This is the practice video of me still practicing on the chords. I think this time, my hands position actually looks better now. I also think that i play more fluently and however, i play it a bit too rush this time and that is why I still make a little mistake. So, for the next practice, I want to practice harder to make it even more perfect.

This is the video of me when I was practicing the chords. I think because this was my first practice, I was not really that fluent yet because I was still trying to play the chords. I also play it a little bit slow. I also think that in this practice my hand is not in a good position. So, for next time my hand need to be more bend and also hopefully i can be more fluent.

Reflection No.15

Friday 11 March 2011

-Today in theory class, we write another relfection booklet but this time it is about the 12 bar blues song itself. I wrote there that I was very satisfied with my song but need some improvements on the left hand. Then we also discuss again about the chords major 7th etc but this time we have a little exercise on it which i think i found it difficult on the minor 7th one because I never learn it before.
-Then on the instrument class, we practiced the chords on the piano and I think I don't do very well because it is very hard especially on the c9 c11 because it is too long. So, for next time I will be practicing and focusing more on that.

Reflection No.14

Wednesday 9 March 2011

-Today in the instrument class, we watched the 3 sample of songs that we will be performing for our next music assessment. My group will be performing the "I got rhythm" song. Then we also filled in the reflection booklet on our performances of the 12 bar blues last friday. Then Mr Herry start discussing about the major 7th and also C7 then we expand more and deeper into c9 c11 and c13. I think that I did quite well with this actually. Based from the theory, I have already understood it however, in the practical I am not really good yet. So, for next session that is what I will be focusing on which is the practical.

This is my practice video on the Jazz accompaniment of the left hand. By this time I was more focus on the right hand since the last practice I wasnt doing very well but then in this practice because I was more focus on the right hand, the left hand become a little bit messed up. So, which means that on the next practice I need to be more careful on both left hand and right hand.

This is the video of me practicing the left hand for accompanying Jazz music. The right hand was thhe chords while the left hand is like the broken chords. I think at this time I was having problem with the right hand and I made mistakes on the right hand instead of the left hand. So, for next time I will need to practice and focus more on the right hand.

Reflection No 13

Friday 4 March 2011

-Today we have our assessment today. The my instrument group which is piano start first and then followed by guitar, violin and then lastly saxophone groups.

-Guitar group:

• Ardhito: play pretty well in playing his song which is also quite good.
• Pandu: He plays very well but the melody is a bit too slow
• Rifky: He has a very good song and played quite well
• Greg: He plays very well however, the its a bit too soft.

-Violin group:

• Anthony: His song is quite simple and he doesnt play that well.
• Martinus: He plays qutie well actually
• Reynaldi: He plays quite good this time. Not as bad as his previous performances.

-Saxophone group:

• Frederik: He plays very well and the song is also very good.
• Tae hoon: He play rather well and fluently
• Michelle: She played very good and I love her song as well.

Reflection No.12

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

-Today in our theory class we submit our 12 bar blues. However, I only submit the soft copy one which means that I need to submit the hardcopy on the next day early in the morning before 7.40 am. After that we also have the rehearsal too in playing our 12 bar blues together with our instrument group. My partner is Adrian. When he play his melody I will play the accompaniment and when I play the melody he play the accompaniment. I think me and my partner did qutie well with this. However, we need to practice more for our next meeting which is already the assessment.
-Then in the instrument class, we practice again just like in the rehearsal.

This is my practice video no 2. This is me still practicing on the 12 bar blues and I think that this time i am much better than the last practice. I only made some mistakes and I am quite happy with it. However for the next practice I aim not to make any mistakes at all.

This is the video of me practicing my 12 bar blues on piano for the first time. I think I made some mistakes along the way. I think that it is very bad and if i play like this on the assessment i would not get a full mark. However, it is still the first practice so for the next practice I should be improving.

Reflection no.11

Friday 25 February 2011

-On this day I was absent because i was sick. So I asked my friends on what they did during the class. They said that they had a rehearsal practice on playing their own 12 bar blues. So, this mean that I need to start practicing at home by myself. For next class, I need to put my 12 bar blues onto the finale.

Reflection No. 10

Wednesday 23 February 2011

-Today in the theory class we made our 12 bar blues. We are pretty much left behind from the other grade 10 class so that is why Mr Herry let us to do our 12 bar blues on the class in order to finish it faster. I think making the 12 bar blues is very hard or because i am not used to Jazz music. I am more to classical music. However, I am very satisfied with my 12 bar blues and I think it will sounds great. However, for next class I will be needing to start practicing my 12 bar blues on the piano.