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1) How to work with BandLab (DAW)
2) Electronic Dance Music
3) Effects

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1) Bandlab features
2) Deconstructing a pop song from individual midi tracks
3) important to consider genre and instruments timbre

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1. Deconstruction is no joke!
2. There’s a lot of concepts involved in music arranging and production.
3. Different DAW has its features and benefits.

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1) listen carefully
2) use reference songs to refer to when arranging
3) be aware of the different important parts instruments play for different genre of songs

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A lot of trial and error and time needed to find suitable sounds/instrument timbre sounds for the specific genre.
Identifying few characteristics of the music genre and thinking of ideas of how to convey those characteristics with the choice of instruments.

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Using EQ, compression, etc to manipulate sounds

Breaking down the music was helpful to know how to arrange for a certain genre

Before going into the notes, the timbre of the instrumentation is quite essential

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1. Less is more (more often than not). Only use a new track when it serves a purpose )
2. breaking down  the whole song into sections is important in the planning process . It allows us to visualise the emotional contour of the whole song in linear fashion even before we get started on the individual tracks
3. Work in vertical blocks

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1. Genre of music you choose must match the instruments you use.
2. Layering is a technique to add texture
3. Sounding - balancing, eq , gain, etc is also important.

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1) Mixing and recording techniques
2) How to use loops with the vocal stem to create a dance music
3) A little more about BandLab, GarageBand and Ableton Live

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1) Using loops is cool.
2) Using deconstruction to highlight parts of note in the piece.
3) Appropriate use of effects can really bring out a piece.

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Bandlab = Bandlag? [just kidding

1. Understanding effects at deeper level
2. Identifying common features across different songs that can be used in music arrangement.
3. Deconstruction of melodic riffs

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1. Loops are good for use, but the key skill to have is how to manipulate these loops to fit the style of the song and meet genre specific traits to create a cohesive style
2. Timbre is super important! Following your ears to create a specific sound using EQ and plugins was a key takeaway from this course for me.
3. Listen listen listen! To different genres, and even artist specific traits. Genre features are not a cage, it’s a powerful tool for musical communication

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1. Enactive Listening
2. Deconstructing

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Musicking using layering concept
Bandlab ensemble as a class

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(1) Mini arrangement activities so students can focus on a specific skill without getting overwhelmed (e.g. mixing, panning, deconstructing specific passage)
(2) Scaffolded style transfer (arrange a song in another genre)

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Layers to focus on when mixing music, using EQ and compressor and other fx to achieve desired sounds, using deconstruction to learn the style of pieces.

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Use of visual cue cards to provide scaffolding when different grps play different instruments
Deconstructing selected bars of individual tracks rather than whole song

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Getting students to deconstruct different sections of the music with different instruments is a good practice to find suitable sounds when it comes to EDM sound production.

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Giving students midi stems of a song (focusing on a particular instrument group / function) in a specific genre to rework an existing song of another genre.

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Deconstructing songs and listen and work on the details

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1. Really exploring bandlab’s functions properly
2. (Re)Creating synths using the different effects on Band lab
3. Deconstructing and analysing the different music styles

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1. Deconstruction with ear training as the foundation
2. Enactive listening to help students musically engage with the parts outside of the DAW context.

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1) Classroom music making to help realise the music before actual DAW work.
2) Listening is a large part of learning a genre.

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Constant exploring, referencing and practicing of rearranging different melodies of songs to a different musical genre

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Definitely much more practice needed on listening and deconstruction.

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1) Listen by deconstructing the music using audio stems
2) No need to do the whole song - focus on transitions etc. to learn the tricks of the trade

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Deconstructing the music and then letting students figure out the different parts

Active listening

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- What Xiao Chun shared about in Day 1 when she got everyone to perform the a Chorus of the Reason
- Using the DAW to help students zoom in on the layer and parts  that form an arrangement

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1. 30mins remix DJ: constructing and arrangement using genre-specific features within given time
2. Ear training (especially with effects)

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1. Mixing tracks using EQ, volume, pan and compressor

2. Arranging a song in a certain style, taking note of its stylistic characteristics

3. Double tracking recordings to create fullness

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1. Musicking before embarking on DAW. Scaffold the layers, riffs, rhythms, etc. so as to make it easier for students to learn.
2. Teaching and learning of key features of the genres of music is important for this lesson to work.

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If STAR or AEB can start a repository of sorts (with audio stems , midi files and suggested songs ) . Like a starter pack for Teachers new to this

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World music pedagogical method for music creating.
Guiding charts or sheets that enable students to notate what they hear for the different layers.

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Deconstructing and more in music production

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1) More EDM/EDR in my repertoire.

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More practice on active listening, Deconstructing and re-arranging songs

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(1) How to use music tech effects like EQ and compressor
(2) Genre-specific features of rock and dance music
(3) A lot more manageable to work with reference track than to start from scratch

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Intricacies of dance music that I can apply in my future practice sessions! Need to increase “genre vocab” for arrangement so that I can teach the students better.

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Having more fun with EDM

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Explore the use of changes in texture to vary the various sections of a work.

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Need more time to really delve into the music :')
Sessions like these with guided projects are great for giving us time to tinker around! Would appreciate more :D

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1) Loops!!

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Different ways to arrange remixes.

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1. Active listening and deconstruction of instrumental parts in bite size

2. Challenging students’ understanding of using suitable loops to create an electronic dance arrangement

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Making live music as a group using ICT tools (aka garageband)

Using ICT tools as a form of ear training

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How to layer and rearrange songs using what i have learnt. Also active listening when listening to songs.

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Analysing MIDI files to understand instrumental roles and stylistic characteristics of a certain genre