I honestly have not had much time to think about specific details about my project. I know this is something I should already have figured out but it is difficult to do when my network of people and resources is still minimal. I have been thinking however about a list of resources I will need in order to record and edit music as well as film. I have simple editing programs for film through Imovie and have simple cameras. I am set for the video part of my project and am not so worried about that aspect since it will be the final part of it and it isn't the main component of it. The music videos will only be a nice addition to my album.
Now, what I am worried about is being able to produce the music. I like to write songs and when I write them I hear a melody produced in my head that can go along with the words, however, I actually have no musical background. I took 3 guitar lessons back in seventh grade and never picked up the instrument again. Even though I don't really need to be able to play an instrument to know what sounds well and what doesn't, I still would like someone with this background to help me out in listening to beats and rhythm in the music I will produce. However I am jumping ahead of myself, I need a way to produce music. I have tried the application Garage band various times and have failed miserably in making good music. I want to know of someone with a good ear for making music with such a program. Finally, the equipment I need is basic recording equipment such as a microphone to hook up to the computer, a good editing program, and I actually need to learn how to process the physical ablum.
These are all essentials for my project and I decided to put it out there because even though I will be trying hard to acquire these myself, a bit of outside help is always valuable. If anyone has such experience in these areas of music or any good equipment ideas, I would be very thankful for the advice.
Talk to Francisco about some possible resources for equipment?
ReplyDeleteI have some background with poetry and would be happy to help you from that angle.
The ability to create music is always difficult. The first step that I would recommend is to create a certain style of music that you are passionate about. Second, analyze that music and see what makes it unique and see if you could "imitate" the style and revolutionize it by adding your own voice to that music. You may even combine several aspects of different genres to create a new one. That is how Pop-Punk began.
ReplyDeleteI'm also not good with music. But I did try learning the accordion back in 10th grade. I gave up immediately because I didn't have a teacher and YouTube was obviously not working. I regret it though because if I would of stuck through it I'd be good by now. I have a few advises first of all you have to be fully committed to making music because I lived with Nick last year and I could tell it was no joke. He was working on lyrics, garageband, and listening to his music all the time. Another thing is that you have to be confident with your music and learn to love it so that you don't bring yourself back. I believe in you and next semster I'd like to work with you for a little bit and help out. Good Luck!
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