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

Goal Page: Progress For Today

• Continue Justin’s 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
• Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched (Just one is fine)
• Want a bigger challenge?
  • Complete Jake Lizzio’s 5 blues guitar tutorials
  • Check his channel, you won’t regret it!
• Read How to Practice Guitar Chords: Exercises, Tips, and Advice

I worked on mixing vocals during this time with Andreas

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

• Explore Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS
• Screenshot from Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS video at YouTube
• Explore SongExploder.net episodes
• Explore Holistic Songwriting’s Artist Series
• Explore Genius’ Songs Deconstructed Series
• Explore Rick Beato’s What Makes This Song Great Series
• Embed a YouTube video link you watched or the link of the SongExploder.net episode
• Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

Power chords can be very useful especially since they do not specify weather it is major or minor so it can be good for if you don’t know for sure what key a song is and you want to learn it

During this time I also kept working on mixing vocals with Andreas

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:
  • Hooktheory.com/videos
  • Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
  • Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
• Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched

During this time I learned a song on youtube

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

“…a seemingly simple experiment devised by Walter Mischel to test will power: put a kid in a room with a marshmallow, and tell her if she can resist eating it for 15 minutes, she can have 2 marshmallows. It turns out the kids who could wait were much more likely to be successful as adults. “- RadioLab.org – Your Future in a Marshmallow

• Two sources for more information on your success and delayed gratification
• Radio Lab
  • RadioLab.org – Your Future in a Marshmallow
  • Listen from 5:00 to 16:25 minutes
  • Take notes
• This American Life
  • This American Life podcast Back to School
  • Listen to act 1 from minute 3:45 to 37:00.  Then skipped to Act 2 from 43:00 until the end.

Notes:

–Learn non-cognitive skills

-“You don’t have to be the smartest one, you have to put yourself out and (sit in the front row, shake hand, etc..)”

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

• Explore Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS
• Screenshot from Jake Lizzio’s The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS video at YouTube
• Watch and practice any of the following playlists on YouTube
  • Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
    • Specifically: Songwriting Corner
    • Specifically: Songwriting Exercises (you do not need the cards)
    • Specifically: 5 Minute Lessons
  • Jake Lizzio’s Signals Music Studio Playlists
  • Andrew Huang’s Playlists
  • Paul David’s Playlists
  • Rick Beato’s Playlists
  • Marty Schwartz’s Playlists
  • Mary Spender’s Playlists

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

• Watch Clark Eagling: Soundtrap tutorial 5 – Arranging the song, Mixing and adding effects
• Watch all five videos in the playlist, if you are interested.
• Use Soundtrap Support (Effects and Mixing)
• Search for other creative people online using Soundtrap and see how they are using it, like Swick’s Classroom Recreating Chainsmokers on Soundtrap.
• Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
• Write a reflection of the key topics that grabbed your attention – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!

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

• Give feedback on the class Content and Process
  • Participation will be part of your leadership project due at the end of the course
• Fill in the Daily Activity Evaluation