Music Vaanya by https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a Made with serendipity en-us 2017-04-18 05:46:37 UTC 2017-05-30 15:14:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Day 1 s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/166676731 Video 1 -

WOW - I was able to move my fingers fast enough for each note to be played and I was also able to pluck the right string. Before I was holding the right note but was plucking the wrong string. I was also able to play the first part consistently.

HOW - Next class I need to work on getting to the second verse and finishing the whole thing. I also should start working with the group so that I could get a sense on how I am supposed to play as a group. This way I would also be able to practice being in time and would also get a sense on the tempo at which I am supposed to be playing at.
NOW - I should probably work on plucking the string harder. Some of the strings I pluck very hard and others too soft. I should be able to pluck all of the consistently ad with the same amount of force. I should also start trying to figure out how I am supposed to play the second part. 

Video 2 -
This is a video of me trying to play the part. I was only trying to figure out which chords and which places I was supposed to place my hands. In the video you can also see that I am trying t pluck the strings harder but at times I do pluck a little too hard. I have learnt this lesson that I should really relax my arms and loosen up so that I am not so tense while playing. When I am tense that means that my body is stiff and the movement and beat and the strength of my plucking all gets messed up.]]> 2017-04-18 05:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/166676731 Day 2 s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/166999294 Video 3 - Final playing (no mistakes)
Video 4 - Group playing

WOW -
Video 3 - I really liked how I was able to play the music in the same tempo the whole time. I also really like how I was able to show that I could play without messing up and I was able to relax and not tense up. I also really like the tempo at which I was playing at.
Video 4 - As a group I think at the beginning Khanh(piano) and I (base) were not in time but then once I realized that I was going too fast I slowed down. But then Amy(guitar) was off time because she changes chords at the wrong time. I think that's what messed us all up. But this was just the first try. I think that next time it would be better because we would have had more practice time.
HOW - Next time we should all try and play in time. I think we would be able to do this by making sure that not one instrument is louder than the other. We should all have equal amount of sound coming from each instrument. I think then we will all be able to hear. Next time we should also start working on the lyrics and also start working on the solos and making sure they fit into our performance perfectly.
NOW - We could all for now practice separately and make sure we all have the same tempo. We could then all practice together once finally. ]]> 2017-04-19 13:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/166999294 Day 3 s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/171148029 Video 5 -
This is us playing as a group the first full verse.
WOW -
Today I was able to accomplish the end part and make sure that it sounded well and I was in time it the piano player. I needed to make my tempo a little faster so that I could be in beat with the other players. Today we also finished te last part to our song. Now the song lyrics are complete.
HOW - We still need to work on playing the whole song together. We also have to figure out where we should add the solos for the pianos. I also think that we should start working as a group more and using the class time to work together and not separately because we don't all need to be together when we are practicing by ourselves.
NOW - I think we should start working on the lyrics again and start singing as a group or at least trying to do so to see how it sounds. At the moment only Tuong is singing and it sounds really good but maybe if we could all sing and then we could start harmonizing. We also need the harsh voice because it is Blues. ]]> 2017-05-11 02:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/171148029 Progression of our lyrics throughout the days. s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/171150130 These are the lyrics for each verse. 
 
Day 1
I thought I could trust you
I thought I could trust you somehow - [Section A]
I thought I could trust you, old pal
I thought I could trust you somehow - [Section A*]
And I was so wrong
But I no longer feel your cruel knife now. - [Section B]
 
 Day 2
I remember our days of friendship
Yeah I remember those days so long ago - [Section A]
I remember those days of honesty
I remember those days so long ago - [Section A*]
And it's so disappointing
It was a low blow, you know - [Section B]

And all those nights back then, baby
Oh, all through those nights I cried - [Section A]
All those nights back then
All those nights, a river I cried - [Section A*]
But now, you'll never see
A single tear fall from my eyes

Day 3
Don't you realize it, buddy?
Don't you realize what you've done to me?
Don't you realize the things you've done?
You better realize the things you did to me
Now that you're no longer here
I can finally be free

]]> 2017-05-11 02:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/171150130 Day 4 s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/173137843 I was sick today and was not at school but I was able to practice at home because I have a guitar and I made sure that I was in time by using the video that we took in class to practice. I was trying to also sing but that didn't work so well because I got confused when singing and playing at the same time. Today I also tried to do a solo with the chords but it didn't really work. I should just focus on working with playing on time. Next class I would like to try and play as a group and make sure that we all are in time and we all sound good together. I would also like to work on which times the solos should come in because Khanh is doing a solo with the piano but I'm not sure when she does it. They might have discussed this last class but I wasn't there. When I was at home I also worked on the organization of the music and analyzed it trying to see what went wrong and how I could improve. I think we should also as a group work on the structure which comes with the solos. I'm not sure if Tuong is doing a solo but if he is then we need to make sure it is in time with the rest of the song. We also need to work on how fast we are going to play each instrument. We need to come up with a general pace time. We need to make sure that everything is at the same pitch meaning that no instrument is higher than another. This means that there should not be any forms of dynamics because there is no louder or softer instruments. Everything should be plucked, strummed, and played at the same pitch none should be (p) or (f). It should sound the same. We also should probably work on the overall sound before we perform. We should do a couple of run throughs before we perform to make sure everyone knows when they are supposed to come in and ]]> 2017-05-22 13:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/173137843 Day 5 s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/174342516 Today we were able to practice so much better because we all knew our parts and we were all able to play on time. We were able to make sure that we had all the lyrics ad were just shaping up before the performance. We were able to practice as a group and I was also able to make sure that we were all on time and sounded good together. 
According to the rest of my groups feedback we were supposed to make sure the guitar and the piano was on time. We also need to make sure that the piano sounds more jazzy and we need to make sure that we are a little faster. 
I think that we shouldn't make it faster because otherwise everything will have to speed up and then we will mess up because people won't be on time. ]]> 2017-05-30 06:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/174342516 Reflection s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/174343416 My own - (vid 1)
WOW -
We were on time for the whole thing. We were able to have everything balanced because we were able to hear everyone's instruments. We were also able to make sure that we knew when to stop and we all started at the same time.
HOW -
I messed up twice in the whole performance but as soon as I messed up I was able to make sure I got back on time. I think this happened to the piano as well.
NOW -
We need to make sure that we can memorize our parts and be able to play on time without the other instruments. At the moment we are only able to play on time when the piano plays but then if the piano messes up then we don't know how to get back into the sequence.

VIDEO 2 -
WOW - 
The piano was super good because there were many solos. The piano was played in time and everyone followed the piano. 
HOW - 
I wasn't really able to hear the bass that well but I know he was going on time because his fingers moved when the piano sound came. The bass made a couple mistakes but he was able to get back on track and play well. I think that Joseph could have added a little more tone to his voice because it sounded as if he just read out the lyrics.
NOW - 
I think that you should all work as a group and make sure that everything is in time and that you all sing because then I think Joseph would feel more comfortable and would be able to add tone to his voice and then the overall performance would be much better. ]]> 2017-05-30 06:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/174343416 s02946 https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/174434178 Check the google drive that I have shared with you to see the videos that I have been referring to during the past few days. Here is the link - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B3l7pJjNoLw7Tkk4cE1ydjlSYUk]]> 2017-05-30 15:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s02946/zdifstj4vc8a/wish/174434178