Melody Research, Analysis, and Recording Project

Summary In a small paragraph, write WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT. Your audience is someone who is not in the class. So, be specific. DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS AFTER COMPLETING THEM My First HookTheory Melody I made a little 8 measure melody just to try out the Hookpad. Notes from Howard Goodall’s Melody […]

Resurrecting August Lashinsky Production Project

SUMMARY Role Editor Intention (SMART Goal) By May 6th, as part of team 6, I will edit on the blinks by watching tutorials and practicing by gaining more experience at Adobe Premiere Pro PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s) Benny Safdie Training Source(s) In the Blink of an Eye – Walter […]

Audio Recording Sound Safari

Summary We recorded our voices and instruments in different environments to see how the sound was effected. Audio Terms and Definitions Sound Wave A vibrational disturbance that involves the mechanical motion of molecules transmitting energy from one place to another. Compression Reducing a signal’s output level in relation to its input level to reduce dynamic […]

DAW Audio Composition Project

Summary In this project I decided to do a cover of the song Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra. They’re an old Japanese band I recently discovered and have become infatuated with them. Audio File Formats and Definitions AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format): stores standard CD-quality audio; similar to WAV (Higher Quality) WAV (Waveform Audio File […]

How to Effectively Make a Quick Flashback Scene

Que Notes To the point Show exactly what we’re remembering and nothing more Creative transition Bring us from one place to the other (no jump cuts) Obvious before-time Make it clear that we’re seeing the past, usually done with a dreamy looking filter Summary Include only what you need to fully understand what we’re seeing […]

Andrew Stanton Storytelling

Cue Notes Make the audience work for their meal without realizing it Don’t give them 4, give them 2+2. Let the audience figure things out without telling them Make me care A good story gives you a reason to want to know more or what will happen next Everyone has a bar You can make […]

March 2022 SMART Goal Project

SUMMARY Role Drums Intention (SMART Goal) By April 15th, 2022, as part of my School of Rock class, I will learn to play the drums from the chorus of No Love by Death Grips by practicing Hand & Feet Independence and will have improved my drumming skills in my Session 3 SMART Goal. PRE-PRODUCTION – […]

Musical Super Learning

Cue Notes Summary

Microphone Auditions Project

Summary I recorded a short podcast trying out all kinds of high-quality microphones and seeing how each one sounds. Microphone Audition Podcast My Microphone Audition Podcast Recording My Favorite Microphone AKG C1000S The AKG C1000S is my personal favorite because it makes my voice sound the clearest and sounds good when I’m just talking and […]

Making Songs with Triads

Summary In this project I challenged myself to make songs in GarageBand with the only limitation being that I could only use 3 notes of my choosing for each song. Melody Terms and Definitions In music, a triad is a set of three notes (or “pitch classes“) that can be stacked vertically in thirds.[1] The term “harmonic triad” was […]

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