Week 2: 16 April - 20 April 2012

Theory Class
Reflection Question: What are the functions of music in society?

Music has always been and will always be significant in the society. This reflection question basically summarizes the presentation that my group and I have prepared for next week. According to us, music plays an important role in the society because it carries a lot of health benefits, it is the most popular form of entertainment, it is a media to express one's thoughts and feelings, and it is a very beneficial hobby. There are a lot of other roles of music in our society that cannot be mentioned one by one, but what I am certain of is, without the presence of music, our lifes will never be the same.

Instrument Class

During instrument class, Mr. John again prepared us for the up-coming music notation test because most of us are not that prepared yet especially since Mr. Herry announced that we will be given a song and we should identify the chords from the melody.

Practice #4

This is a video of me practicing the melody of the song "Smile". I chose to do a practice on this song because its melody does not contain a lot of syncopatic notes which makes it easier for me to play. I think this practice is well enough because I only made a few mistakes. However, I did mute some notes as I was playing. I should improve it next time.

Practice #3

This is a video of me practicing the chords of Close to You. I did not know some of the chords at first but I did some research so I know all of them now. I think I did quite good in this practice because I only made a few mistakes. I would like to add more variety to the rhytm next time though.

Week 1: 9 April - 13 April 2012

Theory Class
Reflection Question: What is the role of music in your life?

Music plays a really important role in my life. Music has been my inspiration and a place to turn to when life is difficult. It has a really great power over my life, and over everyone's life too, I suppose. I can even say that my life without music will definitely be incomplete. Music affects my mood and my perspective. It has the power to change people's life. One other thing that music can do to me is motivating me to do my homeworks. I somehow feel more motivated in working on an essay task while listening to my favorite instrumental songs. Because of these reasons, I feel that music really does play an important role in my life.

Instrument Class
During instrument class, I practiced one song from the booklet Mr. Herry gave us. I practiced the melody of the song Close to You by The Carpenters. It is the song I like most from the collection of jazz songs compiled by Mr. Herry. Mr. John also prepared us for next week's notation test.

Practice #2

This is a video of me practicing the first half of the song Twilight by Kotaro Oshio. I did not do so good in this practice because I made quite a number of mistakes. I also did not play in a steady tempo. I think my picking is good already, the problem lays in my left hand. Sometimes, I press the fret board incorrectly which causes the note to be mute. I also slipped while playing some glissendo notes. I should do more practice so that I can improve these things and I should also practice the second half of this song.

Practice #1

This is a video of me playing the melody of the song Close to You. This is the song I like most from the booklet that Mr. Herry gave us. In this practice, I did not play in a steady tempo, I read some of the notes wrong and play some of the notes late. I will practice more to try to minimize my mistakes.