RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS
- Mr. Le Duc, scott.leduc@tumwater.k12.wa.us
- Our class web page, https://capitalcomtech.info/new-market/
- ‘Rooms’ Schedule Sheet
- Practice Log
- Professional Quotient Rubric
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SUMMARY
Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.
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FINAL PROJECT ACTIVITY PROGRESS
- Write one descriptive paragraph detailing WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO for your FINAL COMPOSITION
- Add your idea to the class Padlet board for the final project, https://bit.ly/2ZxekGt
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PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS) – 8-9AM
Practice your instrument…
You may use some of the resources below…
- Watch Rick Beato: 5 Things Every Beginner Guitarist SHOULD Learn (9:55)
- Continue Justin’s 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Want a bigger challenge?
- Complete Jake Lizzio’s 5 blues guitar tutorials
- Check his channel, you won’t regret it!
- 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
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CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS) 9-9:30AM
Introduction to the Microphone Audition Project
- Copy, paste, and publish the Microphone Auditions Project blog post template in your blog, https://mrleduc.edublogs.org/2022/01/15/microphone-auditions-project/
- Mr. Le Duc will record you in the Sound Room in front of a couple professional microphones and save the recording in Soundtrap today or tomorrow
- You will edit the files, add an introduction recording, add a conclusion recording to the podcast file, and embed the mp3 of the combined recordings with even volume levels, and any reading errors edited out into the Microphone Auditions Project blog post.
What Makes This Song Great Analysis
Other options you may want to explore…
- 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 or links you watched
- Write a reflection on the key topics that got your attention.
Write what was most interesting to you from the Boston video.
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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED) 9:30-10AM
- 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.
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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN) 10-10:30AM
- Watch Why Finding Purpose Is SO HARD Today – Healthy Gamer
- Watch from 13:19 minutes for about 5 minutes
- Go for a walk and think about what this video meant to you.
- Journal here about that. The more detail the better.
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STUDIO (SONGWRITING) 10:30-11:30AM
Compose a vertical slice, 8 to 12 measures of a verse or chorus or bridge, of a song section with multiple tracks or as we state a VERTICAL SLICE, and save the audio file under the CONTROL ROOM section with a screenshot of the tracks.
Other resources you might use…
Holistic Songwriter
- Watch Holistic Songwriting: Songwriting Corner
- Watch Holistic Songwriting: Songwriting Exercises (you do not need the cards)
- Watch Holistic Songwriting: 5 Minute Lessons (you do not need the cards)
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write what was most interesting to you learned
Music Machine Songwriting “System”
- https://www.makemusicyourlife.com/automatic-music-machine
- https://www.makemusicyour.life/enrollments
- https://trello.com/b/LRMbfkCJ/insert-your-names-music-machine
- Mike’s Trello Board: https://trello.com/b/VwqHYicu/mike-mondays-music-machine
- Le Duc’s Guerilla Creating, Recording, Performing, and Song Publishing Milestones (Google Sheets)
Write what you did for your composition.
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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING) – 12-1:00PM
Embed your VERTICAL SLICE mp3 composition here. This should include multiple tracks of one song section like a verse, chorus, bridge, etc. …
Take a screenshot of your tracks by holding down COMMAND (the Windows key) + SHIFT + 4 keys at the same time and drag over the area you want to take a picture. The screenshot will be on your desktop.
Embed the screenshot in this section of the blog post.
Write a reflection on the key topics of your musical verticle slice.
BONUS MATERIAL
- Boston – Foreplay / Long Time
- Read more about Tom Sholtz
- 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 on the key topics that grabbed your attention.
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OUTSIDE – PART 2 / INSPIRATION / IDEAS – 1-1:30PM
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STAGE – 1:30-2:00PM
We will practice again, this time as bands collaborating with others, or working solo.
- We will work on MusicWill.org materials when ‘on stage’.
- This is the performance room.
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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED – 2-2:30PM
- 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.
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TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
- Give feedback on the class Content and Process
- Participation will be part of your leadership project due at the end of the course
- Fill in the Daily Activity Evaluation
