2-my warmup was practicing how to hold guitar, and which fingers to use/how to use it

Concept- We tried to learn a chord  ( G major )

(I recorded the video at home because I couldn't in class)

I practiced for 5-10

My warmup was chords from last time (G major)

I chose this sound because...

The character looks like he is happy, and he is also singing and dancing. So I chose sounds that sound happy and that are higher on the scale instead of sounds that are low and sad.

Why did I choose the notes I chose?

I chose notes that are higher, and faster instead of lower and slower because the character is dancing and is happy. Although in one part the character is sad so then I move the notes an octave lower.

Loud/soft why?

Loud, because then it's more upbeat and exiting to listen too, and matches the character.

Fast/slow, why?

Fast because the character is doing a lot of movement and so the music should match it's actions

Intervals (wide or close) why?

They were close so that the sounds move faster, but still maintain their upbeat sound. Even when it went down an octave, it was still close.

I practiced for 10 mins, including warmup with the d major chord again

I practiced for 5-10 mins

I practiced for 15 mins

The movie is The little mermaid, and the character is sebastian.

2. Describe in detail what is happening in your scene.

Sebastian was singing 'under the sea' with another crab. They are dancing and singing, and they are playing their "instruments' which are shells.

3. How does your leitmotif connect with the character in your scene and what they are doing?

My leitmotif connects because the characters are singing and dancing, and my leitmotif makes the dancing they are doing. In some parts they are happy so there is happier music, and in some parts they are sad so the music is sadder.

4. How is it potentially different than first leitmotif you wrote?

I think in my first leitmotif I couldn't add a lot of time markers, so there wasn't much variation in the music. This time I added a lot of markers, so there was a lot different sounds which made this leitmotif sound better.

5. Name/describe all of the beats in the film that you hit, and how you reflected that in the music.

The first beat I hit was when the main character came. The second beat was when the main character and another meet, and they play the shells happily, so I included a happy piano sound (I made the notes go higher). Although in the last beat, they were playing the shells, but this time they were sad, so I included the piano and made the notes go down for a sad effect.

6. What are the different sounds/layers/instruments you used, and why did you use it?

I used piano, bells, strings & flutes, and a recording of my guitars. I used these because they created "happy sounds", and when I used more deeper sounds, they created more "sad sounds".

I am doing piano

My goal:

Learn the song "I see the light"

The resource:

In the link above

When will I practice?:

Monday/thursday after school

• Practiced for 10 minutes

I practiced for 15-20 mins

• I think as a group we did good because we all had good sync, and everyone remembers their parts

• I think personally I was able to play my part successfully. In the beginning it was not that good because I felt like the sounds of the guitar was really loud and I adjusted by playing louder or softer on the guitar. Although later I was able to continue playing the guitar properly.

• I was personally happy with me being able to play the chords, and I was able to play all of them all throughout the song.

• One thing I personally wish could be improved was the guitar was too loud, so the speaker that it was connected to could be more quieter.

• To prepare for next time, I would like to practice in the auditorium before the performance

• During the performance I felt good about the guitar, but at the beginning(at 1:17:30) I needed to adjust the sounds so I was not that confident, and it was the best around the middle (around 1:18:32).

I practiced the first part of it with both hands, and for the warmup I practiced the intro and first part only right hand. I practiced for 15-20 minutes.

I thought you wanted to dance

Instrument: I am going to play the guitar for this song

Chord progression:

How I am going to learn my part:

I will learn my part by searching it up online and finding tutorials, then I will practice that at home.

https://www.e-chords.com/chords/tyler-the-creator/sweat-i-thought-you-wanted-to-dance

This is what I practiced in class, and I practiced for 20-25 mins.

I am practicing a song on the piano at home, which is going well because I learned the intro and verse both hands so far. For my group song, I learned the fingerpicking technique.

What am I struggling with?

I am struggling with consistently doing practice journals, and doing a good warmup. Name 3 specific steps that I will take to continue improving in music.

1- I will remind myself to do at least 1-2 practice journals a week.

2- I will find different warm ups for the piano and the guitar.

3- When practicing i'll start with a warm up and then record the song I practiced

What feedback did Mr. David give me, and what will I do about it?

I got feedback about doing warm ups on the piano, and exercises for my guitar part for the group song. So the next time I practice piano i'll do scales, and I will try the exercises given for the guitar.

• Warmup: For warm up I did the C Major scale

• I worked on the song "I see the light" on the piano. So far practiced the into, verse and the left hand for the part just before the chorus.

• I practiced for 25-30 mins

• Next time I want to work on doing the right hand part before the chorus, and maybe start the chorus.

What skills do I need to play/practice together in a small band setting, and why?

• Collaboration skills: Listen to others- we need to listen to each other to be able to play together, and to share our ideas or problems with each other

• Communication skills: Give & Receive Meaningful Feedback- Because we need to help each other to improve our parts

What ATL Skills I need to work on to keep preparing.

• Organisation skills: Set Goals, Identify Strategies, & Take Action- I think I need to improve on practicing more at home, setting goals on what to practice, and practicing outside of class.

What is your song and what instrument are you playing?

• The song we are playing is called "I thought you wanted to dance"

• The instrument I am playing is the guitar

How have you been learning your part?

• I started with a website that gave the chords, but with the help of Mr.Lien I learned the tabs/ a finger picking part

While learning your part, what struggles are you encountering?

• Learning the chords was a struggle for me, but doing the finger picking is easier. The struggle in finger picking was that I might be going too slow, and might accidently touch the wrong string. To fix this I will practice alone and try to speed up to match the song.

While playing together as a band, what struggles are you encountering?

• Sometimes I can't catch up to the speed of what the band is playing, and I might accidentally touch the wrong string. Together sometimes we are off beat and need to be more in sync. To fix this we need to practice to the song to make sure we are all playing at the same/right speed.

1) Have you changed the length of the song? If so, how did you change it? And Why did you change it?

• We changed the duration of the song to 1:35 (that's around half the song) instead of playing the whole song. We changed it because we didn't like/want to play the ending part and it was too long making it hard for us.

2) How have you changed the song to match your groups' (or your own individual) skill level?

• We made the song shorter so it was easy for all of us to learn our parts in the amount of time we have. I first learned chords but I found that it was hard so I learned the finger picking part. I was able to repeat that part in the song so it matched my skill level.

3) What challenges have you encountered in your arrangement process, and how have you addressed them?

• Not practicing with everyone. The piano and drums practiced together so they were able to be in sync, but the guitars couldn't practice together. So address this we started to practice all together to be in sync.

4) In what ways have you experimented with instrumentation or voice to enhance your arrangement?

• I tried singing and playing the guitar. Singing with the guitar was a challenge, and in the guitar I first experimented with chords but then I experimented with finger picking.

5) How else is your arrangement different from the original?

• We mostly kept our arrangement the same, because it sounds similar to the original song. The only thing we changed was the duration of the song.

• The title of this song is "I thought you wanted to dance" By Tyler, the Creator

• It was released on June 25, 2021

• The genre is Hip hop music/rap

2) What is the song about? Is there a story behind the writing of the song?

• This song is about "love and heartbreak"

• The song is related to the first track "Sweet" because the first track is about his romantic interest, and the second track is about heartbreak regret.

• I think this is the least like the original because the instrument she is using is a ukulele, and the chords she uses is not like the ones you hear in the song. The ukulele also makes a different sound then the ones in the actual song.

• Her voice is also not properly displaying the upbeat rhythm in the actual song, her version sounds more monotone and sad.

• I think this cover is the most like the original because they use a electrical piano kind of instrument, and that makes many different sounds, like piano and drums.

• They also use both male and female vocals like used in the actual song.

• I was able to play my part on time/on beat with the rest of my group

• I was able to learn and remember my part on the guitar

2) Name at least 1 SPECIFIC GROUP success from the performance. 

• We were all able to play in sync, and we were able to end song correctly.

3) How did you collaborate with your group? What worked and what needed improvement?

• Something that went well when collaborating was we were all able to learn our parts and then practice them together.

  4) IF you had to work with your group to arrange/rehearse/perform a new (another) song, what would you do differently?

• If we had to perform another song, something I would do differently is I would continue try to challenge myself more, and try playing a more challenging song with my group.

I was able to perform our song successfully on the piano (by remembering all the parts and not messing up)

• What is at least one thing you would have liked to improve for next time or differently for next time?

For next time something different I would do is have more interesting chords, and create more interesting lyrics or melodies.

• Choose one other G8 band performance from that evening. What are some specific thoughts you have about that performance?

Happy Summer performance- I liked the melody and chords of their songs. Their melody and lyrics sounded good and were catchy.

• Which ATL skills did you develop in order throughout this unit to play successfully?

Throughout this unit I developed my collaboration and creative thinking skills.

I developed my collaboration skills by working with my group to create lyrics, chords and melodies. We had to communicate with each other about how we wanted our song to sound, and what we wanted it to be about. Then we had to work together to make the melody and practice singing the song. I developed my creative thinking skills by finding good chord progressions, and original melodies.