ROCK SCHOOL - Series 2 - Episode 3 (part 1 of 3)

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"Taking over from where the first series left off, the second set of ROCKSCHOOL television programs focuses its attention on new technology and its implications for the musicians of the day.

Synthesisers, samplers, sequencers and drum machines are all covered, as are electronic drum systems, computer hardware and software (remember this is 1987 - so this is for retro-heads only) and synthesisers for guitar and bass. There are also tips on how to make the most of the human voice, and on songwriting and arrangement.

This series was shown on TV in the UK during 1987.

EPISODE THREE

EIGHTIES SYNTHPOP
CLIP OF THE YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA IN 1979, CLIP OF BRONSKI BEAT.

SO ! - HOW DO YOU MAKE UP THESE SINGLE NOTE MELODIES ?
MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES, TRIADS, CHORDS, CHORD INVERSIONS AND TWO-HANDED KEYBOARD PLAYING.

THE VOCALS
CLIP FROM JAMES BROWN, MIDGE URE ON VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND GRAHAM BONNETT ON LOOKING AFTER YOUR VOICE, CLIP FROM EURYTHMICS."

ROCK SCHOOL - Series 2 - Episode 8 (part 2 of 3)

"EPISODE EIGHT

SONG STRUCTURE AND ARRANGEMENTS
THE BRIDGE, THE MIDDLE-EIGHT, PUTTING TOGETHER ALL THE TECHNIQUES DISCUSSED DURING THE SERIES.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRUMS
CHOOSING A RYTHMN, "STING" DRUMMER OMAR HAKIM ON HOW HE DEVELOPED THE DRUM PARTS FOR THE TRACK CHILDRENS CRUSADE.

BASSLINES
DEVELOPING A BASS LINE USING , THIRDS, FIFTHS, OCTAVES AND KEY SCALE NOTES TO BUILD A MELODY, USING THE 5-STRING BASS GUITAR.

KEYBOARD AND GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS
RIFFS, SUSTAINED CHORDS, PADS, SELWYN BROWN ON ARRANGEMENTS, MIDGE URE (ULTRAVOX) AND TONY BANKS (GENESIS) ON MAJOR AND MINOR KEYS WITH REFERENCE TO "SUPPER'S READY", RICHARD COLES AND JIMMY SOMERVILLE (THE COMMUNARDS) ON CHOOSING KEYS.

THE VOCALS
JULIET ROBERTS (WORKING WEEK) ON LYRICS, VOCAL TECHNIQUES, GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VOICE, MIDGE URE ON VOCALS, AND ROUNDING OFF THE SERIES WITH THE "ROCK-SCHOOL" BAND PLAYING A FULL SONG."

ROCK SCHOOL - Series 2 - Episode 8 (part 3 of 3)

"EPISODE EIGHT

SONG STRUCTURE AND ARRANGEMENTS
THE BRIDGE, THE MIDDLE-EIGHT, PUTTING TOGETHER ALL THE TECHNIQUES DISCUSSED DURING THE SERIES.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRUMS
CHOOSING A RYTHMN, "STING" DRUMMER OMAR HAKIM ON HOW HE DEVELOPED THE DRUM PARTS FOR THE TRACK CHILDRENS CRUSADE.

BASSLINES
DEVELOPING A BASS LINE USING , THIRDS, FIFTHS, OCTAVES AND KEY SCALE NOTES TO BUILD A MELODY, USING THE 5-STRING BASS GUITAR.

KEYBOARD AND GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS
RIFFS, SUSTAINED CHORDS, PADS, SELWYN BROWN ON ARRANGEMENTS, MIDGE URE (ULTRAVOX) AND TONY BANKS (GENESIS) ON MAJOR AND MINOR KEYS WITH REFERENCE TO "SUPPER'S READY", RICHARD COLES AND JIMMY SOMERVILLE (THE COMMUNARDS) ON CHOOSING KEYS.

THE VOCALS
JULIET ROBERTS (WORKING WEEK) ON LYRICS, VOCAL TECHNIQUES, GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VOICE, MIDGE URE ON VOCALS, AND ROUNDING OFF THE SERIES WITH THE "ROCK-SCHOOL" BAND PLAYING A FULL SONG."