I definitely didn’t explain this very well up in front of the class. What I was trying to say is that we don’t just prioritize beauty, but the concept itself. The concept of beauty has become linked to being a good person or a person of value to the point where people feel the need to proclaim beauty in the old, almost as a way to comfort themselves. You aren’t meant to look beautiful when you’re really old you know. You’ll probably have wrinkles and that’s kind of just tough shit to be honest. I really started thinking about this last year when reading “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf. This really stuck out to me though when I was watching Barbie. There is a scene where Barbie sees an older version of herself and cries. Many people saw this as Barbie recognizing the beauty in her old age. At the end of the day, an old lady sitting next to Margot Robbie ain’t making it far in the beauty competition and why would we he expect her to or act like she does. I see this a lot online and in real life in something as seemingly harmless like a skin-care routine. On its own, you’re just keeping your skin clean and healthy but there are many people obsessed with the concept as a way of remaining young for as long as possible. Why is that? Because to be young is to be beautiful. To be beautiful is to have value.
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PROTAGONIST
Whoever is writing the lyrics to this song.
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PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION
They would just want to share their opinions about this “issue”.
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GENRE
Maybe hard rock, progressive rock per-chance.
INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES
I’m feeling more Alter Bridge for this lowkey. Like progressive but nothing over 7 minutes really.
I took pictures of my teammates speaking into a microphone. These teammates include Dierdra Skinner, Connor Pratt, and Gavin Crosswy.
Voice Recording
Outdoor/Environment Recording
Instrument Recording
What I Learned & Problems I Solved
I learned that microphones don’t all possess the same qualities and that depending on the situation you might prefer one over the other. I also got to spend more time working within a team with something not inherently music-related.
We struggled to find a way to send the pictures from my phone to everyone else on the team but with help from Connor and Liam, we were able to figure out how to convert my images to be useable in a MAC/computer format.
Liam Skinner knows how to compose songs at an extremely high level. Liam and I have been working together since 7th grade, jamming out metal tunes in jazz band. His songwriting skills are unmatched in his field and his mastery of odd time signatures and polymeters display top notch technical proficiency. Even with all of this being said, Liam is also a very compassionate friend and bandmate that always checks in with everyone to make sure they’re on the same page. If you want a guitar player who can crank out new songs consistently and efficiently, Liam is your guy.
By March 1, as part of TEAM 2 as a drummer, I will have evidence of double bass proficiency by following those two videos and actually focusing on longer bursts of speed for Session 4.
Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)
Primary
Secondary
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Training Source(s)
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.
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
I had to work outside my comfort zone with the speed at which I played the double bass at the beginning and even the trap-style high-hat groove at the beginning of the song. A lot of this is due to how much the music allowed me to innovate or even re-innovate my style on drums.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
I let everyone else communicate with me once the ideas were formed and expressed my ideas for the drum parts with the group.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
I used Garageband.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
This as per usual strengthens the teamwork elements of everyday life. I feel we’ve really found our groove in the songwriting process.
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
Honestly, I’m pretty happy with my parts on this song. They feel familiar but different from the work we’ve done before. I like that we stay around 4-6 with the time signatures instead of 7s and 9s. I want to do more with high hat pedal in the future though.
Notes My balls are shrinking and so is my testosterone. This explains why women don’t go out with me. Sleep is important before and after learning. Hippocampus recieves new memory files and holds on to them. Big brain waves in deep stages of sleep. Deep sleep gets worse through age.
Summary
Learn Better Practicing Techniques from Dr. Molly Gebrian
By Oct. 12, as part of team # as The drummer, I will have evidence of Learned “The pot” by Tool by following This video for Session 1.
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)
Danny Carrey is one of the most prolific and influential drummers of our time. His excellent work with different time signatures and compositions for Tool make him one of the best drummers in the world today. This interview allowed me to get to know him more as someone who doesn’t listen to Tool on the daily or quite frankly ever.
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
The most innovative aspect of this session was honestly the experimentation in regards to time signature and song structure. We really pushed ourselves to write new, and different material than our songs last year and I think it produced great results.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
This time around with communication the songwriting happened a lot right in front of my eyes. Liam and Connor also worked hard to collaborate outside of school as well.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
I learned how to use GarageBand with the headphones to a larger extent.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
We’ve been given multiple opportunities for gigs and shows around town and they have proven to be very fulfilling. This would be a great career.
Reactions to the Final Version
Keith enjoyed the transitions in the song and the cohesiveness with the structure. April said we should fix bass mix.
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
I enjoyed this song that Connor brought to the table. No more odd time signatures please and thank you.
We worked on our song, it had been a little bit since we had all worked together since I hadn’t seen Connor or Liam 5 days. I missed them dearly though and I quickly adapted to the left foot meta.
1 hour
This is a best practice because the team was excited to work together again the subtraction of double bass patterns has made the song take on a whole different tone.
6/14
I enjoyed the jam session on Wednesday. Everything really started flow well and the song structure started coming together.
45 minutes
This is a best practice because we were able to focus on Liam’s solo part for the first time
6/15
This was a fun practice but I had to leave early.
45 minutes
It is a best practice because I communicated early on that I was going to have to leave early.
6/16
I worked on my blog post and worked on Liam song.
30
This practice went well.I like Liam a lot.
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