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My favourite response to our own Stimulus

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My favourite response to our own Stimulus

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For our own stimulus I think week 7 was definitely the best. This is because we all executed the performance and sounded really good together. I think the song also sounded like it was a proper song because it included so many different parts which contrasted together in an excellent way.

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Personally my favorite given stimulus was week 3 as I feel it was the best performed song we had written which also linked very well with the stimulus we were given. Furthermore it sounded like it could of been an actual song that could be in the charts.

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For this stimulus we decided to do a piece on a picture of lungs as you can see down below. We all thought that these lungs meant more than what they were showing. For example, it could represent that someone could not be very nice on the outside but on the inside but on the outside but on the inside they are kind and thoughtful. Once again I decided to finger pick on this song as you can get the full sounds out of the strings giving the song a softer feel.But when Oatis started to rap I changed the tempo to give it a happier and faster feel which gave the song more texture. Overall I felt that the performance went really poorly. Personally I couldn't hear the singing and the timing was out between the keyboard and guitar. To improve I need to make sure that I play the correct chords and make sure I look at Oatis and Reuben to keep in time. This will make song sound much tighter and will make me look and sound much more professional. For the rest of the group to improve I think they should do the same but also the singers should sing louder and be more confident.

The chords we used for the first verse were Bm, G, D, A
The chords for the bridge were C, Am, G
The chords for the chorus were D, D over C#, Bm, G

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QS16 3 Wk 8 Room 3 Response to own stimulus

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QS16 3 Wk 8 Room 3 Response to own stimulus

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For this our own stimulus we chose to use colours out of a book that Pixie had brought in to represent different emotions/styles of music. The colours that we chose were: Red, Green, and Black. Green represents the reggae and ska aspects of music which is why we used syncopation as it is very chilled out and relaxing, Black represents the sort of mellow/darkish sound which is why I finger picked the guitar and changed to the E to an E minor. Red represents the anger and heavy sound which was it went to a more heavy/rock tone and we played faster  to give it more angry feel. This was a an improved version of the last performance we did but this time there were lyrics added which contributed massively towards the song as it made it sound more complete. In addition to this I feel that the performance was spot on and much tighter than last time.

The chords we used for the first verse were:
E, A minor, G, F

Second verse:
E minor, A minor, G,

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QS16 3 Wk7 Room 1 Response to own stimulus

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QS16 3 Wk7 Room 1 Response to own stimulus

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For this our own stimulus we chose to use colours out of a book that Pixie had brought in to represent different emotions/styles of music. The colours that we chose were: Red, Green, and Black. Green represents the reggae and ska aspects of music which is why we used syncopation as it is very chilled out and relaxing, Black represents the sort of mellow/darkish sound which is why I finger picked the guitar and changed to the E to an E minor. Red represents the anger and heavy sound. Overall I think the performance was really good apart from a few things that could of been improved. For example, before playing I could of made sure that the volume knob on my guitar was turned up before the performance started and if we had more time we could have added lyrics. This would of made the song sound much fuller and more professional.

The chords we used for the first verse were:
E, A minor, G, F

Second verse:
E minor, A minor, G, F

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QS16 3 Wk6 Room 1 Response to own stimulus

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QS16 3 Wk6 Room 1 Response to own stimulus

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For this stimulus we decided to do a punk rock themed song that was really upbeat. I feel that it had potential but there were a lot of areas needed for improvement. For example, everyone stopped playing in different places and it wasn't a tight performance. Also the vocals were really turned down so they were really hard to hear. I think I could improve by checking everything is ready for example, making sure the amp isn't on stand by. This was mainly because I didn't realise that Josh had turned it on. Also I need to make sure I communicate with group more so I definitely know what to do during the performance which would make the overall performance sound better and more professional

The chords we used for the verse were:
E, B G, A.

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QS16 3 Response to moving image Wk4 Room 2

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QS16 3 Response to moving image Wk4 Room 2

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For this article we decided that it was about death and destruction as it was mainly talking about war in Syria. Bearing this in mind we decided to give the song a sound of melancholy to show the emotions that country are feeling. I decided to finger pick during the verses as it makes the sound more depressing and you get the full sounds from each chord. In addition to this, it also makes the song slower which contributes to the depressing feel of the song. To improve I think I could of changed up the second verse as it sounded very repetitive and a bit boring. For example I could of added in some more chords during the second verse and changed up the tempo with some fast palm muting which would of added more of an effect on the audience as they would be able to empathise with how the people in Syria must feel. Not only that, I could of also added in a solo making the song sound much better and making me look better as a musician by showing off my skills as guitarist. But overall it was a good response to the stimulus.

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QS16 3 Response to Written Article Wk3 Room 3

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QS16 3 Response to Written Article Wk3 Room 3

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For this response we originally looked at the story board and decided that the girl in the picture was being followed by a stalker. But after some more thinking we decided that although she was being followed, she was actually slightly enjoying the attention because she could of been lonely. We had a range of ideas that everyone thought of to use for this stimulus. We wasn't sure whether to go for a mellow and depressing approach or a more happier approach emphasize the fact that she was actually kind relieved someone took an interest to her. the song came about by me playing a song from Coldplay called Yellow. We decided that the song fit really well with the lyrics that Dana had wrote. So, we developed this further and got this song.  To improve I think I could of made it more complicated and maybe added some finger picking in the song which would of gave it more depth. Also next time I will bring in my electro acoustic guitar so that I can plug it in through the PA instead of micing

The chords I used for the verse were B, F#, E.
The chords I used for the chorus were E, G#minor11, F#

The story Board:.

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QS16 3 Response to Story Board Wk2 Room 1