School of Rock – Day 15 – Celebration and Reflection

SUMMARY

  • I thought this was an amazing class. It was extremely engaging and made me into a better person. School of rock is a class where you carve your own path based on your goals and what you want to do. It’s class where you can record songs, practice on guitars and keyboards, and mix songs using a music-making software called Soundtrap. It’s also a class where you can learn about being a better person, with videos about happiness, wellbeing, etc.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

I really liked working on my 3 songs. I thought it was really fun and a I learned a lot about singing, instrumentation, and song structure. I also got some feedback on my songs, and I’m getting close to making a great song. This is my thing.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: 5

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

I liked this part, learning about music and stuff. It just wasn’t my thing. I thought it was busy work. It wasn’t the most interesting. but I did learn a lot of stuff about melody, harmony, and other musical components.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: 3

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

At first, I wasn’t really interested. However, as I used the program more and more, I discovered more and more features, I ended up loving it. I think it’s an extremely useful program that takes some warm-up.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: 4

PRACTICE ROOM (LESSONS)

Eh. I wasn’t all into practicing. I’m more into making and producing songs.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: 1

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

This is why I signed up for class. I wanted to make music. I just love Studio, having that nice microphone and being able to make music. Nothing else to say. I love Studio time.

  • 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)

This is more or less an extension of studio, so my thoughts on control room are the same for Studio.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: ?

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

While I don’t have much to say, This part was the second best part of the class. This inspired me and made me a better person by watching those videos. I am so happy I was exposed to those videos.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: 5

STAGE

I liked what we watched and did. I don’t have to much to say.

  • 1 (NOT MY THING!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES! – I LOVE THIS STUFF!)

Your score: 4

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I enjoyed learning about tending to mental self, and making music along the way. I think everyone was really cool. I didn’t overcome anything, but I learned a lot of new things and I’m better person than I was 3 weeks ago.

THE COURSE’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION (OVERALL)

Content (The WHAT)

Rating: OK  – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5  – HIGHLY ENGAGED

Rating: 5

I was most interested with the outside videos and The song making.

Learning about happiness, a good work ethic, and just things about life. How to be a creative machine. To carve your own path. These 90 hours probably contains the most information that I have ever learned in my entire life.

Process (The HOW)

Rating: OK  – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5  – HIGHLY ENGAGED

Rating: 5

I liked how the course was based around us, not a system. I mean, I didn’t like the busy work, but I can deal with that. If I took the class again, I would not change a single thing.

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

All Previous Resources Combined

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

SUMMARY

I finished my song I miss Her, got feedback on 3 of my songs, and watched Rumble: the Indians who rocked the world.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

(P.S, play my bonus songs first)

Bonus Songs:

  1. Previous Days (Hookpad Demo)

2. I miss her (SoundTrap Mixing)

Here are Mp3 Versions (Lower Quality, but they can be played on the blog)

  1. Stuck in The Rain:

2. The Coughing Man

3. Sunshine and Rainbows

Leadership Project (SMART Goal Evidence)

Comments:

  1. The Coughing Man:
  • Good song-writing, Maybe A little more rhyming
  • A bit of it could been skipped
    • Sunshine and Rainbows:
  • The voice’s volume was inconsistent
  • Piano (Very Repetitve)
  • Coda was nice
  • Rhyming a lot better, seemed a lot better
  • Piano could of been quiter
  • Instrumentals could of been quiet
  • Contrast between Verse and Chorus
  • I miss her:
  • Instrumentaion was good, but the voice kind of mumbled. Soft doesn’t mean quite.
  • Repetitive, Fade in, Fade out doesn’t sound natural
  • Didn’t Hit Pitches
  • Using “her” sounds very repetitive
  • The little blip got annoying

One important thing to know is that for these songs and composition, I would take the tracks and loop it. If I focus on the details of the compostion, I could make an amazing song.

Soundtrap Exporting and Mixing Resources

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

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

I spent this time working on my song I miss her.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

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

I spent this time working on instrumentals for my song I miss her.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I spent this time finishing my song I miss her.

Resources:

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

STAGE

We watched Rumble: The Indians that rocked the world

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I received advice on song writing and making my songs

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Days

School of Rock – Day 13 – Collaboration and Growth – Part 3

SUMMARY

I spent most of the day working on my songs Previous Days, People Watching, I miss her, and Journey’s End.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

I have finished my 3 songs so I am gonna get those finished and Work on Different Songs for My Album Previous Days.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

I spent this time working on my song Previous Days.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=31k6O2nQgHg%3Ffeature%3Doembed
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y%3Ffeature%3Doembed

I spent this time recording Takes 1 – 7 of my song I miss her.

Song Analysis Tools

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I spent this time working on my song Previous Days

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

I spent this time working on songs for my album Previous Days.

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I spent this time working on my song Previous Days.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

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

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen at TEDxClaremontColleges

Wow. This video was very inspiring. This is why I love School of Rock. I look forward to everyday as I learn something new and interesting.

STAGE

  • We listened to Music

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned about motivation, and work ethic. I realized that I shouldn’t try to focus on a big picture, but focus on one song at a time.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Notes

School of Rock – Day 12 – Collaboration and Growth- Part 2

SUMMARY

I mainly focused my energy on getting recording in for my song Sunshine and Rainbows.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

For my leadership activity, I am writing, recording, and producing 3 songs.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=b2XXzcQhPvc%3Ffeature%3Doembed

I spent this time practicing Hey Bulldog on my keyboard. I also used this time to work on my last song “Sunshine and Rainbows”

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • Chapter 3: How to Build Better Habit in 4 Simple Steps from James Clear’s Atomic Habits

I spent this time working on my song sunshine and Rainbows

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I spent this time working on my song Sunshine and Rainbows.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SvTwovDq9l8%3Ffeature%3Doembed

I spent this time working on my song Sunshine and Rainbows.

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I spent this time mixing my songs Sunshine and Rainbows.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GXy__kBVq1M%3Ffeature%3Doembed
  • 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 backward? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.”  – TED.com
  • Freakonomics – Where Does Creativity Come From (and Why Do Schools Kill It Off)? (Ep. 355)
  • WYNTON MARSALIS
    • “My first thing I have my students do is write a mission statement. And that mission statement has three sentences. What do I want to do, how do I achieve it, and why am I doing it? And based on that mission statement, I teach them. And I have, my fundamental teaching to them is, I want you to rise above the cycle of punishment and reward. I’m not going to reward you or punish you. This is information, and you can do what you want with this information. So, you’re always actualizing. And I always tell them, if you want to learn something I can’t stop you. If you don’t want to learn it, I cannot teach you.”

I decided to close my eyes for about 10 minutes and listen to music. I feel much better, cause I gave myself time to rest my eyes.

STAGE

  • We spent this time playing a kahoot and listening to songs. I spent part of that time recording clapping sounds for my song Sunshine and Rainbows.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I spent today working on my song Sunshine and Rainbows. I also practiced Hey Bulldog on keyboard. I learned about how I can break and form habits, and how I should Rest sometimes when I feel burnt out.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

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

SUMMARY

I practiced Hey Bulldog and worked on my songs.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

I spent this time practicing Hey Bulldog and recording backing vocals for my song “The Coughing Man”.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • Read Chapter 2: How Habit Shape your Identity from James Clear’s Atomic Habits
https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_ryupLmKCU%3Ffeature%3Doembed

The video about imposter syndrome was hilarious, but was also really inspiring. It talks about a lot of things that remind me of things that I know and do, which makes me feels good and boosts my ego.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I spent this time focusing on my song The Coughing Man.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Notes:

  • The ryhme is at the vowel.
  • The strong striff syllable is ryhming
  • Perfect Ryhme: Walking and Talking
  • Ryhme Zone is used by professionals. Professionals use Ryhme dictionaries

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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

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

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

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

What I learned during this time is to:

  1. Put energy and emotions into the song
  2. Delaying instant gratification is better. Period.

STAGE

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned more about workflow and delaying creativity, along with effective writing and how to deal with Imposter syndrome. I had a problem with getting my soundtrap account into Mr. Le Duc’s class. While there is a proposed solution of waiting for customer service to fix it, the problem as of now is unsolved.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Notes

School of Rock – Day 10 – Community

SUMMARY

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

I practiced Hey Bulldog and learned a little bit about playing Piano. Other than that, I mainly focused on Finishing Stuck in the Rain, working on a bass line for Sunshine and Rainbows, and recording Vocals for The Coughing Man.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

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

I practiced Hey Bulldog, and how to play the keyboard/piano.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cBDJDZAo41c%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Music Machine Songwriting “System”

Swelling is interesting. It makes me wonder how that sound was made, and what songs use swelling.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I spent this time finishing the first of 3 songs that I proposed. “Stuck in the Rain” is what I finished

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

I spent this time recording Vocals for my song Stuck in the Rain and Sunshine and Rainbows.

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I spent this time mixing The Coughing Man.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3wSbCdQMC6I%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Ask if your excited for the idea of the thing or the work of the thing itself.

The flow state: A state where you are in the zone. Where you are most productive.

Novelty: Singing a song without planning the notes ahead of time. A.k.a Improvisational Singing.

If 104% is given, you can get in the flow state.

Action inspires Action.

You shouldn’t always try to one up yourself.

“If all else, you learned what not to do.” Cameron’s Dad.

STAGE

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned about how to record good vocals. I was just trying to get good vocals for my songs, and I learned what not to do:
  • Recording Siting Down
  • Singing Loud close to the microphone
  • Singing really deep way to close to the microphone
  • Don’t sing into the microphone

I learned that I should instead:

  • Sing standing up
  • Sing with microphone ascended
  • Be a couple of inches away from the microphone
  • Sing into the room if you want a strong voice

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Notes

School of Rock – Day 9 – Workflow

SUMMARY

I mainly worked on my song Sunshine and Rainbows, and Practiced Hey Bulldog.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

I worked on the Intro, Verse, and Bridge of Hey Bulldog. I also spent time working on notes and chord progressions for My song Sunshine and Rainbows.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mrJ0xnXv_IQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed

The vocals, bass, and drums sounded great! Now I wanna go listen to the Boston Album.

I also watched Rick Beato’s video on the Beatles, dissecting their song “The End.”

Notes:

Hearing the recreation of the last 52 seconds of the song, Rick Beato credits the song as beginning from the intro with the piano part, not counting the entire 1 minute and half bridge that plays before it, which I though was interesting.

(If you listen to the song, you’ll see that it’s two minutes. However, in the Rick Beato video, he only starts to recreate the song after the 1:29 mark, and says that the whole song begins after that point, which is very interesting)

Link to ‘The End”; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12R4FzIhdoQ

Fun fact: While the song’s length is 2:21, the track actually ends at 2:05. This is presumably while The End is the final song of the Abbey Road Medley (A bunch of songs on the abbey road album that blend together to form one giant long song, starting with You never give me your money), ending the album, Her Majesty is the album’s true final song, so an extra 16 seconds of silence is added at the end of The End to give it a climatic ending, while letting Her Majesty serving as an encore for the Abbey Road Album.

Music Machine Songwriting “System”

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

I worked on my song Sunshine and Rainbows 9 (I used this time to work in studio)

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

This video both reminded me of things I knew and taught me new ideas. That if you wait long enough, if you get to the end of thought, you’ll be able to connect to yourself. However, I don’t need to connect to myself cause I already know what my goals are, what I want. I know that what I want to do is focus on the arts. Work on songs, films. I want to live life, and the only way to live life is to live in the present.

You should admire the past as your mistakes and achievements make you who you are. But, you shouldn’t stay in the past, or else you won’t move forward. As for the future, it should be used as a tool, as a way to plan and look forward to present moments that are yet to come. But, if you live in the future, you’re living a fantasy.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Holistic Songwriter

I worked on my song sunshine and rainbows, and I’m getting ready to use the control room time to work on my other songs. Maybe.

Music Machine Songwriting “System”

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I focused on making the main melodies for my song Sunshine and Rainbows. I did that for about 3, 4, hours.

STAGE

We watched the Mototown documentary.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I mainly spent today working on Chord Progressions and Melodies for my song Sunshine and Rainbows/ I also practiced Hey Bulldog on keyboard. Working on Sunshine and Rainbows has really brought out something in me, as there’s something that‘s so appealing about creating a flow with chord progressions, and making satisfying melodies, along with lyrics. This may has been my best work so far.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Notes

School of Rock – Day 8 – Leadership Planning and Preparation

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

SUMMARY

I practiced Hey Bulldog, and focused on my Song Sunshine and Rainbows, Stuck in the Rain, and watched the Motown Documentary.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • I want to improve my song production skills. I want to come out of this with several different songs to show off to friends, specifically 3 or more songs that I can show to other people and be like “Hey, I made this!”
  • I’m collaborating with Holly and Dochi to make a song called “Fake Love” 

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

I mainly practiced Hey Bulldog.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

I really liked the Video about the Beatles. They’re my favorite band, so this video was a treat to watch.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

They seem like interesting Videos, but I’m personally not interested in watching them right now.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Masterclass Article

Holistic Songwriter

Music Machine Songwriting “System”

For studio, I worked on an intro for my song “Sunshine and Rainbows”, and polished vocals for my song “Stuck in the Rain”

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I spent this time recording new vocals for Stuck in the Rain.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

This video has inspired me. I keep thinking ‘What am I gonna do over the summer time with filmmaking?’ I had all of the time and resources, so I’ve been doing nothing. Now, I have an idea. I’m gonna make a short film every week starting next Monday to make films, while experimenting with stop motion and other styles of animation.

STAGE

  • We watched Motown Documentary.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I mainly reviewed and used Advice that I’ve learned regarding creative processes. I had no problems today.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Notes:

School of Rock – Day 7 – Planning and Pathways

SUMMARY

I practiced Hey Bulldog for a little bit, came up with a new song, and recorded some vocals for my song Stuck in the Rain.

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)

Notes:

Don’t take yourself too seriously.

Not everything needs to be grand.

It’s gonna be okay.

Everything turns out in the end.

When your young is the best time to learn.

Just Hold on. Keep Doing what you’re doing.

Start Practicing now. Don’t Wait.

Let go. Don’t be afraid. Whatever you project, it will come true.

Calm down. It’s lifelong. Play the long game.

Keep your thoughts. Every bad decision leads to who you are today.

You should not need to change a single thing. (I would not change a single thing about my life)

Screenshot from JustinGuitar.com

117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist

  • 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.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Holistic Songwriting by Friedemann Findeisen

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

Notes:

  • Melodies: To make motifs around 1 pitch, only worrying about Rhythm
  • Counter-Intuitive Music: Music that can’t really be played on piano
  • The Most Interesting Music now is music that is quite simple, but allows the listener to figure it out themselves
  • Don’t give them 4, give them 2 + 2. Rather than obviously giving the listener the message, make it very obvious. Show, not tell.

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.

I learned about additional tools that Hook pad provides, and I may use them in the near future.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Screenshot from Holistic Songwriting at YouTube

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

Explore Song Writing “Systems”

I like having all of these resources at my fingertips, but I think the most useful information that I got was that in order to create a good pop song, you shouldn’t overwhelm the listener. Introduce instruments one by one, and don’t play instrument parts all of the time. Know when to bring them in and when to take them out.

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

Soundtrap mixing and publishing at Clark Eagling’s YouTube Channel

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

I don’t have an interest in watching the video as I have great confidence in Arranging the song.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Screenshot from Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter TED Talk on YouTube

Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life. 

Games are not a waist of time.

Top 5 regrets:

  1. I wished I had worked less.
  2. I wished I stayed in touch with my friends
  3. I wished I let myself be happier
  4. I wished I had the courage to express my true self
  5. I wish I’d led a life true to my dreams, not of what others expect

If we play games, we get better.

Play the game Super Better.

Traumatic Events can lead to growth.

3 to 1 positive thought ratio.

This video meant a lot to me. So much that I’m gonna go download the Super Better App! 🙂

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned about The music Machine process, and choosing my own path. I didn’t have any major problems.

DAILY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Previous Notes:

School of Rock – Day 6 – Bass Basics

RESOURCES FOR THE CLASS

SUMMARY

I practiced Hey Bulldog and Martha. I learned about Bass lines, and made one for my song, along with recording vocals for my song.

PRACTICE ROOM

I mainly practiced Hey Bulldog and Martha My Dear.

CLASSROOM

How Bass Works (47 minutes)

Write notes of topics you want to remember.

  • The bass line is the foundation of a song
  • It is quite young, having only been around for about 4 centuries
  • A bass line is based around the tonic notes/roots of your chords
  • You can also others notes from a triad using Inversion
    • Bass lines use riffs, which are little musical ideas
    • Bass lines should be in a lower octave then all of your other instrument
    • In songs, you can use contrary motion, which is where when one note on an instrument goes up, a note on the bass line goes down, and vice versa

LAB

I loved making a Bassline for my song. While making the bassline, I realized how useful Hookpad actually is.

STUDIO

While I didn’t do the guitar thing, what I did compose was a bass-line for my song, and it sounds awesome. I realized that in order to make a catchy bass-line, all you need to do is to take the root notes of a motif or chord, mix up the rhythm, and add in a bunch of shorter notes, and you got a catchy bass line. You should also include jumps and steps in your bass line’s melody

CONTROL ROOM

Making the bass line went really well. I realized that I couldn’t export my bass line as a midi (due to me not having a subscription) so I just remade it in Soundtrap. When Pairing it with the other instruments, I made adjustments to the bass line in curtain parts.

OUTSIDE / IDEAS

How to Quickly Improve Focus – Andrew Huberman

This was very helpful. I’m already a focused person, but this video has some really good advice which I think will help me focus even more!

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

Today, I mainly learned how to make catchy bass lines that are very appealing to listen to. One issue that I had was trying to get the microphone to pick up. I couldn’t get it to work, but with the help of Mr. Le Duke, he taught me how to manage the pad, and I was able to work with the Microphone.

DAILY ACTIVITY EVALUATION