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Garageband For Ipad - 12 Week Course

In this 12-week course, students will learn how to produce music using GarageBand. This includes recording, beat making, midi recording and songwriting.
Peter S. - Guitar-Songwriting-Music Production
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Class

What's included

12 pre-recorded lessons
12 weeks
of teacher support
1 year access
to the content
Projects
1-2 hours per week. Students will practice they skills provided from each lesson.
Assessment
Students can share work with me for feedback/review at any point of the duration of the class.

Class Experience

Please note: There are no live meetings for this class.

Apple's GarageBand is an amazing free tool (for Mac/Ipad users) that all modern musicians should learn.

In this 12-week course, students will learn how to produce music using GarageBand for Ipad. This includes recording, beat making, and midi recording. The final project will be a recorded original song or cover of their choice.

The end goal is to have a professionally produced track at the end of the course.  Each class, besides the first, will be the lessons listed in the syllabus. I will also be demonstrating my work as well as giving feedback on the submitted student projects. Your project may not be picked every week but I will let you know when it is. Even though it might be scary to show what you are working on this is a huge learning opportunity for everyone in the class!

*Little to no experience necessary in recording. Minimal experience in singing or playing an instrument is helpful.

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to put together a professionally produced song.
learning goal

Syllabus

12 Lessons
over 12 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Overview/Recording Audio
 This will be where we get familiar with Garagebands layout. Once that is established we will learn how to make a track and record into it. 
15 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Recording/Programming Midi 1
 Students will learn all the capabilities of working with midi instruments. They will learn how to navigate through GarageBand's library to find different sounds to work with. We will then learn how to record these sounds by performing on a MIDI keyboard as well as programming them into the on-screen piano-roll editor. 
Lesson 3:
Recording/Programming Midi 2
 A continuation of the previous week. 
Lesson 4:
Beat Making
 As a continuation of learning MIDI I will show them how to make beats from percussive and melodic instruments that are built into GarageBand. This is how a lot of new songs start. 

Other Details

Parental Guidance
This class uses Garageband for Ipad. Student will need to use an Ipad using either thier own or a parents apple ID.
Supply List
You will need 

-  An Ipad from at least 2016. (Ipad Pro, and Ipad Air work great but any Ipad is good)
- Wired headphones. (studio headphones are recommended but any will work)

*Feel free to ask me any questions about gear! 

****All of the gear below is completely optional!****

- A USB microphone.
- A keyboard midi controller. 
- An external drive with at least 50GB
- Guitar/Bass players may want to have an audio interface to plug their guitars into for recording. I recommend the IRig or the M-Audio Solo
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Purchase College
Peter's life has been shaped by his decision to learn the guitar and pursue music. He holds a bachelor's of music in classical guitar performance from SUNY Purchase and a master's degree in film scoring from Brooklyn College. He is well versed in rock, jazz, and pop styles. In addition to his prowess on guitar, Peter is an accomplished songwriter, composer, and producer. He is featured on rock albums as guitarist and vocalist and has performed in various groups along the East Coast of the United States

Peter is passionate about helping others reach their musical goals whether it’s learning their favorite songs on the guitar, producing their own original music, becoming a better improviser, or understanding music theory. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced players are all welcome. Music producers seeking to better understand Logic, GarageBand, Pro Tools, and Ableton Live can also benefit from Peter’s expertise. He loves to share his knowledge from his own experiences and guide his students through their own unique musical journeys.

⭐ WHAT I TEACH ⭐
 Guitar 
Songwriting   
Composition (specializing in music for film, tv, games) 
Music Production (Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, GarageBand)   
Music Theory

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