All in All revise

While not practicing for the composition, i refreshed my classical guitar skills by revising again a church song taught by my church friends called "All in All". I played this song so that i can refresh mt fingers from playing the composition again and again. Overall, i think i still did well in this song.

2nd 16 bars composition practice #2

My second practice for the composition's second half. In the first video, the chords were a bit messed up so than i fixed it in this part. The sound is also a lot clearer now and the chords is more clear. I think I've improved  a lot from the previous practice but I've got to keep practicing so then I can retain this.

1st 16 bars composition practice #2

This is the first 16 bars of the composition again. I tried again with a few changes and it turned out to be better than the last video. The tempo is now correct, and the techniques is better. After this i will combine this withe he 2nd half of the composition so it will become a full song. Even thought this is already 2 tries, i still need to improve on a lot of things

2nd 16 bars composition practice #1

This is the second 16 bars of the composition and it was fairly more challenging and harder to play than the first one because it has some other variations. I was also still a bit lost in tempo and bad in techniques but i'll keep practicing so that i can get this part right

1st 16 bars composition practice #1

This is me practicing for the 1st half of the composition. It was not perfect yet and here were some technique errors and also some tempo errors because sometimes i play it too fast or too slow. I should keep on practicing so the i can get better in this.

28-5-12 Monday

Today me and my group kept practicing. We made se last minute changes to the second part of the composition because some of the notes were hard to play, so the we simplify it to make it easier. This change will make the song more easier, but still retaining the sad theme of that song. If we were to change entirely the song, it would have diferrent theme

25-5-12 Friday

Today we were told that we were going to be given the MDW booklet on monday and that the dead line was on june 8th. We were then separated into the groups and put in different rooms with my group in the guitar room so that we can practice as individual groups and we can focus more. We did not have instrument class for the same reason again and again

21-5-12 Monday

Today we all performed our compositions again in front of class. My group did and ao did everyone else. Mr john gave me another tips to practice at home fpr the picking so that the sound is clearer. I'll follow that advice as it will help me to perform the composition better.

18-5-12 Friday

Today, all of us performed our compositions in groups. Before that, we gave the final drafts of the composition. After playing the compositions, we were each given feedbacks on how we can improve so that the song would be mich more smooth. My feedback was that the guitar should be given more variation and the piano should sound more clear because it is the main melody. The instrument session was used for the performance of the groups

14-5-12 Monday

We are done with the composition and we try to practice it. The counter melody was still fast because we hve never tried the composition before. The beat was supposed to be a bit fast but the we decided to play it slowly. Then we were given the draft paper to write the composition on. Feedbacks from the teacher was that the main melody is piano so then it needs to be clear. Next week, we need to suit the final draft.

11-5-12 Friday

Today, i continued my composition again. One of my friends group i already done and they played their composition in front of the whole class. They were given comments and tips for further improvements by the teachers. I also had some difficulty with my composition so then i asked mr john for help on how to draw the chords and finding the right chord for the right note. Instrument class was used to continue and revise the composition

4-5-12 Friday

Today we still continued the composition. We've done half the composition already with the complete melody, counter melody, and chords. After testing it out, it sounds okay but it can use some improvements. The we started to think about how to make the second part of the song. Its hard to think about it but then we started to just give ideas. Instrument class was again used to continue and practice the composition.

30-4-12 Monday

Today, i continued the composition with my groupmates. We had difficulty in making the counter melody because sometimes it doesnt fit with the melody and the chords. After trying the composition a bit, i realize that the conposition has a quite sad theme because of the slow tempo and some minor chords. Again, the instrument class was used to continue the composition with my group

27-4-12 Friday

Today, we were divided into the groups that were decided yesterday and we did 4 bars of the composition. After checking that with mr.herry (mr.john was absent) he made some corrections and gave us some tips on how to improve and make it better. We should have already finished 12 bars of the composition during the next session. Todays instrument class was used to improve the composition. I think i should think of what the composition will sound like so i can get the theme whether its sad or happy or romantic etc.

23-4-12 Monday

Today, Mr.John was absent so we were taught by Mr.Herry today. We learnt about soprano, alto baritone and tenor. We also learned about the types of clefs like the G clef, the F clef and the Bass clef and their usages. then, we learned how to make the counter melody according to the melody and the chords. We were then divided into groups and i was one group with Heidy and steven. We were asked to make a compostion, 32 bars for Guitar, Piano, and Violin. I hope that the composition willl end up succesful and unique. Then, we were asked to submit 4 bars by friday. In instrument class, we all just practiced our guitar skills

20-4-12 Friday

Today was the singing assessment and we had to sing the song that we practiced called price tag. The assessment were in groups of 3 and in my group was Heidy and Blanka. Afterwards, we sang a little bit Michael Jackson's "Heal the world" just for fun. I think i did well in the assessment and i think i was also confident. we needed to fill the booklet about the singing assessment afterwards

16-4-12 Monday

Today we learned more about chord progression and then we practiced it by making our own song and finding the suitable chords for that part of the song. afterwards, we practiced singing the pop song again so that we can sing all parts, even the rap part. As usual in instrument class, we played duet songs in the guitar and shared some songs