User:KevinB

=Freshman Seminar=

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

i want to make a beat tape
 * Research Component

I'll look up different artists and genres of music to sample. I'll also check out different techniques and methods to making my music.
 * week 1

start looking for records and samples to use for my beats
 * week 2

keep diggin' in the crates and start chopping up samples
 * week 3

still sample diggin' and try to get some input from fellow producers
 * week 4

start working on the beats
 * week 5

keep working on beats
 * week 6

work on beats and think of good ways to present
 * week 7

get busy on the beats and ask for opinions on what I've made so far
 * week 8

finish up the beat tape, make sure everything sounds good, and hopefully end up with a good finished product

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics

 * Wandering Rocks

It took me a while to find a piece that I felt I didn’t like. I consider myself to be a person who can find a way to appreciate all art forms, and honestly I didn’t necessarily hate any of the works in the park. So I ended up choosing the piece I liked the least, which ended up being “Wandering Rocks” by architect and sculptor Tony Smith. It appeared to be a bunch of random and abstract geometric blocks set on the ground in no particular order that I could see. It just didn’t stand out as something impressive or even artistic to me, Although I knew there must have been a method to the madness, so I decided that when I had time I was actually going to look it up. First I looked up Tony Smith and found that he was originally an architect, which instantly made more sense to me. I understood that Tony must have been very into shapes and structure and the way that they are viewed. I also learned that the piece was inspired by the mathematical and geometrical structures in molecules and crystals according to the Seattle Art Museum website. The thing I learned that I actually found intriguing was that “Wandering Rocks” five parts pays respect to the Royoanji Zen garden in Kyoto, Japan. So I looked up the garden online and saw how amazing it is, and how “Wandering Rocks” could fit right in at the Japanese garden. After learning a little bit about the piece and its creator, I can say in confidence that it’s no longer my least favorite sculpture in the park. Originally when I saw the piece I thought of it as somewhat dull and pointless, but I now realize that the inspiration behind it is actually something I find to be quite interesting. Now when I look at the sculpture it will remind me of the feng shui and tranquility that you would find in a Japanese garden.

Final Presentation

 * Topic (10%)

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 * Research (20%)

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 * 1) Internet site:
 * 2) Book:
 * 3) Scholarly Journal:
 * 4) Other (interview, TV show,etc):


 * Your accomplishment (20%)

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 * Project Review (50%)
 * 1)What went well
 * 2)What went poorly
 * 3)Future strategies

Self-Assessment
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