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George needed another ensemble piece so me Julia Ben and Joe agreed to play Mr Brightside so he would have another. Although I am not being graded for it it is still important to included this performance. My main focus was bass but Julia was not confident with the lyrics so I stood next to her to help her with them. It was a strong performance with a full band .

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For Julia's original song, I was drumming. Although I am not a drummer I know I did the best I could and I did not ruin the song. It was a strong performance that a group of us had been working on since the start of term.
Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km8CcxQbNNw&t=0s&list=PLUVE63QR_Bu4Yje2mCc4GfGJ2LmNDEzG7&index=47

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I had to rehearse with two people today. I had to play tambourine  for Jess re-doing stand by me but it was not recorded until the next day.
I had to also help Kyle out with two songs Everything Will Be Okay by G-Eazy and Kehlani and Love is Gone. In the end we only performed Love is Gone also by G-Eazy and Drew Love due to not being able to find backing track for Everything Will Be Okay. I had only just learned the song so I pulled it off well considering this fact and It went well.

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Today I was mostly focused on finishing padlets but I also helped Jess with her stand by me performance. She did two solos and me and Julia helped her with one of them.

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For the first hour of the first week I was asked to help Kyle out by singing the female vocals for a song. It's called Nothing to me by G-eazy  Julia was asked to play piano for the song. George was asked to play guitar but we didn't need a guitar for the song so we decided next time we practise we would need joe instead to play drums. We were limited on time so we only ran through it along to the original song and that's all we could do. As we weren't familiar with the song we used that hour to get used to it.

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People talk, it's just word of mouth
No, it ain't nothing to me
You talking loud 'cause I'm not around
Yeah, that's something to see
Say I’m the man and I'm winning now
That shit ain't nothing to me
And all these hunnids that I'm pulling out
It's a lot to you but ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me

You dipped a toe inside that water while I'm chest high
Explains all this basicness that you get impressed by
Tall and lanky so I'm not even a flex guy
Commercial melodies to pay to have them jets fly
No more coach and until the day I die stiff
I am at a level most of y'all be satisfied with
Want some advice well here's my gift,
You’re falling off you should go speed up the process
Go somewhere and find a high cliff
Oh, it's all coming back to me now
You saw me hot and got sour now you're actually foul
Time is money I ain't wasting none, it has to be now
The word legend's thrown around so causally now
I want it all, pardon my manners
But you've done nothing that matters
Maybe I am not understanding your standards
See we measured in the money that you made, short
It's not the same league, it's not even the same sport, now

People talk, it's just word of mouth
No, it ain't nothing to me
You talking loud 'cause I'm not around
Yeah, that's something to see
Say I’m the man and I'm winning now
That shit ain't nothing to me
And all these hunnids that I'm pulling out
It's a lot to you but ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me

And I remember I was stacking money
Though I wanted clothes and Jordans, leather jacket money
Now I want tobacco money
Where everything you sell, they keep on coming back to money
And I ain't even close to got-it-yet, don't get confused
But everybody got choices, you can pick and choose
These people disrespect the game until it gets abused
They saying Gerald's 'bout to kill 'em, but this isn't news
See, you're a player in the game, but playing different rules
You're struggling, guess we'll just wait to see if this improves
You had a chance at the dance, but was missing queues
You couldn't get the steps down, 'cause these are different moves
Pay attention, life is like a dice game, and your life is like a bike lane
There's more to buy then just a nice chain
New flavor for you 'cause your life's plain
A day inside the life with us could make your life change, yeah

People talk, it's just word of mouth
No, it ain't nothing to me
You talking loud 'cause I'm not around
Yeah, that's something to see
Say I’m the man and I'm winning now
That shit ain't nothing to me
And all these hunnids that I'm pulling out
It's a lot to you but ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me

'Cause when you used to it, other people ain't used to it
They only copy when you do do it
'Cause when you used to it, other people ain't used to it
They only copy when you do do it

I'm the realest in it, but y'all don't show it
But in the back of y'all mind, y'all motherfucker's know it
I'm a poet with versatility, Biggie gave me 0 visibility
I wish him and the homie Pac was still alive
If they was, rap would be more live
But they not, so I'm filling in they space
Rap game Mount Rushmore, they carving out my face
I done seen fly by nights on the cover of source and XXL
Me and hip-hop thought about getting divorced and that's for real
But I stay loyal to the broad that saved my life, my wife
If it wasn't for rap, I would've crapped out on the dice

People talk, it's just word of mouth
No, it ain't nothing to me
You talking loud 'cause I'm not around
Yeah, that's something to see
Say I’m the man and I'm winning now
That shit ain't nothing to me
And all these hunnids that I'm pulling out
It's a lot to you but ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me
It's a lot to you, it's a lot to you
But it ain't nothing to me

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Kyle : Vocals
Me : Vocals
Julia : Piano

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Overall the work was fairly easy and we did nothing else other than decide other solo pieces and who to help out so it wasn't a very productive first lesson but I was still able to get some work done.

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For the first hour we worked on Julia's orginal song which is called death. We had already established most of the song however we needed to add bass and change up the drum part. We asked Louis if he minded assisting us with the bass. The drums were fully set up for us meaning I was able to change the drum part properly and it sounded alot better.

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Julia : Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Louis : Bass
Ben : Electric guitar
Jess H : Piano
Me: Drums

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The second hour I took control and decided I wanted to work on the song king. I asked julia if she would be willing to help me out with drums and jess with piano. We after deliberation decided that photograph by Ed Sheeran which we all agreed suited my voice and style of singing much better.

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Me : Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
Julia : Drums
Jess H : Piano

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Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
And time's forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer 'til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone, wait for me to come home

Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know, know
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of you
Hm, and it's the only thing we take with us when we die

Hm, we keep this love in this photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts were never broken
And time's forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer 'til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone

And if you hurt me
That's okay baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won’t ever let you go
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home

Oh, you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were sixteen
Next to your heartbeat where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul

And if you hurt me
Well, that's okay baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won’t ever let you go

When I'm away, I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost back on Sixth street
Hearing you whisper through the phone
"Wait for me to come home"

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Overall today was extremely productive and I worked well to the best of my ablity and I did well considering I am not a drummer. I feel the song change I made in the 2nd hour was a good call as it displays my ablities much better.

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For the first hour we had to work on our group work from Mike's lesson as Jess H was not going to be in on thursday and we still needed to practise through the songs. We ran through all three of our songs which were, Sweet child of mine by Guns and Roses, Mr Brightside by The Killers and I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry. We were able to get through all three songs and make sure they were well performed so that on Thursday's lesson we wouldn't fall behind.

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Me : Bass guitar and backing vocals
Jess H : Vocals
Ben : Electric guitar
Carl : Electric Guitar

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Me : Bass and Vocals
Jess H : Vocals
Ben : Electric guitar
Carl : Electric guitar

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Me : Vocals
Jess H : Drums
Ben : Electric guitar
Carl : Electric guitar

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For the second hour I was on my own in a room and I decided to run through my solo pieces that would require backing tracks rather than other people. I sung through On my Own and I Dreamed a Dream both from Les Misérables. I have sung both these songs before so I felt for solo performances they would be effective displays of my ablity and potential.

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Me : Vocals
I used a backing track for both songs

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On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known

I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own

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For the third hour I was asked to help Kyle with two different songs. The first song was Nothing to me which we had rehearsed in the first week and the second song was Me Myself and I by G- eazy Ft. Bebe Rexha. I knew the first song much better this time around as I had been able to listen to the song and learn it better. The second song I knew already so it was simply just singing it a few times so both me and Kyle knew how it would go when we sung/rap together.

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Me : Vocals
Kyle : Vocals
Julia : Piano
Joe : Drums
We also used a backing track for the second song

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Oh, it's just me, myself and I
Solo ride until I die
'Cause I got me for life
Oh I don't need a hand to hold
Even when the night is cold
I got that fire in my soul

And as far as I can see I just need privacy
Plus a whole lot of tree, fuck all this modesty
I just need space to do me get a world that they're tryna see
A Stella Maxwell right beside of me
A Ferrari I'm buyin' three
A closet of Saint Laurent, get what I want when I want
'Cause this hunger is driving me, yeah
I just need to be alone, I just need to be at home
Understand what I'm speaking on if time is money I need a loan
But regardless I'll always keep keepin' on
Fuck fake friends, we don't take L's we just make M's
While y'all follow, we just make trends
I'm right back to work when that break ends

Oh, it's just me, myself and I
Solo ride until I die
'Cause I got me for life
(Got me for life, yeah)
Oh I don't need a hand to hold
Even when the night is cold
I got that fire in my soul

I don't need anything to get me through the night
Except the beat that's in my heart
Yeah, it's keeping me alive
(Keeps me alive)
I don't need anything to make me satisfied (You know)
'Cause the music fills me good and it gets me every time

Yeah, and I don't like talking to strangers
So get the fuck off me I'm anxious
I'm tryna be cool but I may just go ape shit
Say "fuck y'all" to all of y'all faces
It changes though now that I'm famous
Everyone knows how this lifestyle is dangerous
But I love it the rush is amazing
Celebrate nightly and everyone rages
I found how to cope with my anger
I'm swimming in money
Swimming in liquor my liver is muddy
But it's all good I'm still sippin' this bubbly
This shit is lovely, this shit ain't random, I didn't get lucky
Made it right here 'cause I'm sick with it Cudi
They all take the money for granted
But don't want to work for it tell me now, isn't it funny? Nah

Oh, it's just me, myself and I
Solo ride until I die
'Cause I got me for life
(Got me for life, yeah)
Oh I don't need a hand to hold
Even when the night is cold
I got that fire in my soul

I don't need anything to get me through the night
Except the beat that's in my heart
Yeah, it's keeping me alive
(Keeps me alive)
I don't need anything to make me satisfied (You know)
'Cause the music fills me good and it gets me every time

Like ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba (Yee!)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba
'Cause the music fills me good and it gets me every time

Yeah, lonely nights I laid awake
Pray the Lord, my soul to take
My heart's become too cold to break
Know I'm great but I'm broke as hell
Having dreams that I'm folding cake
All my life I've been told to wait
But I'mma get it now, yeah it's no debate
Yeah

Oh, it's just me, myself and I
Solo ride until I die
'Cause I got me for life
(Got me for life, yeah)
Oh I don't need a hand to hold
Even when the night is cold
I got that fire in my soul

I don't need anything to get me through the night
Except the beat that's in my heart
Yeah, it's keeping me alive
(Keeps me alive)
I don't need anything to make me satisfied (You know)
'Cause the music fills me good and it gets me every time

Like ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba-da-ba
'Cause the music fills me good and it gets me every time

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This week was the busiest week as I had to work all three hours and this meant I was moving around alot and needed to concentrate alot. The second hour was the easiest as I was on my own and could work with limited distractions. The first hour was needed in order for us to make sure we would stay on track in Mikes lesson and that rehershal was vital and help all four of us so much. The last hour was simple enough, the only problem Kyle is easily distracted so keeping him on track can be time consuming, however this lesson he was focused and worked well with and we were able to do what we needed to do for the performances to be up to a high standard

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For my first solo performance I decided to sing I dreamed a dream from Les Misérables. I choose this song as I felt it was my most effective solo so far. Other than not hitting a low note I performed it was well done and I am proud of how well I did. Other then working on that low note It was an almost perfect performance. It showed emotiveness and effective vocal control.

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There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed, that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream
I dreamed

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I had to help Ben with his solo piece as he had decided to use Sweet child of mine as his solo and needed me to play bass for him. I messed up a few notes but overall it was not a bad performance. I felt I lacked confidence in my own ablity and that is why I messed up. I still carried on and pulled through and it just meant I needed to pracitse the bassline a few more times.
I also practised with Ryder as he needed a vocalist for a Fall Out Boy song which is called Dance Dance. We didn't do much rehershal as people had to constanly go in out for solo work which maade getting the song done a little difficult. For the rest of the lesson i just played different songs to work on my strumming patterns.

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Me: Vocals
Ryder: Bass
George: Electric Guitar
Joe: Drums

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She says she's no good with words but I'm worse
Barely stuttered out a joke of a romantic stuck to my tongue
And weighed down with words too overdramatic
Tonight it's it can't get much worse
Versus no one should ever feel like

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them
I need them just to get by

Dance, dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me

You always fold just before you're found out
Drink up it's last call last resort
But only the first mistake and I

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them I need them just to get by

Why don't you show me a little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress, love

Dance, dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love if they knew how misery loved me

Why don't you show me a little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress (mattress, mattress)
I only want sympathy in the form of you crawling into bed with me

Dance, dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead

Dance this is the way they'd love (way they'd love)
Dance this is the way they'd love (way they'd love)
Dance this is the way they'd love if they knew how misery loved me
Dance, dance
Dance, dance
Dance, dance
Dance, dance

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Overall the day went well and I feel most of my work was effective. Other than a lack of confidence for my ensemble work for Ben I feel this lesson well, it just showed I needed to practise a bit more in order to perform effectively.

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The first song we decided on was Sweet child of Mine by Guns and Roses

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She's got a smile it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry

Oh, oh, oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sweet love of mine

She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder
And the rain
To quietly pass me by

Oh, oh, oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sweet love of mine

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sweet love of mine

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sweet child o' mine
Oh,
Sweet love of mine

Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Oh, oh
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Oh, (sweet child)
Where do we go now?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
Oh,
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
Oh,
Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
No, no, no, no, no, no
Sweet child,
Sweet child of mine

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Me : Bass guitar and backing vocals
Jess H : Vocals
Ben : Electric guitar
Carl : Electric Guitar

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The second song we decided to perform was Mr Brightside by The Killers

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Coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, letting me go

I just can't look its killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
Cause I'm Mr Brightside

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, letting me go

'Cause I just can't look its killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibi
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside
I never
I never
I never
I never

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Me : Bass and Vocals
Jess H : Vocals
Ben : Electric guitar
Carl : Electric guitar

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For this week it was arguably the hardest rehearsal we had to do because we decide to change our second song to Mr Brightside by The Killers and we had also agreed that we should change the genre we had intended for our third and final song. We decided that rather than doing a blues song we do pop instead as we were limited on time and didn't have a proper chance to discuss blues songs. We decided that our third song would be I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry. We briefly went over these two songs as we were limited on time and needed to know the basics so we could all go away and practise so that we were ready for next lesson and we wanted to be sure we wouldn't fall behind.

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The third song we agreed on to perform was I kissed a girl by Katy Perry

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This was never the way I planned
Not my intention
I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion
It's not what, I'm used to
Just wanna try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter
You're my experimental game
Just human nature
It's not what, good girls do
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

Us girls we are so magical
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable
Hard to resist so touchable
Too good to deny it
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

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Me : Vocals
Jess H : Drums
Ben : Electric guitar
Carl : Electric guitar
Julia : Bass

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For our first performance we performed Sweet Child of mine and Mr Brightside

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For sweet child of mine we had practised this one the most and had worked really hard to perfect it. After messing it up in Loz's lesson the day prior I went home and practised the bassline alot more so when this performance came around I was prepared and confident enough to perform it. Orginally I was not supposed to sing this song but Jess needed help with the lyrics and as we were unable to get Julia (due to other group commitments) I had to step up to plate and sing while playing bass. This was difficult, however I pulled it off and manged to perform it perfectly which I am so proud and happy about. Everyone else performed to a high standard and we sucessfully and accuratly portrayed Sweet Child of Mine
Performance :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq5xysqbfqo&feature=youtu.be

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What the class and tutor liked:

Passionate performance

Overwhelmingly confident (this is a good thing)

Stylisticly acurate

The two vocals worked well together

Solid bass playing as well as mangaing to sing at the same time

Overall fantastic performance

Areas to improve:

Have a drummer

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Our second song was changed in the the third week as well as changing the genre we were intending to use for our third song so we were limited on practise time for this. However, I feel even though we didn't have the same amount of time on this song as Sweet child of mine we still pulled off the performance extremly well especially considering we did not have a drummer at all and this was quite the challenge but we took it head on and smashed it. Again Julia was orginally supposed to sing this instead of me but we agreed to do a second version of this song with her singing instead.
Performance :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO-vCQeXO1g&feature=youtu.be

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What the class and tutor liked:

Very energetic

Expressed intrest in auidence participation

Bassline was solid and well manged while singing

Vocals were good

Areas to improve:

Drums (again)

Vocalist move around (show intrest)

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For this lesson we were going over sweet child of mine briefly before working on our second song which was You're So Cheap by Dead! We were trying hard to perfect both but we had no drummer so it was proving difficult. However, we managed to get a drum track for Sweet Child Of Mine and this meant we could play the song more fluently now that we had something keeping us in time. The other song was proving extremely difficult due to the structure being confusing and with no drums it was almost near impossible to get through the song properly. When we realised we were running out of time we went through Sweet Child Of Mine.

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For the first hour I worked with Ryder again. We tried to reherse Dance Dance but without George and Joe we couldn't really do much. so instead we just played and practised different songs. Some of them were paramore and just random songs we all liked. It wasn't a very productive first hour as people kept comming and going and this made it difficult to practise.

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For the last two hours Jess H, Julia and myself were in room 3 going other different songs we could use for solo pieces. Julia went over 3 songs which were Hallelujah, Send my love and and I know where i've been. All three songs she sung sounded well done and she only needs to practise them to make sure there ready and perfected. I also went over a few songs. I was debating between two different songs which were Halo by Beyonce and No One by Alicia Keys. After singing both Julia and Jess said No One sounded alot stronger but I should keep Halo as a back up solo just incase. So I decided to choose No One as my final solo piece. I also went other photograph aswell and Julia said it would be easier to have a drummer to do photograph so next time I practise it Joe said he would help me out. Jess is still playing the piano part and just needs to practise it a bit more. She didn't want to practise anything that lesson even though we offered to let her.

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Overall I feel that this lesson wasn't the most productive but I was still able to get some work done depsite the chaos of this lesson. I still need a bit of practise but most of solo and ensemble pieces are ready to be performed and the few that aren't just need a bit more practise.

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For the second performance we did I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry.

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For this performance we had asked Julia to play bass for us as I had been struggling to play and sing at the same time for this song. So she helped us out alot by doing the bassline for us. This was the piece we had the least rehearsal time for but we still pulled it off and smashed it. However, we feel we should redo the song infront of the class in order to get more feedback and see where we need to improve and what went well etc. WE all enjoyed the performance and it was alot of fun to do.
Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLn1YcNqX_Y&feature=youtu.be

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In this rehearsal we were a person down and we had used some of Loz's lesson time to practise in order not fall behind. Due to us not having Jess H I was tasked to sing while playing Bass which is not easy at all. Thankfully Julia was able to help us out a little bit by singing for us a few times which made the rehearsal alot easier. We had these song almost perfected we just needed Jess in order for it to be complete.

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I had to help Kyle out with one of his solo pieces and this meant I had to perform with him. The song he asked me to sing for was Me Myself and I by G-Eazy ft. Bebe Rexha.
Performance :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SzVHLNaDRc&feature=youtu.be
Overall I feel the performance went well. However, my voice broke on one of the notes and I couldn't hit it properly because of this and that small issue stands out. I did continue to sing and the rest of the song was successful.

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what the tutor (and Kyle) liked :

clear vocals

Everyone was energetic and moving around

The rhythm section was strong and held it down

Powerful vocals

Overall a good performance

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It was a fun song to do but we want to redo it in front of the whole class next time in order to get more feedback. Overall it was a good and solid performance from all of us.

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It was two strong performances from all of us and we all did really well and considering we had no drummer for either we managed to stay in time and smash the songs.

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This week me Jess and Julia each recorded a solo piece. Julia recorded Send my Love by adele, Jess did stand by me by John Lennon and I did I dreamed a dream  from Les Misérables. Both me a Julia used backing tracks but we accompanied Jess. Julia was on guitar and I was on tamborine. It was a simple enough performance and my role was to keep everyone in time.
For my solo I didn't perform as strongly as I could of and I feel that was due t confidnece more than anything and I also was put off by a loud noise from one of the other rooms at one point which did not help either
Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QcWLaKrdyM&index=38&t=0s&list=PLUVE63QR_Bu4Yje2mCc4GfGJ2LmNDEzG7

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When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No I won't be afraid
No I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Darling, darling stand by me
Stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

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Today was more about getting a solo piece recorded and helping out Jess and Julia if they needed it so it wasn't really a productive lesson otherwise

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Julia : Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Louis : Bass
Ben : Electric guitar
Jess H : Piano
Me: Drums

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I decided to perform Own My Own as My third solo piece. There was technical difficulties towards then end but I continued to perform. I feel I performed strongly and cleanly and this was a succesfully and good performance.
Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01d8uW-mi_8&index=39&t=0s&list=PLUVE63QR_Bu4Yje2mCc4GfGJ2LmNDEzG7

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I assisted Kyle for Him and I  and did the female vocals for it. We had to re-record it though as the language in the song was apparently not acceptable so we had to censor alot of the song. It was a good performance and although I was not confident at first I still pulled it off and did a decent job.
Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdsLWWxwHgQ&list=PLUVE63QR_Bu4Yje2mCc4GfGJ2LmNDEzG7&index=43

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For this lesson we decided to start an original song. As I personally only had one solo left we decided it would be a good way to start the work for the next term. The theme of the song is being with someone but realizing you aren't straight. It was a humorous take on breaking up with someone. It's gentle to reflect the serious tone but the lyrics are quite funny.

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We practiced solos and rehearsed any final pieces we needed to perform. Other than that there was not much we did. It was simply perfecting the final  few performances and making sure they were up to standard. Over all it was a lesson well used

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Sometime I give up trying to reason with you
Sometime time I feel like you don’t care at all
And sometimes I feel like I’m singing the song of the blue
And now it’s time to tell you the truth

Chorus
Darling I’ve got tell you your not my type
And I forgot to mention I’m not into guy
I think your pretty sweet and kind of swell
But I can’t continue living this lie
Darling I’ve got to tell you I’m not into you  dude

Verse 2
I wish I could of told you sooner
I still to trying to figure out what in my head
But it’s messed up theory you might not expect
But I can’t continue being a complete closest case

Chorus
Darling I’ve got tell you your not my type
And I forgot to mention I’m not into guy
I think your pretty sweet and kind of swell
But I can’t continue living this life
Darling I’ve got to tell you I’m not into you

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Jess: Vocals
Myself: Vocals and acoustic
Ben: Electric Guitar

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Take me to Church by Hozier
This solo was not my best but I am certainly proud of it. It was a lower pitch song than I would normally attempt put it was still strong and I'm glad i pulled it off. However it was not at the level that the teachers expected from me so I picked another solo to perform the next day.

Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjPR1EHgssA&index=51&list=PLUVE63QR_Bu4Yje2mCc4GfGJ2LmNDEzG7

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Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUvpsCnu0s&feature=youtu.be

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Julia: Vocals
Ben: Electric Guitar
George: Electric Guitar
Myself: Bass Guitar
Joe: Drums

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After not meeting the standard needed the day before, I decided to do another solo instead and this was much more effective overall it went well and was a good performance.

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Skyfall
Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=610AtZDAD_M&feature=youtu.be

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My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
If the Heavens ever did speak
She is the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
A fresh poison each week
'We were born sick, ' you heard them say it
My church offers no absolutes
She tells me 'worship in the bedroom'
The only heaven I'll be sent to
Is when I'm alone with you
I was born sick, but I love it
Command me to be well
Amen, Amen, Amen

Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

If I'm a pagan of the good times
My lover's the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice
To drain the whole sea
Get something shiny
Something meaty for the main course
That's a fine looking high horse
What you got in the stable?
We've a lot of starving faithful
That looks tasty
That looks plenty
This is hungry work

Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

No masters or kings when the ritual begins
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
Only then I am human
Only then I am clean
Amen, Amen, Amen

Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

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This was not my strongest performance and I had to another performance in order to make up for it. I was proud to say it is not normally my typical song choice but it still was not to the standard that is expected from me.

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Overall this performance I feel was my strongest that I have given. Although there was a technical error I still continued to sing and thus shows my ablitiy as a performer. I am happy with this perfromance and overall it was a success

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Kyle : Vocals
Myself: Vocals

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Overall the day was productive as we managed to get two performances done and recorded although at first I was not confident in either performance I still did well and performed to a high standard.

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This week was a bit of fun and was a start on the work for the next term. It was a light hearted way to help relieve stress . Overall it was progressive and helped us with our song writing skills.

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The performance has not been uploaded and I will add the link when it is.

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It's hard to sleep these days
The sounds of all the screams keep me awake
Love is gone, love is gone
Bend until we break, stand by and watch us all go up in flames
Love is gone, love is gone (uh, yeah)

Shit, the world is a flame
We worry about materials and the simplest things
When cops are killing people, and can't take the blame
They get acquitted, then you wonder why all the people rage, stupid
We all keep praying for peace, praying for progress
If you live in the hills then you stay in the projects
So folks won't listen if they think what I'm saying is conscious
They'd rather hear me turning up on some simpler topics
Yeah so what's my place and my idol line
Then speaking what's going on, and saying what's on my mind
This shit is fucked up, plus it's happening all the time
My job, as a rapper is to entertain, we tryna shine
I'm not no politician, but they listen to somebody informal
All the kids gotta find out whats really important
I got a platform and a voice and a stage to perform on
Music could be a good escape, but outside it's been storming

It's hard to sleep these days
The sounds of all the screams keep me awake
Love is gone, love is gone
Bend until we break, stand by and watch us all go up in flames
Love is gone, love is gone (yeah, uh)

As I sit in the studio, guess the thinking this
If the statement's too crazy then should I finish this
Or if my image is pretty, don't wanna blemish this
Or ever split up my fans, reduce my relevance
Pay attention and understand what the premise is
Everything not gravy, we can't pretend it is
So I salute YG, fuck the president
'Cause he a fucking racist supported by white supremacists
Fuck Donald, go back to just running businesses
We all wishing somehow we could've prevented this
Until we all love each other nobody benefits
Minorities and feminists, trans, gays and immigrants
The government mix politics and religiousness
So a man's body's more free than a woman's is
The anger is real, the riots are limitless
And nothing's gonna change 'til we killing off all this ignorance

It's hard to sleep these days
The sounds of all the screams keep me awake
Love is gone, love is gone
Bend until we break, stand by and watch us all go up in flames
Love is gone, love is gone

Monsters, we've turned into monsters
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
Our conscience, we lost it
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
How did we get the way we are?
We are, we are
How did we get the way we are?
We are, we are
How did we get the way we are?
We are, we are
How did we get the way we are?
We are, we are
How did we get the way we are?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOpUI0SkJCk&index=59&list=PLUVE63QR_Bu4Yje2mCc4GfGJ2LmNDEzG7

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Today meant one of my last performances was finished and overall it was a strong performance from both of us.

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I only had to hit a tambourine to keep people in time so it was and easy job to do and overall meant all my ensemble pieces are finished.

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Today went well and I managed to get my last solo done making this an important performance and I was able to help someone else out as well.