School of Rock – Day 2 – Basics and Foundations

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences. DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

CLASSROOM

  • 7 notes in key
  • WW H WWW H
  • Chords are made of root 3rd 5th or triad
  • Major and Minor
  • Major 4 semitones 3 semitones
  • Minor 3 semitones 4 semitones
  • Diminished 3 semitones 3 semitones
  • Using numbers between 1-6 to translate progressions to different keys
  • Inversions can be used to keep chord progressions closer together
  • Passing notes in melodies are used to move nicer to father notes
  • Subdivisions are beats in between main beats
  • LAB

    Explore some more songs at https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/charts/chart/top

    Write what you noticed about some of the songs you explored.  What keys were they in? What were their tempos? What about the note or chord structure was interesting? These are just some of the criteria you might want to examine. DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

    PRACTICE ROOM

    Watch these videos and connect your guitar to Soundtrap and get some sound happening. Have fun exploring audio options.

    I used soundtrap. I played around with pedals and effects.

    OUTSIDE / WALK / JOURNAL

    Go for a walk. Think about your life as a narrative for today.  A story of today. You as the protagonist. What/who is your nemesis? Are you trying to win/accomplish something? What? Write notes here about what you thought… and experiment with your blog.  Maybe change the theme? Have fun! DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

    STUDIO

    Start American Songwriter Andrea Stolpe’s series: How to Write a Song: Use Imagery and Small Moments

    Imagery can help the listener connect to the song better. Detail or small moments can engage the listener.

    CONTROL ROOM

    Continue Soundtrap.com expert training. Pick tutorials that interest you.

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

    Get to Know the Studio

    Explore the Regions

    Explore Tracks

    WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

    How to navigate tracks, pedals and effects in Soundtrap. More about Minor and Major and how to differer them using semitones and overall sounds.

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