School of Rock – Week 8 – Melody

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• TITLE THIS BLOG POST: School of Rock – Week 8 – Melody
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• REVIEW BLOG POST EXAMPLES
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. – Maya Angelou

SUMMARY

• Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
  • Only one to two sentences
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes in this ‘room’
• Join the class at Quizlet, https://quizlet.com/join/k8mNbJpug
• Start practicing the notes on the first three frets on your guitar with Quizlet.com
  • https://quizlet.com/516388353/guitar-notes-strings-1-6-flash-cards/
• Continue lessons with Justin
  • https://mrleduc.edublogs.org/2020/07/13/justin-guitar-lessons/
• Write the latest lesson you have completed today
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 60 minutes in this ‘room’
• Watch How Melody Works (47 minutes)
• Write notes of topics you want to remember
  • These notes can be a bulleted list of information (6 to 12 things)
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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes outside in the ‘room’
• Watch HookPad Quick Overview
• Watch HookPad Melodies and try to write the melody to twinkle twinkle
• Write a few sentences reflection about what you learned
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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Set a timer
• Spend a total of 35 minutes in this ‘room.’

• For the first 20 minutes, watch Elizabeth Gilbert discuss creativity and genius

• Then, go for a 15-minute walk outside and think about what she said, if you can safely
• Write anything you found interesting and useful in your reflection
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 45 minutes in this ‘room’
• Watch How to write a Melody by Jamie Henke, music.wisc.edu/faculty/jamie-henke/
  • As you watch Jamie Henke define and explain melody terms, YOU write them below…
  • (hint: if the definition appears on the screen, pause and write it down)
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Melody Composition Terms

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.
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WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

• • Spend 3 minutes on this activity
  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
    • Fill in the Weekly Activity Evaluation
  • The data you submit helps you demonstrate 21st Century Employability Skills
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