Micek Music

Mute the sound and imagine the possibilities: 1) 0:00 - 0:32  Rocket in flight 2) 0:33 - 0:55  A real rocket? 3) 0:56 - 2:13  The first ride 4) 2:14 - 3:08  Lemonade stand 5) 3:09 - 4:41  Bag of coins/Final ride 6) 4:42 - 5:14  End Credits  Participating students will compose several short instrumental pieces to accompany the above video. We will work together to record the music and then place the musical cues in the appropriate places, linking sounds to the images. The deadline for completion of this film scoring project will be the end of August.

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Mute the sound and imagine the possibilities: 
 1) 0:00 - 0:34  Happy cleaning day
 2) 0:35 - 1:12  Wine spill crisis 
3) 1:13 - 1:48  Cleaning all over again
 4) 1:49 - 2:26  The wash is done 
5) 2:27 - 2:39  Red resolution
 6) 2:40 - 3:18  End Credits   
Participating students will compose several short instrumental pieces to accompany the above video. We will work together to record the music and then place the musical cues in the appropriate places, linking sounds to the images. The deadline for completion of this film scoring project will be the end of August. More information can be provided upon request.

Mute the sound and imagine the possibilities: 1) 0:00-0:34 The busy city 2) 0:35 - 1:01  Walk sign/Cars take back the streets 3) 1:02 - 1:31  A beautiful tree 4) 1:32 - 2:03  Bird encounter 5) 2:04 - 2:35  The rebellion begins 6) 2:36 - 3:08  Renegade green lights  7) 3:09 - 3:45  Team Green takes over! 8) 3:46 - 4:03  Traffic jam 9) 4:04 - 4:21  Life in the country 10) 4:22 - 4:44  End Credits Participating students will compose several short instrumental pieces to accompany the above video. We will work together to record the music and then place the musical cues in the appropriate places, linking sounds to the images. The deadline for completion of this film scoring project will be the end of August. More information can be provided upon request. This project is not for everyone -- some of my students are too young for this type of work and others won't be able to make the time commitment required --...

The Back to the Future trilogy of movies is one of the most beloved film franchises in American cinema history. For anyone unfamiliar with this series, this link will tell you everything you need to know . The second movie of the trilogy famously featured the lead characters Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveling to the future year of 2015. Viewers are treated to a wild collection of futuristic conceits: flying cars, hoverboards, self-lacing sneakers, and the Chicago Cubs being baseball world series champions! Since we now find ourselves in the year 2015, I think it would be interesting to consider the Back to the Future trilogy once again and imagine a fourth film in the series. Back to the Future IV would be set in the year 2045 and... the rest is up to you. The challenge for my students is to compose a musical theme for: Here are some guidelines: - the completed piece needs to be a minimum of 12 measures long - the final draft needs to be notated using eithe...

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-- I will only be teaching the first two weeks of December. For most students this means only two lessons this month. My last regular teaching day will be Thursday, 12/11. Lesson payments for December need to include a  $15 per student recital fee . -- The next student recital will be held  Saturday, December 13th  from 2 to 6pm in the recital hall at CSUEB. Details about this event are posted on this website. -- For students participating in  Certificate of Merit  this spring, here are the CM dates for 2015: The performance evaluation date will be one of these: 2/14, 2/15, 2/21, or 2/22 The theory testing is either  3/7 or 3/8  (your choice) -- There will be no song of the month for December. -- The regular lesson schedule will resume in the new year on Sunday, January 4th. Have a happy holiday season, Jesse