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- Turn and Talk about the successes of the year 
Intro
- Against The Clock | 10-15 minutes to write a song. - SIGN OUT OF ALL SOUNDTRAP ACCOUNTS!!!
- Reflection - Where you able to get the sounds you had in your head out to the DAW? 
- What are the hangups in that process? 
 
- My Story 
Rhythm
- Develop buy in from the beginning 
- Mute master 
- Backbeat clapping 
 
- Identification 
- Transcription 
- Improvisation 
 
- What do you use? 
- Beat map reading 
- Transcription 
- Writing 
 
Drums
- Discussion - How do you teach drum grooves? 
 
- Electronic drum circle 
- Reading basic drum patterns 
- Playing with drumless tracks 
 
- Making drums conversational 
- Improvising 
- Transcription 
- Writing with rules 
- Write a groove over Bob Ross 
 
Bass
- Discussion - How do you teach bass? 
 
- How do you teach the notes on the keyboard? 
 
- Reading lead sheets 
- Lets play some jams 
 
- Do you teach different keys? 
- Bass and kick relationships 
- The importance of the end of a note 
 
Chords
- Discussion - How do you teach chords? 
 
- Easy movement in the key of C: IV V vi vi progression 
- Finding the grip of the key in the right hand 
- Triad qualities 
- Read some charts using root position only 
 
- Use numbers as early as possible 
 
- Writing chord progressions | Hook Theory 
- Inverting chords using an organizer 
- Alternate voicings using the piano roll 
 
- Identify on a piano roll 
- Listen to songs and identify 
- Write drums, bass and two chordal rhythms to Something in E 
 
Melodies
- Discussion - How do you teach melody? 
 
- Pentascale call and response 
- Sing and play 
- Reading melodies 
 
- Syncopation, Repetition, and Space 
 
- Melodies using voice leading 
- Non Chord Tones 
 
- Motivic development 
- Transcription 
- Completing the melody 
- Harmonizing the melody 
 
Form + Stuff
- Verse chorus form 
- Phrase counting 
- Plotting form with regions 
 
- Creative Exercises - Pass the track- LETS TRY IT!!! 
- 20% Day 
- Do you have any? 
 
- Wrap Up 

 
            