Professional Studio Artist
This course aims at developing the necessary skills and techniques for a studio performance.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understanding the essentials in a studio environment
- Introduction to DAW and recording techniques for a performer in the studio
- Delivering an optimal performance in a studio environment
- Experimenting with textures and being able to deliver multiple option during a recording
- Developing and implementing techniques to enhance the studio performance with Natural and software processing techniques
Pre-requisites
Vocals : Should be able to perform a whole song on pitch & rhythm over a backing track.
Piano :
• Practical knowledge of scales and arpeggios - Hands together
• Knowledge of chords and chord progressions
• Basic sight reading
Guitar :
• Should have guitar tablature reading knowledge
• Should know the basic major-minor scales and chord progressions.
• Should know basic sight-reading.
Module 1
(8 weeks + 1 week for assignment)
Module 1 & 2 will have Common classes for all the instruments for certain lessons.
- Introduction to the basics of music theory
- Basic Ear training & Musicianship skills
- Warmup routines and advanced performance techniques with their individual instruments
- Introduction to the DAW
- Performance in a studio set up
- Getting comfortable at performing with a click track
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Assignment: Recording a cover song with either a backing track or collaboration with a pianist/ Guitarist.
Module 2
(8 weeks + 1 week for assignment)
Module 1 & 2 will have Common classes for all the instruments for certain lessons.
- Introduction to different types of microphone & basics of audio technology
- Learning to navigate through the software and learning the basic tools of recording
- Understanding the basic equipments needed for a home recording set up & how to Deliver you recordings to the composer
- Learning to work with a studio engineer and being able to accommodate feedback into your performance on the spot and knowing the basic terminology in the studio
- Understanding headphone mix, Comping, Punching in, DT etc during the recording.
- Introduction to melodyne, Auto tune, Compression EQ & Automation
- Understanding the basics of different instruments and how to work with other instrumentalists / Vocalist during a collaboration.
Assignment: Make a rearrangement of a cover song and record it in the studio
Module 3
(8 weeks + 1 week for assignment)
Module 3 onwards classes will be separated for each Instruments.
Module 3 will focus extensively on Individual instrumental techniques for recording .
Voice :
- Understanding different voice textures - Understanding vocal ranges and - Consonants and phrases - Clarity & Diction in different languages - Vocal pitch, timing & emotions - Clarity in runs and riffs - Creating a vocal score for recording - Finding the right key for your vocal range - Learning & performing a song in the studio quickly - Assignment (Voice) : 1.) Record an Add jingle given by the Faculty 2.) Recording a song given by the teacher in a different language
Piano :
- Studio Etiquettes : Understanding the requirements and making charts/ notes. - Playing with a click - Play comping patterns - Patches and tones: Suitcase, DX, Pianos etc. - Multi-takes: Playing differently for the same section. - Taking feedback and reworking - Analysis: Music in advertisement
Assignment (Piano) : Record an Ad-Jingle for the given brief
Guitar :
- Studio Workflow and etiquettes. - Documentation of notes. - Rehearsing and recording with click tracks . - Guitar recording experience techniques as a session guitarist. - Know-how of different guitar amplifiers and pedalboards. - Understanding and implementing Guitar software and hardware processors - Arrangement/ layering approaches for recording by using the guitar.
Assignment (Guitar) : Record an Ad-jingle for the given brief.
Module 4
(8 weeks + 1 week for assignment)
Module 3 onwards classes will be separated for each Instruments.
Voice :
- Recording a duet - Recording scratch vocals for a track - Recording Background vocals for an existing song - Basic vocal supervision while working with a DAW
Piano :
- Voicing and Reharmonisation - Keys & String - Chord extensions - Collaboration etiquettes and working on a brief - Composition and recording: An original song/ instrumental - Peer review - Recap of key learnings
Guitar :
- Collaborative experience and approaches. - Tackling performance anxieties and how to work around creative blocks. - Understanding the arrangement of the sound spectrum - Peer Review. - Revision of key topics.
Assignment (Voice, Piano & Guitar) : Collaborate , write & Record an original song with a pianist/ Guitarist