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.