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“Have a mind like water.”
― David Allen, GTD
SUMMARY
- I explored hookpad and played around with it to create some cool progressions usuing uncoventional means. I plan to continue on and do more of the activities avaliable in this post.
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Set a timer
- Spend up to 30 minutes in the ‘room’
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- Write how far did you got in lessons this week
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Watch Mary Spender: Powerful advice from 10 Professional Musicians you need to hear (14:15)
- Continue his 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Check out his web site, justinguitar.com.
- The first 10 videos take less than an hour.
- 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: ?
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- Set a timer
- Spend up to 15 minutes in the ‘room’
- Pick a video essay from Holistic Songwriting’s Artist Series and watch it.
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Holistic Songwriting by Friedemann Findeisen
An Example: The Swift Formula – One Note Melodies
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)
- I liked what he was trying to do but the versions are different and I can’t find the places to do the things he wants me to do. Still interesting though.
- Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
- Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
How interested in learning more about HookLab and HookTab?
- 4 (interested)
OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Set a timer
- Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
- Review this infographic for 5 minutes (Click for larger PDF version)
- If you want, read more at bananatreelog.com/blog/daily-dose-of-happiness-chemicals
- Go for a 10-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
- Reflect on how you structure your day to maximize your production of the D.O.S.E. happiness brain chemicals
- Writing a small paragraph reflection for 10 minutes
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
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: ?
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Set a timer
- Spend up to 15 minutes
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Watch Holistic Songwriting: Do THIS with every song you write | Hit Song Architect S1E3
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)
- Set a timer
- Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Watch Clark Eagling: Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects
Watch all five videos in the playlist, if you are interested.
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
- I learned more ways to use hook-pad and some new things about chords.
- A problem I solved was figuring out how to access some tools that had changed from a previous version in the video.
WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION
- Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
- Fill in the Weekly Activity Evaluation
- DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION, AFTER YOU ARE DONE