WEEK 7 VIDEOS

VIDEO 13

In this video, I played the song Close To You given by Mr Herry in the booklet he gave us. This is the intro of my ensemble. Mr Herry suggested this intro. I think it sounds really great. I am going to play the intro then my friends will start playing Close To You while I played the chord. 

VIDEO 14

In this video, I played the song Close To You given by Mr Herry in the booklet he gave us. I played the chord only in this video. It would take around 2-3 minutes to play the whole thing and I decided to only tape the first part of our ensemble performance. During the performance, there will be a little singing and improvisation. I think it sounds really good. 

Week 8 28-1 June

How is my jazz ensemble performance?

I think the ensemble went really well but we definitely need more practice because playing in a group takes a very long time to make the harmony together and we only have a couple of weeks to practice the song Close To You with the whole team mates and it makes it more difficult. I just hoped we get a good score enough to pass the passing score because we all practiced really hard and we all deserved a good score.

We did not have instrument class on Wednesday. But on Tuesday, we discussed the chord and notes we are going to do tomorrow on the assessment day. I think we did a great job but if we have more time, we'll probably get a higher score because we need a lot more practice.

Week 7 21-25 May

What I think about my Jingle?

I think my jingle sounds really good. The pictures of Indonesia are really good and the music sounds awesome. Me and Jessica did a really great job doing this project. I have to learn how to use iMovie first though and its quiet easy to operate iMovie after making a couple of mistakes. I think we both did a fantastic job doing this project and I hope we get a good score.

Me and my group practiced the song Close To You and it sounds pretty good. We need more practice though because its really hard to play it together. We just need a lot of practice and I just hope everything went really well on the assessment day.

WEEK 6 VIDEOS

VIDEO 11

In this video, I played the song Close To You given by Mr Herry in the booklet he gave us. This song is not hard but I am not used to play the chord and thats what makes it hard for me to play. Its easier for me to play the notes just like the other players but my supervisor and Mr Herry told me to play the chord so the other players can play the notes like the violin players, guitar players and woodwind players.

VIDEO 12

In this video, I played the song Close To You given by Mr Herry in the booklet he gave us. I played this song a little longer than the previous videos and this is the best video I've uploaded for the song Close To You. I am going to practice more and more since the assessment is next Wednesday. I really do think we need to be given more time because Mr Herry gave us a couple of weeks to play this song we've never played before in a group which makes it more difficult because all the players needs to co-orperate on the song and I have to be loud because I am going to play the chord.

WEEK 5 VIDEOS

VIDEO 9

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema given by my private piano teacher. I played better in this video and it sounds better than the previous videos I've uploaded. 

VIDEO 10

In this video, I played the song Close To You given by Mr Herry in the booklet he gave us. I am going to play this song with my ensemble mates. My team consists of one piano player, two violin players, two guitar players and two woodwind players. I think this group is great and I think we can do the song perfectly if we have longer times to practice the song. 

WEEK 4 VIDEOS

VIDEO 7

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema given by my private piano teacher. I played the song longer than the previous videos uploaded and I made a lot of mistakes. The version my teacher gave me is pretty hard and I am going to practice more so I can play the song with no mistake. 

VIDEO 8

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema given by my private piano teacher. Its quiet hard and its definitely harder than the version Mr Herry gave us but I am going to try playing this song because this song sounds really good. 

WEEK 3 VIDEOS

VIDEO 5

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema given by my private piano teacher. I played the song longer than the other videos because I have practiced a couple times on the weekend and it sounds good. I still made a couple of mistakes playing this song though. This song is really hard. I hoped I could play it. 

VIDEO 6

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema given by my private piano teacher. For me, this song is the hardest out of all the other songs in the booklet given by Mr Herry. There are lots of notes and this song has to be played fast and its hard because there's so many notes and symbols we have to recognize while playing.

WEEK 2 VIDEOS

VIDEO 3

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema. This was not the version Mr Herry gave me. I asked my private piano teacher for another of the song and she found it. So I played this version in front of Mr Herry and he said I can play this version. This is my first time playing the new version of The Girl From Ipanema and it sounds good but it doesn't sound great.

VIDEO 4

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema given by my private piano teacher. In this video, I made a couple of mistakes while playing this song because its my second time playing the song and I haven't got the time to practice that much. 

WEEK 1 VIDEOS

VIDEO 1

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema from the booklet given by Mr Herry. It was quiet difficult because that's the very beginning of my practice of the song The Girl From Ipanema. I made a couple of mistakes playing the song and it doesn't sound really good. 

VIDEO 2

In this video, I played the song The Girl From Ipanema from the booklet given by Mr Herry. The song is difficult because there's a lot of notes and the song has to be played fast and this is my second time attempting to play the song. I made a couple of mistakes playing the song even though this one sounds better than the previous video (video 1).

Week 6 14-18 May

What is my progress in the jazz group?

Me and my team mates are practicing the song Close To You. For me, the chord is really hard to play since I dont have any experience playing chord. For the two violin, two guitar and two woodwind players, they only play the notes given. I think this group will do a really great job on the day. I just hope the time is enough for us to practice.

I asked Mr Herry for the chord to the song Close To You. Its pretty hard because I have to play all the chords and some of them are really confusing to play but I will practice at home to make sure that I can do the assemble good.

Week 5 7-11 May

How did my singing assessment go?

My singing assessment went really well for me. I still and I think will always have stage fright but I wasn't feeling nervous at all because my friends are singing along beside me. It felt really good because singing in a group is so much fun rather than singing alone or two.

For this instrument class, me and my team mates practiced the song Close To You. The flute and the guitar players did not practice though because they did not have their instruments with them. I think this will work very well if we have longer time to practice.

Week 4 30-4 May

How does business and industry affect music-makers and users?

Business and industry affect music makers by telling them to make good music so more users will pay to listen to the song or to be downloaded. In an album, there has to be a hit song or two or else no one would buy it. The business and industry may increase the price of the CD by adding special features of the artist and the users will buy them because of the hit song(s).

We sang Close To You. We did not have instrument class. Me and my group sang the song first because some of the students are absent. I think we sang incredibly and everyone did a fantastic job.

Week 3 23-27 April

How have developments in technology changed the ways in which we engage with music?

Technology helps music develop around the world. With technology, music spreads around the world faster. iTunes, piratebay or 4shared provides music to be downloaded free, and sometimes not. Especially piratebay, people can download music fast and free!

We did not have instrument class today. On tuesday, we did our music presentation with the group we're assigned. On wednesday, we did the presentation of what we did yesterday.

Week 2 16-20 April

What are the functions of music in society?

Music is like a universal language. Everyone understands music, the purpose of the song and the meaning of the lyrics. Music helps people get to know each other and gathers people together. Music is also comfort to some people. That is why music is always played in malls, stores and restaurants for relaxation.

I practiced the song The Girl From Ipanema and its really hard especially the chord. But my (private) piano teacher gave me another version of the song The Girl From Ipanema and I am going to play that version.

Week 1 April 9-13

What is the role of music in your life?

The role of music in my life is very important. I listen to music everyday and it makes me happy. Mostly, I listen to pop or pop rock genre because those type of songs really made me cheerful and energetic. I always listen to music before and after school in the car with my iPod.

I picked the song The Girl From Ipanema to play. The song is pretty hard to play because of the fast melody and the chord of the song is pretty complicated. I am going to ask my piano teacher (private) to help me though.