My very first time using Garage Band ever, using Spacy Loop 1 provided by Berklee College of Music's Songwriting instructor Pat Pattison. Can't yet figure out how to clip out the six-ish minutes at the back end of the loop, but what the heck... I'm so pleased I've even gotten this far I can't wait to share it :)) 

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S.Weinberg Lesson 2 Assignment

Getting a little more used to Garage Band (still haven't figured out how to fade out and remove the back end...) Having fun rediscovering and retooling a song I wrote a couple of years ago, using Pat's Spacy Loop 2 as a backdrop. Although the assignment technically is for a stable verse & an unstable chorus, I went ahead and recorded both verses and the bridge along with the choruses. Any constructive feedback to this assignment will be welcome & appreciated.

S.Weinberg Assignment 3 Songwriting

"Preserve the natural shape of the language" . . . Revisiting Assignment 3, using Pat Pattison's "She Sells Sea Shells" loop on a song-in-progress I call "6:27 with George & John" (Verse 1 and Chorus). Patting myself on the back that I finally figured out how to cut out the extra length on Pat's pre-fab track, and also figured out the fade function on Garage Band. Large appreciation to everyone who's helped & encouraged me ~ I'm LOVING this class.

S.Weinberg Assignment 4 (She Sells Sea Shells/6:27 with George & John)

I gave a go at a love song for this round of Pat's class, using his Ballad loop #3. I call it "No Turning Back", and dedicate it to my husband, who's been wholly supportive and helpful as I spend additional hours each week in time away from him.

S. Weinberg Assignment 5 Songwriting - No Turning Back

A revisiting of Assignment 5, applying front-heavy & back-heavy phrasing in support of stable and unstable ideas. Hoping this final submission provides to the listener "an effective presentation of the idea, using the tools to create prosody", I say a fond farewell to Pat & all who brought this course to us... and pledge to write FEARLESSLY <3

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