Term 3 Week 3 Practice Video 2

I also played the three sequence of the E minor scale. I think this one was quite confusing because of the rhythm. It sounds sort of weird to me.

Term 3 Week 3 Practice Video 1

We didn't have any instrument class in the third week so I had to do my own thing. In this video I played the three sequence of the G major scale. This helps me stretch my finger.

Term 3 Week 7 Practice Video 2

In this video I played the same thing in the previous video but with an addition of Mr. John's touch of the interesting introduction and ending.

Term 3 Week 7 Practice Video 1

This is a video of me playing the guitar part of my arrangement. I don't think playing this is that hard because they're just chords.

Term 3 Week 4 Practice Video 2

Mr. Sadrakh gave us the music sheet for Katyusha for two voices. In this video I played the second voice. I think this beat sounds more irregular and I like how it sounds like together with the first voice.

Term 3 Week 4 Practice Video 1

In this video, I played Mr. Sadrakh's version of Katyusha. He gave us two sheets of music scores: one for the first voice and the other for the second voice. I played the first voice in this video.

Term 3 Week 2 Practice Video 2

This is me playing Cavatina again. I think I definitely did a better job than before because I felt like I was more familiar with the positions of my fingers.

Term 3 Week 2 Practice Video 1

In this video I played the whole song of Cavatina, the Deer Hunter theme song. Even though I practiced, I don't think I did well because I'm not used to all of the positions yet and the transitions and all that stuff.

26 - 28 February 2013

THEORY

On Tuesday, we learnt a new topic: tetrachords. Tetrachords are the first or second half of a one octave scale. For example, on the C scale, notes C to F is a lower tetrachord, while notes G to the upper C is an upper tetrachord. I think this method is easier for us to sue when we want to find a sharp and/or flat scale.
On Wednesday we talked more about tetrachords. We also discussed the Singapore trip that's supposed to be scheduled on the first of April. When people found out that I was going to the USA Immersion Program I think they were upset.
On Thursday we discussed again about the Singapore trip. They said that Mr. Tommy wouldn't accept the proposal if less than ten people are coming, so I don't know what's going to happen.

13 March 2013

All we did today was rehearse again with our groups I think my group is doing better which I'm so glad about. We didn't have instrument class because of the rehearsals.

On Tuesday we didn't have music class because of Nyepi.
On Thursday we didn't have music class because of the UN Tryout.

5 - 7 March 2013

THEORY

On Tuesday, we started rehearsing our Katyusha arrangement. Mr. John picked me for the best arrangement in the group so we had to play my arrangement together.
On Wednesday we did our MDW and we had to submit it so Mr. John can check how far we are in the MDW Booklet. We also had to rehearse again in instrument class. Mr. Herry said that we might play our arrangement(s) in one of the grade 9 assemblies.
On Thursday, Mr. John helped us make the arrangement more interesting by making an intro and an ending. He added eight bars for the intro and eight bars for the ending.

19 - 21 February 2013

THEORY

On Tuesday, Mr. John finally gave us the MDW Booklet so we could work on it. Since Darren was absent last week, him and his group had to present today. This was all we did today.
On Wednesday, Mr. Herry asked us to work on our MDW Booklets. If I'm not mistaken, he gave us 15 minutes to work on it and then he wrote the notes of Katyusha onto the board so he could help us with it.
On Thursday, it was the due date for the draft of the Finale. I did it both on the paper Mr. John gave us and I also sent it through Edmodo.

Term 3 Week 1 Practice Video 2

This is the second part of Cavatina, the Deer Hunter Theme Song. I think this one is slightly shorter than the first part of Cavatina. I don't think I did well because I thought this part had more difficult positions.

12 - 14 February 2013

THEORY

On Tuesday, me, Pinka, and Eun Joo discussed and gathered more information for our presentation. Although we discussed deeply, I didn't research much on my part which were audios, famous works, pictures, and the impact on the society.
On Wednesday, Eun Joo didn't come to school because she was sick, so me and Pinka had to discuss alone. Also we got the Katyusha melody from Mr. Sadrakh, both the first and second voice. I played the melody together with Matthew Sebastian: he played the first melody, while I played the second. I thought it sounded really good with each other.
On Thursday, it was the day of the assessment, the presentation on Russian music. I don't think I did well because of how I presented. I stuttered a lot and it was obvious that I was nervous. But thank God I could answer the questions that Mr. Herry asked us.

7 February 2013

THEORY

There weren't any music classes on Tuesday and Wednesday because of the ISA Test.
On Thursday, Mr. John was absent, so Mr. Herry had to substitute for him. We discussed the next assessment we're going to do, which was to arrange the Russian song, Katyusha for 3-4 instruments. He divided the class into two groups, I was with Pinka, Eun Joo, JB, and Nigel. After that Mr. Herry asked the instrument students to tell him their range in the instruments they play. We reviewed on the minor chords we've learned already.

THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENT CLASS

Term 3 Week 1 Practice Video 1

This is the first part of Cavatina, the Deer Hunter Theme Song. I don't think I did that good here because this is my first practice and I'm not fluent yet.