Week 7 Practice 2

Above is my second practice in week 7. I think I did better compared to the first practice as I went through E, B and Eb major quickly and easily. Ab is still quite rusty, but I'm getting more used to it. A bit more practice and hopefully I will be ready for the exam.

Week 7 Practice 1

Above is my first video practice in week 7. I did quite well as I did not make any mistakes in E major. B and Eb still needs some work and a lot of work needed on Ab major. I still can't remember the fingering for Ab. I will practice that for next time.

Aural Test! 21/05/10

Today we started the lesson with an aural test. Mr Herry played a tune in 4/4 and 3/4 rhythm. I got the 4/4 right because it was way easier than the second one there was only 4 bars. I had some difficulties as aural isn't really my strength in music. But I think, I can improve if I keep practicing.
After that, we performed our scales in front of the class. I had no major trouble with E, B and Eb major, but I had a lot of trouble with Ab major as I havn't practiced much on it at home. I will go home and practice that and have it ready for the exam.

Transpose! 18/05/10

Today we got taught how to transpose a piece of music from one key to another. We then had a practice of transposing with a song from 'Alice in Wonderland' and we transposed from C to G major. It wasn't actually as hard as I thought but there were some challanges as I havn't had much experience on transposing. Then, we had instrument time. We practiced our scales. Still need to polish on Eb and Ab major. I'll have that ready by Friday as we have the scale playing performance in class.

Week 6 Practice 2

Above is my second video practice during week 6. Like the last practice, I also played scales. This time, I got up to Eb major. E major was good, B major still needs a little work and Eb major needs a lot of work as I made so many mistakes. I will keep on practicing and have it polished. Then I will learn Ab major.

Week 6 Practice 1

Above is the first video practice of week 6. I practiced the scales that are going to be tested during the practical exam on 4th of June. I played E and B major. I was still a bit rusty here as I have not done scales on the piano for a very long time. I did not get up to Eb and Ab as I do not know how to start it. I will keep practicing until I do not make any mistakes.

Empty Class 14/05/10

Today we had the most empty music class as half of the class was absent. We first handed in our journals. Then we looked at some business jingle. I handed my finals in but Mr Herry told us to give him an email describing our product. Then we had instrument time, practicing scales. I was still rusty with the flat scales. For next time I will practice my scales.

Learning 3x 11/05/10

Today, we first listened to some of our friends' business jingle draft. Their one sounds so pleasant and it matches their products. For mine, peopke say it suits more for ice cream ads. So I am going to change my service from nail salon, to ice cream product for kids. Then, we had a bass clef quiz. I think I did really well as we only needed to write notes one octave lower. After that, we had instrument time where we learnt scales as we are going to be tesetd on that on our exam. For next time, I will practice the scales, as I havn't done them for a really long time so it's still a bit rusty.

Week 5 Practice 2

Above is my second video practice for week 5. To get myself ready for the group performance on Friday, I practiced the chords for 'Sway' again. I did some pauses which was not good. But at least I memorized the chords and the new intro and closing.

Week 5 Practice 1

Above is my first video practice for week 5. I did the chording for 'Sway' as our group performance is on Friday. I think I did quite well here as I did not make any major mistakes. Hopefully I don't make any mistakes on the actual assessment day.

Awesome Performance! 07/05/10

Today we performed our group presentation. Our group performed 'Sway' and we went first. I was quite nervous, although I had Ade on the piano with me, so I was less nervous. I reckon we did very well, however, we could have used more expression. To improve, we might re-do it on our exams next time. Still not sure. After that we listened to feedback and inputs.

04/05/10

Today we learnt about how to compose a song according to the key it's in. We also learnt how to put chords for each bar. After that, we heard other people's 16 bars composition from finale and their blog videos. For next time, I will practice the chording for 'Sway'

Week 4 Practice 2

Below is my second practice video on week 4. I again, played the accompaniment for the song 'Sway'. I played it 2 octaves higher than the first practice as that is actually how I am supposed to play it.
I think I did quite well on this practice as I didn't make any major mistakes, and I have remembered the chords off by heart.

Week 4 Practice 1

Above is my first video practice for week 4. I played the accompaniment for the song 'Sway'. We decided to change the introduction as the one before had a different key. Now it starts with the note D. Then we also changed the ending of it too. I think it sounds better.
With my practice itself, I think I did pretty well as I only made minor mistakes.