Building musicCaio Garcia
Mentor: Robert Davies
Faculty: Skelly
Idea
• Building – woodworking/metalworking
• Music – listening, playing, singing
• Creation & Expression
Building
Prototype
• Ukulele ≈ small guitar
• Aluminum top
• No headstock
• Lots of time
• Bad weather
Guitar
• Template
• Steel top
• Wood back
• Cold bending
guitar
• Bridge
• Rod arm (flexible)
• Fretboard
• Strings & Machine heads
• The fret-nut event
Aesthetics
• Rust patterns
• Spearhead
• Rod arm
Miscellaneous
• Weight
• Sound• Performance
Composition
instrumentation
• Brazilian song
• Jazz
• Fun to play
lyrics
• Masquerade
• Superficiality
• Darkness/Bitterness
• Observer
Instrumentation
• Slow/Ballad
• Focus on lyrics
• Scales
• Minor & Major chords
Lyrics
• Questioning
• Reflection
• Memories/Secrecy
lyrics
• Reception
• Discretion
Main challenges
• Weather
• Specific guidance/details
• Creative hours
• Themes
Lessons learned
• Aluminum & Steel
• Time management
• Prototyping
• Lyrics structure + Rehearsing
• Coherent brainstorm
• Musical style
Thanks
• Jon Mulhern, Ryan
• Robert Davies
• Skelly
• Dale Scott
• Shawn Clybor
• Levi, Kerrie, Jake & Housemates
• My Friends
Questions!?
Thank you