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

SUMMARY

good first week mgm good car broke down tho bu good mhm mhm

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/

Safety

Watch 3-minute video preview: https://www.hrmvideo.com/catalog/listen-smart-safely-handling-the-power-of-sound

Add details to the notes below that you found interesting…

  • Goal: listen to music in a way that it will enrich but not harm you
  • 10%-20% of high schoolers have hearing damage
  • Hearing damage can happen in one occasion, 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 commons with musicians
  • Distancing yourself from the source and earplugs are 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

Advice

LAB

i learned some um i like the jazz chords and gross chords they sound good and gross

https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab

PRACTICE ROOM

guitar played it fingers strum pick hers what once was guitar did it

  • Pick a song you would like to learn on the guitar that you can also find an online video tutorial to help you.  If you are a beginner, a simple song is better. We will review this tomorrow.

Guitar Tabs Explained

hmmm inch restingg….. very good…

JOURNAL

made my blog look funnny good images of me all ovver my blog

STUDIO

got all logged in but didnt make anything today:)

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

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)

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.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

School of Rock – Day 15 – Celebration and Reflection

SUMMARY

  • Write your class summary last, at the end of the course here… Only one to two sentences. – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
  • EXAMPLE: 
  • I took a School of Rock class where I made music and had a better time than i did in culinary. culinary>:(

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • EVERYONE: Write a couple sentences reflecting on your ‘Big Project’
  • Include a reflection on what you learned.
  • My big project was making a really violent edm song. its kinda like doom boss music but no guitar. i learned im ok at making whatever that genre is so thats cool:)

How interested were you in learning the leadership project?

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

Your score: 3

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

  • i learned my scales better and a few piano chord progressions

How interested were you in learning about music theory and song analysis?

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

Your score: 4

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • Write a reflection on what you learned.

How interested were you in learning about HookLab and HookTab?

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

Your score: ?

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

  • Write a reflection on what you learned.

How interested were you in learning to play the guitar?

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

Your score: ?

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Write a reflection on what you learned.

How interested were you in learning about topics related to the brain, creativity, and productivity?

i like learning about the brain and that thing we watched how where kids at 4 years old can rationalize saving one marshmallow to get one more marshmallow in 10 minutes and how it could predict their future. a lot of the ted talks though seemed repetitive, i think it was thought out a lot and had a lot of heart put into them but i see them to much and i also had to watch them to much in middle school.

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

Your score: 1

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

Write what was most interesting to you learned.

How interested were you in learning about songwriting, song structure, and music production?

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

Your score: ?

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

  • Write a reflection on what you learned.

How interested were you in learning about recording, engineering (sound effects, EQ), and mixing?

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

Your score: ?

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

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

THE COURSE’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION (OVERALL)

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: ?

What interested you most about the material in this class?

What was the most surprising, satisfying thing you learned that you didn’t know before?

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: ?

What did you like most about the class structure, ya’know the day-to-day work? Why?

What didn’t you like most about the class structure?

If you took the class again, what would you change?

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

SUMMARY

i accidentally made like edm or something, maybe its dubstep im not sure. i also watched some videos and grilled a steak

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • i learned how to use a bunch of the different knobs in distortion effects

Leadership Project (SMART Goal Evidence)

  1. this is the thing i made. maybe turn down volume it is very loud
lou d

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Watch how to present with power and poise

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.

Brain Rules for Presenters from garr

  • when i was walking i found a nickel:)
  • video was cool too

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

  • i mixed the song thing i made

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • i learned that i like the sound of peaking everything then exporting it and lowering the volume

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: 2

video was neat but im not to big about them still

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: 3

i was pretty engaged making that song thing because it sounded like something from a video game i like

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

SUMMARY

i started working on another song and practiced the other half to a song i learned yesterday

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • i made a little thingy

Progress For Today

  1. i learned this on guitar but im dumb and dont have enough energy to try to learn

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

  • i tried to learn song on guitar

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

  • i finally found a pitch shifter plugin that i really like after looking for it for like a day and a half so thats kinda control room related

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • i learned that a plugin i was looking for was in my downloads folder the whole time and it was like one of six files in my downloads

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: 2

What interested you about the material?

the ted talk was cool kinda

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: 3

Which activities engaged you most? Why?

finding my plugin and using it in a little guitar thing i made to test it

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

SUMMARY

i learned the beginning to a pretty hard bossa nova style song on guitar

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • i want to cover another song maybe from a different band. i just wanna make another sound that i thought i couldnt make like yesterday with tonetta.

 Goal Page: Progress For Today

  1. *media*

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
  • Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
  • Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Listen to 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.”
  • Go for a walk and think about what this podcast meant to you.
  • Journal here about that. The more detail the better – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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 – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: ?

What interested you about the material?

the girl that talked about the stuffs

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: ?

Which activities engaged you most? Why?

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

SUMMARY

i did a cover of a tonetta song and i kinda impressed myself even though its still bad:)

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY

  • make a song, either a cover or my own thing as long as it sounds cool

Goal Page: Progress For Today

  1. i did a cover of a tonetta song:D

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

  • i played a lot to a metronome

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • i learned that song go doot doot the music it sounds good music sounds good doot doooot

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • i thought about ways i could replicate the sound of recording real amps with real mics into analog gear

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

  • i improvised some chords in a song i learned by ear and covered it

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

  • mixed a cover i made of a song to sound close to the original

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • i learned how to play chords by ear a little better today

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: 5 if we’re talking about being engaged in music but 1 if this means being engaged in the videos i was supposed to watch

What interested you about the material?

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: 5 highly engaged with making music and experimenting with sound

Which activities engaged you most? Why?

m usic becaus it sound good in my ear and it was easier than normal

School of Rock – Day 10 – Community

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences. – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

LEADERSHIP

i made a 8 bit type tune on my laptop using ableton and it sounds like somthin

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

  • Image embedded from guitargearfinder.com
  • i learned a song from the band hers

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • i thought about what different little genres of music i like

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

  • i explored ableton and made a few different little songs from different genres

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • i learned how to download a music program i needed and that personally i like putting a nice effect over the master track even though technically its not professional because it gives it a theme
  • +

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: ?

What interested you about the material?

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: ?

Which activities engaged you most? Why?

School of Rock – Day 9 – Workflow (also not finished)

SUMMARY

i edited my microphone test audio and learned workflow in music

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
  • … AND THEN DELETE ALL THESE WORDS!

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

  • i played ukulele and made a chord thing i really like

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
  • Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
  • Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • Listen to Kevin Kelly Interview: Part 1 (Full Episode) from The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
    • “He is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, which he co-founded in 1993. He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth. In his spare time, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is building an archive of ALL documented human languages and serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation. As part of the last, he’s investigating how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth.” – From YouTube video description
  • 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 – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

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!

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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 – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: ?

What interested you about the material?

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: ?

Which activities engaged you most? Why?

School of Rock – Day 8 – Leadership (not finished)

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences. – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

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 about under the LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY heading
  4. Delete Mr. Le Duc’s instructions – yes, these instructions – yes the instructions you are reading right now!

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

  • Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
  • Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
  • Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

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 – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

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!

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

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 – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: ?

What interested you about the material?

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: ?

Which activities engaged you most? Why?

School of Rock – Day 7 – Planning and Pathways

SUMMARY

sick but i put some rough chords and notes down to start a song i can polish later

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 YouTube
From Holistic Songwriting’s How Taylor Swift Writes Melodies at YouTube
Screenshot from JustinGuitar.com

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

How interested in learning more about music theory and song analysis?

  • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: ?

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.

How interested in learning more about HookLab and HookTab?

  • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: ?

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
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.

  • Be 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.

How interested in learning more about playing the guitar?

  • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: ?

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!

How interested in these topics about the brain, creativity, and productivity?

  • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: ?

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

Write what was most interesting to you learned.

How interested in songwriting, song structure, and music production?

  • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: ?

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.

How interested in recording, engineering (sound effects, EQ), and mixing?

  • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: ?

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.

TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Content (The WHAT)

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

Rating: ?

What interested you about the material?

Process (The HOW)

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

Rating: ?

Which activities engaged you most? Why?