Thursday 15 October 2011

Today, we had a 25 minute quiz about the major chords, major seventh chords and the dominant seventh chords. i didn't study much for the quiz but it turns out i could do it pretty well. I think i got a good score for the quiz because im confident with my answers and i reviewed it just before the quiz started. After the quiz, we all discussed about the answers with our friends and i think i may get a little careless mistake on this quiz. I think i'll get a good score for this. 

Monday 12 October 2011

Today is our performance day. we supposed to perform our great composers music. I played canon in D and try my best on it but I guess I miss some of the melody. I'm not doing good this time, but luckily Mr John allow us to re-do the song so I feel relief at this time.

Thursday 8 October 2011

Today, we were supposed to perform our great composer's song but a lot of us wasn't ready yes. So, we did like practice in front of our friends and Mr.john gave some tips and reccomendation on how can we improve and how can we be better. Mr.John gave us a trial score so that we know are we already good in this prcatice or do we need to still practice. I think i didn't do so well so Mr.John gave advice to me that i should practice a lot more at home. Next session, we will do the real performance.

Thursday 24 October 2011

All we gotta do today is just practicing our composition. I only make 10 bars for today and I will continue it right away next time. I must be hurry on this composition because next month we will perform this.

Thursday 17 October 2011

Our teacher, Mr john is absent. Therefore Mr Harry substitute him. Our task today is to make our own composition, the ABACA rondo. I don't know how to make it, so I plan to do it at home for the rest of 40 bars. Today we supposed to do the MDW but since our teacher absent so it would be next time

Monday 3 October 2011

Today the teacher taught us about the minor scales. Its quite complicated because it is much different from major scales. Therefore there is a minor scales with flat or sharp. For minor scales, the natural scale is A. For the major scale, the fifth note will make the new scale and the fourth note will be sharp for ht next scale.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Our previous assessment were done, but the new one is coming, harder than before. Our task is to make our own song/composition (rondo). There is a pattern of ABACA but I don't think we need the pattern for our song, as long as we make it correctly. I've learn this last time but its just only song and I never perform it. But this time, we will perform it in front of the class.

Monday 26 September 2011

Today, all we did was just reviewing major scales and other music theory. The teacher also check our blogspot address. My blogspot was invalid and I don't know why my password seems to be incorrect. SO I'm trying to make a new one and ask my friends about the lesson in the previous weeks.

Thursday 22 September 2011

Today the teacher let all of us know for all the assessment scores that we've did. The classical performance, Group slide presentation and singing assessment. The teacher didn't gave us any scores yet. Anyway, for the one who getsw a good scores will have to do it again cause the teacher didn't record it.

Monday 19 September 2011

Today, the teacher let us know the scores of our assessment. About the theory I got 5 out of 8 cause I miss some notes. For the classical performance, I got 7.5. I'm expecting to get more than this so I ask the teacher whether I could re-do or not. Finally I could re-do the song and this time I played Romance de amor. I feel confident in playing this song and achieved a score of 8.5. I feel satisfied of my scores

Thursday 15 September 2011

Today we have a quiz about music theory, consist of major scale, major seventh chord, triad, first inversion and second inversion. As I guess music subjects will have lots of assessment, but the test seems to be quite easy and doesn't make me confuse on doing it. Nevertheless, I can't do the b flat part and got some mistakes on the other part. For this test, I'm hoping to get a good scores.

Monday 12 September 2011

Today is the real assessment of the classical music that we choose. I can't played Canon in D well so I change it into Nocturne. I think I've done it and found no mistakes into it. But I'm afraid of getting a low scores so I ask the teacher permission so I could re-do it in case if I'm not getting a good scores.

Thursday 8 September 2011

Today is our time to perform the classical song. I was supposed to play Canon in D but I feel like I wasn't ready for it. Hopefully most of the student haven't ready for the show so the teacher cancelled the performance. I feel happy at that time.

Monday 22 August 2011

Today we review about the major scales and majors seven. I'm not so good in the major seventh things because I don't really understand about it. We also make the first and the second of the triad

Thursday 18 August 2011

Today, the teacher gave us a task to make a major seventh chord for every major scales. After we done, there are several students which re-do the singing assessment. I'm not re-do because I got 8 and its actually enough. Then the teacher told us about the last assessment before the idul fitri break. I need to make a booklet and research about the composers that we've chosen.

Monday 15 August 2011

At this time, the teacher were checking our blog spot address. My blog is the most empty because it was actually grade 7 blog. So I'm making a new one and began to update my reflection starting that day. Most of my friends has already update their reflection on to the blog spot. Besides that, we should update several videos and pictures while we practice at home.

Thursday 11 August 2011

Today I did the presentation together with my group. I explain the baroque music and composers. There are several problem on the presentation. its because our group only have 1 laptop, so we have to make the slide on the day of the presentation. But the presentation going well though. Its too fast because our slide is too little compare to other group. For the next presentation, I need to make my voice loud and clear so everyone can gets what I'm saying

Monday 8 August 2011

For the preparation of the group presentation, I prepare a biography of John Pachelbel. There are 4 types that should be perform: Baroque era, Classical era, Romantic era and Modern Classical era. I choose Baroque music. I got the info from the internet and the handout, which the teacher gave us. Today I explain about John Pachelbel and Baroque music. And for the next meeting, the teacher told us to make a group slide presentation about the music era and the greatest composers that ever lived.

Thursday 4 August 2011

Today is the time for the singing assessment... I feel really really nervous and a bit afraid if suddenly I forgot the lyrics. I use the karaoke version of the song so its only the music which is played. I feel really afraid because I know that my voice isn't so good and that's what makes me feels really shy. Anyway, when my turns come, I could sing very well... Like I never imagined before. After the singing assessment over, we're asked to prepare for the group slide presentation

Monday 1 August 2011

Today we only asked to find a pop song for the singing assessment. My song is "Fireflies" sang by Owl City. I choose this song because the lyrics is not hard and my voice were nearly similar to the vocal. Besides that, I often heard the song and sang it whenever I listen to it. At this day, we practice on bowing, greeting and adjust the microphone so it will be easier when the performance come.

Thursday 29 July 2011

I learn a music theory in this day. The teacher taught us the major key from c until c# then g to g#. So this day I learned the formula for the major scale. First we learn from the c major scales which are all natural. Then we move on to g and e which consist of several sharp. While making a scale, I found that there's a flat symbol in some scale. I learn the flat symbol and the teacher explain to me. At last I can understand 

Monday 25 July 2011

In my first music class, the teacher told us to bring our own instrument except piano. And they told  us about the singing assessment that will be on the 5th of July. At first I was shocked because I'm not ready for it and I think that I couldn't achieve a high score. but its still 10 days before the assessment so I can think of my own song.