I was confident in the performance because I felt I knew my parts well and could easily get on the stage and just have fun. Even after the performance all I wanted was to get back onto the stage and play again.

We as a band in group D worked well together and all became good friends, I think this really benefited us in our performance and practices as we could well communicate.

Next time if we could I could definitely try push ourselves for some harder songs and also to look and act a little more free and happy on stage. Overall I really enjoyed playing with these people and can’t wait to see what the year has in stall for us.

Present- Ava, Dorina, Maya, Jason, Katie, Oilibhear, louis, Ivan, Antosh, Nico.

Absent- Eva

Songs worked on- ain't it fun [paramore], Rooster[Alice and chains].

Set-up- tune instruments and warm up

band chat- talk about what to rehearse

sectional work- work on specific sections needing improvement or changing.

final run throughs- apply changes to a full run through of each song.

For aint it fun, we had changed the ending and added a guitar solo the previous week, so for this rehearsal we put that into real time and practiced the full song with the changed ending to make sure the whole band was on the same page.

We then began working on the newly chosen song rooster, we started this by splitting guitar parts and listening through the song as a group to get a feel for the song and decide what parts were best for each person, we also made the decision to speed up the song as on the record its a very slow tempo song and we agreed we wanted a faster-pace up beat tempo.

Present- Ava, Dorina, Jason, Katie, Oilibhear, louis, Ivan, Antosh, Nico, Eva

Absent- Maya

Songs worked on- ain't it fun [paramore], Rooster[Alice and chains].

Set-up- tune instruments and warm up

band chat- talk about what to rehearse

sectional work- work on specific sections needing improvement or changing.

final run throughs- apply changes to a full run through of each song.

Whilst rehearsing aint it fun we had multiple clean run throughs of the ending we decided practicing starts and endings to the song.

For our second song, rooster by Alice and chains we started by giving each singer a run through of the song to help split vocal parts. we then tried the song by slowly combining parts, Oilibhear and Jason decided on a harmonised guitar part during the verse. I feel much better about the song choice as although it was a bit out there and we weren't sure how we would go about it, we all think its starting to feel more comfortable.

For my part in aint it fun I play the main melody line which comes in at different parts throughout the song, reoccurring. I enjoy this part, its catchy and has a good rhythm. As for my part in Rooster I play with the other 3 guitarists the main intro to make it have an almost chorus effect, I then repeat this throughout using distortions in some parts to create heavier choruses and add more to the dynamics.

Maya,

Dorina,

Katie,

Antosh.

Our Process

we started off by me and Katie playing different chords until we found something me liked. we recorded each track into logic along side a drum lopped tracks. Maya and dorian then started humming along to the instrumentation to come up with a melody. once we decided on one we all liked we recored the humming into logic and then moved onto lyrics.

Next steps:

id like to come up with a new chord sequence, to stop the overall song from sounding too repetitive.

So far I think it's sounding pretty good as an initial plan, I'm excited to see with what else we owe up with. we also need to next week further separate what we want as a chorus and a verse etc.

Structure and Arrangement

-mid paced

-4/4

-4 vocals, 4 guitars

Lyrics

-personal and storytelling

-1st person

-melody changes into chorus and again for the middle 8

Melody

-verse rhythm is short and fast

-chorus rhythm is long and slow

-there is a repetition of melody in all verses and all choruses but different words

-good range of dynamics and notes

-highest note is at the end of the second verse [Ab]

Chords

-Simple chords

-slight change in chords into the verse

-major

Hooks

-vocal hook repeated a couple times through the song

-chord sequence sort of used as a hook along with the vocal hook

-stay hydrated to stop over heating

-revise part so 100% confident, 1 less thing to forget about.

know that this is what you put all the effort in for and just do the best you possibly can.

Throughout the year I have gained new skills in a range of areas including new mixing strategies, how to plan a band practice and how to effectively split parts to cover a wide range of sounds in a group setting. Doing projects such as the live performance have heightened my confidence on the stage and helped me prepare to perform with my band at mash house this coming may. I've learnt many things to use to give the best performance possible. such as pre show rituals, warm ups, and effective ways to learn a song.

Project concept  

For my final project I am going to be performing at the mash house and documenting all the steps taken to get the set up to standard.  

Our set list is made up of 5 songs, our original, back in 74, she looks so perfect, super freak, and give it up. The most challenging one so dad has been give it up as on the record it’s very synth heavy and with 4 electric guitars there’s a lot of working around that and creating new parts so the song fits our band the best it can. 

Resources

I find watching a range of performances of the songs weather they're on stage, records, or tutorials, it helps get a better feel of the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLRDMQYh9M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8Imv44kRE