School of Rock – Day 15 – Celebration and Reflection

SUMMARY

Its great for teaching how to use music software and expanding more on how to play various instruments.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

completing the big project was a bit stressful but fun nonetheless and gave a chance to experiment with various things.

Your score: 4

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

I learned how to write songs and get better at managing time.

Your score: 4

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I learned how to write a better melody

Your score: 3

PRACTICE ROOM (LESSONS)

I learned chords and the basic notes of a new instrument

Your score: 5

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

I learned how to better compose music and produce better.

Your score: 4

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I learned how to better use different effects in music

Your score: 3

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

I learned how to better manage my time and use trusted systems

Your score: 2

STAGE

i learned more on the history of music.

Your score: 3

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • Tell your overview class story narrative here!
  • Highlight what you learned and enjoyed THE MOST for the past three weeks
  • Highlight at least one thing you overcame that was hard for you, at first, an achievement you are proud of. 

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THE COURSE’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION (OVERALL)

Content (The WHAT)

Rating: 5

Studio time and songwriting.

That bass is only a recent edition to music.

Process (The HOW)

Rating: 3

I Liked how it was structured and how it gave an equal amount of time for each subject and in the order in which the sudjects were

How Much free time we had

How Much free time we had

BONUS MATERIAL

Dr. Gebrian’s Brain-Friendly Practice Ideas

Dr. Gebrian’s YouTube Playlists on Practice Techniques and Brain Research

Annie Dang’s Songwriting YouTube Channel

Annie Dang’s YouTube Resources for Songwriting and Publishing

How Years Of Gaming Affect Your Brain

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xaICKlp9kQc%3Fstart%3D634%26feature%3Doembed

Link to How Years Of Gaming Affect Your Brain by HealthyGamerGG on YouTube

School of Rock – Day 14 – Voice, Preparation, and Presentation

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.

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LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

“Begging for some bars”

“Listening to the Minecraft soundtrack.”

“solid baseline.”

Leadership Project (SMART Goal Evidence)

  1. Welcome to show and tell!
  2. Embed media as evidence of your completed work (SHOW)
  3. Write what you completed. Write it as if the person reading has no idea what you were working on for the past week. (TELL)

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Soundtrap Exporting and Mixing Resources

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yq-BnrEB8Ag%3Fstart%3D1%26feature%3Doembed

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

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CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=uDDeves6Crs%3Ffeature%3Doembed

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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

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STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Watch how to present with power and poise

https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html
https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_how_to_speak_so_that_people_want_to_listen.html
https://www.youtube.com/embed/02EJ1IdC6tE

Great presentations have many ingredients from the structure of the visuals to the delivery. But what makes it all work from voice, eye contact, word choice, body language, the visuals used, etc. Let’s take a look at the act of successfully presenting or pitching an idea to reveal these ingredients.

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/McHPIxErbeyuAz
Brain Rules for Presenters from Garr

  • Go for a walk and think about what these videos and the slideshow mean to you.
  • Journal here about that. The more detail the better.

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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.
  • ALSO: We will share student work that people are working on and give them feedback

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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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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

School of Rock – Day 9 – Workflow

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.

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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 9th Work’.
  • Write one descriptive paragraph detailing WHAT YOU DID and LEARNED today
  • Atomic Habits Resources

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PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

I worked on the basic notes of the bass.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • Read How to Create a Good Habit and fill in the Implementation Intention Template with your own habit intention from James Clear’s Atomic Habits
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mrJ0xnXv_IQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Write what was most interesting to you.

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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

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STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

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”

Write what was most interesting to you learned.

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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I practiced some basic songs and covers of others. (Mostly Undertale music)

STAGE

I worked on some of the final project and the pentatonic scales.

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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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

School of Rock – Day 10 – Community

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.

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LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • EVERYONE: Write a couple sentence update about what you completed on your ‘afternoon’ project in this section of this blog post.
  • Write one descriptive paragraph detailing WHAT YOU DID and LEARNED today

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PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kfhTruV_7aM%3Ffeature%3Doembed

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CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • Read Habit Stacking and fill in the Template with your own habit stack from James Clear’s Atomic Habits
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cBDJDZAo41c%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Music Machine Songwriting “System”

Write what was most interesting to you.

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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

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STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

  • 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 – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

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STAGE

  • Watch the from 46:00 to 1:15:00 minutes of Hitsville: The Making Of Motown
  • 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.
  • ALSO: We will share student work that people are working on and give them feedback

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned the proper fingering and notes on the bass, and I fixed being locked out of edu blogs

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

School of Rock – Day 11 – Collaboration and Growth – Part 1

SUMMARY

i learned the pentatonics and how the basic notes on the fretboard of the bass work.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

working on more of the final project.

Goal Page: Progress For Today

  1. Welcome to show and tell, well sorta!
  2. Embed media as evidence of today’s progress (SHOW)
  3. Write an update about your leadership project progress (TELL)
  4. Delete Mr. Le Duc’s instructions – yes, these instructions – yes the instructions you are reading right now!

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS).

Practicing chords with notes and learning different things on the fret board of the bass.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • A power chord is a root and a fifth.
  • A power chord isn’t a major nor a minor key
  • A lot of popular pop songs use string instruments (Violin, guitar, cello, ETC.)
  • Imposter syndrome is very common.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Practicing intervals on fret board and learning more on basic notes on bass. along with chords.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ynFNt4tgBJ0%3Ffeature%3Doembed

What Makes This Song Great? Ep.71 BOSTON (#2)

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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

The Marshmallow Experiment and Delayed Gratification

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TZYIJDtt3mU%3Fstart%3D1%26feature%3Doembed

“…a seemingly simple experiment devised by Walter Mischel to test will power: put a kid in a room with a marshmallow, and tell her if she can resist eating it for 15 minutes, she can have 2 marshmallows. It turns out the kids who could wait were much more likely to be successful as adults. “- RadioLab.org – Your Future in a Marshmallow

  • Two sources for more information on your success and delayed gratification
  • Radio Lab
  • This American Life
    • This American Life podcast Back to School
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    • +Listen to act 1 from minute 3:45 to 37:00.  Then skipped to Act 2 from 43:00 until the end.
    • Take notes
  • Take notes on important steps to help you succeed
  • 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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STAGE

Recording covers of songs.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned more on the basic notes and pentatonics.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Filled out daily form.

School of Rock – Day 8 – Leadership Planning and Preparation

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

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SUMMARY

I worked on new songs and trying to play them faster and steadier.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  1. Pick one of the following: Leading by being part of a team or Leading by example
  2. Place your project idea, the description, and the outcome here: bit.ly/2ZxekGt
  3. Write the same thing above these instructions under the LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY heading

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PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

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CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

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STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Masterclass Article

Oblique Strategies Cards by Brian Eno

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

Music Machine Songwriting “System”

Write what was most interesting to you learned.

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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Watch and Listen to Adriel Wallick’s creative process (even though it’s about game design, it’s still a great process for any creative person)
  • 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

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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.
  • ALSO: We will share student work that people are working on and give them feedback

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned better hand placement and fixed some issues with echo in soundtrap.

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

School of Rock – Day 7 – Planning and Pathways

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

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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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PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

Screenshot from Mary Spender’s YouTube Channel

Watch Mary Spender: Powerful advice from 10 Professional Musicians you need to hear (14:15)

Screenshot from JustinGuitar.com

Start his 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist

Start the series of videos, follow his directions, and check out his web site, justinguitar.com.

Set a timer.  Maybe an hour a day?  The first 10 videos take less than an hour.

Write a few key things you learned and which videos you learned from today.

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  • Screenshot from JustinGuitar.comBe 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.

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CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Holistic Songwriting by Friedemann Findeisen

Screenshot from Holistic Songwriting’s Channel at YouTube

An Example: The Swift Formula – One Note Melodies

From Holistic Songwriting’s How Taylor Swift Writes Melodies at YouTube
From Holistic Songwriting’s How Taylor Swift Writes Melodies at YouTub
From Holistic Songwriting’s How Taylor Swift Writes Melodies at YouTube

Write a reflection on the key topics that got your attention.

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LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot of Lyrics Melody and Chord Progressions from HookTab at YouTube

Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:

Write a reflection on what you learned.

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STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Screenshot from Holistic Songwriting at YouTube
Screenshot from Holistic Songwriting at YouTube

Watch Holistic Songwriting: Do THIS with every song you write | Hit Song Architect S1E3

Explore Song Writing “Systems”

Write what was most interesting to you learned.

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CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

Soundtrap mixing and publishing at Clark Eagling’s YouTube Channel

Watch Clark Eagling: Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects

Watch all five videos in the playlist, if you are interested.

Write a reflection of the key topics that grabbed your attention.

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OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Screenshot from Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter TED Talk on YouTube

Watch Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life.  (20 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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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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DAILY 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

School of Rock – Day 6 – Bass Basics

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

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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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PRACTICE ROOM

Log your daily practice with your Paper Practice Log

Use the MusicWill.org JamZone, books, or ultimate-guitar.com. Remember to use a metronome to record the BPM rate you can play perfectly.

Bass Practice Extras

Step 1: Watch How To Add Bass Notes Guitar Strumming Lessons by Tomas Michaud

Screenshot from Tomas Michaud video

Step 2: Download the guitar TABS for his exercise (PDF)

Step 3: Practice one of the exercises

Bonus Bass Resource!

CLASSROOM

The bass are the roots of the band.

Bass has only been around for 400 years.

bass is essential for all modern music

LAB

Step 1: Watch How to write Chromatic Notes in Hookpad (some bass lines are based on chromatic scale)

screenshot from HookTab

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 progression or melody line.

Screenshot from HookLab

How was this activity? Write a reflection on what you did and learned.

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STUDIO

Play around with playing the low E string (6th string on the top of the neck) on your guitar. Create a simple three-note-ish bassline. Get funky with it.  Try different plucking tempos to great the groove. You can even try playing Smoke on the Water

Screenshot from Kidsguitarzone.com

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CONTROL ROOM

Record the bass line you developed in the studio.

How did the recording go? Write a short reflection.

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OUTSIDE / IDEAS

Choice 1: Explore Carol Kaye and James Jamerson’s Profiles in Excellent.  These 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.

Profile in Excellence

Screenshot from Polyphonic at YouTube

Profile in Excellence

Image from Wikipedia

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?

Screenshot from Quizlet Bass Composition Techniques

Choice 3: Watch How to Quickly Improve Focus – Andrew Huberman

Write a brief reflection on your mental meanderings.

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

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DAILY 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

School of Rock – Day 5 – Rhythm Basics

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

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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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PRACTICE ROOM

Log your daily practice with your Paper Practice Log

Use the MusicWill.org JamZone, books, or ultimate-guitar.com. Remember to use a metronome to record the BPM rate you can play perfectly.

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Rhythm Practice

Time for the right hand to take center stage (if you are a right-handed guitar player).

Watch Mike Palmisano show you how to play guitar like a drummer.

Find a Funklet beat you like.

On guitar, play along with the beat trying Mike’s guitar strumming technique.

Write a brief reflection on how both of these exercises are working.

A Side Note

CLASSROOM

Rhythms have accents and swings that make them feel more human.

LAB

Step 1: Watch Drum Arrangements Made Simple and learn how to create a simple groove and fill-ins.

Step 2: Learn how to Arranging Drums in Hookpad

Step 3: (Optional) Explore Advanced Drum Arrangements in Hookpad.

How was this activity? Write a reflection on what you did and learned.

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STUDIO

Funklet is back!  This time in the studio. Pick a drummer, like Clyde Stubblefield. Play around with the drummer’s 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.

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OUTSIDE / IDEAS

Flip through the Quizlet on Rhythm Terminology flashcards a couple times.

Image Metric levels from the Wikimedia Commons

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.

ATOMIC HABITS – Tiny Changes that Create Remarkable Results – James Clear

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1gdkBt9it84%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdkBt9it84

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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.

If you get stuck with any of these steps, watch Mr. Le Duc’s Tutorial for Exporting and Importing MIDI Files with Funklet, HookLab, and Soundtrap.

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

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School of Rock – Day 4 – Harmony Basics

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

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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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PRACTICE ROOM

I practiced part of the melody of the imperial march and the bass-line for it. along with some video game music (Bonetrousle)

CLASSROOM

If your playing chords in a key together they should sound together, though some chords in a key sound better together than others.

is you play a string you will hear to dominant note, though if you play it at a harmonic you get a hidden note.

strings have hidden notes called harmonics

LAB

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ReY3PiVLXYg%3Ffeature%3Doembed

HookLab Chords YouTube Tutorial

Watch the tutorial and write some chords in HookPad

How was this activity? Write a reflection on what you did and learned.

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OUTSIDE / IDEAS

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SseUzcEN9U0%3Ffeature%3Doembed

How to Build Self-Discipline: The Mindset Method

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. Also, think of songs you like and where is the tension or build-up in the songs?

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  • 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

https://youtube.com/watch?v=z3Dy6Mnp5Og%3Ffeature%3Doembed

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.

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CONTROL ROOM

Tune your guitar, bass or keyboard. Try recording two tracks of guitar, bass, or keyboard.  One with the single notes like Jake Lizzio showed you above and a second with the lower C bass notes to make a simple progression. Remember two notes playing at the same time is harmony. Keep it simple.  Refer to your Quizlet Guitar Strings / Notes Flashcards if you need help remembering the guitar notes on the first three frets. Set a timer. Stop playing before you feel like Chewbacca below. 

Write a short reflection here about what you thought.

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STAGE

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

This is the performance room for sharing and playing together.

Reflect on which instrument you picked and what we played today.

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

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DAILY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Give feedback on the class Content and Process
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