Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Term 4 music reflection

2/4/09-Thursday
In my music theory session, we discussed about our assessment results and our report on the Java Jazz performance that we watched. We talked about the group performance of Fly Me to the Moon as well. In my piano instrument class, we practiced our Fly Me to the Moon Solo performance for next week's assessment. I did well but I still need to practice the last part of the song, but overall, I did well.

7/4/09- Tuesday
We practiced again so everyone in the piano instrument class will do great. In this session, I practiced again and again the last part and did almost perfect. But I am ready and happy with the result of today's practice.

9/4/09-Thursday
Since today is assessment day, so we use the first session for each and everyone to practice for the last time. But, the piano class did the assessment already so the next session we don't need to do it in front of everyone. I also did very well without any mistake and the beat was matched with the accompaniment, so I was very satisfied with my results.

14/4/09-Tuesday
Today we continue the solo assessment and there is only few students left, we watched everyone to finish their assessments. Also I think everybody did great in the solo assessment and probably no one fail because averagely, everyone sounded great.

16/4/09-Thursday
We started to get ready for our group performance, and so we were told who are the group members. My group member is: Gammaditya, Andrew, Rodrigo, Grace Hillary, and Arnold. 

21/4/09-Tuesday
We started our group practice and we decided to perform Fly Me to the Moon again and everybody agreed. We practiced with Mr.Sadrakh and we did quite well also we tried with an accompaniment.

23/4/09-Thursday
We did our final draft of the reflection on our daily reflection that we write on our learning journal. We also did our practice again with our group with the song Fly Me to the Moon, but we tried to practice it this time in front of class so it is like the assessment day. We did quite good though, but we still have few mistakes.

28/4/09-Tuesday
We write and submit our blog site for the teacher to see our music reflection. After that we practiced Fly Me to the Moon again with our own group again. We also learned about the Major 7 inversions. We learned the root position, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion, and the 3rd inversion. However we all did well and we did the G major 7 and C major 7 together as a class.

30/4/09-Thursday
We practice and did our last rehearsal with our group and we my group tried the first time without the accompaniment from our usual keyboard. Then we performed it in front of the class which we did quite well, but the piano did not really have all of the chords. But we went through it, not really bad.

5/5/09-Tuesday
Today is our assessment day and this time we decided not to use the accompaniment as well. However me and Grace H. played with the same semi-electric piano and our chords still isn't really that good. But I think it have a better sound rather than our last session also we did not do so many mistakes like last time.

7/5/09-Thursday
In our theory class, Mr.Hery got angry because he was very disappointed with us about our performance in our level school assembly. I performed playing in the keyboard, but did quite a lot of mistakes. We also did our Solo Performance assessment reflection. Then we did our exercises of the Major 7 inversions and I got a full mark. 

12/5/09- Tuesday
Today we watched the group assessment performances from class 10 B and D. The first group to perform was Liko's group, the second was Jodi's group, the third was Jeffrey's group, and the last was Juan's group. Then we have our quiz on the inversions of C, G, D, A, E, and F.

14/5/09-Thursday
Today we performed Fly Me to the Moon again because the last time Rodrigo was absent, so we played only as an accompaniment. Then Mr.Hery decided to switch our instrument class with theory class. We watched the 6 years old piano prodigy, Emily Bear. Which then we watched the same video and the Moonlight Sonata in D major duet in our theory class.

19/5/09-Tuesday
Mr.Hery distributed the Major 7 inversion which I got also a perfect score. I was happy also since I already know the trick so it was quite easy. Also since to day is the last session of music class, we spend more of our time in our instrument class than theory.Then Mr.Hery asked the piano students to right a reflection or something like it, about our classes with Mr.Hery and submitted to him, which then he read to us one by one. 

Monday, April 27, 2009

Term 3 music reflection

20/1/09-Tuesday
Today we played the minor harmonic scale. We write our own goal and my goal for today is "to be more active in class" and I achieved it. However, I will try to master all of the chords in the Harmonic Scale.

22/1/09-Thursday
Today I played A, E, and B Harmonic Scale and star the Simple Chord Progression in instrument class. We also did the hand kodali assessment, which I was satisfied with the result.

27/1/09-Tuesday
Today I learned the G, D, A, and E intervals as well as the four sharps in the major scales. But I did quite good in the major scales.

29/1/09-Thrusday
We receive the Fly Me to the Moon and Autumn Leaves lyrics because our topic for this semester is Jazz music. I learned syncopation in vocals and played the Simple Chord Progression.

3/2/09-Tuesday
We discussed about our individual report and its requirements. In intrument class, we perfected the Simple Chord Progression and talked about the Learning Plan for the second Semeter.

5/2/09-Thursday
We started to practice the scales to prepare for my exam on the fourth weel of February.We also started to sing 'Fly Me o the Moon' which I already memorized the lyrics.

10/2/09-Tuesday
We did the Jazz individual report outline which can help us during our report later. We played the Flu Me to the Moon melody and notes with the violin class for the upcoming exams.

12/2/09-Thursday
Todat we review our tasks on the music report of the Jazz music and our assessment. We also watch the Jakarta Jazz performance with the teachers. We also practiced the Fly Me to the Moon for our assessment.

17/2/09-Tuesday
We review on what we have researched on our report. We also started to play the Fly Me to the Moon with the walking bass, because on the assessment, we will have to play both hands which the left hand is the walking bass.

19/2/09-Thursday
We submit our music Jazz report and finished our outline and what we learned and moved it to the final draft. We perfected the Fly Me to the Moon with both hands but with the metronome.

24/2/09-Tuesday
We did our Fly Me to the Moon assessment which I did quite well. We did our assessment for the whole two sessions without theory and instrument class.

26/2/09-Thursday
We did our written or Music theory test and we played Fly Me to the Moon in the instrument class. I played almost perfect wxcept for the last part, which I was quite confused with the walking bass.

3/3/09-Tuesday
We performed our Fly Me to the Moon but still practicing infront of the class. So we can be good for our practical assessment on the first week of April.

5/3/09-Thursday
We watch the artists showcase of Chic Corea, Bobby McFerrin, and Eddy Gomez, playing Spain. We practice Fly Me to the Moon with the walking bass.

10/3/09-Tuesday
We write our reflection on what we have done in term three and I think I learned many things about Jazz music.