(video) 25 april 2010

In this video, i played the "F minor chord slow waltz" practice from the Yamaha book i used in the last video practice. Then, i played the song "when The Saints Go Marching In". It is an American Song. I think that i did well in this video. My reading becomes more accurate and fast. I also learned slow waltz, which is new to me. I think that i should practice chord notation reading more next time.

(video) 24 april 2010

In this video, i played the "Bass runs/passing bass" practice on the "classic guitar course 1"book by Yamaha. This is the first part, so this is the first time using this book. I finished the fundamentals book. Then, i played "She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain". It is an american song. I played the melody, and the chord. I think that i made quite a lot of mistakes, because i recently have not practice reading notes. The tuning of the guitar might be a little off, because i bought a new set of strings today. From this, i realized that i have to practice reading regularly, because if i don't, i will start making mistakes again like in this video, but i try to learn from my mistakes.

Friday, 23 april 2010

Today, we looked at some of our friends' blog, and we also see some of their videos when they practice their instrument, including mine. I was so embarrassed at that time. Then, we performed again with our group. I think that my friends did well, but i did not do well, because i did not practice. I forgot the chords of the song, and i even forget the song a little, so i was not doing well in the performance. I think that i should practice more myself, so that i will not let my group down.

Tuesday, 23 april 2010

Today, we watched some of example advertisements in youtube that also contain songs. this will help us get an idea and example for our jingle we have to make for the product we have made in our business class. The music department agreed to cooperate with the business class to have a task that is connected to each other. Then, we performed in front of the class with our performance group. I think that we had lack if practice. I think that i should practice more with my group, so that we can play better and cooperatively.

20 april 2010

Today, we were explained by Mr. Herry that in the music class this term, we are going to make a jingle for our product at business class, because the music class and business class are cooperating together. So, we watched some examples of ads with music in youtube. After that, we performed with our performance group in front of the class. We need to play the first 8 bars of our song. I had not practiced my song (fly me to the moon) recently, so i did not perform well in front of the class. I was quite attentive in the class. I should practice more with my performance group, so that we can play better next time.

In this video, i practiced the song "Silent Night", and the arrangement is made by F. Gruber. There are actually three guitar players needed in this song. but i only played two parts, which is the melody and the chord. i did not play the second melody. I think that there are very little mistakes and stopping while trying to play due to confusion. Compared to the last video, my reading skills is getting better. My reading becomes more accurate and smooth. I am very happy with the video practice today. I think that i should practice more on reading chord notations, because i sometimes still pick the wrong string, even though it is the same chord.

(video) 17 april 2010

In this video, i practiced the song "Adantino" by J. Kuffner. There are actually two guitar players needed in this song. There is the melody and the chord, so i played them both. First, i played the notation, then i played the chords. There are not much major mistakes, unlike last time. Therefore, i am happy with this video practice today. I think that by practicing reading notations, my reading skills are trained, and i can read more accurately and faster. I think that i should practice more on reading notations, because this is very important to learn the classical guitar.

Friday, 16 april 2010

Today was the music written test. I thought that there will be no test today, because mr. Herry promised to give us the questions for our test. But then, i found out in the morning that mr. Herry decided not to give us the questions, because it will be then too easy. It was sent on around 9:45, but sadly, i already slept at that time. But i am ready for the notation and the history anyway. We started with watching a video of a jazz band. They practiced really hard. The band consist of trumpets, drums, and many more instruments. Then, we started the music test. First, there were questions about jazz music, and about my jazz type (bebop). Then, there was the notation part. we had to make scales (c major, for instance), then make the chords with the scale. We had 40 minutes to do the test, and i think that the time was too little. I had to do it quickly, so there was no time to double check. The questions about jazz was hard, because i think that the class was not told that there will be questions about jazz music, and i thought that it was only about our jazz type, which is bebop for me. I think that i did quite well in the test, even though i finished it at the last minute. I should be more prepared with upcoming tests, so that i could get a higher mark

Tuesday, 13 april 2010

Today, we had our singing assessment. We had to sing the song "I Got Rhythm". We had been practicing this song quite a while. We also had to memorize the lyrics. If we decide to bring the lyrics with us during the assessment, our score will be deducted, so i memorized it. When i performed, i decided to be expressive, so that i could get a higher score on the expression part. Because i was too focused on the expression, my voice becomes out of tune, and i got switched on the lyrics. it was supposed to be "i don't mind him" first, but instead, i sad "you won't find him" first. It was a catastrophe. I was also very nervous at that time. It was embarrassing when i made that mistake. I was also very not satisfied with the score, which is 8.5. I know it is because of the lyric mistake i made. Even kevin who did not move/dance got 9, so i learned that i should not focus on expression next time. I also should not be nervous in the coming assessments, so that i will not make any more mistakes. I should start study on my jazz type (bebop), and study scales and making chords (7th, major 7, minor 7, 9, 11) for the upcoming music test.

(video) 11 april 2010

Today, i am practicing my notation reading skills. In this video, i played "Etude", and "Gallop" from a Yamaha classic guitar textbook. I think that my reading skills are getting better, because i began to play more accurate, and faster. before, i have to always stop to know if i do not know what the note is, and there will be a whole lot of mistakes. there are still mistakes and stopping, but it is way better than before, so i am quite happy with this video. I will have to practice notation readings more, because this is very important in learning the classical guitar.

Friday, 9 March 2010

Today, we get into our old jazz groups (bebop), and compile the bebop questions that we all made for the quiz on next tuesday. We also practiced "I got Rythm" song. Different jazz groups get to go in front of the class, and sing the "I Got Rythm" song. The group who is in the front of the class will be also asked about the compiled questions that they have made earlier in the class. I think that me and my group did well, because we sang well, and we could answer all the compiled questions that we have made. I was also attentive in the class. I think that i should practice more on singing the song, and i should prepare for the quiz next tuesday. I need to study the history of bebop, notation, and music analysis

(video) 10 april 2010

I started the video blog task today. In this video, i focused on my tremolo. I tried to play Romance De Amor with tremolo, so that i can practice tremolo with a song, so it will not be boring. I think that it was horrible. I need to slow down a little bit. I need to focus more on the technique, not the speed. Mr john also said that to me. I am too excited to learn tremolo, so i was playing fast. Next time, i should play it more slow, and focus on the technique, not the speed

Tuesday, 6 April 2010

Today was the first day of our music class. We did a lot of activities today, such as notation review, and we also received my project week booklet, and the music booklet about bebop music with the scores in them. I was quite satisfied, but i think that i missed a mark just because i have no colored picture is very silly, but i am happy that i got most A's for the project week booklet. Also today, we are given clues about what we are going to learn this term, and we are also informed that we will have a group performance with 4 different instruments in a group. The group has been divided in the class, and i am quite satisfied with the group members. I doing good in the class, because i was very attentive. I hope that i can do this term better than before, and i hope that i can work with my group cooperatively, so we will achieve our goal, and get as best score as possible.