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L105 Workshop 2 · Mon 2027-03-08 · The Producer's Chair 100%
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GREET
Greeting at the door
Entra, sientate, empieza

Come in, sit, startEntra, sientate, empieza

Your Do Now is on the board and on today's sheet. Start it as you sit down.Tu 'Ahora' esta en la pizarra y en la hoja de hoy. Empiezalo al sentarte.

Chromebook day

Take the Chromebook with your number from the cart and sit with the lid closed until MAKE.

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DO NOW
Write one line
Escribe una linea

Write one line: what is the difference between a bad mix and a bad arrangement?

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WARM-UP
Scholar-led
Calentamiento, dirigido por un estudiante

Ear and hands warm-up

Led by today's Warm-Up Leader. I do not run this block.Lo dirige el Líder de Calentamiento de hoy. Yo no dirijo este bloque.

  1. Breath in 4, out 8, twice
  2. Hum one note, slide up and down it
  3. Tap today's rhythm on the desk, eight counts, together
  4. Lid open, project loaded, hands off
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TARGET
What we can do today
Lo que podemos hacer hoy

I canYo puedo

I can critique a peer's mix by identifying elements that are buried or too loud, with timestamps.

I know I have got it whenSe que lo logre cuando

  • I identified one buried element
  • I gave a timestamp for each comment
  • I distinguished a mix problem from an arrangement problem

Read aloud by today's Target Reader.Lo lee en voz alta el Lector de la Meta de hoy.

El espanol del texto propio de esta lección llega con su unidad; la rutina de arriba esta traducida.

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MAKE
Hands on the track
Manos y voces en la musica

Workshop 2

  1. 3 minMix listening only
  2. 6 minFind what is buried
  3. 4 minDeliver and defend
  4. 2 minMix or arrangement

Reading todayLectura de hoy

A full arrangement map, critiqued for mix rather than structure

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TALK
You talk. I stay quiet.
Ustedes hablan. Yo me quedo callado.

Someone said an element in your track was buried. Do you agree? Play it and settle it.

Starter (asks the question)Builder (adds evidence)Challenger (offers another reading)Recorder (reports one sentence out)

Use these to startEmpieza con estás frases

  • I noticed ______ in the track, and I think it worked because ______.
  • I want to build on what ______ said. My evidence is at ______ seconds.
  • I hear it differently. What I heard was ______, because ______.

I stay silent for the first four minutes. Talk to each other, not to the front of the room.Me quedo callado los primeros cuatro minutos. Hablen entre ustedes, no hacia el frente.

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PROVE
Show what you can do
Demuestra lo que puedes hacer

Name one element in your track that needs to come up.

How you show itComo lo demuestras

Answer out loud when it is your turn. I mark the roster as you speak.Responde en voz alta cuando sea tu turno. Marco la lista mientras hablas.

Write one line firstPrimero escribe una línea

One sentence on your Do Now line: use the word mix and name the place in the track that proves it.Una oración en tu línea del 'Ahora': usa la palabra mix y señala la prueba.

Before you finishAntes de terminar

Rate yourself against the success criteria, give one classmate a specific comment using a word from today's list, then fix one thing they named before you show me.

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PACK-DOWN
Instruments away
Guardar los instrumentos

Equipment Manager runs thisLo dirige el Encargado de Equipo

  1. Save, close the lid, Chromebook back in its numbered slot in the cart

Two minutes. The bell should never catch us with instruments out.Dos minutos. El timbre nunca debe sorprendernos con los instrumentos afuera.