PRODUCTION THROUGH PERFORMANCE

CONTENTS

01 TIME

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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