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