Beginner Kit
ADORE YOU - Harry Styles
All about simple melodies, harmonies, ostinatos, and riffs and how they are used in conjunction with Texture and Dynamics to create an interesting arrangement that is smooth to listen to. This song is best suited for an easy club, bar, restaurant, wedding reception or outdoor gig and perfect for a newly formed band!
Live Version Inspiration
Adore You starts at 15:10
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This version performed at Harry's Tiny Desk Concert is your guide for this project. The charts, tutorials and other material are all based on this performance. If you find another version that you prefer you are welcome to use that but please note that the key and rhythms might be slightly different. For example the studio recording is in C and this is in B :)
Chart
This chart is a basic lead sheet and it shows the Bass rhythm, tempo, structure, and chords. Think of it as your blueprint for your song!
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TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MASTERING...
- This song is all about texture and dynamics
- Work as a team to build the song and allow each person to have their moment to shine
- Even though this song is really repetitive, make sure each section has its own colour.
How to Make the Song Your's
Dive into this 20-minute Podcast all about how to write charts, ensemble awareness, reharmonisation and some insight into the industry from both Nick and Breanne.
This podcast is featured in all kits and will be really helpful, not only for this project but for others too.
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Please Notes at 15:03 there is a slight interruption from a phone call mid recording
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All about Microphones
Join Breanne, Sophie and Hamish in this 8-minute podcast all about Microphones, connecting to an audio interface and dive into a few techniques in Logic to make your audio sound next level!!
How to Record on Garage Band
For this project, you can use your desired DAW but we have used Garage Band. Sit down with Georgina and Olivia as they take you through the basics for recording into your DAW!
How to edit a Film
For this project, you can use your desired video editing software but we have used iMovie! Georgina and Olivia will now take you through how they synced up the recorded piano audio with the film clip and explain how you can do this for your project!