Music Reflection #17 (12 October 2011)

Today, we watched our friends performing their composition. I was also asked to perform my composition. My composition is not quite done yet so I will finish it as soon as possible. And honestly, I'm not really satisfied with my composition.

Music Reflection #16 (11 October 2011)

Today, Mr. Herry checked the draft of my composition. He gave me some suggestions and I will use his suggestions and revise it at home. mr. Herry also reminded us to upload our video and update our blog. I will do it at home.

Music Reflection #15 (5 OCtober 2011)

Today I learned the meaning of en harmonic. En harmonic is a note that can be written in 2 different formats. Such as F# and Gb because F# is the same as Gb and Gb is the same as F#. Mr. Herry checked my composition and he said it was good. I will do a little modifications to make it as an A A' B A' form.

Music Reflection #14 (4 October 2011)

Today we watched the woodwind students' assessment. Then Mr. Herry asked us to compose a 4-bar composition. I didn't really like it because I'm not good at composing songs especially without my instrument by my side. I will continue my composition at home.

Music Reflection #13 (21 September 2011)

Today I'm hoping that I will be able to play my classical song fluently. I was still nervous and I slipped a couple times when I play. However, my rehearseal this time is better than my last rehearsal.

Music Report #12 ( 20 September 2011)

Today Mr. Herry reviewed about the 7th chords again. I didn't really listen to him which was a mistake because it is not so polite. I won't repeat it again. I also did my singing assessment which didn't go so well. Then, we watched our classmates practice in front of the class. I will redo my music report at home because Mr. Herry said mine needs visual illustrations to make it better.

Music Reflection #11 (14 September 2011)

Today we did the music notation test. I didn't find any difficulty in completing it. I find it rather easy. I will complete my report on the jazz music genre ASAP.

Music Reflection #10 (13 September 2011)

Today we reviewed about the 7th chords and its inversions. I was also asked to rehearse in front of the class. I can actually play it already but I got so nervous so I slipped a lot. I will rehearse it more at home.

Music Reflection #9 (7 September 2011)

Today we learned about the major 7th chords and its chord progression scale. It is easy for me because I've learned it before in my guitar lesson. I will choose a classical song to play for the practical assessment at the end of October.

Music Reflection #8 (24 August 2011)

Today Mr. Herry reviewed about the major and minor scales. I am familiar with the major scales but I am not familiar with the minor scales especially since there are 3 types of minor scales. I found out that the interval of minor scale is 1 1/2 1 1 1/2 1 1. But I'm not sure whether this a Melodic minor scale, Harmonic minor scale or Natural minor scale. Then we have the rest of the group presentations.

Music Reflection #7 (16 August 2011)

Today we did our presentation about the Western Music Genres. My group went first, we did kind of good but we blanked out when Mr. Herry question us. I should have read more about the genre I focused in so I will be able to answer his questions next time. I will rehearse at home for my singing assessment next week.

Music Reflection #6 (10 August 2011)

Today is also the singing assessment of the Western music genre. There wasn't any time for me to redo today so I will do mine next week.

Music Reflection #5 (9 August 2011)

Today is the second day of the singing assesment of a Western song. I did my assesment today but I coughed in the middle of the song and I wasn't able to continue it because of the shortness of my breath. This is because I haven't been really fit in the past few days however, I still have to do my assesment so I will redo it tomorrow. I want to change my song to "Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift because it's a slower song so hopefully I will be able to sing well despite my conditions. I will rehease that song at home.

Music Reflection #4 (3 August 2011)

Today is the assesment day of singing a Western song. My favourite was Anti's, I think she has a really good voice. I haven't do my assesment so I'll be doing it next Tuesday. I was so nervous but good thing I didn't get my turn today. This gives me more time to rehearse at home to improve my performance.

Music Reflection #3 (2 August 2011)

Today Mr. Herry distributed 2 handouts about the 7th chords (major7, minor7, and diminished7) and he discussed it at the end of the class. I was able to follow the discussion because I'm familiar with it since I learned it before in my guitar course outside the school and at school itself during last year's music session. He also asked what song we will be singing next week. I will be singing the song "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat while accompanying myself with the guitar and I will practice it at home for tomorrow's singing assesment.

Music Reflection #2 (27 July 2011)

Today Mr. Herry makes us sing our school song. Because most of the new students aren't familiar yet with our school song, Mr. Herry asked all of the old students to stand in front of the class and sing the song with pride. Mr. Herry doesn't let us read the lyrics while singing, but luckily, every one of us memorized the lyrics of our school song already. At first we sang badly because our voices were really soft but we improved towards the end. Then Mr. Herry introduced the song to the new students. I feel this is a bit useless for the old students but yet it is useful to the new students because they're gonna have to memorize it sooner or later. Mr. Herry then explained about the major scales. I will choose a song to sing for next week's assesment and rehearse it at home.

Music Reflection #1 (26 July 2011)

Today was the first music session in grade 10. There are a lot of new students in our music class that's why now we have 2 music classes in the tenth grade. Mr. Herry asked all of the new students to stand in front of the class then they are to introduce themselves. They must mention 3 things; their name, their previous school, where they live, and what instrument they play. Then, Mr. Herry wrote down the list of the 4 instrument groups; woodwind, piano, string, and guitar on the white board. I am listed in the guitar group because that was the instrument I chose. After that, mr. herry discussed about some of the assesments that we will be having this term and he also gave us a pop quiz about the music notation. I have no difficulty in doing it because I've learned it a couple of times before. I will choose a western music to sing nect week and I will rehearse it at home.

My Practice #7

This is a video of me practicing my music composition. I think I did quite good however I need to do more practice to make it more fluent and to lessen my mistakes.

Music Reflection #30 (11 May 2011)

Today Me. Herry checks who have submitted their final copy. I've submitted both the hard copy and the soft copy. We then watch some of our friends practice their composition in front of the class. I will practice mine more at home.

Music Reflection #29 (10 May 2011)

Today we watched some inspirational videos from youtube. Then, we listen to some of our friends practicing their composition in front of the class. I'm going to practice my composition at home and post a video of my practice in my blog.

Music Reflection #28 (4 May 2011)

Today we listen to the rest of our friends' composition. Here are my comments:

1) Allen- I don't really like the A part of the song because most of them are quarter notes. I think it would be better if he adds more varieties.
2) Calista- I like it, it is playful and enjoyable to hear.
3) Cindy Feb- It is good however I think it is kind of unusual how the B and C part is fast whereas the A part is slow.
4) ME
5) Daniel- Most of them are quarter notes, I think the song could be better if he add some more varieties in the articulation and ending.
6) Ghiffi- It was good however I think the last note should be a half note instead of a quarter note.
7) Ivan- I think it is good because the song kind of tells a story through its melody.
8) Jacklin- I like it because I think it is cheerful and funny.
9) Janice- I like it, the tempo of the melody varies yet it still suits the song.
10)Jesslyn- It is good however I think the tempo is a little too fast.
11) Joham- It is a sad song. I think the ending is a little weird though.
12) Bella- It is very good and the title really suits the song.
13) Astri- I really like it, I think it has a really nice melody.
14) Meli- I think it is a little bit scary but the tittle of the song is unique.
15) MIchelle- It is good however the ending doesn't really sound like an ending.
16)Olivia- I really like the song, I  think it's really catchy
17) Sarah- I like it because the mood of the sonf can be interpreted in different ways.
18) Esther- I think it is good, the melody varies and the parts suited each other.
19)Tatiana- The ending doens't really sound like an ending.
20) Yoshiko- It is good however the melody doesn't really suit the title and the ending doesn't seem right.
21) Yuli- I think it is good and enjoyable to hear

Music Reflection #27 (3 May 2011)

Today we listen to our friends' composition and we have to write our feedbacks to them but Mr. Herry wasn't able to play the whole class' composition due to the limited amount of time. We will continue tomorrow. I will make improvements and add lyrics to mine

Music Reflection #26 (27 April 2011)

Today we write down the reflection for our singing assessment yesterday. We also watch the recording of our assessment yesterday. I realized that I should be less nervous while singing because in the video recording I look down to the floor most of the time. Then one of the represantatives from each group have to practice their composition in front of the class. Sarah from piano, Allen from violin, Esther from Flute and myself from Guitar. I will do more practice on my composition at home.

Music Reflection #25 (26 April 2011)

We had our singing assesment today. I sang with Allen. I think we did a pretty good job however I was so nervous during the assesment.

We were also supposed to evaluate our friends' performance and here is my evaluation:

1. Ynigo and Grendy - 5
2. Tatiana, Cindy Feb, and Calista- 7
3. Jacklin and Sarah- 8
4. Melicia and Bella -8
5. Johan and Ivan- 5
6. Janice and Astri-7
7. Ghiffi and Daniel- 6
8. Alden and Benny-5
9. Jesslyn, Yuli, and Michelle-7
10. Yoshiko, Olivia, and Esther-9

My Practice #6

This is me practicing You've Got a Friend by Carole King. Allen and I are going to do a duet of this song for the assesment, however in this video I practiced the whole song. I think I did quite good however my voice is off pitch sometimes.

Music Reflection #24 (20 April 2011)

We had our written assesment today. I wasn't really prepared because I forgot to study yesterday but I was able to finish it. Mr. Herry said that mine is all correct, I feel so relieved.

Music Reflection #23 (19 April 2011)

Today was our singing assement. I didn't do very well because I wasn't very prepared and I was so nervous. My classmates did well though. I will do more preparation for the singing of a western song assesment next week and the written test tomorrow. I decided to do the singing assesment next week with my classmate Allen.

We also have to comment on our friend's singing assesment and here are my comments:

1. Alden- He looks nervous and I think his voice need to be a little louder. He also should memorize the lyrics.       6/10

2. Allen- He is confident and he did very well in this assesment          8/10

3. Benny- He is off pitch from the beginning but he tried his best.          5/10

4. Calista- She is confident and I think her pitch is very good.          8/10

5. Cindy Feb- She is not really confident but she did a good job.         7/10

6. Cindy Fel (ME)-

7. Daniel- He is confident and his pitch is very good.             8/10

8. Davin- He is confident and he did a good job.         8/10

9. Ghiffi- He did a good job.        8/10

10. Ivan- He is a little nervous and he is off pitch sometimes.       7/10

11. Jacklin- I think she did a good job.            8/10

12. Janice- I can see that she is nervous and she needs to loosen up a little bit but she did a good job.     8/10

13. Jesslyn- She is a little nervous but she did good.    8/10

14. Johan- He is off pitch at first but he improve as soon as the song progresed.            6/10

15. Grendy- He doesn't really memorized the lyrics but he did pretty good.       7/10

16. Bella- She did a very good job and she wasn't nervous at all.        9/10

17. Astri- She is not nervous and she has a really good pitch. 8/10

18. Melicia- She rushed a little bit but overall, she did a really good job. 8/10

19. Michelle- She wasn't very focused and her voice was a little shaky but she's good.      8/10

20. Olivia- Her voice was really good.        9/10

21. SArah- She did a very good job.  8/10

22. Esther- She is not nervous at all, her pitch and vibration are also very good.   9/10

23. Tatiana- SHe's a little nervous at first so her voice was shaky but she improve a lot as the song progressed.     8/10

24. Ynigo- He didn't memorize the lyrics and his voice is like 1 octave higher than the accompaniment.     6/10

25. Yoshiko- She need to sing a little louder but her pitch is very good.       8/10

26. Yuliana- SHe is not nervous and she has a very good pitch.     8/10

My Practice #5

This is my practice for the singing of Indonesia Pusaka assesment. I don't think I did very well because my breathing is not so good. I'm going to have to practice more on that to make my performance better.

Music Reflection #22 (13 April 2011)

Today we were given the lyrics of Indonesia Pusaka and we get to practice singing it together as a class since our assesment is next week. Mr. Herry also let us listen to the song You've Got a Friend by Carole King. I've never heard of this song before. Then we are also given the lyrics of You've Got a Friend. I'm going to practice the 2 songs at home for the singing assesment next week.

Music Reflection #21 (12 April 2011)

Mr. Herry informed us that we will be having a written and singing assesment next week. The songs that we're going to sing is Indonesia Pusaka and You've Got a Friend. I will do a research on these two songs tonight. We also watch the rest of our friends do their clapping practice because we didn't have enough time to finish the activity yesterday. Mr. John was absent today so Mr. Herry gives us some notes reading practice to help us compose our composition and put it in notes instead of tabs.It was really easy for me because I'm used to it.

Music Reflection #20 (6 April 2011)

Today Mr. Herry showed us some compositions that belong to some of the grade 9 music students last semester in Finale. I am inspired by their composition because they actually put an effort in making the song beautiful. I like Sabrina's the most. It's too bad that Mr. Herry only show us the compositions of the piano students, I would actually love to hear the compositions of the guitar students last year. I will continue my composition tonight. We then have to do the clapping exercise in a group of 3. I'm with Cindy Febrianne and Melicia. It didn't go so well because we forgot to practice it.

Music Reflection #19 (5 April 2011)

Today Mr. Herry told us to look at the assesment plan booklet he gave us last term and we go through the assesments in term 4. Term 4 is much more busier than term 3 because in term 3, we only have 1 singing assesment while in this term we're going to have 2 of them. In term 3, our practical assesment was playing a classical song while in this term, we are going to compose our own song and play it. We also did some clapping practice. Then, we are given the draft paper for our composition. I will start writing my composition tonight.

My Practice #4

This is me practicing the 2 octaves C, D, and E major scales. I think I improved because now I can do it faster and more fluently, however I made a mistake when playing the E major scale.

Music Reflection #18 (16 March 2011)

Today Mr Herry collected the copy of the daily reflections in our journal. We also checked our friend's music notation quiz that we took last week. I am happy I got 30/30 because I wasn't expecting it since I'm not so good in music theory. I think it is a good review for us because no matter how many times we've learnt it before, we often tend to forgot these things. We then watch some of our friends do their make up test. I will upload my last video practice later at home.

My Practice #3

This is my practice on Tuesday, 15th of March 2011. I don't think I did that well since it is my first practice but I will keep practicing until I master these 2 octaves scales.

Music Reflection #17 (15 March 2011)

Today we only review the tonic triads and its inversions. We also watched some piano students practice their chord plays. I will practice the different major and minor chords and its conversions at home on my guitar so I will have more knowledge on this topic.
During instrument class, Mr John teaches us about the C major scale, D major scale, and E major scale. We have to do the 2 octaves scale. I learned the scales before but I didn't know how to make it 2 octaves. I will practice it at home so I can play it fluently soon.

Music Reflection #16 (9 March 2011)

Today we were announced the score of our singing assesment. I am happy I got 9 over 10. I am surprised though that some students whose voice is much better than mine got a lower mark. We were also given a quiz that tests our knowledge about classical music, popular music, scales, and the tonic triad. I think I did quite good on the quiz. I will learn more about the tonic triad at home because it is very essential in the making of pop music. I think it will be useful for next term since we will be making our own music composition.
We didn't do anything during instrument class today because we are done with our assesment. So we just relax and play whatever we want to play on the guitar.

Music Reflection #15 (8 March 2011)

Today is the day of our music practical assesment. The piano group went first, then the violin group go next, then guitar, then the flute. Actually, the guitar group is supposed to play before the violin group, however, after the last student of the piano group finish their assesment, we couldn't find Mr. John so the violin group goes first. The assesment is done alphabetically from Z to A because on the last assement which is the singing of a pop song assesment, it is done alphabetically from A to Z. I was the second last from the guitar group. As I was waiting for my turn, I am still unsure whether to play the first and second part of the song or just the first part of the song twice. I wanted to play the second part of the song as well because no one from the guitar group plays the second part of this song, however, the last time I practice the second part of the song, it didn't went so well. So I decided to play the first part of the song twice. But when I did the assesment and I just finish playing the first part of the song once, I was urged by myself to play the second part of the song. So I just go with my guts and even though I wasn't able to play the song perfectly, I think I did a good job. We have no instrument class today because the time wasn't enough.

My Practice #2

This is my practice on Monday, 7th of March 2011. I don't think I make any major improvements even though I practice a lot. Tomorrow is the practical assesment. I think I'm just going to play the first part of the song twice because I still can't get the second part right, however I will keep practicing tonight. If I can improve the second part of the song by tonight, I'm going to play it too during the assesment.

My Practice #1

This is my practice on Thursday, 3rd of March 2011. I think I did good on part 1 but the second part of the song is still a mess so I will concentrate on practicing the second part of the song.



Music Reflection #14 (2 March 2011)

Today we learned about the different kinds of 7th chord; dominant7th, major 7th and minor 7th. It is easy for me to follow since I just learned t in my guitar lesson last week. We were also told to post 2 videos of our practice in our blog. I am nervous for the assesment since I still can't play the second part of my song.

Music Reflection #13

I did nothing today during the theory class. I only watch my friends rehearse their classical music and because I did it last week, I don't have to do it again today. I only practice my song during the instrument class. I would also like to do more practice at home so I can do a good job on my assesment next week.

Music Reflection #12 (23 February 2011)

Today Mr Herry showed us some videos about the instruments we play; flute, guitar, violin and piano. I was inspired by the videos to be more committed in my practice. One person from every instrument group must do their rehearsal in front of the class.Esther represents the flute group, Calista represents the piano group, Melicia represents the violin group and I represent the guitar group. I think I didn't do that well because I was nervous. I was amused by Calista's playing of the piano. I know she learned piano since she was a little girl so I think her hard work and commitment in learning the instrument paid off.

Music Reflection #11 (22 February 2011)

Today we learned more about the composition of major scales and tonic triad. It is easy for me because I learned it before. The tonic triads are made of the first, third, and fifth note of the major scale.
For example:
C major scale: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
                       1- 2- 3-4- 5-6-7- 8
Tonic triad: C-E-G
                  1-3-5
                  E-G-C
                  3-5-1
                  G-C-E
                  5-1-3

Because I learned pop piano in the past, I was taught by my teacher about this earlier.

Mr. Herry gave us more time for the instrument class today because our practical assesment will be held next 2 weeks. I chose to play Romance De Amour because I am currently learning it in my guitar lesson. However I can only play the first part of the song, so I asked Mr. John to write down the second part of the song and he will give it to me tomorrow.   

Music Reflection #10 (16 February 2011)

Today is the day of our group slides presentation. There are 5 groups and our group is the third to perform. Our group members are Bella, Ghiffy, Jacklin, Jesslyn, and me. I think my group did good on the timing as well as the presenting. I also think Sarah's group is the best because even though their presentation is too long, they came very prepared.

Comments:
Group 1- informations are very detailed but the presentation is too long and a little bit boring
Group 2- interesting slides and information but the presentation is too long
Group 3 (my group)-good because it is short and staright to the point without missing any important informations
Group 4- too plain and not so prepared
Group 5- not so prepared or organized

Music Reflection #9 (15 February 2011)

There is no music class today because today is a holiday (Maulid Nabi Muhammad SAW).

Music Reflection #8 (9 February 2011)

I didn't bring my instrument today because I was sure that there will be no instrument class due to our class' singing assesment. And I was right, we finished our class' singing assesment but not the make up-assesment of Benny and Cindy Febrianne. I only watched my classmates perform today and my favourite is Bella's performance because she sang so beautifully.

Music Reflection #7 (8 February 2011)

Today we wrote our reflection for our individual essay. At first I thought we were supposed to write a reflection that is about 100 words long but it turns out that we only need to write down a few lines of reflection. We were also given the rubrics for our individual essay. Today is also the day of our singing assesment. I will be singing Crazier by Taylor Swift while playing the guitar. Mr. Herry asked in which way we want to do it ; alphabetical from A to Z or from Z to A. There are 26 students in our music class, 13 chose A to Z and the other 13 chose Z to A. I chose to do it alphabetically from Z to A but because of the tie Mr. Herry asked Jesslyn (who chose A to Z) and I to do the rock-paper-scissor and I lost to her which means we are going to do the assesment alphabetically and I'm number 6. We did some warming up for our vocal which was Calista's idea. Mr. Herry allows 4 of us to go out and practice before our turn so Calista, Cindy Febrianne and I practiced in the bathroom. As I was doing the assesment I think I did pretty good however I was out of breath sometimes and my voice shakes because I'm nervous. We are only able to reach until Davin, so the rest of the class will do the assesment tomorrow. I am happy I got a 9/10 for my score.

We don't have any instrument class today because we ran out of time. Because the assesment for the playing of the classical music is coming soon I chose to play Romance d Amour because I am currently learning it in my guitar lesson and I'm not sure to rely on Mr. John because we barely have time to learn a new song.

Music Reflection #6 (2 February 2011)

Today I submitted my individual essay task about the classical and popular music. I was surprised to see that only about 30% of the class finished their essay. The essay is actually due this Friday but for safety I submitted it today. For the rest of the music theory session, I watched my classmates rehearse their song for the singing assesment. Because I've done the practice last week, I don't have to sing in front of my classmates again.

For the instrument class, Mr. John again checked the assignment he gave us on the first day of the instrument class. I think the progress we made is very slow since there has been 5 meetings of instrument class but we haven't done anything really significant. I think one of the factors is because our class has 8 students while we only have a very limited amount of time. I'm thingking of changing my song to Crazier by Taylor Swift because it is easier than The Greatest Love of All.

Music Reflection #5 (1 February 2011)

Today Mr. Herry distributed us some handouts that can help us in the making of our essay. I thought the essay is due on the second week of February because Mr. Herry said so last week but it turns out that it is due tomorrow. And instead of making a 200 word essay, we are expected to make a 500 to 1000 word essay. I panicked and I start being pesimistic. I started the essay before and it is only 200 words but I think I would like to redo it to make it even better. We also had our singing rehearsal today. Because I had my rehearsal last week, I do not have to sing again today or tomorrow. Mr. Herry told us that we will get an additional score if we sing while being accompanied by ourselves playing the instrument. I wanted to change my song to These Days by Chantal Kreviazuk since I can play the song in piano and guitar but I think if I play an instrument while I sing, I will be less focused on my voice so I decided not to change the song. Mr. Herry also asked us to go to http://www.teoria.com/ for our music theory lesson on major and minor chords.

We only had another 20 minutes for the instrument class today. I played the assignment Mr. John gave us with him. He also taught us a new song which is I'm Yours by Jason M'raz. I told him that I have some difficulty in playing chords that has bars so he gave me some instructions to practice it in order to make those chords work.

Music Reflection #4 (26 January 2011)

Today we had a disscussion on classical music. We were given the homework to read the handout on classical music the previous day and I did read it but i didn't know that we were supposed to do our own research to be more prepared for this disscussion. If I were given a similar task next time, I will do my individual research even if I were already given some notes on the upcoming disscussion so I will have more knowledge on the topic. I learned a lot of new things from this disscussion and I think this disscussion is very usefull in understanding the history of the making of those classical music. Mr. Herry explained more details on the individual essays we are supposed to submit on the second week of February. He said that he's going to give us the guidance questions next week. I think he should have given it earlier so we have more time to prepare our essay. Yesterday, Mr. Herry told us that we will be having our singing rehearsal today. I came prepared with 2 songs. The first song is a chinese song entitled Tong Hua by Guang Liang and the second song is The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston. Because Mr. Herry said songs that are not in English aren't allowed, I sang The Greatest Love of All. After the rehearsal, I think I have to do more practice in adjusting the pitch of my voice so I will be able to reach the high notes in the song. I will also start memorizing the lyrics of this song so I won't have to see the lyrics while singing next week.

We only have around 10 minutes for our instrument class. Mr. John tuned our guitar and checked the last week's assignment to those he had not check yet. But the time made it possible for only 1 student to be checked. I didn't do anything during the instrument class. I just played my guitar and relaxed a little bit.

Music Reflection #3 (25 January 2011)

Today the first checking of our resources by Mr. Herry is done. I forgot to bring my clear holder so I got a reminder. I should bring my music folder tomorrow so I won't get any more reminders and so I can also keep my handouts tidy and secure. We were also given the MYP Learning Plan and Task booklet that contains our final assesment dates and the criterions assesed in music class. It turns out that there are some changes to our assesment dates. I will start preparing more. Mr. Herry also gave us some notes on classical music that we were suppose to read through at home because we will be discussing about it tomorrow. From the booklet, I learned that there is another assesment called the 'Group Slides' assesment. We are supposed to make a powerpoint presentation in groups of five about the difference between classical and popular music and present it in front of our class. Mr. Herry divided us into our groups by asking us to count from 1 to 5.
These are my group mates:
1) Jacklin
2) Jesslyn
3) Ghiffi
4) Cindy Felicia (me)
5) Bella

Mr. Herry also told us that we will be having our rehearsal for the singing assessment tomorrow and that we are supposed to bring the instrumental version of the song we want to sing. I will be singing The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston tomorrow. I've already copied the instrumental version of the song in a CD so I could just bring it tomorrow.

During instrument class, Mr. John checked the assignments he gave us last week but not all of us were checked due to the limited amount of time. Only Ynigo, Alden, Tatiana and myself were checked. I was able to play the song fluently and Mr. John told me the continuation of that song. I will practice it at home so I will be able to play it well.

Music Reflection #2 (19 January 2011)

Today it turns out that one of the students who wanted to join the guitar group at first but then move to other instrument group decided to move back to the guitar class because of his parents' disagreement. That student's name is Daniel. I was a little bit scared because I thought there was going to be an audition since there is more than 7 people interested to be in the guitar class, but thankfully Mr. Herry allows all of us to stay in the guitar class. For the theory lesson, we learned about the composition of major scales. I actually learned it before so it is easy for me to follow the lesson. Major scales are different from any other scales because of its interval. The interval for every major scale is 1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2

This is an example of the composition of a C major scale.

A homework is also given to us which is to write down the G, D, A, E, B and the F major scales. I managed to finish this homework during class because I learned it before. 

Mr. Herry gave us the dates for our upcoming assesments. I am now aware that the individual essay is due soon. I will start researching at home so I won't rush and do everything at the last minute. I will also start thingking for a song to sing for the singing assesment.

Today we had our very first instrument class. Mr John tuned our guitars and he taught us some basic lessons on plucking the guitar strings properly. He also told us about the p, i, m, a. 

It was easy for me to follow the lesson since I learned it before. Mr John also gave us something to practice at home. Today's instrument class' time is very limited because most of the time goes to the theory class, therefore we couldn't do so much things today.

Music Reflection #1 (18 January 2011)

Today was our first music class. I haven't had any music class since grade 7 and I am therefore excited about this semester's lessons. The task to be done today is to divide our class into our instrument groups. The choices are piano, violin, cello, saxophone, flute, or guitar. I use to play the piano when I was a little girl but I stopped playing since grade 5 onwards. After I quit my piano lesson, I started joining a guitar course in grade 6. So I chose to join the guitar class. I wasn't very confident that I will be in the guitar class since I have 10 other competitors while Mr. Herry only allow the maximum of 7 students in each instrument groups. It was a huge relieve that in the end of the session, 3 people moved to other instrument groups that make it no need for the audition to take place.
And these are the names of the students joining the guitar class:
1) Tatiana
2) Alden
3) Ynigo
4) Cindy Felicia (me)
5) Davin
6) Joshua
7) Ivan

Mr. Herry also informed us about one of our tasks for this term which is to write a 200 word essay answering some given questions on classical and popular music. We didn't have any instrument class today due to the limited amount of time left we had.