Practice #10

This is a video of me practicing the song "Etude" which is basically a fingering practice that is given by my guitar teacher. I think I did quite well in this practice because I only made one mistake in the middle of the song. However, I still need to improve my fingering, so I should practice more in order to be able to play songs better.

Practice #9

This is a video of me practicing the song "Romance". I think I did okay in this practice because I only made a few mistakes such as playing the notes late. I was also able to maintain my tempo while playing this song, however, my tempo was a little bit too slow, but again, this song is supposed to be slow. I should do more practice so I can play this song better.

Week 5: May 7 - May 11 2012

Theory Class
Topic: Singing Assessment "Close to You"
Reflection Question: How did my singing assessment go?

We are to sing the Jazz song "Close to You" in groups of 4. My group members are Jesslyn, Adam Bahfen, Dhanes, and I. The assessment went pretty well in my opinion. My group and I were able to cooperate well and we took this assessment seriously, however, we were also able to perform with some expression.

Instrument Class
Topic:-

We did not have any instrument class this week because of the singing assessment.

Practice #8

I did not make any improvements in this practice. In fact, I made more mistakes than the mistakes I made on my last practice. This is most probably caused by my lack of focus during this practice. I did not play in a steady tempo, I slipped up a lot of times and I stopped a lot. I should put more focus during my future practices so I will not make the same mistakes again.

Practice #7

In this video, I practice the same song I have been practicing last week again because we did not have any instrument class thus we did not learn anything new to practice. I think I did okay in this practice. I did not make any major improvements though. However, I was able to minimize my mistakes which is a good sign of improvement. I was also able to play this song more fluently. However, there are a lot of things that I still need to improve such as the dynamics and the picking technique.

Week 4: 30 April - 4 May 2012

Theory Class
Topic: Music Notation and Close to You
Reflection Question: How does business and industry affect music-makers and users?

The business industry helps spreading music that musicians made. Their job is to record the music and make it more popular. It makes the musician's job easier and harder at the same time, because musicians have to maintain a good reputation since they are now famous.

Instrument Class
Topic: -

We did not have any instrument class this week because we have to prepare for next week's singing assessment.

Practice #6

This another video of me practicing "Song of Gypsy". I think I have made some improvements in this practice compared to my last practice. I was able to speed up the tempo a little even though I was not able to maintain the same tempo all throughout my practice. I also only made a few careless mistakes. I will keep on practicing.