JAZZ HOUSE NYC presents Community Beats 101 a FREE music production class.
Make your own beats! Conducted by Grounded Music Education, get in on our newest FREE afterschool offering where students work collaboratively and individually creating their own original music.
WEEK 1-3
BEATS, BARS + LOOPS
- Counting beats
- Creating loops
- Analyzing popular songs
WEEK 4
SOUND DESIGN + DRUM PROGRAMMING
Extra Sauce Switch-Ups, Effects, and Automation
- Visualizing sound
- Generating new sounds with software instruments
- Making drum grooves
- Creating switch-ups and variations for a looped beat
- Using the piano roll to add more details
- Use automation to create intros/outros, drops
- Public presentation
No prior experience required! FREE and open to all New York City middle school and high school students. Part of the Trinity Youth Afterschool Program.
