this is my 2nd attempt at playing the full song for our assesment. to reflect upon what i did, i think i improved pretty well and managed to reduce some mistakes. i think it will sound much better after combining all the instruments because of the harmonious melody it makes. however, i should keep practicing in order to achieve the maximum score.

after performing my ensemble in front of the whole class and teachers, i percieved some feedback. since there were 2 people who are playing the piano, which is me and karin, its better that we divide our tasks. meaning that one of us should focus on playing the chords/accompaniment while the other play the melody instead of both playing the same thing. so i decided to play the chord/accompaniment part and there were some mistakes and hesitations while playing.i should improve by practicing more. 

this time, i practiced with an intro that Mr John made for us. i think the intro is a plus for our group because, it will increase our creativity of the music and make it our "own". i have to admit, im glad i made less mistakes during this practice. only some chord errors but practicing more will decrease the chance of getting it wrong again. 

im practicing the song for our assessment on wednesday. this song is called "Fly me to the moon". now i can play with both my left hand and right hand. although, i made some mistakes and i should practice more in order to minimize  those mistakes.

Week 7 May 21 & 23

Subject/topic: Jazz ensemble and practice jingle
reflection question: what do i think about my jingle?

Mr Herry assigned us to make our own music jingle according to the theme, Beatiful Indonesia. we were allowed to work in partners and we had the freedom to choose the tones, notes, tempos, rhythms, instruments, etc to ou rliking. also, we were assigned to create a video compilation of pictures which is attached to the music. i think our jingle matches with the theme and it is good enough to attract the audience.

in instrument class, we practiced our jazz ensemble with my teammates and Mr.John, and he gave us some useful advice to make it better, he also added an intro before starting the actual song because that'll increase our mark. i think that we need more practice to achieve the maximum score.

Week 6: 15 & 17 May 2012

subject topic: practice jeazz ensemble
reflection question: how is my progress in jazz ensemble?

pur jazz ensemble progress is quiet impressive, because we improved alot. i am sure our playing is more clean and fluent with less mistakes. also, mr John added a closing so the song will sound more catchy by adding our own creativity in the song. although, our teammate tanja is sick so we couldnt spend time practicing together efficiently. i think we will be ready for the assesment if we pracitice more.

i was absent in this instrument class because i attended my friend's mom's funeral

all in all, i believe that my overall singing assesment went well as we achieved to percieve some positive comments from the judges. although, there are some difficulties that i had to go through during this assesment. first of all the singing assesment was different from the average assesmentss we had since this singing assesment involves 1st voice, 2nd voice, 3rd voice. and my role was the 2nd voice and i found it hard to stick to the 2nd voice with everyone else singing different tunes.

in instrument class, we practiced the borken arpeggio of the dominant chords from C until the necxt C which is one full octave. the purpose of this is to practice our fingers so that it will be easier for us to remember because these chords are frequently used in popular songs

music in the business industry is very popular nowadays. buisnesses needs music makers to make thier music that is going to be inserted in the advertisements. music in advertisement is very important because it increases the people's demand into buying the certain product. because the music attracts the audience and it will encourage them to buy the product

in instrument class, we were assigned to go in groups of 3 and sing a jazz called close to you. my group consists of myself, karin, and evan. the main purpose of why we are assigned to sing in groups is so we would have a wider range of voices, including the 1st voice, 2nd voice and 3rd voice so that it will create a harmonious melody

this is my 2nd attempt at playing the broken arpeggio of the dominant chords in 1 full octave. this time, i've made less mistakes and i should keep practicing in order to play it more fluently

this is the broken arpeggio of the dominant chords from C until another C which is 1 full octave. the purpose of this is to improve my skills of playing the dominant chords and to remember them since they are useful when playing pieces especially jazz

this is me singing Close to you for the assesment. im singing it in the 2nd voice because i assigned to. i think i sang it quiet well and on pitch, hence i should practice combining the three other sounds with my friends, karin and evan

this is me practicing singing the song close to you. i was chosen to sing the 2nd voice of the song and the harmony sounds slightly different from the original.

this is the 2nd attempt of playing Close to you. this timee, i've made several improvements by minimizing the mistakes, keeping the tempo steady, and add more notes on the right hand.

this is me playing Close to you. i've practiced several times of this song and in my opinion i've made an improvement in my playing. although there are some mistakes and i should minimize those mistakes by practicing more frequently.