Tuesday, December 4, 2012
3 Dec 2012
3 Dec 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
25 Nov 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
25 Nov 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
18 Nov 2012
18 Nov 2012
18 Nov 2012
This is my second video practicing the D and E melodic minor scale. In this video i am playing and picking much better compared to the previous session. I played faster and also memorised most of the notes already. That being said, i still have a lot to learn like doing the scale for other notes as well. I will keep on practicing that.
18 Nov 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
7 Nov 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
6 Nov 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
14 Oct 2012
14 Oct 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
7 Oct 2012
7 Oct 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
30 Sept 2012
30 Sept 2012
This is me practicing Cavatina by Stanley Myers with arrangements by John Williams. In this video my playing was not fluent and needs a lot of improvement. The notes are not heard partly due to the steel strings. My fingers aren't strong enough yet to bar them but i should do fine on nylon. On the next practice i'll try and play it slower and hopefully more fluent.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
22 Sept 2012
22 Sept 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
15 Sept 2012
15 Sept 2012
This is a video of me practicing lullaby by Johannes Brahms. I memorized parts of the song and played it twice in this video. I think my playing was good and was fluent. However much improvement could still be made and i am going to work on that.
Friday, September 7, 2012
7 Sept 2012
7 Sept 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
30 Aug 2012
30 Aug 2012
Week #5 27 Aug - 31 Aug 2012
27th Aug 2012
Today the other groups present their presentation about the different musical genres. The groups that presented their work today was the group that did classical music. I learnt that there was not any piano during the baroque era and instead of it they use the harpsichord. It was only until the classical era did the piano was introduced. I also found out that baroque music was the first to introduce chamber music.
During instrument class, I kept on learning the deer hunter soundtrack.
28th Aug 2012
Today it was my group's turn to present our work. We did a presentation about rock and roll. I thought we did well as we give enough music samples and videos about the genre. Other groups also present their findings to the class. These groups were the jazz, and pop/rock groups. I learnt that jazz is actually a branch of blues.
There was not any instrument class today as all time was taken to do the presentations.
29th Aug 2012
Today we learnt about music notations. We learnt about upbeat, tied notes and the different time signatures. We also discussed our next quiz which would be on monday about 7th chords. There was not much today and soon we were dismissed to our instrument classes.
During instrument class i continued practicing deer hunter. We also learnt a new song called 'the poor people of paris' by Chet Atkins. I am going to keep on practicing both songs.
Today the other groups present their presentation about the different musical genres. The groups that presented their work today was the group that did classical music. I learnt that there was not any piano during the baroque era and instead of it they use the harpsichord. It was only until the classical era did the piano was introduced. I also found out that baroque music was the first to introduce chamber music.
During instrument class, I kept on learning the deer hunter soundtrack.
28th Aug 2012
Today it was my group's turn to present our work. We did a presentation about rock and roll. I thought we did well as we give enough music samples and videos about the genre. Other groups also present their findings to the class. These groups were the jazz, and pop/rock groups. I learnt that jazz is actually a branch of blues.
There was not any instrument class today as all time was taken to do the presentations.
29th Aug 2012
Today we learnt about music notations. We learnt about upbeat, tied notes and the different time signatures. We also discussed our next quiz which would be on monday about 7th chords. There was not much today and soon we were dismissed to our instrument classes.
During instrument class i continued practicing deer hunter. We also learnt a new song called 'the poor people of paris' by Chet Atkins. I am going to keep on practicing both songs.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
18 Aug 2012
18 Aug 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
14 Aug 2012
Today was supposed to be our presentation day. But due to the lack of students present we postponed the presentation until after the break. What we ended up doing that day was just to practice our presentation and to see which parts we can improve. That is basically it for today, we did not have any instrument class again because all time was taken in rehearsing the presentations. During the break i am going to improve the presentation.
13 Aug 2012
Today was our singing assessment. We came in front of the class and sung the western song of our choice. We could either do a karaoke or play the instrument ourselves while singing. I chose the latter. I thought i did well during the assessment, my pitch was good and my playing as well. But laughter is probably my issue, as i was performing the student in front of me was making funny gestures and i cant help but laugh. I did another try and this time i did much better, mostly because i closed my eyes but i found out that if you close your eyes you can focus better. There was no instrument class as all the time was taken in doing the singing assessment. I am going to finalize my presentation for next class.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
12 Aug 2012
12 Aug 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
8 Aug 2012
Today we had rehearsals for next monday where we are going to sing a western song in front of the class to be assessed. I went up second and i thought i did quite. I could have improved my eye contact more and be more confident in singing the song. Then after rehearsals, we went to our group and discussed out presentation. Our group decided to do the rock and roll genre.
We did not have any instrument class as there was no time left. For next class i am going to research about the rock n roll genre and practice my singing.
We did not have any instrument class as there was no time left. For next class i am going to research about the rock n roll genre and practice my singing.
7 Aug 2012
Today we were assigned to our different groups. My team-mates are Shavira and Ezra. We are assigned to make a presentation about western music next week. Today we discussed about what we know and what we want to know about the subject. We knew a lot about western music because we listen to it a lot and so we wrote what we know about it on a piece of paper. We as a group, would like to know more about the jazz and blues songs structure and theory. We also did a music notation quiz and i am very happy that i got a good mark at it. This time last year, i had absolutely no clue about the notations so I'm glad i've dealt with that problem now.
During instrument class we learnt a song called deer hunter. its a really intricate slow song. I am going to keep on practicing this song.
During instrument class we learnt a song called deer hunter. its a really intricate slow song. I am going to keep on practicing this song.
6 Aug 2012
Today we sung the "bagimu negeri" song in front of the class individually. I thought this time i did better than last time and i'm satisfied with it. After all the students finished their performance we did a little bit of theory was dismissed to our instrument class. But since the singing took a long time to finish we did not really have time to have instrument class. Just 4 minutes. For next session i am going to research more about western music.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
4 Aug 2012
4 Aug 2012
This is me practicing the G major scale. First try was not that good but the second try was better. I will keep on practicing the scale and make myself fluent at it.
1 Aug 2012
Today the teacher showed us how to do the blog reflections for the new music students. The teacher also showed us the video he took during our final exams last school year. The performance was good and i am quite pleased by it. There is a project that we had to do, musical genres. we were given previous students' booklets as samples as what we should do. We were told to make a group presentation about genres with the groups being assigned to us on monday.
During instrument class, we learnt how to play super mario. I have tried learning the song before but i cannot seem to get it right. But during this class i managed to get it, so now i could play bits of it quite decently. Next i am going to just keep on practicing my guitar skills and upload two videos for the week.
During instrument class, we learnt how to play super mario. I have tried learning the song before but i cannot seem to get it right. But during this class i managed to get it, so now i could play bits of it quite decently. Next i am going to just keep on practicing my guitar skills and upload two videos for the week.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
31 Jul 2012
Today the rest of the students who haven't sang, sung. That includes me. I thought i did quite well although i forgot one word of the song. Good thing it was only a rehearsal and not the real assessment because i could have done a lot better. After that we reviewed last session's scales and the homework. I did well and helped out others who did not know how to do the scales.
During the instrument class we tried doing the strumming technique the teacher told us but it was really difficult and requires a lot of practice. We basically just talked around and the teacher giving us a examples of different songs and strumming techniques. Next time I should be uploading videos already.
During the instrument class we tried doing the strumming technique the teacher told us but it was really difficult and requires a lot of practice. We basically just talked around and the teacher giving us a examples of different songs and strumming techniques. Next time I should be uploading videos already.
30 Jul 2012
Today was the second week of Grade 10 and the first music class of the week. Today, some of us sang the national song called "Bagimu Negeri". There were around 4 people who performed today because we did not have enough time. We reviewed major scales today and were told to make 5 different scales for next class. C G D A E.
During instrument class, we learnt various finger exercises. Mr John is still away and so there was a substitute teacher. He is very good with the guitar. We played the songs we know and that was it.
During instrument class, we learnt various finger exercises. Mr John is still away and so there was a substitute teacher. He is very good with the guitar. We played the songs we know and that was it.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
31 May 2012
28 May 2012
Today we practiced our composition again as usual. I did some variations of the chords today, trying something new in order to make the song more dynamic. I tried playing the C chord in the 8th fret as compared to the classic one with open strings. It gave a different sound and it is good but i will most likely use the original one although i'd give that a go a few more times.
We did not have any instrument class today for the same reasons.
We did not have any instrument class today for the same reasons.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
25 May 2012
This is me practicing the chords to the composition again. I am getting better at this and getting even more fluent in playing it. I would say it is almost second nature for me to play but i would practice more anyway. I would work on the strumming even more.
25 May 2012
Today we were told that we are going to be given MDW booklets on Monday. We were told that we could submit it anytime with 8th of June being the latest. We were then separated into our groups and went to separate rooms like the guitar and the violin room. There we could practice better because there is not much distraction. We did not really have any instrument class for the same reasons again.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
23 May 2012
In this video i am practicing the chords of my group's composition again. Today i made a lot of improvement as the strumming is much more clean and I also memorized the counts very well. Although it is decent already i am still going to keep on practicing to perfect it.
21 May 2012
Today we continued practicing our composition. My group performed once in front of the class and so did the others. After that i practiced strumming on my own. There's not much happening today as practicing is all we did. I am going to keep on practicing my strumming until i get so bored its natural. This is so i won't make a mistake when performing.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
20 May 2012
In this video i am still practicing the same thing again, the chord strumming. I would want to make the strumming second nature so that i would be able to perform the song easily without mistake during the exams. the strumming sounded crisp and good. the only thing i have to improve is the pattern, it was a bit different than what i plan so i will work on that.
18 May 2012
Today we gave our final draft of the composition that we made as a group. We also played our song one by one and got feedback from the teachers on how the composition could be further improved. We did assessment on the composition writing the background of the song and how we prepared it.
We did not have any instrument class again because we were all performing our compositions.
We did not have any instrument class again because we were all performing our compositions.
Monday, May 14, 2012
14 May 2012
14 May 2012
Today we gave our drafts to be checked. Our group's draft was good the only thing needed alteration was from the intensity logo to the ritardando. This is because in the composition the notes aren't suppose to be played less loud but slower. We also performed our composition in order to get feedback. The feedback was that Hashfi had to use an amplifier when performing so his guitar could be heard properly.
We did not have any instrument class today because of the usual program. Collaborating in the music room to make our composition.
By next week i will be done with the final draft of the composition.
We did not have any instrument class today because of the usual program. Collaborating in the music room to make our composition.
By next week i will be done with the final draft of the composition.
Friday, May 11, 2012
11 May 2012
11 May 2012
Today we did not do much other than improve our composition. But my group just rehearsed the song because we are down with our piece. However there are some articulations to added still. I did the draft and by next session i should be able to give the final draft of the composition in finale already. Today our group performed our composition, it went rather well.
We did not have any instrument class again as we all practiced our song together.
We did not have any instrument class again as we all practiced our song together.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
9 May 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
7 May 2012
7 May 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
6 May 2012
6 May 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
30 Apr 2012
Today me, Hashfi and Steven played our composition of the teachers to see. It went good and i thought the composition although simple was good. But it was not perfect, we still needed to play our parts better and fluently. We will work on that soon. The rest of the session was spent composing further parts of the composition.
We did not have any instrument class today as we all came together to compose with our group mates.
We did not have any instrument class today as we all came together to compose with our group mates.
5 May 2012
This is me and Hashfi practicing our composition. The sound is not good and our play was not good enough. We will try and improve it in the future making it cleaner and neater to hear.
4 May 2012
Today we continued working on our composition. Me and partner finished half of the composition today with all the chords, melodies and counter melodies right. We also made the melodies for the second part of our composition which was much more complicated and the first few lines.
We did not have any instrument class again today so we could practice our composition.
We did not have any instrument class again today so we could practice our composition.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
29 Apr 2012
In this video I am experimenting on the chords for the last few lines of the song. I used Am, E, F and C with an occasional G or G7 in between in order to emphasize the change. It is most likely that I will use these chords for the song but not necessarily in the order that i played in the video. I will discuss with my group mates tomorrow on how the chords will shape up and finish the melodies and counter melodies.
29 Apr 2012
In this video i am playing the chords of the first few lines of the song. I hummed the melodies a bit. The sound quality was bad but my playing was decent. I'll try to be more smooth in playing it next time.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
27 Apr 2012
Today we were divided into our musical groups and composed our first four bars. Mr Herry substituted for Mr John. We wrote our notes on the board to be checked. My group created a four bar with C, F, Dm and G chords. We arranged the melodies according to the chords made.
We did not have any instrument class today because we practiced our composition in the music room. By next session i should be able to do 12 bars already.
We did not have any instrument class today because we practiced our composition in the music room. By next session i should be able to do 12 bars already.
Monday, April 23, 2012
23 Apr 2012
Today Mr John was not present during our class so Mr Herry substituted. We learnt about the soprano, alto, tenor and baritone ranges and also the different clefs used like the G clef, Bass clef and the E clef. We learnt how to make the counter melody for the melody and to incorporate chords in the melody. We were divided into groups, I was in one group with Steven and Hashfi and our task is to make a 32 bar composition for two guitars and a violin. Until next session, i'll be trying to experiment on the composition and hopefully come up with something good. By Friday i should be done with at least 4 bars.
During instrument class, we just practiced our guitar skills.
During instrument class, we just practiced our guitar skills.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
20 Apr 2012
Today we had our singing assessment. We had to sing a western pop song. It was called "price tag" by Jessie J. I thought I did well during the assessment because I am able to reach the notes pretty consistently. After that, we sung "we are the world" by Michael Jackson too. We did not do much today other than the assessment because it took a while to sing the song and to write all the reflection on the booklet.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
16 Apr 2012
Today we practiced composing a song and detecting its chord by ourselves. I learnt today that it is easier to make a melody after you have made the chords based on the type of chord progression you chose. After that we practiced singing the pop song again and this time we were even better during the rap.
During instrument class we jammed and honed our guitar skills
During instrument class we jammed and honed our guitar skills
Friday, April 13, 2012
13 Apr 2012
Today we learnt further about chord progression and how to arrange the different notes to compliment the main melody of the composition. We then practiced singing the "Price Tag" song by Jessie J again and this time we're quite good during the rap part.
Then we went to the instrument class and practiced guitar as usual. I played some classical song and some western songs. I also did a duet with Hashfi again which was great fun.
Then we went to the instrument class and practiced guitar as usual. I played some classical song and some western songs. I also did a duet with Hashfi again which was great fun.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
8 April 2012
Today was the first day of term 4. We were explained that we are going to sing a western pop song for one assessment which was great. We practiced singing the song "price tag" by Jessie J in class and did vocal warm ups before. we also learnt chord progression. I felt really good with it and I'm confident i can do well in it. You see, we're supposed to compose a song with the use of chord progression.
During interment class i played a duet with Hashfi. It was really good and i am going to keep on practicing my tempo so that not only will the song come out right but it would also allow me to play in a duet without much trouble.
During interment class i played a duet with Hashfi. It was really good and i am going to keep on practicing my tempo so that not only will the song come out right but it would also allow me to play in a duet without much trouble.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
28 March 2012
Today I performed the chamber music orchestra along with my friends after school. there was a fair amount of audience watching and so I was quite nervous. But i just smiled it out and do my job which was to try and play the songs or my part rather, as well as possible. I thought i did well and i am satisfied with my performance although i could be better in playing it more continuously and more fluent.
Monday, March 26, 2012
26 March 2012
Today we practiced for the whole session again. Perfecting the Salut D'amour and the Minuet by Boccherini. We are going to perform the songs tomorrow during lunch break. I am going to keep on practicing the pieces at home.
Monday, March 19, 2012
19 March 2012
Today we practiced Salut D'Amour and Minuet again. I learnt a lot today, memorizing up to four pages of the piece. I continued practicing them in instrument class. Our assessment is going to be on next monday so i need to practice a lot.
Friday, March 16, 2012
16 March 2012
Today we practiced the musical pieces again. Today was supposedly the assessment date but it was postponed to next session on monday. we practiced for the whole session again as a small orchestra.
12 March 2012
Today we practiced our classical piece together again and did that for the whole class. There was nothing new about it. Although we needed to practice more for upcoming assessments of the pieces.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
9 March 2012
Today we practices the orchestra as usual. The pieces were salut d'amour and minuet. The guitar parts were very complex, its hard to imagine that these are the easier pieces to play. Well we didn't do much today other than practicing the songs. We even practiced it still in instrument class.
Monday, March 5, 2012
5 March 2012
Today we again practiced the orchestra. The video of us practicing the song was uploaded to the web by our teacher. So we practiced, salut d'amour again as a group. Today we were also given a new piece to study its called the minuet by Boccherini. It was pretty difficult but not as difficult as reading the note.
During interment class we continued practicing the song.
During interment class we continued practicing the song.
2 March 2012
Today we practice playing salut d'amour as an orchestra or sort of like it. We all played together. I could only play the first page but it is better than nothing. We played pretty well. That was it really. I'll be posting a video on me practicing soon. I am going to keep on practicing the songs for the next session.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
24 Feb 2012
Today we handed in our assessment which was in a form of a booklet about the changes from romantic music to the modern 20th century music. Doing it, although tiring was quite fun because you get to explore new music. After that we did a reflection for the presentation we did on monday. The other groups presented their slides today and so it took most of the time. We didn't have instrument class today. We were told to make our blogs again as it is going to be assessed.
Next i am still going to practice the song and I'm and also going to do the blogs.
Next i am still going to practice the song and I'm and also going to do the blogs.
20 Feb 2012
Today my group present slides to the whole class about classical and romantic music. My group mates are Yohanes Bryan, Verena and Hashfi. We all took turns to speak. We also got audio samples so that the audience can understand the difference of the two eras.
After that in instrument class we practiced the song again. For next session i am going to keep on practicing the song and I'm also going to finish the booklet that is due next session.
After that in instrument class we practiced the song again. For next session i am going to keep on practicing the song and I'm also going to finish the booklet that is due next session.
17 Feb 2012
Today we did not do much. We got the music sheets that were our assessments last session and we all checked it. I did pretty well and I'm satisfied with it. That took a while and when were done, we were given musical sheets to perform a romantic piece. We are supposed to perform the piece together. i am not good at reading notes but i will try my best.
We also practiced the sheets in instrument class. Next i am going to keep on practicing it and finish the presentation about romantic music on monday.
We also practiced the sheets in instrument class. Next i am going to keep on practicing it and finish the presentation about romantic music on monday.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
13 Feb 2012
Today we had our assessment that was about musical notations and theories. We were instructed to make various scales such as harmonic, melodic and natural minor scale. The assessment came quite easy for me because when you are familiar with the intervals, everything becomes so much simpler. For the romanticism terms, i know a bit of italian so it helps for some words if i forgot about them.
I lost my guitar, i placed it in the guitar room and it was gone. But i have other guitars and will keep on practicing it.
I lost my guitar, i placed it in the guitar room and it was gone. But i have other guitars and will keep on practicing it.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
10 Feb 2012
Today we focused on learning harmonic and melody scales. When it was my turn to write the scales on board i asked the teacher to give me a hard one because if not i won't get any better. I managed to do the scale well and it was pretty easy. It took sometime for everybody to do a scale and when we are done its time for instrument class. Nothing is different in recent instrument classes, all we do is just practice the songs and our guitar skills. Next, me and my group mates will start on the presentation and to finish it soon.
6 Feb 2012
Today we filled most of the first session discussing about trips. The arts and drama department are planning on going to singapore to watch the play "wicked" and although we are thinking of going somewhere else, it is likely that we would be going there too. We were given vocabulary and introduction sheets about romanticism.
During interment class we just continued practicing our guitars. Next up is to start doing the presentation and getting familiar with the different minor scale.
During interment class we just continued practicing our guitars. Next up is to start doing the presentation and getting familiar with the different minor scale.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
3 Feb 2012
Today we discussed more theories, the scale and the versions of major chords in minor chords, natural and sharp scales. We also got a sheet about romantic music and a list of words that are frequently used when discussing romantic music. Afterwards we went to instrument class where we practiced. There was not much time so we did not get to practice a lot. Next i will keep on practicing my guitar to play the song, prepare for the presentation more and start reviewing the theories.
30 Jan 2012
Today we discussed about the upcoming assessments which are group presentation, individual booklets and theory exam. We were grouped into groups of fours and threes and out topic is the change about the music from the classical era to the romantic era. We should be done with the presentation in one to two weeks. After the discussion we went to instrument class where i continued practicing the song. Next i am going to prepare the presentation and keep on practicing my guitar skills.
27 Jan 2012
23rd of January was Chinese New Year so there were no classes at that date.
Today we had our singing assessment. We all got up in front of the class and sung the national song. I think i did pretty well although i was not confident. Next time i should be more confident and that will definitely help my singing to be a lot better. As for instrument class, we didn't have much time but i will continue practicing it.
20 Jan 2012
Today we continued having vocal practice so we would sing the song Indonesia Pusaka well. We were individually checked and got the song to fit our vocal range. We also sang in front of the class in trios. I am going to keep practicing the song that i learnt in instrument class.
16 Jan 2012
Today we were told that we are going to sing Indonesia Pusaka. We had vocal exercises and sung the song. we also sung in trios. we were told that next session would be the day of the assessment. Meanwhile in Instrument class I kept practicing the song. I am also going to keep on memorizing the Indonesia Pusaka song.
13 Jan 2012
Today was the first music class of the semester and we basically talked about our holidays. We reviewed some theories and went to instrument class where I learnt a new song. I forgot the name of the song but i'll keep on practicing it.
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