Addendum

Lucy Stone LEEP REFLECTION During my LEEP internship, I worked at a studio is Fishtown called Magic Cap Studios. During this time I was learning the ins and outs of the recording studio. There was three bands recording there during the time that I was learning from the producer, and in effect I was able to see all aspects that go into recording an album. The studio producer, named Calpin, graduated from NYU Tisch’s Music recording program, one that is very similar to the program I will be attending next year. During this, he also told me a lot about what to expect from this program. He informed me that all the classes I would be taking would only be relevant for the year immediately following, or up until the newest version of recording software developed. He also said that it depends on the person who is doing the producing, and their level of musicality. I learned a lot more about the recording software used during music recording, because this studio was very well equipped. I was even fortunate enough to sing on one of the band’s songs, and thus was able to hear what I sounded like using the vocal booth’s microphone. I think that this prepared me for next year because it was very similar to the recording internships that I will be doing as a part of Drexel’s program.

My LEEP will be working in a recording studio in Fishtown. The reason I will be completing this project is because I am going to be majoring in music production next year, and it will be a positive experience for me. My program will involve working in Drexel’s recording studio, therefore this work experience will be beneficial to me. I intend on working in the music industry in the future, and this is the type of experience I need to attain this goal. During my project, I will gain firsthand experience in a recording studio, while also being introduced with the various aspects of recording equipment. This knowledge will come in handy next year when I begin learning about this equipment in class. Upon completion of this project I will have gained firsthand experience working in the music industry.

[|a.].) I am happy with my paper because I think it was one of my best efforts overall this year. b.) I wish I would have paced myself better with my process because one page a night was not bad, but it would have been easier to do one page every two days c.) I recommend to all future seniors of Senior Seminar that they should work on the paper every day to make their lives easier and develop a quality research paper. d.) Going forward with my project and presentation, I have to keep in mind that I will have to continue with my habits of pacing my progress so that I do not get behind.

Project Reflection: A.) Type responses to the project category which applies to me. I will delete the project prompts which do not apply to me. I did an //Internship// project because I was interested in...for/in my future. During the time of my internship project I recognized/determined that the responsibilties or requirements of the job are...because... . After doing the internship, I learned that I want to/do not want to pursue my interest in... because....

I participated in the //Community Service// project of... because I recognized that I could contribute to the cause or improvement of... During the time of my community service project I contributed to the improvement of... which is evidenced by... . I was initially interested in this because... . After participating with the community service event I want to/do not want to continue to contibute to the improvement of... because... .

My //Social Action// project was an attempt to change... because... . I recognized that...was an issue for... . I desired to impact/influence/change the people of... because... . I did... to change their circumstances. I think I was effectve/ineffective because... . In order to be more successful/effective with this social action, I suggest to anyone else attempting to effect the issue of... should do... to be succcessful with impacting the situation.

My project of //Product Development// was to create awareness for teenagers because I saw a need for creating the product and submitting/revealing it to them to that they will understand how auto-tune is degrading the music industry.

B.) I am happy with my project because it turned out well and I am proud of it. C.) Describe how the execution of one element/aspect of the project (internship, community service, social action, product development) had been a challenge to plan/organize for me. Getting a person to volunteer to be auto-tuned was difficult, so was the actual recording aspect of the project.

D.) Explain why planning/organizing with foresight is an essential element for success as it pertains to this course. Because it is impossible to create an entire recording in one night.

E.) Prioritize the skills of listening, reading and speaking in decreasing order of importance as essential elements for my success with this course. Explain why each is ranked in front or behind of the other skills. Speaking- it is the first impression that an audience has of you. Reading- not as important as speaking because it is a personal aspect, and everyone reads at their own pace Listening- listening is one thing, understanding is another F.) Identify at least one technology-related skill, understanding or ability I developed/learned/gained during the course. Explain why it is of value to me. Using recording software; i got a jump start on my recording class next year,

G.) I wish I would have changed ideas about my process regarding the project because it took longer than expected. H.) I recommend to all future seniors of Senior Seminar that they should plan ahead to make their lives easier and develop an acceptable quality course project.

THESIS Through the abuse of Auto-tune, the music industry has decreased the level of musical capability by its artists, making the artists and their processes less credible.

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