School of Rock – Week 11 – Updating Workflow – Mind Like Water
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“Have a mind like water.”
― David Allen, GTD
SUMMARY
- This week I started with a new band and got a lot of work done it was a very good week with no arguments with my parents about homework.
PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)
- Set a timer
- Spend up to 30 minutes in the ‘room’
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- Write how far did you got in lessons this week
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Watch Mary Spender: Powerful advice from 10 Professional Musicians you need to hear (14:15)
- Continue his 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist
- Check out his web site, justinguitar.com.
- The first 10 videos take less than an hour.
- Be curious about Justin.
- Mr. Le Duc considers him the best beginning guitar teacher online. He’s not the only one that thinks this. Check out some of the celebrity endorsements at justinguitar.com.
How interested in learning more about playing the guitar?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: ?
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
- Set a timer
- Spend up to 15 minutes in the ‘room’
- Pick a video essay from Holistic Songwriting’s Artist Series and watch it.
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Holistic Songwriting by Friedemann Findeisen
An Example: The Swift Formula – One Note Melodies
How interested in learning more about music theory and song analysis?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: ?
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
- Set a timer
- Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Explore the tutorials (but you do not need to watch all of them – just pick what looks interesting to you) from the:
- Songwriting Series. (4 videos)
- Lyrics to music videos (2 videos)
How interested in learning more about HookLab and HookTab?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: ?
OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Set a timer
- Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
- Review this infographic for 5 minutes (Click for larger PDF version)
- If you want, read more at bananatreelog.com/blog/daily-dose-of-happiness-chemicals
- Go for a 10-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
- Reflect on how you structure your day to maximize your production of the D.O.S.E. happiness brain chemicals
- Writing a small paragraph reflection for 10 minutes
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
How interested in learning more about music theory and song analysis?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: ?
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Set a timer
- Spend up to 15 minutes
- Write a reflection of the key topics that got your attention.
- DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
Watch Holistic Songwriting: Do THIS with every song you write | Hit Song Architect S1E3
How interested in songwriting, song structure, and music production?
- 1 (YUCK!)
- 2 (not really)
- 3 (sorta interested)
- 4 (interested)
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: ?
CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)
- Set a timer
- Spend 15 minutes in this ‘room’
How interested in recording, engineering (sound effects, EQ), and mixing?
- 5 (YES!)
Your score: ? 5
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- I learned that to be able to complete something your mind has to be like water. and i think that that means that to be useful in life you need to react by how bi the rock is
WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION
- I think this week was very fun and interesting and what i mean by that is that there were a lot of options to choose from to do the blog