SUMMARY
I learned how to choose song names, and how to learn something in-depth in a short amount of time.
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY
I reorganized the poem arrangement, cutting out words and making it fit a 4/4 rhythm. I started working with Jared to write notes to the lyrics.
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
- Freakonomics – How to Become Great at Just About Anything
- “What if the thing we call “talent” is grotesquely overrated? And what if deliberate practice is the secret to excellence? Those are the claims of the research psychologist Anders Ericsson, who has been studying the science of expertise for decades. He tells us everything he’s learned.”
- purposeful practice is the method to improving at anything. Finding an area that needs to be worked on, then set a goal, and practice that area specifically.
- deliberate practice is constantly reaching outside the comfort zone of the student, so it requires maximum effort in order for it to be pulled off. the deliberate practice connects the weak/vulnerable neurons in the brains and strengthens them. the scientist/researcher that decided to explore her lifelong dream of being a singer was able to grow tremendously in a short span with a professional guide, and she ended up selling millions of copies of her remake.
STUDIO (SONGWRITING)
- Holistic Songwriting’s Playlists
- 1M Song Title: consider the two listening situations, where the listener doesn’t know the song title(parties, radio) and wants to discover it, and where the listener does know the title (youtube recommendation, social media post with autoplay) and don’t know if it’s worthwhile to click on it.
- 1. ‘been a while’ factor, songs that have phrases that are said in daily life. whenever the phrase is said it brings you back to the song (Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson)
- 2. ‘duh’ factor, song titles that are obvious to the listener after they learn the name. it’s a clear title.
- 3. ‘wtf’ factor, for those looking for new songs. it’s eye-catching. use power words.
- 4. don’t use passive descriptions, like ‘love song’ or ‘drum song’. not eye-catching enough. In the same vein, don’t use numbers either (unless it has emotional values, like 1989) or acronyms.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- Sometimes things are so obvious once you learn the process behind it, much like choosing song titles.
TODAY’s ACTIVITY EVALUATION
Content (The WHAT)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: 4
Process (The HOW)
Rating: OK – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – HIGHLY ENGAGED
Rating: 3