Because I can't upload the video to my blog, I uploaded my video through YouTube.
Here is a song I played during a competition, that includes the blues scale in it and compiles months of practice, Arabesque No.1 by Claude Debussy:
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
20-24 March 2012, Playing Blues Song
How was my understanding of blues after my performance?
This week we practiced or blues song and Mr. Herry assessed us. My group is with Shafiera and Astri, and I thought that I've done quite well about it. With this assessment, I've begun to learn Blues with more passion. My understanding about the accompaniment chords went better because it increases the range of scales I knew, enabling me to accompany a blues song.
Instrument Class: Rehearsal and Assessment
On this week, we rehearsed our blues song for the last time and assessed on the following day. I made some minor changes on the accompaniment on the part where I'm not playing to make it sound better, by using the left hand as the bass and the right hand as the chord.
This week we practiced or blues song and Mr. Herry assessed us. My group is with Shafiera and Astri, and I thought that I've done quite well about it. With this assessment, I've begun to learn Blues with more passion. My understanding about the accompaniment chords went better because it increases the range of scales I knew, enabling me to accompany a blues song.
Instrument Class: Rehearsal and Assessment
On this week, we rehearsed our blues song for the last time and assessed on the following day. I made some minor changes on the accompaniment on the part where I'm not playing to make it sound better, by using the left hand as the bass and the right hand as the chord.
12-16 March 2012, Improvisation
How is my understanding now about improvisation especially in blues?
This week we practiced our blues song and Mr. Herry gave us the basics about improvisation. I knew now that the improvisation in bules has it's own unique set of notes, different than the normal scale. With this song, I became better in understanding the improvisation because of these practice and rehearsals for the assessment later.
Instrument Class: Rehearsal, Walking Bass
This week we learned about walking bass. This is one of the best ways to accompany the melody because of the variation and the constantly changing note. We also rehearsed our 12-bars-blues song for the next week's assessment
This week we practiced our blues song and Mr. Herry gave us the basics about improvisation. I knew now that the improvisation in bules has it's own unique set of notes, different than the normal scale. With this song, I became better in understanding the improvisation because of these practice and rehearsals for the assessment later.
Instrument Class: Rehearsal, Walking Bass
This week we learned about walking bass. This is one of the best ways to accompany the melody because of the variation and the constantly changing note. We also rehearsed our 12-bars-blues song for the next week's assessment
5-9 March 2012, Blues Song
Explain the great role of blues in the development of early jazz!
Blues owns a great role in the development of early jazz, it is the characteristic of jazz and supports it's development until now, so we can say that blues is the backbone of jazz. Most jazz songs now are with the base of blues. We need to learn blues in order to understand and play jazz.
Instrument Class: Rehearsing the 12-Bars-Blues
On this week's instrument class, we practiced our songs for the assessment later. We're divided into groups of 3 and play our parts in turn. I think this is a creative and efficient method to balance the amount of work on each student.
Blues owns a great role in the development of early jazz, it is the characteristic of jazz and supports it's development until now, so we can say that blues is the backbone of jazz. Most jazz songs now are with the base of blues. We need to learn blues in order to understand and play jazz.
Instrument Class: Rehearsing the 12-Bars-Blues
On this week's instrument class, we practiced our songs for the assessment later. We're divided into groups of 3 and play our parts in turn. I think this is a creative and efficient method to balance the amount of work on each student.
27th February - 2nd March 2012, Playing the Blues Song
How do I practice and apply my 12-bars-blues at home?
After making my blues song, I 've begun to understand more the true purpose of this song, and it's used in real life. With learning this, I can do some improvisation in simple songs, that I use mainly to teach and help my sister, in learning her new songs. This is really important in order to increase our skills and abilities.
Instrument Class: Practicing Blues Song
On this week's instrument class, we rehearsed our 12-bars-blues song. We also need to expand this into 24 bars with the 12 bars without any melodies, a place for us to improvise and get creative on the blues scale.
After making my blues song, I 've begun to understand more the true purpose of this song, and it's used in real life. With learning this, I can do some improvisation in simple songs, that I use mainly to teach and help my sister, in learning her new songs. This is really important in order to increase our skills and abilities.
Instrument Class: Practicing Blues Song
On this week's instrument class, we rehearsed our 12-bars-blues song. We also need to expand this into 24 bars with the 12 bars without any melodies, a place for us to improvise and get creative on the blues scale.
20-24 February 2012, Submission of Blues Compostiiton
Did you face any challenges working on your 12-bars-blues?
On making my 12-bars-blues song, I do face several problems, mainly because of the minor details such as the sharp, flat, and rests. I also misunderstand some articulation problems at that time before I changed it. These things are mistakes and I need to be more careful next time to prevent this from happening again.
Instrument Class: Rehearsing the 12-Bars-Blues
This week, we rehearsed and practiced our 12-bars-blues for the assessment on march. We need to make the 12-bars-blues extension for March too. I also found some errors which I soon fixed to make the song better.
On making my 12-bars-blues song, I do face several problems, mainly because of the minor details such as the sharp, flat, and rests. I also misunderstand some articulation problems at that time before I changed it. These things are mistakes and I need to be more careful next time to prevent this from happening again.
Instrument Class: Rehearsing the 12-Bars-Blues
This week, we rehearsed and practiced our 12-bars-blues for the assessment on march. We need to make the 12-bars-blues extension for March too. I also found some errors which I soon fixed to make the song better.
14-15 February 2012, Blues
How is my understanding of Blues and applying the 12-bars-blues?
This week we learned the theory of Blues and how to use it in real life. I know now that Blues is a branch from Jazz with a lot of improvisation with just 3 keys: C7, F7, and G7. With this session I knew better about Blues and the uniqueness of it.
Instrument Class: Making A Blues Song
On this week's instrument class, we made our own 12-bars-blues song with the key C7, F7, and G7. We practice just the left hand while Mr. Herry played the right to make it easier.
This week we learned the theory of Blues and how to use it in real life. I know now that Blues is a branch from Jazz with a lot of improvisation with just 3 keys: C7, F7, and G7. With this session I knew better about Blues and the uniqueness of it.
Instrument Class: Making A Blues Song
On this week's instrument class, we made our own 12-bars-blues song with the key C7, F7, and G7. We practice just the left hand while Mr. Herry played the right to make it easier.
6-10 February 2012, Singing Jazz
How do you understand the learning of jazz through your assessment tasks done until now?
On 8th February 2012 we sang "I got Rhythm" or "What A Wonderful World". I chose the second song because I'm more familiar with it. With this singing assessment I've begun to learn jazz more and to understand the essence more.
Instrument Class: Rehearsing the Song
On this week's instrument class, we rehearsed the song to be assessed on the 8th. We also got the introduction of the blues and the chords.
On 8th February 2012 we sang "I got Rhythm" or "What A Wonderful World". I chose the second song because I'm more familiar with it. With this singing assessment I've begun to learn jazz more and to understand the essence more.
Instrument Class: Rehearsing the Song
On this week's instrument class, we rehearsed the song to be assessed on the 8th. We also got the introduction of the blues and the chords.
30th January - 3rd February 2012, Essay Making
How did I do my essay, and how did it affect me when learning and applying Jazz?
Basically I did my essay quite well because it's only 200 words. With that, I began to learn jazz more seriously and became better at it. With this essay, I progressed more in learning jazz, by learning it better as well.
Instrument Class: Practicing Singing Assessment
On this week we are given 2 songs to choose either of them to be sang next week with a partner. We spent it practicing the song correctly by Mr. Harry.
Basically I did my essay quite well because it's only 200 words. With that, I began to learn jazz more seriously and became better at it. With this essay, I progressed more in learning jazz, by learning it better as well.
Instrument Class: Practicing Singing Assessment
On this week we are given 2 songs to choose either of them to be sang next week with a partner. We spent it practicing the song correctly by Mr. Harry.
3-27 January 2012, Background of Jazz
How is my progress in learning the Jazz, the roots of Jazz?
I think that I have a quite good background of jazz as my dad likes to hear jazz music with numerous different artists. I'm also learning the origin well, especially the first of the artists, and how they came to popularity.
Instrument Class: Playing "All of Me"
On this week, we are asked to learn the chord progression, the 7th chord and practicing it in the song "All of Me"
I think that I have a quite good background of jazz as my dad likes to hear jazz music with numerous different artists. I'm also learning the origin well, especially the first of the artists, and how they came to popularity.
Instrument Class: Playing "All of Me"
On this week, we are asked to learn the chord progression, the 7th chord and practicing it in the song "All of Me"
16-20 January 2012, Interest in Jazz
How did you find the topic of Jazz and how did the teacher do it?
At first Jazz is not really improvised as the musician needs to think the improvisation on the step, as it is with the history of Jazz. The inventors of Jazz thought about it first to be played better on the next generation.
Instrument Class: Chord Progression
On this week, we learned the song "All of Me" with it's chords. After I learned the first half, we practiced the other half to play the accompaniment correctly
At first Jazz is not really improvised as the musician needs to think the improvisation on the step, as it is with the history of Jazz. The inventors of Jazz thought about it first to be played better on the next generation.
Instrument Class: Chord Progression
On this week, we learned the song "All of Me" with it's chords. After I learned the first half, we practiced the other half to play the accompaniment correctly
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