Week 6

Week 6
How is your jazz band progressing?
Well this week we had to put together a jazz band to perform our music ensemble. Sarah and I already had a set team in mind, but due to the member constraints, we had to leave Ditho and take Boy and Sake. We picked Girl from Ipanema to play, and it wasn't too hard. At least the chord aspects of it were easy, and I easily managed to learn them with Mr. John. We haven't exactly practiced though, and it's difficult to balance all the different instruments. For example, the melody of the song is hard to play in sync when there are three different instruments playing at the same time. We have to up the practice if we want to give a decent performance.

Instrument class
Surprisingly, we had instrument class this week. Our instrument class was first used to practice the ensemble song and to plan out the arrangement. It didn't go so well, as we weren't exactly motivated. We then learned the chords and the melody, which were easier to learn individually. The problem was, Mr. John couldn't really help with the other instruments, so we'll need to work around that. I practiced the chords, and I'm planning to pluck them to give a more jazz feel. We still have a lot of time though, so hopefully it'll turn out well.