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L1What Does “Making It” Mean? L2Industry Structure L3Revenue Streams L4Copyright & Sampling L5Career Exploration L6Sound Engineering L7Artist Management L8Music Marketing L9Entrepreneurship L10Bronx Music Scene L11Presentation Prep L12Presentations L13Unit Review L14Assessment L15Tech History L16Recording Evolution L17DAW Introduction L18Hip-Hop Genre Project L19Drum Kit & Beat Building L20Layering Your Beat L21Beat Refinement L22Producer Study L23Mixing Basics L24Beat Showcase L25Unit 4 Review L26Unit 4 Assessment L27Protest Music L28Lyrics Workshop 28V2Lyrics Workshop V2 L29Line-by-Line Lyrics L30Peer Revision L31Music Videos L32Sub Day L33Reteach L34Censorship L35Rec Prep
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Mr. Mbagwu's Classroom

Wings Academy — General Music, Spring 2026

Unit 4: Music Technology & Production

Unit 3: Business of Music — Week 1
L1

What Does “Making It” Mean?

Tue, Jan 27
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L2

Industry Structure: Major vs. Indie

Thu, Jan 29
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L3

Revenue Streams & Streaming Math

Fri, Jan 30
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L4

Copyright & Sampling

Mon, Feb 2
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Unit 3 — Week 2
L5

Career Exploration: A&R, Engineering, Management

Tue, Feb 3
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L6

Sound Engineering Deep Dive

Wed, Feb 4
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L7

Artist Management

Thu, Feb 5
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L8

Music Marketing

Fri, Feb 6
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Unit 3 — Week 3
L9

Music Entrepreneurship

Mon, Feb 9
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L10

Bronx Music Scene

Tue, Feb 10
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L11

Presentation Prep

Wed, Feb 11
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L12

Career Pathway Presentations

Thu, Feb 12
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L13

Presentations Day 2 & Unit Review

Fri, Feb 13
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Unit 3 — Week 4 (Assessment)
L14

Unit 3 Assessment

Mon, Feb 23
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Unit 4: Music Technology & Production — Week 4
L15

Tech History: Phonographs to Streaming

Thu, Feb 26
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L16

Recording Evolution: Analog vs Digital

Fri, Feb 27
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Unit 4 — Week 5
L17

DAW Introduction: Your Studio on a Screen

Mon, Mar 2
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L18

Hip-Hop Genre Project: Create Your Own Beat

Tue, Mar 3
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L19

Drum Kit Anatomy & Manual Beat Building

Wed, Mar 4
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L20

Layering Your Beat: Bass, Melody & Effects

Thu, Mar 5
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L21

Beat Refinement & Self-Assessment

Fri, Mar 6
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Unit 4 — Week 8
L22

Producer Study — Masters of the Beat

Tue, Mar 24
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L23

Mixing — The Art of Balancing Sound

Wed, Mar 25
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L24

AI in Music — Can Machines Replace Producers?

Thu, Mar 26
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L25

Unit 4 Review + Beat Celebration

Fri, Mar 27
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Unit 4 — Week 9 (Assessment)
L26

Unit 4 Assessment

Mon, Mar 30
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 9
L27

The Power of Protest Music

Tue, Mar 31
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L28

Lyrics + Production Workshop

Wed, Apr 1
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 10
28V2

Lyrics + Production Workshop (Enhanced)

Mon, Apr 13
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L29

Line-by-Line Lyric Workshop

Tue, Apr 14
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L30

Peer Revision + Lyric Strengthening

Wed, Apr 15
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L31

Music Videos as Visual Commentary

Thu, Apr 16
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L32

Storyboard Refinement (Sub Day)

Fri, Apr 17
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 11
L33

Visual Commentary Reteach + Portfolio Check

Mon, Apr 20
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L34

Music Censorship

Tue, Apr 21
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L35

Recording Prep – Find Your Voice

Thu, Apr 23
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