2011/02/26

Music reflection

23 / 02 / 2011
Today,  We watched some videos or music performances from youtube and They were all very good in music and They inspire me to work hard in learning music and not easily give up, so that I can be able to play violin nicely. After that, our teacher checked our homework and I will try to learn more about music theory, and also practice more to prepare me for my classical music performance which will be held 2 more weeks from now on.

2011/02/22

Music reflection

22 / 02 / 2011
Today, We learned about major scales, tonic triot and also inversions of the first tonic triots. It was not really hard actually. At first, I did not understand those things, but then I learned from my friend and also my teacher, so that now I got it. After this, I will have to go to www.teoria.com and learn more about music theory there. I will also have to practice more about this topic at home.

Music reflection

16 / 02 / 2011
Today, We did our group slide presentation. My group consists of 5 people, but one of us is absent today, so We had to do his part too. Our group was the fourth group to present our presentation. Our slide presentation is kind of plain and does not have any pictures or videos because We honestly didn't have much time to do it together. But, I think it still contains important information about classical and also pop music. If I had more time to work together with my group, I would have and should have added some pictures and videos, and also put nice backgrounds. After this, I will try to learn more about music theory from teoria.com and also practice to play violin, so that I can play well on my assessment later on. My group presentation was not very good because We kept on looking at the slides while We were presenting. So, next time, We should have palm cards and We also have to memorize a bit before the presentation is presented.

2011/02/12

Music reflection

09 / 02 / 2011
Today, We continued our individual singing assessment and I got my turn to sing in front of class. I was really nervous while waiting for my turn to sing and when it was my turn, I became even more nervous. I think I did bad in my singing assessment today and I have to improve it again next time. I was not confident at all when I sang 'Heal the World' from Michael Jackson in front of my class. Today, I will start making my group presentation which has to be presented next Wednesday. The topic for the group presentation is 'Classical vs Pop music'.

2011/02/08

Music reflection

08 / 02 / 2011
Today, I made my reflection for the first essay task in this semester. After I finished my reflection, I was given the assessment booklet for my individual singing assessment. I read the rubrics for this assessment, so I know the things that I need to do in my assessment and I also know that the maximum score is 10. Today, I did not have to sing in front of my class because my turn is tomorrow. So, I will practice several more times for my assessment, so that I will get good score.

2011/02/03

Music reflection

02 / 02 / 2011
Today, We were told that our essay can be submitted on Friday, so I will continue making my essay again. After that I watched some of my friends doing their rehearsal for the individual singing performance which will be held next week (Wednesday). Some of them sang very nicely, but some of them need to change their songs because their voice doesn't fir with the songs. I think the biggest problem that the students encounter is that most of us are nervous when We sing because it's the first time for us to sing in front of many people. There were around two of us who performed very well, They were entertaining. When I go home, I will continue making my essay and also practice more for my singing assessment next Wednesday.

Music reflection

01 / 02 / 2011
Today, We were given some papers for our essay task that we have to submit tomorrow. The essay will be about classical and pop music and it's about 500 - 1000 words long. After that, We started to do our rehearsal for the individual singing performance. I was the second person who had to sing in front of my class and I sang "Heal the world" from Michael Jackson. I got some nerve problems while singing and I was shaking in front of my class. So, I think I will have to practice more and try not to be nervous while singing and I will also have to open my mouth when I sing so that the articulation will be clear. Other than that, I have to start preparing for my group slide presentation.