and think about what this video meant to you.
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Journal here about that. The more detail the better – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Explore Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS
- Screenshot from Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS video at YouTube
- Watch and practice any of the following playlists on YouTube
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- Specifically: Songwriting Corner
- Specifically: Songwriting Exercises (you do not need the cards)
- Specifically: 5 Minute Lessons
- Jake Lizzio’s Signals Music Studio Playlists
- Andrew Huang’s Playlists
- Paul David’s Playlists
- Rick Beato’s Playlists
- Marty Schwartz’s Playlists
- Mary Spender’s Playlists
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write what was most interesting to you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)
- Watch Clark Eagling: Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects
- Watch all five videos in the playlist, if you are interested.
- Use Soundtrap Support (Effects and Mixing)
- Search for other creative people online using Soundtrap and see how they are using it, like Swick’s Classroom Recreating Chainsmokers on Soundtrap.
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write a reflection of the key topics that grabbed your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most and at least one problem you solved. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What interested you about the material?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
Which activities engaged you most? Why?
School of Rock – Day 10 – Community
SUMMARY
Read below to see the stuff I worked on today!
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY
- Embed media as evidence of today’s progress (SHOW)
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
When Mitski wrote Your Best American Girl, the first thing she wrote was the lyrics of the chorus. When she wrote the bassline, she started with the roots and then built from there. “With just your voice and one instrument, your biggest asset is volume change.”
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
Today I only really worked in the classroom, but I feel like I learned some pretty cool things. For example, I learned that old video game systems can somehow be used for instruments, and there’s a whole community surrounding it!
TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: 2
The song exploder episodes were pretty interesting.
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: 3
I enjoyed the extra long walk.
School of Rock – Day 7 – Planning and Pathways
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
Holistic Songwriting by Friedemann Findeisen
An Example: The Swift Formula – One Note Melodies
If a song doesn’t work on piano, it won’t work with a band. The melody and chords of a song should be able to stand on their own, and other components can amplify them. However, newer music counters this, and isn’t written for the piano. One note melodies are a big part of pop music. The root note is pop music’s favorite note.
How interested in learning more about music theory and song analysis?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: 4
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
- Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
- Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
A good place to start when you’re a beginning songwriter is to first write your lyrics, then your chords, and lastly the melody. The average melody has 4 to 5 syllables per measure, although it can be more or less depending on the song and your taste. You can use the hyphen key to designate syllable breaks in hookpad.
How interested in learning more about HookLab and HookTab?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: 4
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
Powerful advice from 10 Professional Musicians you need to hear (14:15)
Start his 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Be curious about Justin.
- Mr. Le Duc considers him the best beginning guitar teacher online. He’s not the only one that thinks this. Check out some of the celebrity endorsements at justinguitar.com.
How interested in learning more about playing the guitar?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: 2
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life. (20 minutes)
My shoes are heavy and I like singing.
How interested in these topics about the brain, creativity, and productivity?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: 2
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
Holistic Songwriting: Do THIS with every song you write | Hit Song Architect S1E3
Basic song structure is: Intro – Verse – (Pre) – Chorus – Verse – (Pre) – Chorus – Bridge – Chorus. Intro should be 4 bars, verse 1 should be 16 bars, pre-chorus should be 4 bars, chorus should be 8 bars, verse 2 should be 8 bars, and bridge should also be 8 bars. If you want your chorus to sound big, don’t make it bigger, make what comes before it smaller. Limitations are good.
How interested in songwriting, song structure, and music production?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: 5
CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)
Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects
A good song should have a sense of development.
How interested in recording, engineering (sound effects, EQ), and mixing?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: 3
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most and at least one problem you solved. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done.
TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: 4
What interested you about the material?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: 3
It seemed like there weren’t as many interactive activities today, which I really enjoy.
School of Rock – Day 6 – Bass Basics
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.
CLASSROOM
Write
LAB
Step 1: Watch How to write Chromatic Notes in Hookpad (some bass lines are based on chromatic scale)
Step 2: Watch 3 ways to use Hookpad’s MIDI drag-drop feature (you can create basslines and more and export to Soundtrap and other DAW – digital audio workstations)
Step 3: Try making a bassline to a chord progress or melody line.
How was this activity? Write a reflection on what you did and learned.
PRACTICE ROOM
Step 1: Watch How To Add Bass Notes [Guitar Strumming Lessons] by Tomas Michaud
Step 2: Download the guitar TABS for his exercise (PDF)
Step 3: Practice one of the exercises
Write a brief reflection on how both of these exercises are working.
Profile in Excellence
- Check out these two videos about amazing bass player Carol Kaye
Profile in Excellence
- Check out these videos about the best bass player, ever, James Jamerson
- What really made James Jamerson so great?
- Visual of James Jamerson’s bass line for the Stevie Wonder song –For Once In My LifeScreenshot from Vulf at YouTube
OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS
Choice 1: Explore Carol Kaye and James Jamerson’s Profiles in Excellent. These are two bass players are credited with creating some of the best bass lines! Then go for a walk and think of the funky work they created.
Choice 2: Flip through the Quizlet on Bass Composition Techniques flashcards a couple times.
After playing with Quizlet, go for a walk and think about bass lines. Think of songs that have great basslines. When you are back from your walk, you might want to research more about the notes that make those basslines stand out?
Write a brief reflection on your mental meanderings.
STUDIO
332 331 330, I feel like I should add more to it as it doesn’t really satisfy me, but at least it’s a start. I add 003 to it, and now I think I’m a little more satisfied with it.
CONTROL ROOM
The recording was kind of funky.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most and at least one problem you solved. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done.
ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What interested you about the material?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
Which activities engaged you most? Why?
School of Rock – Day 5 – Rhythm Basics
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.
CLASSROOM
How Rhythm Works (47 minutes)
Tempo is an Italian word, and so are other words that describe how fast the tempo is. Triple time is a division of double time even though it’s not a multiple of 2. Two beats are minims, four beats are crotchets, eight beats are quavers, and sixteen beats are semiquavers. An accent defines where the emphasis of a rhythm is. Cross-rhythm is when drummers show off, and add different rhythms on top of each other.
LAB
Step 3: (Optional) Explore Advanced Drum Arrangements in Hookpad.
I learned that a fill-in is a variation in a drum arrangement. Fill-ins can be super simple or super complex. You have to turn on the drums in hookpad if you want to use them, and chose to add fill-ins. You should add a crash cymbal after every fill-in.
PRACTICE ROOM
Watch Mike Palmisano show you how to play guitar like a drummer.
On guitar, play along with the beat trying Mike’s guitar strumming technique.
You should use strumming patterns and palm muting to your advantage to give the sound of a guitar more depth. Try to use the basics of drum arrangements in your strumming.
A Side Note
- Funky Drummer– Clyde Stubblefield
- This drummer pattern is THE basis of hiphop!
- Resampled so, so, so many times!
- EXAMPLES
- RUN DMC – Run’s House
- Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause
- Sinéad O’connor – I am Stretched on your Grave
- Emeli Sande – Heaven – Heaven
- George Michael – Freedom!
OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS
Flip through the Quizlet on Rhythm Terminology flashcards a couple times.
After playing with Quizlet, go for a walk and think about the rhythm of your steps. How many beats per minute is your walk/pace/cadence? What is the tempo of some of your favorite songs? How many beats per minute is your favorite tempo?
Write a brief reflection on your mental meanderings.
STUDIO
Funklet is back! This time in the studio. Pick a drummer, like Clyde Stubblefield. Play around with their a beat with Funklet’s editing options. Play a rhythmic guitar strumming pattern over the beat. Practice playing in time with the beat. Try muting the strings and keeping tempo, chucka-chucka style. Watch this chucka-chucka tutorial, to better understand the technique.
CONTROL ROOM
Funklet is back, AGAIN! This time in the control room.
Pick a drummer.
Export the MIDI file.
Import it into Soundtrap.
Record a rhythmic guitar strumming pattern over the beat.
Watch Mr. Le Duc’s Tutorial for Exporting and Importing MIDI Files with Funklet, HookLab, and Soundtrap, if you get stuck with any of these steps.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done.
School of Rock – Day 4 – Harmony Basics
SUMMARY
We learned the history of harmony, I made some music, and I went for a walk.
CLASSROOM
Harmony was painfully constructed over a very long time. Chords are what allow moving harmony. 3 note chords are the foundation of western harmony. Harmonics are secret notes. A three note chord is called a triad. Audition notes/chords, make deductions of what chords would fit best. Use a chord that features the note of your melody. The tonic and dominant relationship is the most important chord relationship. FRACTIONS ARE GOOD. Thousands of songs can be created from one chord progression.
LAB
I put together a chord progression of 6423 in C Major. I then added a melody, and I’m pretty proud of it!
PRACTICE ROOM
- Continue practicing the notes on the first three frets on your guitar with the Quizlet Guitar Strings / Notes Flashcards
- Continue practicing your chosen song
- Write a brief reflection on how both of these exercises are working.
OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS
Go for a walk and think about the Tonic (1 chord) and the Dominant (5 chord) and how they create push and pull, tension and release in composition.
- Tonic (1 and 8 chords)
- Root note creates a feeling of resolution and stability
- Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant (2, 3, 6 chords)
- Moderate tension, useful for transitions
- Dominant, Subdominant, Leading Tone (4, 5, 7 chords)
- Create lots of tension to get to the tonic
Mr. Le Duc’s Key of C Major Notes and Chords Chart (PDF)
STUDIO
Watch this informative video by Jake Lizzio. Experiment with notes on your guitar and try playing along with him. If you cannot do this play just the C note or chord every time he plays it.
CONTROL ROOM
I worked in hookpad.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
I came up with the idea to try a 6423 chord progression a few days ago, and today I finally got to put it in hookpad! I was also able to add a melody, but I still need to work on it a little more. I enjoyed the feeling of knowing I made something!
School or Rock – Day 3 – Melody Basics
SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.
CLASSROOM
Watch How Melody Works (47 minutes)
Some melodic principles are universal. The pentatonic scale is in human dna. What you do with your notes is more important than how many you have. Music, notes, and how you speak are all highly cultural.
LAB
Watch the tutorial and write the melody to twinkle twinkle.
I learned that I’m still not very good at reading sheet music, and that learning new buttons and systems and stuff is pretty hard. I like that hookpad is color coded. I think I should probably explore more before trying to just stick a song in there.
OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS
Don’t listen to people when they say “aren’t you afraid…” Even if you are afraid, don’t let them fuel their fears. Just do your part, the world isn’t resting on your shoulders.
STUDIO
- By Jamie Henke, music.wisc.edu/faculty/jamie-henke/
Melody Composition Terms
- Theme – A longer, more flowing melodic idea
- Motive –
- Period – Musical sentence/ 8 measures
- Phrase – 4 measures/ half of a period
- Antecedent (Question) Phrase – The first phrase/ the question
- Consequent (Answer) Phrase – The consequent/answer phrase
- Scale Degrees
- Tonic – The beginning and end of a scale, defines what key you’re in
- Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant –
- Dominant, Subdominant, Leading Tone – the degrees that create the most tension
- Steps – any movement using
- Leaps –
- Conjunct motion – melody built primarily using steps
- Disjunct motion – melody built primarily using leaps
- Repetition – use repeated material to create a link between
- Contrast – write two phrases
- Variation – half way between repetition and contrast
Melody Resources
Mr. Le Duc’s Key of C Major Notes and Chords Chart (PDF)
CONTROL ROOM
Learn how to Create Tracks
Explore the Piano Roll, Drawing and Moving Notes
Learn to Edit Notes, Velocity, and More
Learn to Create Your Own Presets
- Write a brief reflection on how this process worked for you.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
Tell your daily story here! Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done.