8th September 2009

Today we submitted our individual reports on the genre our group picked. I forgot to laminate my work and so I submitted it in the split session after recess. After we discussed about the G-Clef, how to draw it, and what 1 sharp, 2 sharp, 3 sharps mean, we had Steven perform for us since he was absent last class. Melvin was also supposed to perform but his hand was injured so it's postponed for after Lebaran. Then we looked at our recorded performances, and I think mine wasn't as bad as I thought it was. The classic pose still looked like a frog though. Throughout my performance there were some people laughing and I heard Mr John singing a note, but it was all great for a laugh.

2nd September 2009

Today we learnt about the chords usually used in pop and jazz songs. They are as follows: Triads (Major and Minor), 7 Chords (Major and Minor), 6 Chords (Major and Minor), 69 Chords (Major and Minor), and the Dominant 7 and Minor 7 chords, which haven't been discussed yet. Mr Herry tells us the formula of getting these chords from a scale. At the beginning of the lesson, I was distracted since I was talking to my friend, so Mr Herry reprimanded me. Luckily, I was also listening to the lesson at the same time, so I could answer his question. Next time I will need to be more careful and not get distracted in class.

1st September 2009

Today we were assessed on our music solo performances. We each played a piece that we learnt from instrument class. I was nervous and didn't perform well, while the others all performed well. I hope the classic pose (even though it looks like a frog) will get me more points. I think i can improve by practicing performances in front of people so I wouldn't be as nervous.

26th August 2009

Today at music class we had the group slide presentations. Our group, pop rock, got the first turn. There were some miscommunications, for example 3 sound samples were not even used. I think we can improve further by gathering between the group more often, using the mp3 in the presentation itself, using videos, putting the timeline, including the 80s, omitting unrelated things like the heavy metal "Iron Man", and we should also delve deeper into the subject.