School of Rock – Day 1 – Silence, Safety, Tools, and Goals

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here…

Only one to two sentences.

Link to the 2024 School of Rock Summer School “Rooms” Blog Content Checklist

PRACTICE ROOM

We will be logging our daily practice with Paper Practice Logs

We will be using the MusicWill.org JamZone and books.

What did you think about today’s introduction to Music Will resources?

CLASSROOM

Image of Gordon Hempton
Image by Richard Darbonne, © All Rights Reserved.

Listen to https://onbeing.org/programs/gordon-hempton-silence-and-the-presence-of-everything/

Write a short reflection on what you thought about silence and listening from Gordon Hempton

Safety

Watch 15-minute video Listen Smart

Add details to the notes below that you found interesting…

  • Goal: listen to music in a way that will enrich but not harm you
  • 10%-20% of high schoolers have hearing damage
  • Hearing damage can happen on one occasion and doesn’t have to be constant
  • No cure!
  • Temporary Threshold Shift: “hearing hangover”
  • Wearing earplugs doesn’t change the quality of sound but just the volume
  • High-frequency loss is most common among musicians
  • Distancing yourself from the source and earplugs is the best way to prevent hearing loss
  • Stimulants while listening to music can increase the risk of hearing damage
  • Resting your ears is important, space out concerts
  • 70 dB, no risk
  • 85 dB, risk after 8 hours
  • 91dB, 2 hours without damage
  • 100 dB, 15 minutes without damage
  • 115 dB, 1 minute without damage
  • 140 dB, immediate damage and pain
  • Symptoms of damage, tinnitus, muffled hearing, and other mental and physical problems like irritability, depression, high blood pressure, and fatigue
  • Damage is done when the cochlea hair cells in the inner ear are damaged. They do not grow back. These are what interpret vibrations and turn them into what we hear.

Safety Online

Participate in the Netsmartz.org Internet safety discussion about being safe online

LAB

Sign up for Our Summer School 2023 Hooktheory.com Class

The sign-up code for this course is: mwgelpzd

Step 1. Tell your students to click “I am a student with a course code” at the bottom of the website, as shown below.

 

Step 2. On the “Course Sign Up” page, students enter the course code, a username, a password, and their first and last name, as shown below.

This creates a Hooktheory account for the student and links it to your course. If a student visits the course sign-up page while logged into an existing account, it only asks for the course code.

Explore the basics of https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab

Write a learning reflection here after exploring some songs.

OUTSIDE

Listen to a chapter of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Go for a walk and think about the chapter.

When you come back, write a short reflection and then share with the group what you thought about.

STUDIO

Join our Soundtrap Group

https://www.soundtrap.com/invite/RKB6CBK
Invite code: RKB6CBK

Start Soundtrap.com expert training here…

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CONTROL ROOM

Finish Soundtrap.com expert training here…

Insert your certificate when you finish by clicking the ADD MEDIA button above, uploading a picture of your certificate, and placing it where Mr. Le Duc’s image is below. (Remove Mr. Le Duc’s image)

STAGE

We will work on MusicWill.org materials when ‘on stage’.

This is the performance room.

Reflect on which instrument you picked to work on first.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

Tell your daily story here!  Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most.  Also, share what you needed to do to complete the day’s work. 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.

DAILEY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

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    • USE THE PTS, CLASS PROJECT TRACKING SHEET, FOR SOME CONTENT BELOW
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SUMMARY – Due Oct. 28

Role

    • Place your ROLE title here…

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

    • Copy and paste your SMART Goal from the class PTS, Project Tracking Sheet, here…

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY – Due Nov. 1

LEADER(S) IN THE FIELD / EXEMPLARY WORK(S)

Primary Source

Embed a video of a good role model for YOUR ROLE this session. This is someone or an example of work that guides or inspires your SMART goal. Copy and paste this source from the PTS, Project Tracking Sheet. EXAMPLES: a director, songwriter, a great game, etc. Write a sentence describing why you chose this source.

Secondary Source

Embed a source explaining the PRIMARY SOURCE. Assume that the reader of your blog has no idea who or what the primary source is. Use the secondary source to explain and justify why the primary source is a good role model for this project. This could be a video essay or interview about the primary source. Write a sentence describing why you chose this source.

TRAINING SOURCE(S)

Embed your training source from YOUR SMART GOAL linked in the PTS, Project Tracking Sheet. Take notes and link back to time stamps within the video. Watch Mr. Le Duc’s Linked Notes Video, if you need help

PROJECT TIMELINE

Pre-production Milestones

    • Thing 1
    • Thing 2
    • Thing 3

Production Milestones

    • Thing 1
    • Thing 2
    • Thing 3

Post-production Milestones

    • Thing 1
    • Thing 2
    • Thing 3

PROPOSED BUDGET

Plan and include a personal budget for this project. Mr. Le Duc’s guidance on the parameters for this session is to see how much it would cost for you to be hired to do ‘your job’ or your role for this session. Add the estimated time you think you will spend on the project, research how much you should be paid by the hour, and include that total cost here.

EVIDENCE OF TEAM PLANNING AND DECISIONS

Place screenshots of the following…

    • Trello Board
    • Storyboard (FILM) (with comments for each role) OR other planning documents like sketches, flowcharts (GAME DESIGN), song or lyric notes (ROCK), etc.

PRODUCTION – ACTION – Due Nov.15

THE (FILM, SOUND, or GAME)

Embed or link the final version of the film, game, or song from your Google Drive (FILM & ROCK) or itch.io (GAME). Make sure it is publicly viewable.

Write a descriptive sentence about the embedded or linked project above.

SKILLS COMMENTARY

Link the team slideshow with your role, SMART Goal, and evidence of your SMART Goal for this session.

Write a sentence about your role in the slideshow and creative and technical contributions to the project.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION – Due Nov. 22

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

How did you grow in these areas during this project? Pick one and explain.

REACTIONS TO THE FINAL VERSION

Place at least one comment from the PEER review and cite the student’s first name. Place at least one comment from the ADVISOR review and cite the student’s first name.

SELF-REFLECTION

Pick one of these types of reflection; action points, evaluative, intentional, or retrospective, state which one you picked, and write your reflection here…

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

Place the name of the grammar and spelling tool you used to create this blog post.

EDITOR

Name the person who reviewed your blog post for grammar and spelling issues. First name only.

DID YOU DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE? <— DELETE THIS INSTRUCTION, TOO 🙂 !!!

Year # Session # Week # Work Log TEMPLATE.v1

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  • FILL IN YOUR EVIDENCE UNDER THE HEADINGS BELOW
  • REVIEW THESE POST EXAMPLES:
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Summary

In one sentence, write what your goal(s) or intention(s) was/were for the week.

What I Did This Week

Explain what you did.

How I Did It

Explain how you did what you did.

What I Learned

How was your learning furthered this week?

Problems I Solved

Did you solve any problems this week? If so, please explain.

What Was the Result (Picture/Video/Audio)

Embed media of work

How on/off Track Was I?

On a scale from 1 (off-task) to 10 (on-task) was I this week? Explain.

School of Rock – Day 1 – Silence, Safety, Tools, and Goals

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here…

Only one to two sentences.

Link to the 2023 School of Rock Summer School “Rooms” Blog Content Checklist

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

PRACTICE ROOM

We will be logging our daily practice with Paper Practice Logs

We will be using the MusicWill.org JamZone and books.

What did you think about today’s introduction to Music Will resources?

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

CLASSROOM

Image of Gordon Hempton
Image by Richard Darbonne, © All Rights Reserved.

Listen to https://onbeing.org/programs/gordon-hempton-silence-and-the-presence-of-everything/

Write a short reflection on what you thought about silence and listening from Gordon Hempton

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

Safety

Watch 15-minute video Listen Smart

Add details to the notes below that you found interesting…

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

  • Goal: listen to music in a way that will enrich but not harm you
  • 10%-20% of high schoolers have hearing damage
  • Hearing damage can happen on one occasion and doesn’t have to be constant
  • No cure!
  • Temporary Threshold Shift: “hearing hangover”
  • Wearing earplugs doesn’t change the quality of sound but just the volume
  • High-frequency loss is most common among musicians
  • Distancing yourself from the source and earplugs is the best way to prevent hearing loss
  • Stimulants while listening to music can increase the risk of hearing damage
  • Resting your ears is important, space out concerts
  • 70 dB, no risk
  • 85 dB, risk after 8 hours
  • 91dB, 2 hours without damage
  • 100 dB, 15 minutes without damage
  • 115 dB, 1 minute without damage
  • 140 dB, immediate damage and pain
  • Symptoms of damage, tinnitus, muffled hearing, and other mental and physical problems like irritability, depression, high blood pressure, and fatigue
  • Damage is done when the cochlea hair cells in the inner ear are damaged. They do not grow back. These are what interpret vibrations and turn them into what we hear.

Safety Online

Participate in the Netsmartz.org Internet safety discussion about being safe online

LAB

Sign up for Our Summer School 2024 Hooktheory.com Class

The sign-up code for this course is: ojgayxkg

Step 1. Tell your students to click “I am a student with a course code” at the bottom of the website, as shown below.

 

Step 2. On the “Course Sign Up” page, students enter the course code, a username, a password, and their first and last name, as shown below.

This creates a Hooktheory account for the student and links it to your course. If a student visits the course sign-up page while logged into an existing account, it only asks for the course code.

Explore the basics of https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab

Write a learning reflection here after exploring some songs.

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

OUTSIDE / INSPIRATION / IDEAS

Listen to a chapter of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Go for a walk and think about the chapter.

When you come back, write a short reflection and then share with the group what you thought about.

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

STUDIO

Join our Soundtrap Group

https://www.soundtrap.com/invite/48XRAXW

Invite code: 48XRAXW

Start Soundtrap.com expert training here…

https://academy.soundtrap.com/p/soundtrap-expert

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

CONTROL ROOM

Finish Soundtrap.com expert training here…

Insert your certificate when you finish by clicking the ADD MEDIA button above, uploading a picture of your certificate, and placing it where Mr. Le Duc’s image is below. (Remove Mr. Le Duc’s image)

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

STAGE

We will work on MusicWill.org materials when ‘on stage’.

This is the performance room.

Reflect on which instrument you picked to work on first.

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

Tell your daily story here!  Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most.  Also, share what you need to do to complete the day’s work. 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.

DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

DAILEY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Preparing a Film/Game/Song Pitch TEMPLATE

LOGLINE

PROTAGONIST 

  • Protagonist explained
  • Tell us a little about this person
  • More description is better, really ‘paint a picture’ of them

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

  • Identify the core motivation/wound / want for the Protagonist

GENRE

  • Identify Genre(s) and / or Style(s)
  • List other films/games/songs in this genre that inspire or are influencing your creative choices

PLOT DESCRIPTION

  • Write a paragraph describing the beginning, middle, and end of the story arc 
    • Does the Protagonist achieve their goal?

TREATMENT

  • Complete a paragraph describing the protagonist’s world
  • This description helps the team build a better, more believable world
  • You may include wardrobe, family, friends, food choices, habits, hang-ups, etc.

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

  • List directors, game designers, songwriters, or other creations FROM YOUR CHOSEN GENRE you are using for research and inspiration
  • List scenes, game elements, and song sections FROM YOUR CHOSEN GENRE you are using for research and inspiration
  • Embed video clips of scenes, gameplay, or songs that may influence or inspire stylistic choices

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    • Coming Soon!
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Sleep is your Superpower

Cue

Notes

Summary

 

Learn Better Practicing Techniques from Dr. Molly Gebrian

Cue

Notes

Summary

 

Rhythm Research, Analysis, and Recording Project TEMPLATE

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Summary

  • In a small paragraph, write WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT. Your audience is someone who is not in the class. So, be specific.
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My First HookTheory Rhythm (Beat)

HookTheory Drum Tutorial

Notes from Howard Goodall’s Rhythm Video

Watch How Rhythm Works (47 minutes)

Cue Notes
Write your questions here…

Write your notes here…

 

Summary

Summarize what you learned from the video here..

Rhythm Composition Terms and Definitions

  • Rhythm comes from natural things
  • rhythm is even in music when you can’t hear it
  • most beats are divided by 2,3, or 4
  • accent, pulse, sub-division
  • accents can put emphasis on one or two notes to make it sound very different
  • syncopation is a musical slight of hand that makes it sound more mischievous and playful
  • the elastication of syncopation became jazz
  • cross-rhythm is music’s party trick. its the overlay of one pattern over another
  • in Cuban music, the melody and bass line are ahead
  • the Latin push has become very common nowadays

One of My Favorite Rhythms (Beats)

  • Find one of your favorite rhythms Hook Theory Tab Index of Songs
  • Place a screenshot of the chords from HookTheory
  • Embed a clean version of this song from YouTube
  • In writing, describe why you like this chord progression, and identify the musical key, tonic chord, and tension chords
    • What do you notice about the chord structure/pattern of the theme of the progression?
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Play with Funklet

Export a MIDI File from Funklet

Explore Expanded DAW Drumming Options

My Second HookTheory Rhythm (Beats)

  • Place a screenshot of the chords from HookTheory
  • Link to a .mp3 file of your second rhythm from HookTheory
  • Write a brief reflection about this rhythm. What do you like about it?
    • Where did you raise tension or suspense in the rhythm structure?
    • Where did you resolve tension in the rhythm?
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What I Learned & Problems I Solved

  • Write what you LEARNED from the research, analysis, and rhythm (beats) creation parts of this project
  • Explain how you SOLVED AT LEAST ONE PROBLEM
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Grammar and Spelling

  • Write what tool(s) did you use to check your spelling and grammar?
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Editor

  • Who was your editor?
  • Write their first name only
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Resources

Harmony Research, Analysis, and Recording Project TEMPLATE

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Summary

  • In a small paragraph, write WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT. Your audience is someone who is not in the class. So, be specific.
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My First HookTheory Chord Progression  (Harmony)

  • Watch this HookTheory Harmony Tutorial
  • Make an 8-measure chord progression
  • Place a screenshot of your 8-measure chords (harmony) from hookpad.hooktheory.com
  • Link to a .mp3 file of your first HookTheory chord progression (harmony) that you exported from hookpad.hooktheory.com
  • Write a brief reflection about this chord progression (harmony).
    • What do you like about it?
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Notes from Howard Goodall’s Harmony Video

Cue Notes
Write your questions here…

Write your notes here…

 

SummarySummarize what you learned from the video here..

Harmony Composition Terms and Definitions

  • Harmony was not originally part of music until the middle ages and the renaissance
  • Harmony sounds like it comes from some other plane of existence (to exaggerate a bit)
  • Harmony in its simplest and oldest form in two notes playing at the same time
  • A drone is a single note that you can sing any melody above. Bagpipes are an instrument that plays a drone.
  • A drone is usually the tonic
  • When people started to move the drone around, it was like the melody and the harmony were parallel lines. As the melody moved up, the drone moved up
  • Triad – 3 notes that come together and create a chord
  • Chord progressions are the backbone of western harmony
  • People discovered the “hierarchy” of chords and created rules to go with these
  • In one note, there are other hidden notes called harmonics
  • Humans can only really pick out three or four harmonics
  • Using the harmonics humans were able to make chords by finding the notes hidden in the harmonics
  • In minor chords, the middle note is a half-step lower than in a major chord
  • Polyphony is when you have a bunch of chords under the melody
  • Polyphony – many “voices”
  • Progression – a certain series of chords or notes that “work together” and sound good
  • Tonic – the first note of a scale “home”
  • Dominant – the fifth note of a scale that raises tension
  • Passimezzo Antico – A chord progression that’s a variation of a double tonic. It was popular during the Italian Renaissance
  • Passimezzo Moderno – “Modern half step” A chord progression that’s a variation of Passimezzo Antico. It divides the section in two and often uses a contrasting progression or section known as ripresi
  • Dischord – a deliberate collision of notes that are meant not to sound “pretty”
  • Dissonance – lack of harmony between notes “a clash”
  • Passing Notes – notes that don’t sound “pretty” but are used a small number of times like they are just “passing through”
  • Suspended Notes – dissonant notes being held for as long as possible and then finally moving at the last second
  • 7th Chords – A regular triad chord plus the note seven steps above the first note
  • Diminished Chords – A regular triad chord with the bottom note being moved up a step
  • Augmented Chords – A regular triad chord with the last note being moved up a step
  • 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)

One of My Favorite (Chord Progressions) Harmonies

  • Find one of your favorite chord progressions (harmonies) at Hook Theory Tab Index of Songs
  • Place a screenshot of the chords from HookTheory
  • Embed a clean version of this song from YouTube
  • In writing, describe why you like this chord progression, and identify the musical key, tonic chord, and tension chords
    • What do you notice about the chord structure/pattern of the theme of the progression?
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My Second HookTheory Chord Progression (Harmonies)

  • Place a screenshot of the chords from HookTheory
  • Link to a .mp3 file of your second harmony from HookTheory
  • Write a brief reflection about this chord progression (harmony). What do you like about it?
    • Where did you raise tension or suspense in the chord progression (harmony)?
    • Where did you resolve tension in the chord progression (harmony)?
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS AFTER COMPLETING THEM

What I Learned & Problems I Solved

  • Write what you LEARNED from the research, analysis, and chord progression (harmonies) creation parts of this project
  • Explain how you SOLVED AT LEAST ONE PROBLEM
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Grammar and Spelling

  • Write what tool(s) did you use to check your spelling and grammar?
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS AFTER COMPLETING THEM

Editor

  • Who was your editor?
  • Write their first name only
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS AFTER COMPLETING THEM

Resources

DATE GOES HERE Weekly Work Log

Session Number: ???
Week Number: ???
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:  # goes here
What is/was your overall goal for this week?  Goal goes here

Work Tasks 

Date  Task Description  Time Spent  Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why? 
 
   
     
     
   

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: