MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC KIDS WRITE, RECORD SONG IN ROLLING STUDIO.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Pamela Das has her heart set on becoming a computer programmer, but for one day this week, she and other North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey. students became rock stars. The 13-year-old West Hills girl and eight classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Lennon Songwriting Contest Educational Tour Bus, writing a song and recording a music video about the role of women. ``It's good to try out different fields,'' Pamela said. ``I've always wanted to be a computer programmer, but it's good in case I change my mind later on.'' Donors gave $1,000 worth of musical equipment and instruments to the school for the program, designed to educate high school students and others about the art of songwriting, recording technology and video production. The tour bus is an offshoot of an annual songwriting contest, with grand prize winners in 12 categories each receiving $2,000 in cash, $5,000 in studio equipment and a $5,000 publishing contract A publishing contract is a legal contract between a publisher and a writer or author (or more than one), to publish written material by the writer(s) or author(s). This may involve a single written work, or a series of works. advance. The bus is a nonprofit mobile recording and multimedia studio. Aboard it, thousands of students across the country have attended hands-on workshops since 1998. The North Hollywood visit was sponsored by The Daily News and USA Weekend USA WEEKEND Magazine is a national publication distributed through more than 600 newspapers in the United States. It reaches 49 million [1] readers in 23 million households [2] every weekend. . Students who participated in the program were thrilled to be working in a genuine recording studio. ``I got some experience with sound equipment and creating music. It'll be good for applying to music colleges,'' said Brynna Campbell, 16, of Panorama City, who wants to be a professional saxophone saxophone, musical instrument invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. player. Jeff Sobel, a recording engineer touring with the bus, said the goal is to encourage kids to write songs, to demystify de·mys·ti·fy tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician. the process and to introduce teens to the myriad careers available in the entertainment industry. The students were given copies of the finished video for them to use any way they wish - as a demo, for example, or enclosure with music school applications. One of the first lessons Pamela and Brynna learned Tuesday was that writing a song requires multiple talents. Brynna, playing piano, found a chord progression A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression or sequence), as its name implies, is a series of chords played in order. Chord progressions are central to most modern European-influenced music and the principle study of harmony. she liked and got the song started. The rest of the ensemble included Joe Ting, 12, of Valley Village on flute; Nick Stone, 15, of North Hollywood on drums; Jose Molina, 17, of North Hollywood on bass; and Deuce Bowles, 15, of Valley Village on guitar. While the others jammed, Pamela worked on lyrics lyrics npl [of song] → paroles fpl lyrics lyric npl [of song] → Text m to their song, along with Patty Loya, 15, of North Hollywood and Jane Chung, 16, of Panorama City. Madeleine St. Marie, 16, of Sherman Oaks acted as coordinator, running back and forth between the student performers and lyricists. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Guitarist Deuce Bowles, 15, of Valley Village gets advice from sound engineer Herminio Quiroz on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus mobile studio. (2) North Hollywood High School students compose their own music and lyrics in an international songwriting contest. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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