Week 4: Beat Making
Week 4: Beat Making
Unit: Beat Making
This week we start making beats! You’ll learn the parts of a drum kit, use loops to build beats, and get hands-on with a MIDI controller to write your own drum patterns.
Weekly Schedule
| Day | Date | Topic | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Mon 4/13 | Introduction to Drums | Learn the parts of a drum kit and build a beat from individual loops. |
| 17 | Tue 4/14 | MIDI & the Piano Roll | Learn what MIDI is and how the piano roll works. Use MIDI drum mappings to program your first beat in GarageBand. |
| 18 | Wed 4/15 | Writing a Drum Beat | Use the MIDI controller to write and record a drum beat in GarageBand. |
| 19 | Thu 4/16 | Fills & Beat Forms | Introduce drum fills and basic beat forms to add structure to your beats. |
| 20 | Fri 4/17 | Finish Your Beat | Put it all together — finish a full drum beat with grooves, fills, and form. |
Graded Assignments
- TBD - This week is still in progress.
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