Apr. 24 — Apr. 28 Weekly Work Log
| Session Number 5 | |
| Week Number 6 | |
| Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week: 5 | |
| My goal this week was to learn more about general music theory. |
Work Tasks
| Date | Task Description | Time Spent | Was this a Best Practice? |
| 4/24 | I practiced playing the bass intro to “Red Barchetta”.
I spent the rest of the period reading Hooktheory I. |
12 minutes
30 minutes |
Practicing the tune was mostly for fun, so I suppose it was a good practice. Hooktheory I has more useful information about music theory, with examples used from specific songs, so I do feel I’m benefitting from reading it.
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| 4/25 | I practiced the same tune from yesterday.
I spent the rest of the time reading Hooktheory I; specifically, chapters about chord structure and progressions. |
5 minutes
28 minutes |
Yes. I learned about different chord combinations, stability and instability, and resolution in chord progressions. |
| 4/26 | I spent the period reading the “Modern Band Method” book on keyboards. | 17 minutes | Kind of? I’m interested in playing keyboard, so reading this book felt helpful for understanding the basics; but since I’m not actively playing keys, I don’t feel that knowledge is being applied well. |
| 4/27 | I continued reading and finished Hooktheory I.
I spent the rest of the period continuing to read the “Modern Band Method” book on keyboards. |
22 minutes
12 minutes |
I think so. Hooktheory I taught me some useful things about the theory behind different chords and progressions, so I feel a bit less blind in that department of music theory. |
| 4/28 | I spent the period trying to come up with an original composition in Hookpad, following the pitch from that kid in Game Design. | 39 minutes | No. I didn’t come up with anything good. |