SUMMARY

I made something in soundtrap and hookpad and learned about harmony.

CLASSROOM

Watch How Harmony Works (47 minutes)

-Harmony is the intentional coming together of two or more sounds for an effect

-chord progressions are the lifeblood of western music

-the dominant note acts as an alter-ego to the tonic

-Harmony makes music sound funner and warmer

LAB

What he said in the video helped me while I was working in HookPad and I was able to make something that sounded kind of cool.

PRACTICE ROOM

• Continue practicing the notes on the first three frets on your guitar with the Quizlet Guitar Strings / Notes Flashcards
• Both of these exercises are helping me with the memorization of notes for guitar

OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS

Go for a walk and think about the Tonic (1 chord) and the Dominant (5 chord) and how they create push and pull, tension and release in composition.

• Tonic (1 and 8 chords)
  • Root note creates a feeling of resolution and stability 
• Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant (2, 3, 6 chords)
  • Moderate tension, useful for transitions 
• Dominant, Subdominant, Leading Tone (4, 5, 7 chords)
  • Create lots of tension to get to the tonic 

Mr. Le Duc’s Key of C Major Notes and Chords Chart (PDF)

STUDIO

Watch this informative video by Jake Lizzio. Experiment with notes on your guitar and try playing along with him. If you cannot do this play just the C note or chord every time he plays it.

CONTROL ROOM

Tune your guitar. Try recording two tracks of guitar.  One with the single notes like Jake Lizzio showed you above and a second with the lower C bass notes to make a simple progression. Remember two notes playing at the same time is harmony. Keep it simple.  Refer to your Quizlet Guitar Strings / Notes Flashcards if you need help remembering the guitar notes on the first three frets. Set a timer. Stop playing before you feel like Chewbacca below.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned how to use soundtrap more today. I was also able to create something using hookpad and soundtrap with guitar and piano and I didn’t hate it! A problem that I solved would have been finally being able to play certain notes right on the piano that was recording guitar notes.