Intro to Music Production & Songwriting

1. Music Production & Songwriting (L1): Soundtrap (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), specifically Soundtrap. Students learn about the purpose, function, and navigation of a DAW, and start building basic musical ideas using loops.
• Subjects: Career and Technical Education (CTE)

2. Music Production & Songwriting (L2): Equipment (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Understanding the tools and equipment necessary for music production and exploring options for creating a personal studio setup.
• Subjects: CTE

3. Music Production & Songwriting (L3): Genres of Music (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Exploring different musical genres, identifying genre-defining elements, personal genre preferences, and current popular genres.
• Subjects: CTE, Songwriting

4. Music Production & Songwriting (L4): Searching For Sounds (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Learning how to search and select sounds in Soundtrap, understanding the difference between loops and one-shot sounds.
• Subjects: CTE

5. Music Production & Songwriting (L5): Tempo & Loops (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Exploring the importance of tempo in music and its effect on loops and overall musical expression.
• Subjects: CTE

6. Music Production & Songwriting (L6): Drum Programming (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Delving into drum programming using patterns, beat-makers, and loops in Soundtrap.
• Subjects: CTE

7. Music Production & Songwriting (L7): Intro to Music Theory (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Basic music theory as it relates to music production, including key setting and creating musical ideas with various tone loops.
• Subjects: CTE

8. Music Production & Songwriting (L8): Bass Lines (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Understanding the significance of basslines across genres and applying this knowledge to create beats using drum and bass.
• Subjects: CTE

9. Music Production & Songwriting (L9): Chord Progressions (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: Basics of chord progressions, including triads, key relationships, tension and release in dissonance and harmony.
• Subjects: CTE

10. Music Production & Songwriting (L10): Collaboration (1500 Sound Academy)

• Focus: The importance of collaboration in music production, including understanding roles and collaborative project work using Soundtrap.
• Subjects: CTE

This module is ideal for students who are passionate about music and wish to gain a deeper understanding of the technical and creative aspects of music production and songwriting. The lessons are structured to build progressively, ensuring a thorough grounding in each topic.