PRODUCTION THROUGH PERFORMANCE
CONTENTS
01 TIME
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Pulse of the music View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Counting with a metronome
• Recording with a metronome -
Dividing The Beat View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Eighth note, eighth note triplet, sixteenth note, and sixteenth note triplet subdivision
• Subdivision Identification
• Improvising using subdivision syllables
• Subdivision Test -
Reading Rhythms View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Reading beat maps
• Beat map reading test -
Key Drumming Prep View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Playing the hihat and reading the kick rhythm
• Practice strategies
02 Drum grooves
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The First Groove View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Practicing the groove
• Playing with drumless tracks
• Recording with a backing track -
Playing Other Patterns View the Lesson →
• Reading from the groove library
• Recording and quantizing over a backing track -
Creating Your Own Drum Parts View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Writing by ear
• Improvising drum grooves
• Drum groove rules
• Recording over the epic movie trailer backing track
03 bass lines
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Linking drums to the band View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Rhythmic relationship between the bass and the kick drum
• Writing a one note bass line
• Recording bass with a backing track -
Visualizing Music View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Drawing a piano keyboard
• Identifying notes
• Playing left hand notes in C position -
Building A Bass line View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Writing a chord progression
• Composing a drum and bass groove
• Recording over an unaccompanied rap -
Rethinking and reimagining View the lesson →
CONCEPTS
• History of samples
• Sample manipulation
• Chopping
• Hook verse form
• Hip Hop Songwriting Prompt
04 chordal parts
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Easy piano chords View Lesson →
Concepts
• Three basic shapes to play chords.
• How to read a lead sheet for the right hand -
Three Note Chords View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Playing chords with the natural notes on the piano
• Recording a IV V vi vi chord progression -
Smooth Voice Leading View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• How chords are inverted
• Chord spelling worksheet
• Inversion practice exercise
• Write and record drum, bass, and chords -
Chordal Rhythm Roles View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Pads, punches, ostinatos, and riffs
• Write and record a drum groove, bass part, and multiple chordal parts to an unaccompanied vocal line -
Memorable Melodies View Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Phrases
• Drum Fills
• Lyrics Writing
• Recording Vocals
• Vocal EQ
05 Melody
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Easy Right Hand Playing View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Reading augmented notation
• Playing basic melodies
• Writing a melody by ear -
Making Memorable Melodies View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Repetition, Syncopation, Space
• Improvising melodic rhythms
• Writing a melodic rhythm for spoken work performance -
Notes In A Melody View the Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Chord tones and non chord tones
• Writing melodies with voice leading
• Melody composition over a backing track -
Memorable Melodies View Lesson →
CONCEPTS
• Development of a motif
• History of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
• EDM Form
• Idioms of EDM
• EDM songwriting prompt
Application Projects
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