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How me and my band picked our songs was by all of us picking some songs we liked and then putting them in a list and voting which ones we liked the best. After finally picking our songs we then practiced all of them in our own time and in college time, we practiced till we felt comfortable to practice all together. Once we all knew all our songs we then started putting them in order, we went with The night we met by Lord Huron, Mama said by Cat Clyde, our original Easy way to cry, Id love to change the world by Ten years After and finally Hard times by Paramore. We done it in this order because we wanted it to sound even by not putting all the loud songs together and all the chill ones together, we made it even so the audience doesn’t get bored

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https://youtu.be/KtlgYxa6BMU?si=oyCHBFwI3A1gvOpa

Our first song The night we met by Lord Huron is Alternative/Indie. The song is about love but the end of a relationship with regret. It was made in 2015 and just matched with our bands vibe not to crazy but just the right energy.

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Lord Huron - The Night We Met (Official Audio)

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https://youtu.be/gqXdU1IK2JI?si=uu4QzH9IYTIr9ESm

Our second song Mama said by Cat Clyde is Folks song. The was made in 2017 and she wrote it about how she wants to try and keep her life the way it is.

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https://youtu.be/zEQNb17BSd0?si=zWi7rKLR8sxFHQkn

Our forth song Id love to change the world by Ten years after is rock song. It was made 1971, the song is about how messed up the world is now a days and how the confused state of the world is.

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Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change the World (Official Lyric Video)

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https://youtu.be/AEB6ibtdPZc?si=UYMz424N5squNSXS

Our firth song Hard times by Paramore is a pop rock song. It was made 2017 and is about hard times in life and how you feel.

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This course has improved my skills on drums because I use to not be able to play 6 songs before, I thought I could never do it but the course has helped me to reach my goals. My band made a song called Easy way to cry and I’ve never made a song before well properly, for our song I got to make up the whole drum part, Jamie and Jacob knew some drums they wanted and I done that for them but I finally got to make a proper song with my band and I’m really proud of it. I thought it was going to be to difficult to make a song but turns out its really fun, I’m so glad this course taught me how to make a song. This course also helped me with my knowledge, I finally know what’s it’s like to perform in front of a real audience. I finally understand how a band really works and how communication is key to get what you want and how you feel

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I’m really proud of the fact I’ve managed to get into an amazing band and have performed a gig with them and also made a song. Doing this project was really fun and exciting, I was really proud of getting all my songs good before the final performance and I’m proud to have pushed myself to make the drums sound exact as the songs. I can’t believe I’ve managed to remember 6 songs for a gig I’m really impressed with myself for managing to do that. When we finished it was a huge relief but also sad because it was really fun and exciting but I’m glad it finished off great.

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24th March

I came in and went to a practice room by myself and was listening to the songs I had to learn on drums. I was in the practice room for like 2 hours maybe even 3. I would listen to the songs and learn the drum part from ear, I would then practice with the music videos to make sure I was in time with the song.

31st march

Me and my band came in and went to a practice room. When we got into the practice room we started learning our parts individually, eventually when we all felt confident enough we would practice one song at a time to start getting use to everyone playing at the same time. Ni would come in and make sure we where doing alright and would help us out if we needed it.

7th April

It was Easter holiday at this time and all I could do was practice at home. I would listen to the songs on repeat to learn my timing for the drums. Me and my band did manage to get a day to come in and practice during the Easter holiday which was great. All we did was work on the songs that needed to be worked on for example hard times needed to be working on because the drums where really challenging for me.

14th April

At this time I was on holiday so all I done was listen to the songs a lot.

21st April

This was a bank holiday but I manage to look up how to do the begging part of hard times on tiktok which was really helpful and I then also look up on tiktok for the night we met beat. It was really helpful because tiktok shows people playing the part so you don’t have to imagine what they are hitting you can actually see aswell.

28th April

Me and my band came in and practiced for hours until my legs and arms where hurting. We decided what order we wanted to play the songs and where talking about that for awhile because we wanted it to sound even and not boring. Ni also came in and listen to us play our songs and he gave me and other people advice to make our parts sound smoother and better.

5th May

This is when we started getting really serious about the performance and what we wanted to do and say. This day we just kept practicing and practicing until we where feeling better about our parts, we also decided to change our original ending part with a little pause to make it sound better.

12th May

All me and my band did was practice all day. We came in early and practiced till nearly 5, we where all starting to feel nervous but excited. We where also talking about what we wanted to do that day and we decided to meet at college at 10 then practice a couple of times before our performance, then we would all make our way to the mash house to get sound checked and then go somewhere and chill until we had to head back and perform. After decided all that we then went and got Ni to listen to some songs and he told us little things that could make sound smoother.

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outtheboxfest.co.uk

https://www.outtheboxfest.co.uk

this website is all about where we will be performing and who will be playing mash house my band is Sunburst, it also shows the tickets and location of the mash house.

Out the box helped me and my band achieve making this gig happen. out the box website shows all the bands that will be playing at Mash house including my band Sunburst, so it gets people to see my band and others and makes the people want to go and watch us. it helped me prepare for the gig and helped me and my band to practice harder so that we would be perfect for the gig.

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https://youtube.com/shorts/rmd6VWKHzOY?si=vKSP0kCrEy0_WcI4

this is the video that helped me learn hards intro.

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Paramore - Hard Times #transcription  #drumcover  #drums

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https://youtube.com/shorts/zKFbnRMkjuY?si=Dz0twCPkHMwawqO9

this is the video that helped me learn the beat of the night we met.

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The Night We Met | Lord Huron | Drum Cover | Lxdrums

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School of Rock

https://www.schoolofrock.com › resources › music-industry › how-to-have-a-successful-rehearsal

this website tells you how to prepare your band to have a good rehearsals and gives you good advice to be prepared for gigs.

what it tells you is that you should always learn your songs little by little, you should never rush or it will sound bad. you should always practice independently to know when your parts are. You should also know when to play and when to come in.

when it comes to rehearsals you should always make time to practice with your whole band and work on the parts that doesn't sound the best. Distractions should be kept to a minimum to allow full focus from the band but there should also be breaks to break up rehearsals and give everyone a break for a few minutes.

goals should be made so they can be worked towards (preparing for the gig)

teamwork is important for a lot of reasons like so we can work well toghether, have good communication and so we can just enjoy our time working together and make sure we get everything done.

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I remember when we left the college and started heading to the Mash house, I was feeling excited and nervous at the same time. When we finally arrived we went and got sound checked and I remember walking on to the stage and that’s when it hit me that this is real and ill be up here performing soon in front of random people. We left after sound check and went to chill out until it was time perform. We finally get back to the Mash house, I met my friends and was chilling and listen to the first two bands that where on and then I started getting really nervous because I was next on. We get on the stage and I realized the tom that I was needing still wasn’t there so I went to the women who was in charge and she didn’t have a clue which wasn’t great so I went and told people in my band and Jacob went to Scott and told him the problem but Scott said he couldn’t do anything which again wasn’t great. I stood there and panicked and tried to think because we didn’t have much time before we play, I finally thought of something and told my band so they didn’t get put off and it went really well, it sounded like nothing went wrong. It came to our original Easy way to cry and it was going extremely well and it made me so proud of myself and my band that I felt myself tearing up but I didn’t cry. After our performance I spoke with my band and celebrated a bit but finally went over to my dad and grandad and they hugged me and then I felt like I was going to cry again but didn’t. it was so enjoyable to be on stage with my band and have my friends and family watch. Being in this course has impacted me greatly, it’s finally made me believe I can be in a band and I can become what I want to be in my future.

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The Mash house venue tells us about how they work, what they allows in the place and how to contact them if you have any questions or problems. they also talk about accessibility for wheel chair users. they show previews of the venue itself on the website too and also who will be performing on what days. also showing what else they have to offer like the bar near the entrance of the building.