Tag: Composition
Where Does Creativity Come From? – Freakonomics Ep.355
From Freakonomics: Studies show kids are more creative when they aren’t promised a reward. But schools — with their incentives for performance and emphasis on quantifiable outcomes — may... Read More
The Fundamental Elements of Film Music
Notes this film make your IQ lab is proudly 00:19 sponsored by film strobe 00:21 music senses hi john hess from 00:32 filmmakeriq.com and today x’ lab we’re 00:35 going to look at some of ... Read More
John Katzdorn Visit
Olympia photographer John Katzdorn visited the classroom today to share photographic tips. John graduated from CHS in 2002. Check out some of his work at Olympia Noir at Facebook. Contrast Below is a ... Read More
Frank Wilson Visit
Frank Wilson visited us today and discussed many topics related to success, composing music, and playing guitar. The class was really engaged and had many questions. ” If you care about someth... Read More
5 Songwriting Tools That Change Everything
Handout Coming Soon! (PDF) Notes Repetition, or melodic motif – 06:40 Sense of meter. Sense of repetitive rhythm. Sense of repeating pitches. Repetition helps make songs memorable. Think of mo... Read More
End Writer’s Block: 20 Songwriting Tips from Andrea Stolpe
Handout Andrea Stolpe Songwriting Tools (PDF) Notes Contrast with Melody Pitch one way that we might look at the tools 00:07 that I’m going to talk about is teaching 00:08 to yourself to be your... Read More
A Geometry of Music by Dr. Dmitri Tymoczko
How to Compose Music – Lesson 5 – Functional Harmony by Art of Composing including Dr. Dmitri Tymoczko’s A Geometry of Music... Read More