Term 3 video- Week 1

In this video i am playing the jazz modules chords that my teacher told me during my practical class. It was quite easy but i am not really familiar with the chords so it was also quite hard to get used to it. I played it quite well but there were mistakes, the playing is not smooth and it is still quite slow. Next time i need to make it faster and practice more. I need to practice slower so that i could get used to the modules and so that i could play smoother on my next class lesson.

This week in this video, i practice the jazz modules chords again. I was able to play it quite smoothly and less mistakes than the other time i first played it. However, i think i could play it faster, so i need to practice it more usually so that i could play faster without any mistakes.

Term 3- Reflection

14/01/11, Friday
Today in our theory class we learned the history of Jazz Music because we are going to learn it this term. We were asked questions and i could do some of it. We were also told to do some 200 words essay about it and were given some worksheets as a HW. I need to do 25 multiple choice questions for next Tuesday. I think jazz genre will be really hard to play and understand, the tempo is different and a really different sensation. We were also told more types of chords which is really new for me like c13, and things like that. I need to be able to memorize and understand these chords. For me to be more familiar to it.
In instrument class, we were told to play the new jazz chords that i already took down on my music book. My hands were too small so i played some of the chords with 2 hands instead of one hand. It were kinda easy but it is new so i should practice it more often

19/01/11, Wednesday
Today in theory class we reviewed our HW last time because we were told that we are going to have some quizes about it. I did the quiz quite well but there were 2 wrongs because the answer was different from what ive learnt and read. I need to continue and persue my knowledge on jazz music. After that we learned about jazz modules which was new for me. It showed us different stages with different names which were created years ago. I need to memorize these modules later on.
In practical class i played all the jazz modes up and down. I played it quite slowly and it was still not smooth yet. I need to continue my practice at home adding jazz modules so that i could play it smoothly in class for Friday.

21/01/11, Friday
Today we were given sheets about jazz history and its background. I need to share my sheet with Tiffany in pairs because it was not enough. We highlighted the important parts and were finished reading on time. After that each partner were asked about what they read and answer some questions then we discussed it together. I and my partner managed to answer the questions but i still need to read more of the history and really understand jazz's genre. So i will need to read more of the sheets and really put it in mind.
During practical class, i played all the jazz modules again from up to down like last Tuesday and i had improved, i played it quite smoothly and it was not too slow. However Mr Herry tiold us to play with the right and left hands on the chords and the modes. So we changed hands to play these, it was quite hard with the changes but i managed somehow. I need to continue my practice using the changes so that i could play the modules with different hands smoothly.

26/01/11, Wednesday
Today Mr Herry told us about our assignments and the first assessment is to make an essay. We were divided into groups of 3-5 and were each given an essay topic to dicuss about, we got "why is jazz considered America's music? In what ways does jazz represent America?" then we discuss our topic throuhgly and made 5-7 points from our opinions and from the sheets that we got. After that we presentate our discussions quite well and were told that we need to make an essay of 400-600 words about it. Then some of us performed the jazz modes infront of the class, we were also tested about the jazz modes name to test our memory. I did well when i was asked i could answer it. I will need to do my essay as a HW.
In practical class we copied simple chord progression, six of them on the white board, and were checked. After that Mr Herry showed us how to play it and explain to us what it is about, we need to play it for our video this week. I also played the jazz modes left and right, it was kind of hard but i managed it somehow. I need to do my video, practice more and figure out how the chord progression goes.

29/01/11, Friday
We didnt had any class today because there were some exhibition going on for grade 10s of our personal project. So i will need to practice at home.

2/02/11, Wednesday
Today in theory class Mr Hery asked us to submit our essay. I was told to write the day submition on the back. Then we watch a video about Jazz (Owen) and a jazz school for us to appreciate music. After that he distirbute 'I Got Rhytm' song as our assessment song on Friday next week. We practice it and then perform the song by group, our piano group perform it quite well but it was quite too high for us so the teacher lowered the key. We also learned and were showed about the 12 bars blues for us to make later on, it seemed kind of hard to understand and make but i think i will manage it somehow. I will need to memorize the lyrics for my singing assessment later on, which will be complicated.
In practical class, i played the chord progression it was hard and because there were no more time i didnt finished all the chord progression. When i played there were some wrongs and i was confused on the notes, i played not smoothly. I will need to continue my practice on it so that i can master the progressions needed to play jazz. Jazz is a hard music genre but is fun in a way.

4/02/11, Friday
Today at school we had parent teacher conference. So there werent any class going on. I didnt had any time to practice and check my chord progression play. Therefore i will need to practice and master it at home.

9/02/11, Wednesday
Today i was sick and hospitalized so i couldnt attend any lessons at school. I ask my friends what they did in music class and they told me they already did the 'I Got Rhythm' singing assessment that day. So i will need to practice and memorize the song for my next assessment when it is my turn to do it.

11/02/11, Friday
Today i hand in my music essay quite late because i was absent last wednesday. I also had some practice time to rehearse I Got Rhythm song for my assessment that day which was late, i was the first one so i had some time practicing. I did the assessment quite well and was able to memorise the lyrics. I almost forgot the lyrics when i was singing but i managed it somehow. Mr Herry also gave me 2 reflection sheets because i need to sing 2 times for my singing assessment. I did the first reflection sheet queitly and managed to fill all of it well. I need to have more confidence next time on my singing assessment and i need to memorize the lyrics more so that i would not be in danger of losing marks. After that the others rehearse their own songs which they will sing on their next assessment. I will also need to choose a new song to practice and memorize for my next singing assesement. I will also need to do the 12 bar blues which had been explained by mr Herry the pattern, to be checked on Wednesday next week.
There was no practical class, so all i did was the theory class and i listen well. I will need to continue my practice on the chord progression later on.

16 Feb'11, Wednesday
Today we had our 2nd singing assessment and we sat in alphabets. We were told to give comments about our friends performance and i did it carefully without judging them. It was kind of fun because it made me to really concentrate on their singing and i did it great.

Adrian: Adrian sang well memorizing the song. However he could have controlled his pitch more when singing.
Anissa: Anissa sang the song really well, she also tried to catch the song's atmosphere which is captured well.
Arditho: Ardhito didnt memorize the song. Next time he could try to control his pitch more.
Antony: Antony sang well with a good pitch, he could try to memorize the song next time.
Jacintha: Jacintha memorized her song really well infront and had a good voice control. She could try to sing a little louder on other occasions.
Frederick: Frederick has a good pitch but he mumbles at some part that he could improve. He should be more confident next time.
Gregorious: Gregorius has a great jazzy voice and a good pitch control. Unfortunately he kind of forgot some parts of the lyrics infront.
Imez: Imez mastered the song but too bad she didnt memorize it.
Martinus: Martinus sang well but he could try to sing it a little louder with more confidence.
Michelle: Michelle sang really well and have a really great voice. However i think she didnt chose the correct song for her because there are some parts which she cant reach the notes.

18/02/10, Friday
Today we continued the singing assessment and did some comment to our friends again. It was fun but too bad Mr Herry was absent that day because of some competition. After that we were told to collect the 12 blues bar but none of us finished it because we didn't understand how to make one and Mr Herry's explanation was quite unclear for us and he only explained it for 10 minutes because there were no time. So we just sang some more song. I and Jacintha sang moon river again in front of the class quite well and it was fun.

Pandu: He sang well, he was confidence and had a good pitch.
Reynaldi: Reynaldi was quite confident and had a good pitch.
Rifky: Rifky was really confident and has a good control and grasp of the song.
Tae Hoon: Tae Hoon sang clearly and loud which is good to hear.
Tiffany: Tiffany played the piano with the other music teachers on the back. She sang twice and she had a good control of her pitch and it was really nice.

23/02/11, Wednesday
Today we discuss about the 12 blues bar and how to make it. Mr Herry gave us the scales and the notes to make the 12 bars. Then we were told to make it on our music book, i didnt have any time to play the notes so i could just choose some of the notes and place it on the right bar which i know itll turn out to sound bad but i could fix it later on. After that i rewrote the composition on a piece of paper for us to hand it in.
In practical class, i played the composition with my right hand only to hear how it turned out. It turned to sound weird and so Mr Herry helped me to fix the notes and helped me to practice the blues bar. However there isnt any time to fix all of it so next time i should fix the whole composition and play it.

25/02/11, Friday
Today Mr Herry played us our composition one by one. After he played my composition he told me to fix it in the instrument class for wednesday. He also told us to put it on the finale for wednesday and that we're going to have a rehearsal. So i need to practice a lot and fix it. After that he explain us on the bord how to write the notes in correct tempo.
In the practical class my 12 blues bars were checked and i play it again. I play the left hand with the chord which sounds better. I managed to fix all of the composition with Mr Herry's helped on the bars which sounded weird. Next time i need to practice more for the rehearsal.

2/03/11, Wednesday
Today we were told to submit the 12 blues bar submission. I submitted mine but there were some wrongs in the composition so I would want to fix it and then i should hand it in tommorow morning before 7 40 so that i wouldnt get any deductions. After that we had our jazz rehearsal in partners for 1 piano and in a group. It was a lot of fun and it was not really nervous because we played together! I had some difficulties because the playing was really unique and quite confusing with other people playing different nots. However because Mr Herry helped us and instruct of i were able to pull it off.
In practical class replay our song and practiced by partners. Thankfully i did not do too much mistakes on it and were able to understand the steps and played the chords and melody quite smoothly. However there were still some wrongs that i should improve next time.

4/03/11, Friday
Today we had our practical assessments in groups. During the practical assessment i was quite nervous but it was okay. I did some mistakes on the tempo on some parts of the melody but i did well in maintaining the nots correctly. Next time i will need to practice and be more ready for assessments like this. We had some trouble for the piano group so we repeated it for 2 times. We were also told to comment on our friends playing:

Guitar Group
- Ardhito: He played his melody well during the assessment. Too bad he cant play the chords with the rest of the group members.
-Pandu: I can see that he played well on his melody and has a big confidence. However i can't really hear his melody because it was slow and soft.
-Rifky: His melody are really nice and he played it well.
-Greg: He played really well and his melody is also really cheerful. He could make it more interesting by playing it a bit harder because i couldn't really hear it.

Violin Group
- Anthony: He played quite poorly and his melody are quite nice but it could be improved more.
- Martinus: He handled the violin really well and played his melody clearly.
- Reynaldi: He has improved a lot and did a great job this time.

Saxophone Group
-Daniel: His melody is really hard to play and shows his efforts in practicing it.
- Frederick: His melody is really good to listen and is catchy. He also played well that made me attracted to his playing.
- Michellel: Michelle played her melody really well but she could improve her melody to be more creative. However for a beginner it is great

9/03/11, Wednesday
Today we watched Jazz videos, I listen to it slowly and it sounded good. It was announced that we haven't finish our reflection for the last assessment, so we did our reflection. I managed to fully wrote all of the things needed and made it full. Mr Herry then told us about our next assessment right away which is Jazz group performance and we were divided into groups. My group are Daniel, Anthony, Tiffany and Greg. We got Summer Time as our Jazz song, i don't really like it cause it sounded too boring but it also has a nice texture to it which completes it which was quite okay for me. After taht Mr Herry teaches us more about chords to add for our next assessment to be in use.
We didn't have any time any practical class so i need to practice the chords at home.

11/03/11, Friday
Today we make our reflection on finale composition which we haven't made. I managed to fully fill all of the lines and the things i needed to write. After that we discusses about chords again because our assessment is going to come out soon. Mr Herry ask us one by one to make sure we fully understands what he is discussing, thankfully i was able to do it. Then we were given some exercise regarding the chords and was given sometime to do it. I understand the chords and the formula to it so i was able to do it. We changed papers to checked and i carefully checked my friends paper, Martinus's so that i could make some corrections for his mistakes. Then returned it back.
We only had some few minutes for the practical class, so i was not able to play the chords again. Therefore i need to practice the chords at home to make sure i am ready for the group assessment.

Video, Nov week 4

This is the video when i tried to memorise the song. I forgot some of the notes in middle so i tried to hear it out and press some other notes. I need to memorise the song more accurately next time. In here i also didnt play the intro and ending well unlike last time, maybe because i was too focused on memorising the song. I will practice my intro more and try to memorise the song more accurately.

In this video i tried to memorise my song again during practice. I did not forget to put my introduction tone and ending. The ending is quite a mess, so i will need to practice it more. During the play, i played it quite nicely but there were some kind of stops because i didnt really had it memorised. I will need to practice more if i want to play the song memorised for tommorow.

Video, Nov week 3

In this video i played my song quite well. I played the introduction and the ending. I also used the pedal as Mr Herry told me to do. However the tempo is still slow and there is still some mitakes. I need to improve more by practicing the song more frequently and i need to try to increase the tempo more.

I played quite well in this video. However my finger sometimes slips and i am out of focus. I increased the tempo just a little bit this time. To be able to play more fluently i need to practice the song everyday and repeat the bar that i usually make mistakes on. I also need to increase the tempo little by little.

Video, Nov week 2

This video is when i am playing my song, it was kind of bad and i forgot to do the tips that Mr Herry gave me regarding my left hand varitation, for it to be nicer. I need to prcactice more and tried to play it more slower for my hand and mind to be able to catch up the melody and the tone also the tempo.

I didn't brought my music score today, so i just practice the broken chords for a while. It was a mess because i forgot all the sharps and flats, i havent practice it for a whie. I practice this to improve my left hand when i am playing my composition, so i would have more variations in the tone. I played it badly, i will need to practice more and insert it to my composition. I would need to make and add videos for this week about me practicing my composition to make up for this video.

Video, Nov- Week 1

This video is when i tried to play my music composition of the 16 bars. I haven't did my final composition for the 32 bars melody yet so i play this composition instead. In this video practice, i played my composition slowly because last time i played it fast but it was a mess. My play in this video is better, because i play it slowly my fingers could remember the steps. However i still make some mistakes, that means i will need to practice my composition more frequently and i will need to add more variations to my left hand, since my left hand broken chords is montone. I will also need to finish my 32 bars and practice it right away.

In this video, i have finish my 32 bars and are playing it. It was quite hard to match the tempo, so i played it slowly. There were mistakes in the nots and tempo, i will need to practice more often and play it slower than in this video. I need to read the nots and focus on the chords, i need to play it more legato and add some more variations to the left hand broken chords. So i will practice my right hand first then my left. After i had master both hands, i will try to play it together, so i could master the song for my practical exam

Music Reflection- November'10

2 November'10, Tuesday
Today Mr Herry checked our music composition of the 32 bars, which is our HW. Fortunately, i finished my HW, i made the minor composition of mine. When he checked my work, it was alright the nots and melody were correct. He also checked the others, so while the teacher was checking i tried out my melody composition by playing it in an organ at class. When i play it the melody were really weird. When i made the melody i didn't try it out, so this was the first time. I were determined to changed it and made a new one based on my 16 bar major composition. So at that time i hurried and made a new composition based on my last major composition. I tried it out again, it turn out better than the last one. So i asked the teacher to check it again, and made some corrections. Today i also add the lyrics to my composition, i did it hurriedly and was planning to change it when i make the finale of my composition as my HW. So, later on i will need to insert my 32 bars composition to the finale and then send it to Mr Herry. I will also need to change the lyrics and practice my composition since today we didn't had any practical class. I will need to try it out on my own and practice it for my practical exam on December.

5 November'10, Friday
Today was a holiday, the teachers are having some kind of event at school. So we didn't had any class at school. With that, i will need to transfer my finale to Mr Herry as a HW and i will need to practice the 32 bars composition for my exam. I will need to master the song and practice it everyday slowly, for Mr Herry to checked my playing on Tuesday next week.

9 Nov'10, Tuesday
Today Mr. Herry checked our finale and the hand-in of our assessment with our parent's signature. Mr Herry also disturbute our book report from last time, that we had made, i got a perfect score and was really proud. When we waited for our friends to submit their finale sheets Mr Herry gave us some tips about "passing note" for our composition. Then he checked our finale one by one. When he took a look at mine, he gave me some tips and changes to edit my composition and lyrics, because the syllable does not really fits the notes. He gave us time to edit it until Friday, so i will need to open and edit my finale later on by adding the copyright, deleting the "score" and edit my lyrics. When played, my composition sounds kind of javanese but it was quite okay, i am quite embarassed when Mr Herry played my composition in front of the class. We do not have anytime for our practical class, so i will need to practice my song at home.

12 Nov'10, Friday
Today in theory class, i edited my lyrics of the final draft by looking at my final finale score at Mr Herry's computer. After that we practice our song composition for a while for rehearsal later. When i played the song there were mistakes and Mr Herry gave me some tips, i will need to improve by practicing a lot more. At the rehearsal, i played my song with a lot of mistakes and was kind of depressed my it. I need to pracitce and add more tone to the composition. I also need to practice/increase my tempo so the hearer would not be bored, because i played the tempo badly and was a mess. Mr Herry also explain to us that we need to put some videos for our reflection blog and comment on people's videos. So i will need to do it on the weekend.

16 Nov'10, Tuesday
Today in the morning Mr Herry gave us the music scores of each members of each instrument group in a booklet. After that he gave us a few minutes to practice our song for rehearsal as our instrument class. Since the piano has performed last week we just watched the people rehearse. In instrument class i was told about the introduction and the ending that i need to add when im going to play the song which is using the 1st and 2nd bar chords from the composition, but playing it 2 octaves ahead. I was also told to update my finale because my left hand is now played differently because of Mr Herry's tips. Next time i need to practice the song using the introduction and the ending, i will also need to edit my final finale composition and send it to Mr Herry so it fit the song that i will play. After that we heared the people rehearse and hearing the people playing their song really well and that theyre song sounds good, i was kind of embarrased because i played my song really so and my tempo was a mess. I will need to increase the tempo of my song and practice a lot more, so that i can play it more fluently without being embarrassed.

19 Nov'10, Friday
Today as usual we were told to rehearse our song in front of the class. And before that were given some time to practice it inside class. The piano group was the first, i played my song quite well but the tempo was still quite mess up sometimes. So i need to improve that by practicing more frequently and by practicing it a little slower first.
We were also told to comment on our friends playing while they rehearse:

Adrian: I think Adrian played really well and the tempo are also well managed. There are just little mistakes, he can improve it by practicing and focusing on those mistakes.
Averylia: Jacintha played great well on her melody. Her song sounded mellow but also entertaining. She can make her playing better by practicing more.
Anissa: Anissa's melody is cheerful and sounded like an etude. She played quite well today but had some mistakes. Practice more to get better!
Mahardika: Imesz played really well on her rehearsal. i like her melody because it reminds me of a nostalgic past. She could improve her tempo when playing it.
Tiffany: Tiffany played her melody really well in the first minutes. She had some stops in the middle but overall it was good. She could improce by practicing more and cover up the stops to make the play more fluent. Her melody sounds really nice and cheers me up.

23 Nov'10, Tuesday
Today we were asked again about our finale work wether we want to change it again or not, because i was wrong in my left hand notes, i said that i would want to change it, the last due date for the work was Thurshday so i need to hand it in on Thurshday by emailing him. After that we were given 15 minutes to practice our song for the second rehearsal. Today i played quite fluent but there is one wrong but not major which is good, i need to practice more to play the song with no mistakes and for it to be more legato, i will also need to memorise the song now.

26 Nov'10, Friday
Today we were told to watch our rehearsal video from last week, it was kind of embarassing to see me playing. We were also told to make some comment on the people playings and melodies on the video. I comment on them one by one and tried to be specific and i think i did quite well in commenting them. I also comment to myself, i think i played rather well and i need to practice more to get the play more fluent, i also need to start trying to memorise the song. After that we were also told to read them out loud, because it was quite hard i read and made it into a summary when i was telling them with the microphone. After the reading the others that havent perform last Tuesday rehearse their song infront of the class while we wrote our reflection on the music development on a piece of paper, then Mr Herry told us that this week is our last week to update and made videos in our blog which was good, and that he would check on our Journals next Tuesday. The people comments on me were that my song was simple and sounded Javanese, that i played good and i could practice more. So i i will practice more and i will try to memorise the song. These are the comments that i made:

Adrian: Adrian played well during his 2nd rehearsal, there are some mistakes but it can be improved by practicing more. His melody sounded really nice and was flowing.

Imez:Imez played really well, i like her song it sounds nice and reminded me of my childhood. She could try using the pedal all of her play, it will sound nicer.

Jacintha: Jacintha played really well and fluent, she could try controlling her tempo more by being more calmer when se is performing. She also could try memorising her song now. Her song sounded mellow but has a happy tone to it.

Reynaldi: Reynaldi played well but there were stops and he could improve it more by more practice. His melody sounded nice.

Daniel: I like Daniel's song it sounded cheerful. There were mistakes on his play but he can improve it more with more practice!

Pandu: He played well and quite fluent. The song sounded simple but easy to enjoy and hear. He could practice more and be more composed.

Gregorius: He played his melody really well and the melody was calming. He could try memorising it more now.

Ardhito: Ardhito played his melody well, he could try practicing more. His song was quite slow and simple. He could try being calmer when he played and practice more.

Tiffany: Tiffany played her song well, there were mistakes in the middle that need to be more focusly practiced but overall, it was good. Her melody sounded really cheerful and could cheer me up. Great melody!