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Summary

I analyzed Road to Nowwhere because I think its my favorite Talking Heads songs and it is always a lot of fun to listen to because it makes effective use of a wide range of instruments.

Song Analysis

TOPIC	MY RESPONSES
SONG TITLE	Road To Nowhere
COMPOSER(S)	Talking Heads
YEAR	1985
COUNTRY	US
If you could work on this song (change it), what would you change and why?	The chorus is repeated a little to much
What is the song GENRE?	Alternative/Indie
What is the song KEY?	D Major
What is the song TEMPO?	110 BPM
What do you like about the RHYTHM?	It keeps a steady beat which is reminiscent of a road trip with the beat steadily marching forward.
What do you like about the ARRANGEMENT?	I like the use of a choir in parts of the song because the voices blend together well with the lead.
What do you like about the MIX?	I like the constant large mix of instruments because it gives the song great depth and makes it more fun to listen to.
What do you like about the TIMBRE of some or all of the instruments?	I like how the horns carry the song through which isn’t something very common
What do you like about the PITCH of some or all of the instruments or vocals?	I like the pitch of the vocals because its stays reachable even during the yelling while being good through the song
Are there particular TRACK(S) that stand out?	What I think are bagpipes in the piece really stand out.
Finally, what do you like about the overall COMPOSITION?	I like the how it makes use of many different voices and instruments to diversify its sound throughout the piece

Summary

A song analysis for David Bowie’s Oh! You Pretty Things which I chose for its Bowie style and because I like to sing it to myself.

Song Analysis

TOPIC	MY RESPONSES
SONG TITLE	Oh! You Pretty Things
COMPOSER(S)	David Bowie
YEAR	1971
COUNTRY	International release
If you could work on this song (change it), what would you change and why?
What is the song GENRE?	Rock
What is the song KEY?	F# Major
What is the song TEMPO?	76 BPM
What do you like about the RHYTHM?	It is upbeat and exciting yet the piano ends up following the vocals very crisply
What do you like about the ARRANGEMENT?	The piano playfully interludes and sets up the vocals nicely
What do you like about the MIX?	The parts are perfectly balanced
What do you like about the TIMBRE of some or all of the instruments?	The piano part is crisp and I like how at some points it follows the lyrics and during the chorus it changes
What do you like about the PITCH of some or all of the instruments or vocals?	I like how with the vocals it goes really high at points making it rough to sing but most of the time the struggle is just following his cadence
Are there particular TRACK(S) that stand out?	The piano track
Finally, what do you like about the overall COMPOSITION?	I love how Bowie does the vocals his own way and I think the he wrote the piano very nicely blends with the vocals the whole way through.

Summary

I analyzed Sunrise because I it’s a fun and chill song that I have had stuck in my head on replay.

Song Analysis

TOPIC	MY RESPONSES
SONG TITLE	SUNRISE
COMPOSER(S)	MICHELLE
YEAR	2020
COUNTRY	US
If you could work on this song (change it), what would you change and why?	Clean up the vocals a little because at times it’s hard to hear.
What is the song GENRE?	Pop
What is the song KEY?	G Major
What is the song TEMPO?	87 BPM
What do you like about the RHYTHM?	Keeps a steady rhythm letting the lyrics guide the song making it fun to dance to.
What do you like about the ARRANGEMENT?	I think the arrangement does a good job of setting up the transition to the chorus
What do you like about the MIX?	I like how the vocals and drums contrast the echoing of others parts of the song
What do you like about the TIMBRE of some or all of the instruments?	Very crisp on some instruments but maintains a relaxing echo, backroad fade in fade out.
What do you like about the PITCH of some or all of the instruments or vocals?	The pitch stays reasonable never straying from good.
Are there particular TRACK(S) that stand out?	I love the smooth echo ringing of the background of the song contrasting against the more sharp drums.
Finally, what do you like about the overall COMPOSITION?	I like the optimistic and forward-thinking message mixed with self-acceptance which really helps lift my mood.

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  • Jaden’s Post
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  • Alexander’s Post
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s ALL UPPERCASE INSTRUCTIONS

Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

I did some of my school work and participated in all my classes.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

I disagree with David Allen, organization is the least of my problems. I have no issue remembering what I need to get done, particularly in reference to school. The issue for me at least is motivation and no amount of crossing things off a list or getting work done has helped, all my work is organized already within Schoology.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned about GTD and basic organization. A workflow or map of my goals might be helpful to get things done. I learned I should make a map of all the things I should do. I solved the problem of not having a passing grade in School of Rock so I did the Week 10 blogpost.

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

• Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
  • Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

• Sort through wardrobe
• Do IB English interview work
• Finish piles of late TOK work
• record sound trap for choir
• get senior pictures taken
• Do Strength Training exercises

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

• Do IB English work
• Senior Pictures
• TOK work
• Choir recordings
• Strength training exercises
• Sort through wardrobe

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

1. Set a timer for your first task
   1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
2. Start working
3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
   • Get up and get a drink of water
   • Get up and go for a walk
   • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
     • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 20 minutes in this ‘room’
• Watch the first 30 seconds of this Oct. 2020 interview with David Allen

• Reflect on GTD and getting to the top of the colorful list above for a minute
  • How can the GTD process help you tame the crazy-busy dragon of modern life?

• Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
• Write a few sentence reflection
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes reading…
  • FastCompany Magazine article about Katia Verresen’s techniques and GTD, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
• Then, go for another 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• Write only a few sentences of WHAT YOU LEARNED
• In one or two sentences, describe a PROBLEM YOU SOLVED
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

• Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • Fill in the Weekly Activity Evaluation
• DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

What is Workflow?

Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/

“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com

What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something.  First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage.  Read on and find out!

Stages of Creation Development

Inspiration

How do we find ideas to develop?

• Look for new or alternative creations
• Start brainstorming what would need to be done
• Self evaluate your work, could you do better?
• Who are you trying to please? If all it is is just a pointless grade in a gradebook then why do it

Intention

How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?

• Identify the goals for the project by reading the schoology post
• Ask others about their work and intention
• How might people compare ours to others
• Who wants this made this way and why?

Pre-production

How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?

• Write down are record ideas
• Small focused group discussion often leads to good ideas
• How does the project make quality work
• Consult peers about ideas

Production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.

• Cooperate and organize work to get things done on time
• Create a product them evaluate before proceeding
• Does the work reflect the effort you put into it?
• Ask others for opinions

Post-production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.

• Work together to find the right balance for the project
• Trial and Error until we’re satisfied with the result
• We measure quality by how good it sounds
• Reflect on the product, should it be reasonably better?

Presentation/Performance

How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?

• Use our performance and public speaking skills
• Perform a mock presentation of performance
• Did you have fun?
• Did people enjoy your project?

Feedback

How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?

• What are people saying
• Are the critiques reasonable and balanced
• Does the quality equal the effort?
• Are criticism made by qualified opinions

https://www.biography.com/political-figure/che-guevara

Born: June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina

Died: October 9, 1967, La Higuera, Bolivia

Personal Success Definition

I define success as contributing to the working class struggle by fighting or working for rights and humanities while others would seek to exploit and profit endlessly.

Che Guevara achieved success by liberating Cuba from their oppressors and later continuing to fight for freedom in the Congo before being brutalized by American interests in Bolivia and buried in a unmarked grave before his body was recovered.

Skills For Success

In his life Che acquired many skills. He studied medicine becoming a physician before traveling the South America twice. In the Cuban revolution he proved himself a quintessential military strategist with his leadership and organization leading to the victory of the Bay of Pigs. His skill as a thinker are still today insightful with his contributions to Marxist thinking such as his idea of a “new man” driven by morals rather than the commodification of himself or other material incentives.

How They Used These Skills

Che used his skills in governance and diplomacy to establish equitable and economically progressive Cuban society where he held the position of Finance Minister and President of the National Bank where he advocated for progressive ideas such as gender-blindness, anti-consumerism, anti-imperialism, and egalitarianism. As director of the Instruction Department of Revolutionary Armed Forces he prepared Cuban people to defend themselves from coming colonial attacks, his leadership and instruction was instrumental to the Bay of Pigs and the larger effort against counter-revolutionaries domestically. He also became a accomplished diplomat speaking to the UN and traveling to nearly every major nation being called a “revolutionary statesmen of world stature”, he famously spoke at the UN in 1964 condemning South Africa’s Apartheid and the US’s policy towards their black population as-well as the breach’s of international sovergity by the West

Challenges Overcome

Che fought in 3 armed revolutions, losing his life in the 3rd. His experience as a revolutionary warfighter and a Combat Medic brought him to long guerilla campaigns against seemingly insurmountable odds spending countless days and nights marching and fighting in rugged terrain saving lives of his comrades. Same as Castro experienced many assassination attempts so did Che with one involving a Woman trying to sneak into his hotel with a 7 inch hunting knife and another when a Man on a boat attempted to hit him with a Bazooka, both of these attempts were during his trip to speak to the UN.

Significant Works

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara

https://www.biography.com/political-figure/che-guevara

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bufHojkoGtw

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