Session 4 Year 4 SMART Goal Project

SUMMARY

Electric Guitar” by Thomas Kelley/ CC0 1.0

Focus / Instrument

Guitar

Intention (SMART Goal)

By March 1, as part of TEAM 2 as Guitarist, I will have evidence of writing a spacy ebow solo part by following this ebow tutorial for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Radiohead is known for the experimentation with both styles, and instrumentation, the Ebow they use for in this song background parts to create atmosphere, while this isn’t what I am going for in my use of one, it is cool inspiration for the future

Secondary Source

Radiohead while using usually similar instruments in there music through arrangement they create unique and varying songs throughout there music. In this video Listening In analyzes the instrumentation of the song “How to disappear completely”. While you may expect the bass part to be rooting the rest of the instruments, in this song it does not, it has its own melody.

Training Source(s)

Spacciato

Ebow Description

two different modes

infinite sustain

with cool effects

practicing finger strength

recording tool

SMART Goal Milestone Schedule

We will have a rough recording of our song by the end of next week and we will record the final version of the song by the last week of the session. I don’t want to over plan the songwriting, we have a way to write music, and its usually just where it takes us instead of we are going to figure out this part specifically.

PRODUCTION

SMART Goal Starting Point Evidence

SMART Goal Ending Point Evidence

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

We wrote a song around specific guidelines that we gave ourself

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

We had a lot of differing opinions on certain ways the song was going to go. We had to talk it out.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

We had to use Garageband and also I was using a Ebow and had to learn how to use it.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

I have gotten better at guitar, especially more intricate or difficult piecse

Reactions to the Final Version

Keith said that we should work on the transition from when we all drop out and it is just Connor

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

The recording was very rough and since then we have added a lot to the song.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

Connor

Someone or Thing Fighting Someone or Thing for Someone or Thing Pitch

LOGLINE

  • Spacey beginning, Heavy and continual heavy after that. Calm before the Storm, Tribute to Lord of the Rings battle of pelennor fields.

PROTAGONIST

  • Based on Lord of the Rings, fight against evil, courage in unlikely places.

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

  • To protect the innocent and happy, and to allow a better world to flourish

GENRE

  • Prog metal/ambience melodies.

PLOT DESCRIPTION

  • Calm part in the beginning represents the anticipation and eery calmness before a battle. Then chaos ensues, Polymeters/weird time signatures to make it chaotic, violent, and unpredicable

TREATMENT

  • Read the Silmarillion, Lord of the rings, and the Hobbit for more information.

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

  • Tool, Polyphia, Dream Theater, Lord of the Rings, Sleep token.