This fantastic bundle is a great guide to teaching and learning Music studio recording and production.
Items Included:
5 Step Guide to Basic Mixing
Common Recording Techniques
Step by Step Guide to Mixing a Pop Track
Understanding Reverb
What is covered?..
Step by Step Guide to Mixing a Pop Track:
Preparing the Mix. Before starting any mix it’s important to consider….
Referencing
Monitoring Speakers (Placement and anomalies)
Starting points for your mix
Mixing Techniques
Aux Sends and Returns
Spatial FX
Dynamics
The Frequency Range
Common Recording Techniques:
Audio chain, following the patch of the sound
Dynamic microphones
Condenser microphones
How to record drums
Recording Bass and Electric guitars
Getting a better sound for acoustic guitars
How to mic a piano
Recording vocals
Important words to remember when recording
5 Step Guide to Basic Mixing:
Dynamic Balance
Use of Compression and Gates
How to reduce background noise
Creative use of the Stereo-field through basic panning techniques
Tonal balance and EQ
Creating depth within your mix
Using Reverb
The finished product
Understanding Reverb:
What is Reverberation
Reverb and Delay
Direct, Early Reflections and Decay – Parts of Reverb
Reverb Control Parameters
Reverb types – Chamber, Plate, Spring, Gated
Reverse Reverb
Using Reverb
Covered in Common Instrument EQ Guide:
EQ Guide – Full – pdf-A4
Kick-Drum-EQ
Snare-EQ
Bass-Guitar
Electric-Guitar
Acoustic-Guitar
Vocal
Vocal-Intelligibility
Learning about Leitmotifs and music in films is important as it enhances our appreciation for the artistry behind the music and its emotional impact on the audience. This ‘No Prep’, ready-to-go lesson looks at the music from two of the most renowned versions of the Batman character. Firstly, the 1960s ‘Batman TV Series’, by the composer Neal Hefti and then one of the most modern versions; “The Batman”, from the 2022 film with music composed by the fantastic Michael Giacchino. Moreover, the lesson then allows learners to compare all the musical themes and scores from the live-action Batman films.
Studying music composed and arranged by industry professionals helps all learners develop analytical/critical thinking, creative, cultural awareness, and attention to detail skills. Understanding music in films is essential in appreciating its contribution to storytelling and the audience’s emotional experience.
These resources and all the others that can be found within the “Leitmotifs and Film Music: Growing Resource BUNDLE!”, feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical uses within film and television; everything from Jaw to Super-man, Darth Vader, the “One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, and many, many more.
This range of worksheets provides an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about the importance of listening to music in film and television, explore the wider role of music within the film, develop critical listening skills, and learn about technical aspects of film music and score composition.
These Leitmotifs and Film Music worksheets come with a range of different listening analysing questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class.
Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great to share ideas and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive.
This lecture and supporting classroom resources provide an excellent first lesson into popular music song structures and how modern day music is constructed and framed around the different elements of a song.
In this package:
Lecture
Classroom Worksheet (with teacher Answer sheet)
Audio/MIDI Examples of 12 Bar Blues – “Boogie-Woogie Bass”
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
Covered in Popular Song Structures
Common form and structures used in modern music
The different elements/parts of a modern song (verse, chorus, bridge etc…)
The “Lick” and “Hook”
12 Bar Blues Structure
12 Bar Blues Chords – with example audio and MIDI
32 Bar Structure
Verse-Chorus Structure
Related examples of songs and artists
This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part five in the “History of Popular Music” package. It covers the rise of Psychedelic rock music and its strong connections with psychedelic drugs throughout the 1960s.
In this package:
Lecture
Classroom Worksheet (with full ANSWER SHEET for teachers)
REVISION- Recommended Listening - Artists and Songs
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
Covered in 1960s Music: Psychedelic Rock
Lesson Recap (Part four)
Lesson Aims and Objectives
The birth of Psychedelic rock in 1960s culture
Woodstock Festive and it importance
The Cold War and other major events of the time
UK and USA leading artists throughout this period
Psychedelic rock and The Beatles
Characteristics of this genre
Recording Techniques of the time and ‘The Wall of Sound’ technique
This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part two in the “History of Popular Music” package. It covers the early development of the Popular Music, recapping Tin-Pan-Ally, Ragtime and Swings genres from the last lesson. It then covers the development of Jazz music, Cool Jazz and the Birth and development of Blue music.
In this package:
Lecture
Classroom Worksheets
Music examples needed for this lecture
REVISION-History of Jazz Music
REVISION-History of Blue Music
MP3 - Boogie-Woogie Bass Line (Audio Example)
MIDI - Boogie-Woogie Bass Line (Audio Example)
SCORE – Music Notation - Boogie-Woogie Bass Line (Audio Example)
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
Covered in Pre1950s: Blues, Jazz and Be-Bop
Lesson Recap (Part one)
Swing’s development into Bebop Jazz
Dissonance used in Jazz Music
Artist and Music examples (linked with resources)
Cool Jazz genre
Birth of Blues Music
Blues Music Structure
Blues and Boogie-Woogie Music styles
Follow-up classroom tasks and exercises
This lecture and supporting classroom resources is to aid in the basic understanding of different professional microphone types and how these are used with the studio. This lesson mainly covers the elements of a Dynamic Microphone, however with would fit very well in any practical or theory based lesson explaining recording studio production.
In this package:
Worksheet – step by steps guide to creating a Dynamic microphone (pdf)
Worksheet – in image .jpeg format
Link to YouTube video tutorial
REVISION- microphone types, polar patterns and stereo recording
WORKSHEET- Microphone Word-Link exercise and Task Sheet
HOMEWORK – Important words to remember research task.
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
AUDIO - Example of the microphone used on vocals
AUDIO - Example of the microphone used on acoustic guitar
AUDIO - Example of the microphone used on electric guitar
This lecture and supporting classroom resources provide an excellent resource to showcasing all the different performance techniques available to guitar and electric guitar performers. This would an excellent addition to teaching these techniques, but also for none guitar players in a class to be able to hear what these techniques sound like and know the kinds of musical genres they are used.
In this package:
Lecture
Classroom Worksheet
Audio Examples;
- Pick Scrape
- Whammy Bar
- String Bending
- Palm Mute
- Dive Bomb
- Harmonics
- Tapping
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
Common Guitar Techniques
Parts of the Guitar
Whammy Bar and Vibrato sounds
String Bending + common artists
Pick Slide/Scrape
Palm Mute + common music genres
Guitar Harmonics
Dive Bomb
Tapping
Tremolo Picking
Summary of Lesson
Delve into the sonic realm with our comprehensive teaching resource ebook! Uncover the intricacies of essential audio effects—compression, EQ, reverb, noise gates, and more. This digital guide is a treasure trove of knowledge, offering in-depth insights into each effect’s application, parameters, and creative possibilities. Perfect for audio enthusiasts and producers, it’s a roadmap to mastering the art of sound design. Elevate your skills, shape your signature sound, and transform your productions with this indispensable ebook.
This Resource would be really useful for any student or teacher working within a Music or Music Technology department, but also extremely valuable and convenient for home/self-study revision. The e-book also comes in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, allowing it to be used alongside other resources within a lesson.
What’s Covered:
Compression:
What is Dynamic Range and why do we need to control it?
Threshold control and what it does
Ratio and the amount of compression
Gain and the Output Level
Attack, Release and Auto controls on an Audio Compressor
Knee and how it works
Peak and RMS settings
What is Side Chaining?
De-essing and how to use
Ducking FX and how to use
Parallel Compression and the New York Mix technique
Link to FREE TUTORIAL VIDEO on compression
EQ and Controlling Frequency:
How is EQ used in Live and Studio settings
The Frequency/Audio Spectrum
Human Hearing bands
Parametric EQ and how it works
Graphic EQ and how it works
Different types of EQ Filters
Reverb and adding “Space” to a Mix:
What is Reverb and how does it work?
Early Reflections explained
When to add Reverb
The many types of Reverb
Spring and Plate
Reverse Reverb
Hall Reverb
Reverb Control Parameters
Noise Gates:
What is an Audio Noise Gate?
Noise Gate Parameters
Side Chaining with Gates
In this package:
eBOOK – Common Audio FXs-eBOOK (.pdf)
eBOOK – Common Audio FXs-eBOOK (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
This lecture and supporting classroom resources provide an excellent guide to different arranging techniques used by different professional artists. The PowerPoint presentation and PDF versions of the lesson links with a classroom listening task and homework project for students to complete.
In this package:
Lecture (PowerPoint and PDF versions)
WORKSHEET - Classroom task with listening exercise.
ANSWERS – classroom task answers.
HOMEWORK – Development task linked to lesson, used for homework or assignment
PRACTICAL TASK - musical classroom task linked to presentation/lesson.
REVISION – ‘Elements of Music’ sheet
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
** Arranging Music **
What is Arranging?
The role of a Musical Arranger
Elements of Music:
Pitch
Rhythm
Tempo
Contour (how the melody moves and changes)
Timbre
Dynamics
Meter
Key
Melody
Harmony
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the development and progression of Rock music through the ages, with a brief outline of each major style/genres all the way from Rock’s Blues roots, to Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1950s, to Glam Rock of the 1970s, and all the way to modern styles.
All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home.
In this package:
Lecture
HOMEWORK – Question sheet linked with presentation
ANSWERS/HOMEWORK – Full answers for marking of Worksheet.
Video .MOV file (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
Video .mp4 file (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
**Covered in the lesson “History of Rock Music **
Origins of Rock ‘n’ RolL Music
Robert Johnson and early Blues
Big Bill “Broonzy” – early Blues
Racism and Music 1930/40/50
Early crossover music – Rockabilly
New Technology and the Electric Guitar – 1930/40
Rock ‘n’ Roll
British Invasion
Surf Rock
Folk Rock
Blue Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Glam Rock
Punk Rock
Indie Rock and New Wave
Heavy Metal 1970/80
Heavy Metal 1980/90
Grunge
Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore and Emo
Digital Rock
Rock Music’s Cultural Impact
In this package:
PRESENTATION – History of Rock Music (.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – History of Rock Music-COMPRESSED (.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – History of Rock Music (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
HOMEWORK – CLASS TASK 1-History of Rock- not Styled
ANSWER SHEETS (for homework task above) – CLASS TASK 1-History of Rock- not Styled
WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!
The embedded links to YouTube within this resource/presentation may not be suitable for all learner ages. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. We have tried to ensure that video/music examples are suitable for all classrooms, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!
This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part nine in the “History of Popular Music” package. It covers the key aspects and influences of Indie Rock and New Wave Music genres.
In this package:
Lecture
Classroom Worksheet (with teacher Answer sheet)
HOMEWORK– written worksheet on Indie Music and important Record Labels
POSTER – Full A3 posted covering Indie Rock and artists
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
1970-80-90s Music-Indie Rock and New-Wave
Major/Independent Record Labels
The BIG 4 Record Labels currently
Independent Charts
History of Factory Record – Manchester
Factory Record – Happy Mondays and ‘Mad’chester genres
History of Rough Trade – London
Important follow on genre to form Indie Rock and New-Wave
After some wonderful feedback, here is the new and updated version! This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part six in the “History of Popular Music” package. It covers the rise of Jamaica’s very own popular music genres that later went on to late over the world.
In this package:
Lecture
Classroom Worksheet
HOMEWORK task – written worksheet (Gapped questions)
REVISION- Genre outline and history
REVISION- Recommended Listening - Artists and Songs
Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision)
Covered in 1960/70s Music: Ska, Rock Steady & Reggae
Lesson Recap (Part five)
The importance of portable discotheques and sound systems in Jamaica
History and outline of Rocksteady music
History and outline of Ska music
The birth of Reggae music and popular artists
One Drop Drums – drumming technique
Genre and Style detailed outline
This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part of the History of Popular Music package and Full Library. It covers the rise of Heavy Rock music genres and later Metal music. The lesson/presentation comes with three classroom tasks and exercises, a really useful infographic to aid in student learning and embedded YouTube links throughout the presentation.
Covered in 1970s-80s Music-Heavy Rock:
Heavy Rock Outline
“The Beginning” of Heavy Rock styles and music
Jimi Hendrix
Developing the genre
Black Sabbath
Other Artists
The golden Age of Heavy Rock
Who Invented Heavy Rock? (YouTube video link)
What makes Heavy Rock music – all the parts
Famous Artists from Heavy Rock and Metal (with YouTube embedded links!)
Popular sub-genres of Metal
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
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INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pdf High quality)
INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
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Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf)
ANSWERS: Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf)
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Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research detailed essay – TASK TWO (.pdf)
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Classroom Worksheet-Heavy Rock +Metal sub-genre Research – TASK THREE (.pdf)
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for common studio microphones. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce using a range of microphones as well as coming with a range of class tasks to support and test understanding.
This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as recording Drums, and Stereo recording techniques.
The Lecture/Presentation cover all the basic elements of microphone basics; everything from Dynamic, Condenser and Ribbon microphones, detailed diagrams of how there work, along with the advantages and disadvantages. The lesson also covers, microphone Frequency Response, Sensitivity, Impedance and Polar Patterns. All these with examples and references back to common everyday microphone found and used in professional recording studios.
Along with the lecture/presentation there are 3 classroom worksheets, that could also be used for Homework and/or further research and understanding. These worksheets, also come with Answer Sheets for teachers. The tasks range from, “missing words”, Dynamic/Condenser microphone Advantages and Disadvantages and Understanding Polar Patterns. There all support and aid learning for Microphone basics.
Finally, there is a Revision .pdf file, covering the most common types of microphones used, these being Dynamic, Condenser and Ribbon, this taken from the presentation and would act as a great student reference for further studies and revision.
The History of Boy Bands lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Boy Bands and the development of this genre throughout Pop Music history. It covers from very early “Dop-Wop” groups in the 1920s and 1930s all the way through to the modern boy bands, K-Pop and TV talent contests. The material in this resources would easily cover 2 to 3 lessons over roughly 2 weeks.
The presentation covers the development of Boy Band music and how this changed over time with a total of 27 slides. Moreover, there are over 20 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource.
This resource also comes with 2 classroom task worksheets that can be completed along side the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises.
‘The presentation also come in video form to aid learning and can also be used a revision tool to help students.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – History of Boy Bands (.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – History of Boy Bands - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – History of Boy Bands - (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
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WORKSHEET – History of Boy Bands - Task 1
WORKSHEET – WORKSHOP-History of Boy Bands-Task 2-Listening Skills
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of sound design sound and sound FXs throughout the original Star Wars films. It covers an introduction into what sound design is and how it is creatively used to bring films to life. It then looks at all the imaginative methods used by the major sound designer for Star Wars, Ben Burtt, and how he developed some of the most iconic sounds in all of film and ultimately won an Academy Award.
This lesson would be a great addition to anyone learning about the history of film making and audio production and how the two mediums work together. It would also work along with the History of Sound in Video Games bundle. Moreover is also part of the “Music and Sound Design in Films - MEGA LESSON BUNDLE” -This covers the full comprehensive history of the development of sound in film from 1890 all the way to modern surround sound cinemas. Moreover, the resources covers the use of Music and Sound in films, the different forms that this takes and the full development of Foley and Sound FXs.
This lesson and resource covers the development of sound FXs within the Star Wars film with 21 detailed slides in total. It also comes with great examples throughout to aid learning and embedded links to YouTube, thus providing an excellent addition to support the presentation.
All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home.
This resource also comes with a Listening skill classroom task, that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated videos, and will aid learning and revision for learners. This classroom task comes in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners.
This resource also comes with an infographic resource to aid learning. This covering some interesting facts on sound design and how sound is used with all of films.
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for both Mono and Stereo Recording Techniques. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to use and employ stereo methods throughout recordings, but moreover detailed and engaging infographics and lesson resources to aid learning.
This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as recording Drums, and Microphone Basics.
The Lecture/Presentation covers all the basic elements of Stereo and Mono recording, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each technique; everything from Spaced Pair Recording, X-Y microphone setup, Mid-Side Stereo recording technique and Blumlein Stereo.
Along with the lecture/presentation there are 2 classroom worksheets, that could also be used for Homework and/or further research and understanding. These worksheets, also come with Answer Sheets for teachers. The tasks range from, “missing words”, and also Stereo/Mono Advantages and Disadvantages.
Finally, there is a Revision .pdf file, covering WHY stereo recording can be so useful, and also a INFOGRAPHIC - this covering detail the six main stereo recording techniques used.
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Sound Design in cartoons, along with a detailed look at some of the most influential sound designers in animation. How has sound been created, fashioned and designed for cartoons throughout the ages, and how do modern sound artists create sound FXs? The material in this resource would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons over roughly 1 or 2 weeks and would be excellent for Music Technology, Film Studies and Media lessons.
All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource, have been recently updated and now include links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allows extra flexibility and continued support if students learn and engage from outside the classroom at home.
This resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated videos and will aid learning and revision for learners throughout. Part of this is a very interactive lesson where students write and compose a record their own sound FXs based on very common sounds found within cartoons.
Furthermore, each of these Classroom Tasks comes in a “No Style”, black and white printout or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners.
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Electric Guitar within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record the Electric Guitar, popular techniques and microphones to use. This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything! Along with the lecture/presentation there is a “styled”, eye-catching recording checklist for students to follow along during a practical lesson. This outlines the three different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the session.
Finally, there is a Lesson Worksheet, this also detailing the different recording methods but also has a number of questions for the student to complete after the recording.
This is great for develop listening skills and also ensuring the student is analytical of their recording. It is also a really good follow up lesson after the practical recording lesson.
Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet to help develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used, this also comes with an answer-sheet for easy marking.
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Acoustic Guitar within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record the Acoustic Guitar, popular techniques and microphones to use.
Along with the lecture/presentation, there is a useful infographic to aid with learning and help student remember common tones found from around the guitar when recording. Moreover, a recording method check-sheet for learners to work through while in class. As well as a exercise sheets to help with listening skills that links closely with recordings.
Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet to help develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used.