Sequencing Project(s) (Instructions will be handed out in class)
Music Notation Exercises (Instructions will be given in class) OR Audio Production Exercise(for those who don't read music, not doing the music notation exercises)
Listening to Music "Horizontally" (Hearing the "Tracks") No Dice, Beirut Highway, Flatout BeatZ
As discussed in class... when starting to work in a multitrack environment it's important that you train your ears to hear the differnt tracks as they play together in the overall mix. Instead of hearing the mix as a "block" of sound (vertically), try hearing it as "layers" (horizontally).
As you listen to the above recordings, imagine each new sound/instrument you hear as being on a separate track. Try to visualize what the project file for the song might look like. Do you hear any loops, i.e. musical segments that seem to repeat a lot? Try counting how many different loops you hear — keeping in mind each loop is probably on a separate track. (I think you'll be surprised how quickly your ears adapt to this way of listening to music — listening horizontally.)
How-To Stuff(If you have a good how-to resoruce to add, send the link to JM)
Listening for Form (Hearing the sections of a song) (Created for previous classes) Try to hear the different sections of each song as we did in class.
Listen for repetition, contrast and variation. California Girls, Katy Perry(Follow the instructions on the page) Earthbound, Paul Schwartz(Watch the video) Happy, Pharrell Williams(Listen to the song on YouTube and follow along with the handout from class)
Sites where you can find multitrack audio projects or MIDI files:
July 12 — IMPORTANT. As mentioned in class Monday, all assignments will be collected in class. You won't have to email them to the assignments address listed in the syllabus and assignment instructions.
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Use my LIU email address listed in our syllabus if you have questions during the week. You don't have to wait until the next class to get answers.
As mentioned in class Monday, all assignments will be collected in class. You won't have to email them to the assignments address listed in the syllabus and assignment instructions.
