Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for participation in the MusicBreeds program and will be evaluated through recommendations from teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders:

  • Currently 11th or 12th grade high school student at participating school locations

  • Appropriate academic achievement and attendance in school

  • Demonstrates ability on at least one instrument (voice, piano, guitar, computer, etc.)

  • Experience with songwriting in any genre

  • Desire to pursue music at the collegiate and/or professional level

Program Outcomes

  • Create, record, and produce an original song

  • Realise and build an artistic brand to reflect personal musical ambitions

  • Present effectively to industry professionals for career development

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MusicBreeds provides access to life skills, training, and resources to young musicians that can enhance their creative capacity, improve their level of self-awareness, sharpen their financial literacy, and promote their holistic self-development.
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About the program


Industry Engagement

During the course of the program, students will benefit through direct interaction and support from music industry professionals. These engagements will range from guest speaking to hands-on personal coaching.



Skill Development

In addition to providing students with the opportunity to develop high-level understanding and abilities in music, the MusicBreeds curriculum enables students to learn business and interpersonal tools that will ultimately foster each student’s musical development as well as college and career readiness.



Standards

While the MusicBreeds program does not specifically embrace any one particular set of standards, it aligns with many different standards for general and music education including:

  • National Core Arts Standards
  • NYC Blueprint for the Arts: Music
  • Common Core Standards


In particular, the MusicBreeds program shares many characteristics and goals of the National Core Arts Standards for Music Education, such as:

  • Process-focused learning
  • Embracing the creative process as essential for learning
  • Developing “real world” music skills
  • Working in and through four main artistic processes: Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting

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MusicBreeds offers an online experience where musicians of all ages can gain valuable knowledge in performance, production, engineering, and music business. Our instructors have years of experience in their discipline and provide mastery level insight to our creatives!
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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Unit 1: Pre-Production - Week 1

  • 2

    Unit 1: Pre-Production - Week 2

    • Welcome to Week Two!

    • Week 2: Syllabus

    • Discussion Two: In the Studio With Grammy-Nominated Music Producer Oak Felder

    • Day 1: Understanding the Songwriting Process

    • Day 2: Continued Lesson on the Songwriting Process #1

    • Copy of Day 3: Continued Lesson on the Songwriting Process#2

    • Copy of Day 4: Create a Short Group Song

    • End of Week Survey
  • 3

    Unit 1: Pre-Production - Week 3

    • Welcome to Week Three!

    • Week 3: Syllabus

    • Discussion Three: Composing with Purpose

    • Day 1: Composing Independently

    • Day 2: Creating Demo with BandLab

    • Day 3: Practical Application 1 - Practice with BandLab

    • Day 4: Practical Application 2 - Practice with BandLab

    • End of Week Survey
  • 4

    Unit 1: Pre-Production - Week 4

    • Welcome to Week Four!

    • Week 4: Syllabus

    • Discussion Four: John Mayer - "The songwriting process" - Berklee Clinic 2008 (Pt.7)

    • Day 1: Create the "Final Project" #1

    • Day 2: Create the "Final Project" #2

    • Day 3: Create the "Final Project" #3

    • Day 4: Create the "Final Project" #4

    • End of Week Survey
  • 5

    Unit 2: Production - Week 1

    • Welcome to Our Online Learning Center - Unit 2!

    • Week 1: Syllabus

    • Discussion One: Music producer Oak Felder’s Guide to Producing a Viral Song

    • Day 2: Exploring GarageBand

    • Day 3: Learning Chord Progressions

    • Day 4: Learn the Recording Process

    • End of Week Survey
  • 6

    Unit 2: Production - Week 2

    • Welcome to Week Two!

    • Week 2: Syllabus

    • Discussion Two: Ray Charles: Advice to Young Artists

    • Day 1: Patches, Plugins, and Keyboard Sensitivity

    • Day 3: Applying Basic Music Theory Techniques in Songwriting

    • Day 4: Finding Music Produces and Creating a Portfolio

    • End of Week Survey
  • 7

    Unit 2: Production - Week 3

    • Welcome to Week Three!

    • Week 3: Syllabus

    • Discussion Three: Drake Talks About Success and the Drive to be "Number One"

    • Day 1: Learn About Logic Pro X

    • Day 2: Create Sample Song with Logic Pro X

    • Day 3: Learning Basic Music Theory Techniques and Improvising a Melody

    • End of Week Survey
  • 8

    Unit 2: Production - Week 4

    • Welcome to Week Four!

    • Week 4: Syllabus

    • Discussion Four: Jimi Hendrix Talks Life As a Young Musician

    • Day 1: Starting the "Final Project" #1

    • Day 2: Starting the "Final Project" #2

    • Day 3: Starting the "Final Project" #3

    • End of Week Survey

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