The possibilities were overwhelming initially, but thanks to the work in preparing my "How Music Works" classes, I was able to see it with a more structured perspective, as opposed to an endless amount of information. I finally had time to watch 1 hour youtube tutorials and read some books I'd been wanting to read. I took advantage of this time by exploring my curiosities in composing, orchestrating and using music technology. I was for the most part on the couch for 3 months. During my recovery I was unable to teach, or even play instruments. Not long after I taught this class, in early Summer I had an accident where I fell off a boat. I personally feel that understanding how to use a sequencer is one of the easiest ways to learn how music works.
The accessibility of this application, combined with the musical potential of knowing how to use the sequencer as a tool was very inspiring to me to want to teach. Chrome Music Lab is free online sequencer that allows you to write and automate music in your web browser. The concept of the class was born in 2020 during quarantine when I made a series of youtube tutorials for how to program music using Chrome Music Lab. This class was a challenge in many ways, from the technical aspects of doing a group class online, to working with students from many different educational backgrounds, to defining exactly what the class was.
One of the most exciting new things in 2021 was that during the Spring I taught an 8 week online class on "How Music Works" - Between 2 classes I almost had 20 students that met on a weekly basis for 8 weeks. Happy new year! I wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2021, as well as look forward to some new directions for Primary Colors Music Instruction in 2022.
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