Term 4 Week 8 (28 - 30 May 2013)

THEORY

On Tuesday, we continued on playing the violin. So far, I think we're doing well because there weren't as much mistakes as the previous music sessions and this time all of the harmonies clicked with each other and I absolutely loved the sound of it. I think what all of us had a challenge in was the transition from pizzicato to arco, vice versa, because they are both different techniques and you have to think and move really quickly so it sounds nice.
On Wednesday, we continued playing the Indonesian Folk Songs medley and also Indonesia Pusaka. I think it was easier for me to play the medley because I remember all of the melody in the medley and I could go through (almost) no problem, but in Indonesia Pusaka, Mr. Herry changed the arrangement a little bit and it was hard for me to adapt to the new arrangement. I think it was because I lacked practice and I didn't really practice much at home because it sounds really loud and I'm scared people would complain about it. But overall, I think the medley and Indonesia Pusaka's harmonies sound good with each other and I'm glad I'm involved with this graduation.
On Thursday, we had the assessment, which was to play the medley, but with the 10th graders. The teachers considered our assessment and rehearsal with the 10th graders as one thing. The 10th graders were there to accompany us in our violin-playing, this was also for their rehearsal. Today was a day before the actual event, and honestly I was very scared for it because I was pretty sure that my violin-playing wasn't that good and I regret not practicing enough, but I couldn't do anything else, other than actually practicing at school.

INSTRUMENT

Overall, I think we spent all of our instrument classes practicing the violin, but on Thursday, at the end of the instrument class, Mr. Herry asked us to write some things in the MDW about our assessment during that day and also the reflection.

Term 4 Week 8 Practice Video 2

In this video, I payed the second part of "Espere Un Momento, Por Favor" by R. E. Garner. I like this part as much as I like the first part (in my previous video) because the rhythm is very different and it sounds really good, even if it's only individual.

Term 4 Week 8 Practice Video 1

In this video, I played "Espere Un Momento, Por Favor" by R. E. Garner from the "Yamaha Classic Guitar Course 1" book. I think this is a really fun song to play because it was different than any other song I have ever played and it also has different dynamics and rhythms. It sounds really good and I really like it.