Freddie Reiter: Workshop # 2
On Friday, we worked on our Ska version of "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. At first, we learned the main lick that's repeated throughout the entire song and then we split the song into a few parts. so that it would be easier to combine them all in the end. The group had trouble keeping tempo when we first ran the song through, but by the end, the finished product sounded amazing. I had trouble creating a solid strumming pattern to blend with the Ska feel of an "upbeat gallop." Freddie has a lot of patience when he works with us. He will take time to work with each of us individually and make sure we can keep up with the rest of the band. I'm really having a good time in this workshop because everyone works well with each other. In other words, we all progress on the same track and no one puts the other person down for not getting a part of the song. Freddie's workshop is specifically helping me with tempo and staying on rhythm during a song, which is one of my weak points. Having a good sense of rhythm helps me record better on a click track, when I'm in the studio.
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