Weekly Schedule
This is a basic breakdown of what we will be doing through the week!
Music making 101
1 week long - Monday through Friday
Hours : 8am to 12pm or 12pm to 4pm
Week Breakdown
Day 1 Getting Started (Pitch and basic melody)
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First Hour : Introductions and Ice breaker
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10 minute break
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Second Hour : Pitch practice (singing different pitches and scales / practicing vowels)
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20 minute break with snacks
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Third Hour : Pitch Practice to a beat (Learning how to come up with melodies)
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Final 30 minutes : Recap and clean up / last break
Day 2 Building on Topics (Putting a Melody on a Beat)
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First Hour : Refreshing on Pitch practice (Finding a Melody)
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10 minute break
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Second Hour : Work the melody into a basic beat (Finding tempo and groove)
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20 minute break with snacks
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Third hour : Recording the melody (providing track to parent)
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Final 30 minutes : Recap and clean up / last break
Day 3 Instrumentation and Harmonies (adding layers to the beat)
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First Hour : Discovering harmonies (Pitch practice for harmonies)
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10 minute break
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Second Hour : Instrumentation (add a basic instrument like piano)
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20 minute break
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Third Hour : Put it all together (record and arrange)
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Final 30 minutes : Recap and clean up / last break
Day 4 Playing with drums (build drum kits)
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First Hour : Learning basic drums (what makes up a kit, Kick snare hats etc)
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10 minute break
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Second Hour : Basic Rhythm Practice (playing with kits and basic grooves)
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20 minute breaks
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Third Hour : Putting it together (Make drum loops)
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Final 30 minutes : Recap and clean up / last break
Day 5 Putting it all together (make some basic tunes and write vocals)
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First Hour : Write lyrics (with the melody in mind from previous day)
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10 minute break
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Second hour : Build a basic arrangement with drums and instruments
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20 minute break
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Third Hour : Record lyrics and basic mix
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Final 30 minutes : recap and clean up / last break
Over the weekend Mix and master tunes and provide them to parents and students with a small package (album art and uploads optional for extra cost)