Grade 10 Music Reflection week 8

Week 8
28 May and 30 May 2012
How did my Jazz ensemble assessment go?
This week is the last week for music class and the last assessment that we must do is the Jazz ensemble. I really worked hard in this Jazz ensemble because I want to give my best for the last music class. I think I did a very good job in playing the violin and I think I didn't really make mistakes. However, the sound of the piano is very loud so the guitar sound can't really be hears. But overall, all the teachers said that our performance is good and we also get a good score. There's no instrument call on Wednesday as it is used for the assessment. On Monday, we did have the last practice before the assessment. We have some problem cause we haven't made the intro and the improvisation. However, we managed to work together to do that and we finally got it. I am really thankful to Mr.Sadrakh as he helped us a lot.

Grade 10 Video Practice week 7

Week 7


Practice 13

This is my practice with my team members. One of my team members couldn't join the practice with us. I can see that I play kind of late in the beginning and I made some mistakes too. But, overall, I think it's okay. The piano sound is kind of loud, so, in the second practice of this week, the sound of the piano will be lower.














Practice 14

This is my second practice with my team members. I think, I improve in this second practice and I play it beautifully. I also memorize all the notes. I just did one mistakes in playing the f# notes. I'm going to practice more at home so that I can play it beautifully and correctly in the assessment.

Grade 10 Music Reflection week 7

Week 7 
21 May and 23 May 2012
What do I think about my jingle?
We were given the jingle music assessment. In this assessment, we were supposed to create a video and jingle composition with the theme "beautiful Indonesia" in 2 weeks. My partner is Yoshiko and we split up the work as I will do most of the music composition and she will make the video and we finalized the work together. I think my composition is good and nice to hear. The video is also good. The song and the video match to each other. I am really happy and satisfied. Our assessment for the Jazz ensemble is next week, so, Mr.Herry gave us time to rehearse in class this week. I was absent on Monday, and finally, I meet my groups at Wednesday. I am really happy as I can directly play a good performance together with my team members. Our supervisor is Mr.Sadrakh and he gave us a lot of useful advice. I think my group did a good job in this rehearsal.

Grade 10 Music term 4 Video practice week 5 & 6

Week 5


Practice 9

I did the other parts of the autumn leaves song in this practice. At first, I made some mistakes in playing the notes. But, as it is going, it’s getting better. I think, it’s okay for me to practice the whole song in the next video practice.

Practice 10

I think I did some improvements on playing the whole song. But, I made some mistakes at the last part. I think, I just need more practice so that I can play it correctly and beautifully.

Week 6

Practice 11

I was told by one of my friends that I am her team members in the Jazz ensemble and we are going to play a song titled “smile”. I was not able to come on week 6 as I have some problems. However, I manage to practice this song. I think I made a good start as I can already remember the song and I think I play it beautifully even though I still made some mistakes. I’m going to practice more in playing this song.

Practice 12

In this practice, I play my part only, not the whole song. In my group Jazz ensemble, we divide our own part and make some improvisation in playing the song. In this video, I just play the first part of the song.  I think I did well in this practice. I’m going to practice the second part in the next video.

Reflection term 4 week 5 and 6

Week 5

7 May and 9 May 2012

How did my singing assessment go?

On Monday, my class had the group singing assessment on a jazz song titles "Close to You". This song was originally sung by carpenters. Mr.Herry gave us one week to prepare with our group to practice. My teammates are Yoshiko and Derrick. After we were divided into groups, we started to practice and we had so much help from our instrument teacher, Mr.Sadrakh. He helped us to divide our voices and make some harmonization to the song. He also accompanied us by playing the organ. I think my group did a really good job in the assessment. We were all able to sing it well, remember our parts and memorize the song. I think, we could have done it better if we have more practice. This week, we only had one music instrument class because  the class on Monday was used for our group singing assessment. On Wednesday, we start to practice playing the autumn leaves again. I think we did some improvements as we have been practicing this song for quite a long time. We decided to practice together as we wanted to prepare for our Jazz ensemble assessment that is going to come in this near time.


Week 6

14 May and 16 May 2012

How is my progress in the Jazz ensemble?

I was absent this week, so, I haven't practice the Jazz ensemble with my friends. However, one of my friend told me the song that we are going to play which is "smile". If I have time, I am going to record the video practice of this song.

Grade 10 violin practice term 4

Week 1

Practice 1

This is my first practice in playing "autumn leaves" song. I just practice the first part first. I think I made a good start in playing it. I made so many mistakes. I need to do more practice so that I can lessen my mistake and play the song beautifully

Practice 2

In this second practice, I tried to play the whole song. I think it is okay, but, I still make a lot of mistakes. I will try to consult my problem with my instrument teacher so that he can help me to overcome my problem. I will try to practice more so that I can play it nicely.




Week 2

Practice 3

This is my third practice in practicing the song. I think I've made some improvements, but still, I've made some mistakes. I need to practice more so that I can fix the mistakes that I've made.

Practice 4

This is my fourth practice and I can see that I can play the song better. I'm quite happy with the progress that I've made. As usual, I'm going to practice more at home so that I can play it beautifully without making any mistakes.

Week 3


Practice 5

In this practice, I try to change my rythm in playing the song. Mr. Sadrakh said that it will not be too plain if we change the rythm into a "jazzy" thing. I think I made some mistakes due to the change of the rythm. I need to practice more so that I can be used to it and lessen the mistakes that I've made.




Practice 6


I think I've made some good improvements in this practice. I think I am able to control the rythm, even though still not really fluent, and I made some improvements in playing the notes. I am so happy as I can made such as good progression. I'm going to consult about my problems to my instrument teacher so that I can fixed my mistakes and make a good improvements on it. 




Week 4


Practice 7

In this practice, I tried to play the first part only because I think I didn’t do really well in playing the song. I’ve made some mistakes and forgot some notes. But, as it goes, it’s getting better. I need to practice more on this part so that I can play it correctly.

Practice 8

I think I did some improvements in this practice. I can remember all the notes clearly and I can play it without stopping. However, I still did some mistakes. I think it’s okay for me to move to the next part as I think I don’t really have time left until the assessment.

Grade 10 Music Reflection term 4

Term 4

Week 1

9 April and 11 April 2012

What is the role of music in your life?

Music is something that is very important in my life. Music is like my best friend that will always be there for me whenever I need it. When I am happy, excited, sad, worry, etc, I can express those feelings through music and it can makes me relax somehow. Also when I'm bored, or doing see works, I can entertain myself by listening to the music. My life is more enjoyable with the presence of music. In the instrument class, me and my friends started to choose one of the Jazz song given to practice. We decided to choose "autumn leaves" because we had practice "fly me to the moon" last term. I still have some problem in playing it because this is the first time I practice. However, I already familiar with the song. I'll practice more at home.


Week 2
16 April and 18 April 2012
What are the functions of music in society?
There are so many functions that music has in the society. First, it can be used for advertisement. Through putting the music in the advertisement, it will become more attractive and can get more attention from the viewers. Second, it helps us to express our feelings freely. Third, it can also manipulate moods. For example: If we can listen to sad songs, we can also feel sad. There are still a lot of functions other than the ones that have been mentioned above. In the instrument class, me and my friends continue to practice playing the "Autumn Leaves" song. Mr. Sadrakh help to accompany us using the piano/keyboard. I think I've made some improvements, but still, I've made some mistakes. I need to practice more at home so that I can fix it. ^o^


Week 3
23 April and 25 April 2012
How have developments in technology changed the ways in which we engage with music?
Long ago, before technology have been made, people needs to go to a concert/opera, etc to listen to the music. They can't directly listen to music at their home/school, etc. Now, with the developments of technology such as radio, TV, ipod, mp3 player, etc, people can engage with music everywhere they like easily. They can even download the songs that they like and put it on their ipod. So, anytime if they want to hear it, they can just play the ipod. Thus, technology has and will continue to influence growth and development in the music industry. I only have 1 instrument class this week as on Wednesday, the whole session is used for the group slides presentation. On Monday, Mr.Sadrakh told us to change our rythm so that it will not be so plain. It's not really that hard, but sometimes, I kinda misplayed some notes due to the change of the rythm, I'll practice more at home so that I can be used to it.


Week 4
30 April and 2 May 2012
How does business and industry affect music-makers and users?
Business and industry affect music-makers economically. Through the business, the music-makers can earn much money as they are needed to compose songs for the singers to sing so that the business can sell their album and can entertain the society. Business and industry helps the music users as they can be able to listen to various of songs and they can buy their favorite songs/artists music in an album form. It gives a good impact to the users and the music makers. On Monday, in the instrument class, me and my friends starts to practice in our singin "Close to You" as we have assessments next week. Mr. Sadrakh helped us to divide our voices and make some harmonization in some parts. I was absent on Wednesday. I am going to practice my violin at home and upload it in the blog.