17, Jul 2011 Music Reflection

Theory

                  Today since it was still the second meeting in music class, our teacher told us the things that we will be doing this term 1. He discusses to us the objective, unit question, areas of interactions, criterions and schedule timeline. It took the teacher quite a long time about these things but even if it was boring, this introduction if I can say is very useful for us. It gives us a bigger picture what we will be doing in music this term; what are the expectations, what are the things/criterions that we will be counted. I think that this is very important for us especially for people who are serious in music and want to get a high marks in the end of the semester witch I think is a smart thing to do. There will be a lot of things that will be going on in music class especially in the activities that we will be doing and the assessments that will be assessed. I believe that archiving a high mark for this music class will not be that difficult if we want to do it and serious about it. I hope that I can good grades in this class. Our teacher also made a short review test on scales and inversions, I was told to make the f major part for thins review test. I think that is was good to get my mind back to thinking what I was last school year doing the same test. I hope that I will be able to enjoy this music class and continue it.

Music Class

                  Today was our first music class in this semester. I was looking forward to meet again my violin teacher from last school year. Since it was the first class, we really did not have prepared our instruments except our violin, since there is no new student in the string class, our teacher did not need to explain again the things needed in the class. The teacher told us to bring next time into class and made told us some changes that are going on. I think that it is good to be back into the class where we are able to play again our violin and ready to open and play again our violin. I’m looking forward to enjoy my violin while learning it so I can be better at it and to be able to learn new technic in violin.

25, Jul 2011 Music Reflection

Theory 

                  Today is the first day of music class for this new school year. Our music theory teacher is Mr. Herry. The class I may say is very full and crowded with students. Our first made an introduction for music in grade 10. I think that the standards and expectation is higher that the last school year in grade 9. There are a lot of new challenges and a lot more things that will be covered in the music class. I think that we also do not have enough time in his semester with the things that are going to be covering. Our teacher also told us how he is going to get our scores in the music class with the criteria and how to achieve this high scores and the test that will be done. The teacher also told us to do the blogging as well to write our reflections on. I think that the scoring and the things that will be test is fare, because I think that it is challenging enough. Our teacher started the singing assessment, by telling to start searching the song that we want to sing and try to get the -1. Closing to the class, the teacher invaded the new students to introduce themselves and the teachers in the music department that will be teacher us this school year. I think that it is nice for everyone to get to know one another with the teachers and students. I am looking forward to this music class this school year and I hope I will be able to cope with the lessons and tasks.

25 May 2011 Music Reflection

                  Today is the last day of our music class in this academic year. When we enter the class, our teacher continued in the music assessment, witch is to play the music composition in the respective instrument. We started on where we left the last time; the guitar played then the woodwind played. I have to say that all my friends are really good in making music composition. I wish I could be like them, to great a song that is nice and simple. They also played very well in there assessment. While my friends do there assessment, My friends and I who was waiting, were busy doing the music reflection booklet, the booklet was not that hard but it need a lot of writing to write and I was only able to write 2 pages out of 4 pages. Then after the music assessment, I can feel that everybody was happy that the music assessment for this semester is over. Then we had our photo session, in there perspective music Instruments and there coaches. It was really fun and we had a great time today. I so happy that I was able to finish this music unit for this semester. There was hard times and there was fun times, to be honest, this is one of the best music class that I have ever have so I’m really happy of this class, thanks to friends and music teachers. Too bad that I will not be having music class next school year.

24 May 2011 Music Reflection

                  Today is the day of the music assessment. Every body was hectic with there composition and instruments. The teacher said that the piano would start first and fooled by violin, guitar and flute. Before the music assessment started our teacher allowed us to go out for 5 min and tune up our violin and to worm up. I was really panic at that time but at the some time I want to get this assessment fast and quick. So I tuned up my violin and try to practice as much as I can. After that our teacher called us and started the assessment. I was very panic at that time but was able to calm done when I enter the classroom. The piano started out first, think goodness I was not that scared and I was able to calm down. When the Piano student was done, it was the violin groups tern. Thanks to my violin teacher, he picks me to play the first. I really did not want to be the first one playing. When I play my song, my teacher accompanies me with the piano. I was not ready for this at all, I was a bit scared with it because with the times I remembered, the violinist has to hear the piano as well and I have not practice doing that at all for a long time. In the end I was able to play the composition and ended it in a success. I was really glad that I fish this assessment. Then all my friends play there instruments, but because there was no more time, my teacher stop the assessment with the violin and will start the class tomorrow with the guitar then flute.

18 May 2011 Music Reflection

Music Theory

                  Today will be the last day of the assessment before the last assessment. So we were all quite in a hectic mode. So, our teacher told as to have the last practice or general rehearsal. We called each students by there groups starting with the Piano, violin, guitar and woodwind. My friends and I was not 100% ready to play our music composition, so all went to the violin studio and start tuning up our instrument and start practicing the song that we composed with our instrument, while the piano student are in the music room having there rehearsal. After practicing, we all went to the music room and when we enter the piano group had finish. I was a bit panic at that time because I not really ready to play I front of the stage. I’m not able to comment on the piano students because I was not there. Here is the list of my comments.

1.     Bella: She has confident on herself but she is still not ready at the same time. I can see that see did her best.

2.     Melicia: I don’t think that she is ready with her song. She is still of beat and was not able to play all the notes. I think with practice she is able to make it for the assessment.

3.     Benny: He is still shy to play and so I was not able to here what we he playing. It looks like he is still not ready with the song, and needs a lot of practice.

4.     Ynigo: He looks like he is ready to play with his song. The song he composed is good, it has good tune and tempo. And I think he played well.

5.     Ivan: I don’t think that he is really ready with his composition. He still need to work with the song especially with the ending and practice the song a lot of times.

6.     Davin: His composition is nice, it sounded very good, and I think he don’t need to change it, but he still needs to practice with his composition.

7.     Daniel: He is like Davin, his song is good but he needs to practice a lot.

8.     Alden: His composition is very good, but he need to practice a lot, he need to keep up his tempo and I think with practice he is ready for the assessment.

We were only able to have this much of people play today. I think that they have all good music composition and the only problem is, is to practice it as much as possible. So that, they will be able to play good and well during the assessment.

Indonesia Pusaka assessment

Indonesia Pusaka Practice

     This is when I was practicing singing "Indonesia Pusaka." There are still some things that is still not in-tuned with the song. I am trying to stable up my beat/tempo so it constant. The song is easy to memories and the lyrics of the song is meaningful I like this song. I will try to practice more before the assessment day. so i can get a better and higher score.

11, May 2011 Music Reflection

Music Theory

Today in music class, our teacher told us to submit the final music composition that we made. I was lucky that my teacher was able to fix it yesterday and I was able to fix it in finale when I got home. The song that I made was final and I has happy when I gave the music composition to my teacher. When our teacher is done and settled, our teacher called out a few of my class mate and play there music composition with there instruments. If I can say, some of the student are ready to do the test and some of them are already familiar with there songs and they just need to practice more so they can get use to too the song the composed.

Music Practical

                  Today in music practical, it was again like what happen yesterday, practice, practice and practice. There were parts in the composition that I made that is hard for me to play, the notes are mix and there are a lot of notes that have to be played in the violin between the high sting and the low strings witch made it hard for me to play. There are also parts that are quick and slow, so it is really important for me to keep on practicing over and over again till I get tired. Because the time was very short, I did not have any time left to practice, so our teacher told me to practice a lot at home witch is was I’m going to do.