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
- Welcome to show and tell!
- Embed media as evidence of today’s progress (SHOW)
- EXAMPLE: a YouTube video of your practicing guitar
- EXAMPLE: Soundcloud audio of a song idea
- EXAMPLE: a screenshot image of Soundtrap or HookLab tracks
- Write an update about your project progress on your Goal Page (TELL)
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Watch Rhett Shull: 5 Things I Wish I Knew As A Beginner Guitarist (13:42)
- 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
Image embedded from guitargearfinder.com
- You have more than one strumming pattern, how to read a chord diagram
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- 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!
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
- Write a reflection on what you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Listen to Kevin Kelly Interview: Part 1 (Full Episode) from The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
- “He is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, which he co-founded in 1993. He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth. In his spare time, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is building an archive of ALL documented human languages and serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation. As part of the last, he’s investigating how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth.” – from YouTube video description
- Go for a walk and think about what this video meant to you.
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Journal here about that. The more detail the better – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Watch Holistic Songwriting: Songwriting Corner
- Watch Holistic Songwriting: Songwriting Exercises (you do not need the cards)
- Watch Holistic Songwriting: 5 Minute Lessons (you do not need the cards)
- Embed a YouTube video link or links you watched
- Write what was most interesting to you learned – AND THEN DELETE THESE WORDS!
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
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
What interested you about the material?
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: ?
Which activities engaged you most? Why?