Author: scottleduc

“‘Be shapeless and formless.. like water’ (Bruce Lee)” by Akinini.com is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Have a mind like water.”

― David Allen,  GTD

SUMMARY

This week I worked in soundtrap for about an hour and I watched the video of how to write a song.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

How interested in learning more about playing the guitar?

• 1 (YUCK!)
• 2 (not really)
• 3 (sorta interested)
• 4 (interested)
• 5 (YES!)

Your score: 5

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

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: 3

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

How interested in learning more about HookLab and HookTab?

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• 3 (sorta interested)
• 4 (interested)
• 5 (YES!)

Your score: 3

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

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: 3

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

This video was super helpful because he broke it down very easily so it is a lot easier to understand how to write a basic song.

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: 5

CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING)

I spent like an hour in this room making my version of the Avatar theme song.

How interested in recording, engineering (sound effects, EQ), and mixing?

• 1 (YUCK!)
• 2 (not really)
• 3 (sorta interested)
• 4 (interested)
• 5 (YES!)

Your score: 5

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned a lot of new things about songwriting and I learned how to do some new things in soundtrap. Some problems I solved were how/when to get my homework done.

Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

This week I just was trying to make plans to get all my homework done but also have free time.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

For this room I watched a Justin Guitar video about how to train your ears. It makes it really nice to be able to actually know how to work on your listening skills. I love his videos, they help so much!

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

What I’ve learned from David Allen’s Getting Things Done process is to not be constantly doing work. You should make time for breaks all the time that way you don’t get as overwhelmed. Another thing is that you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself because you are doing the best that you can and that is all that matters! We should really take more time for our mental health because if you don’t have a healthy mind, you can’t accomplish tasks as well as if you had a clear, healthy mindset.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

What I learned from this video was that you should build maps of everything that you do, no matter how small it is. You should write the things that you need to get done down, decide the actions and outcomes of these situations and then just make your map. This will help you look at what you need to do and be more organized.

GTD-based Trusted System

1. I have an app on my phone that makes it easier to organize what I need to get done and when they need to be done by
2. I write down when my homework was assigned on my planner

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

I wasn’t able to go for a walk because it’s been very rainy gross so I worked out instead. While I was working out, I started thinking about what days things were due and I was able to actually make a good plan for how and when to get my homework done.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

Somethings that I have learned this week are better ways to organize everything I need to do. Some problems I have solved is getting all my homework done before Sunday that way I have at least one day to have for me because taking time for yourself is very important.