https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m en-us 2017-11-29 20:01:12 UTC 2025-11-19 16:37:18 UTC hello@padlet.com louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211613377 2017-11-29 20:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211613377 louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211613738 The stimulus we used for this week was the film '8 Mile' and rap battles in general. Kyle and Joe had the idea to have a Rap Contest type of thing against each other, and me and George decided to perform the music to support them. ]]> 2017-11-29 20:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211613738 louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211615511 I have always been a huge fan of late Eighties/early Nineties hip hop so i wanted to perform a very funky bass line to accompany the rap to give it that traditional hip hop vibe. I decided to use slap bass technique.
George took the role of drums,]]> 2017-11-29 20:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211615511 louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211618177 G|-----------------------------
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E|--5--5--------------------------]]> 2017-11-29 20:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211618177 louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211620108  I thought the performance went relatively well considering we only had 2 vocalists, a drummer and a bass guitarist. I think it fit the stimulus quite well. Not only were the vocals in theme with a rap battle, but i thought George's simple drum beat and my repetitive bass riff kept the attention on the rappers, as our music was simple and was more of a backing track to the rap battle.
However i think the rapping could have had better flows alongside the music, as in some parts (when kyle says the 'Guess who's back' line, for example) the rhythm of the instruments did not match the rhythm of the vocals. ]]> 2017-11-29 20:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211620108 louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211626094 I believe my personal performance was quite good. I demonstrated my understanding and use of the slap technique and gave a bit of funk into the song. However i do think my slapping is not as good as it could be, as i sometimes struggle to hit the one string, often slapping 2, and i could practice that a little more to improve. ]]> 2017-11-29 20:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211626094 louisclarkfitz https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211631206 Joe/Kyle - Rapping
George - Drums
Me - Bass]]> 2017-11-29 20:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/louisclarkfitz/jtogcjng6w4m/wish/211631206