Monday, August 15, 2011

Gr 10 term 1 weeks 1-3

26/7/11
Today we just had an introduction on the music lesson. We had a short explanation on our assessments such as the singing due next week. It turns out that our first assessment was in fact the singing. This means that I probably have to prepare for next week.

27/7/11
Today we first had to sing the Binusian song, which wasnt very fun. We sing it too much. Following that I got my paper back, where I got a full score. Scales are already easy to me though, which makes it simple. We then get a lesson (again) on scales. Still think I need to pick a song.

2/8/11
Today we first picked what songs we were going to sing. It was easy, as I picked it beforehand. I'm going to sing the song Good Life by OneRepublic. We then heard what were going to be assessed on and learned about 7th chords. It was frustrating but I'll probably study on my own.

3/8/11
Today I was really nervous, as it was supposed to be my turn to sing. Due to some lucky twist of fate, I was skipped a lot. The result was that I didn't need to perform today (thanks to Ichan's rendition of Smooth Criminal). Thanks to that, I have one more day to practice to perfect my song.

9/8/11
I was absent

10/8/11
Today I finally sang Good Life. It went horribly at first, and I asked to restart. My main problem was nervousness and lack of breath. I did far better on my 2nd try. I even improvised a little on the tune of the last verse. I just need to be more confident. I also have to start working on my presentation.