Month: December 2020

• Man I Is (clean) https://youtu.be/fkcBusi3Nq8

TOPIC	YOUR NOTES
SONG TITLE: Man I Is	(clean)
COMPOSER(S): 6ix, Logic	6ix sourced the sample
YEAR:2020	2020
COUNTRY:	US
What is the song GENRE? Rap/Hip-Hop	Rap/Hip-Hop
What is the song KEY? Bb minor	Bb minor
What is the song TEMPO? 78bpm	78bpm
What do you like about the RHYTHM?	I like the upbeat tempo and fast paste drums over top of that smooth jazz sample.
What do you like about the ARRANGEMENT? I love how Logic added those horns to the sample. It makes the track so smooth.	I love how Logic added those horns to the sample. It makes the track so smooth.
What do you like about the MIX? I can say that the drums fit the dynamics of this beat.	I can say that the drums fit the dynamics of this beat.
What do you like about the TIMBRE I love those mell horns. They are so beautiful	I love those mell horns. They are so beautiful
What do you like about the PITCH of some or all of the instruments or vocals? I love Logic’s Flow on here. I also can not stress enough how amazing this instrumental is.	I love Logic’s Flow on here. I also can not stress enough how amazing this instrumental is.
Are there particular TRACK(S) that stand out? As I said before what I believe to be mell horns add so much to this track.	As I said before what I believe to be mell horns add so much to this track.
Finally, what do you like about the overall COMPOSITION? I love this relaxed jazz vibe from the instrumental. Logic’s flows over this beat so well. This is a really good track to chill out and relax to.	I love this relaxed jazz vibe from the instrumental. Logic’s flows over this beat so well. This is a really good track to chill out and relax to.

“A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections.” wikipedia.org/wiki/Song

HookTheory for Learning About Song Structure

• Explore songs in https://www.hooktheory.com/trends
• Explore common chord progressions https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/common-chord-progressions
• Explore beginner tabs https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/difficulties/beginner

Summary

This week was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed analyzing a song of my choice. This week I also have begun recording our song for the Bridge Music Project. This was a good week.

CONCERT

• I listened to a clean version of Man I Is by Logic.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• This week I ran into a problem. The song I had picked used a sample so there wasn’t much information on the composition. In the end I managed to find what the song was sampled from and after some research I figured out what was added to the sample that turned it into a beat.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

• This was a fun week. I hope to analyze more music in the future.

“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” –  Leonard Bernstein

SUMMARY

• This week I worked on writing lyrics for the song for my group. This was the Room that I prioritized this week and spent the most time in.

Your score: 8

Outside and Reframing thoughts

• I liked learning about changing my perspective on negative thoughts and reframing them. I worry about my dad working in a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. To reframe this I will say: My dad knows how to keep himself and my family safe by wearing a mask, washing his hands and getting tested regularly. I would say that my rated stress level has gone from a 6 to 4.

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

How interested in songwriting, song structure, and music production?

• (YES) I am very interested in writing lyrics. I spent much longer in this room because I am very passionate about this topic. I did not set a timer in this room because i find it difficult to write lyrics with the thought in the back of my mind that a loud beep beep beep is about to interrupt me.

Your score: (7) I love to write lyrics but sometimes its difficult to get my thoughts on the paper.

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

• I enjoy This room but I am unfamiliar with Soundtrap so this has been more difficult than I thought it would be.

Your score: 5

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• This week over zoom Liam and I, with the help of our mentor Bradford, figured out how the chorus would fit into the beat by adding power chords.