Practice Big Triads Of All Chords

Practicing Left Hand Variations

23 April 2010

Today in music class I listened to the A composition of the ABACA made by my friends. Reinhart, Jody, and Brian combines their version of A into one song and MR.Herry played it in the piano. After that I continue making the B part of my composition with different pattern to make the song more catchy and fun to listen. I did it very well with some changes and improvisation. I will practice that song in the piano and also continue making the C part.

In instrument class I practiced the left hand variations again. I have already practiced and understand this thing so I did it very well. I did every chord's version of it and I think I'm pretty good. I will practice more so my playing will be better and not just feel confident with my current skills.

21 April 2010

Today in music class I finally submitted my A A' B A' composition that has been transcripted into the Finale. I had a bit of difficulty in operating the Finale software but I managed to finish the task like that. I didn't add some things like lyrics because I just don't know how to do it, and maybe I'll revise it. Mr.Herry also checked our blog and videos updates, and tell the students who haven't done it to go to library and do it. I've done my blog updates, so I stayed in the class while watching video of commercials that uses catchy jingle music such as Coca Cola. Mr.Herry then introduced us into making a A B A C A rondo for our next composition. I started making the A part with some repetition to make the song catchy as a jingle. I check it over and over to make sure wether I want to make some changes or no. I will practice that song.

In instrument class we only had limited time left. So I just play the Big Triad of C D E F G as Mr.Herry told me. I have practiced and I can say that my playing is better than last time although there's still some mistakes here and there. I will practice more and upload the video of it to my blog.

Practice The Different Types Of Left Hand Chords

Practicing The Big Triad Of C, D, and E Chord

16 April 2010

Today in music class Mr.Herry gave us 3 videos to watch. Those are 3 popular music videos of different songs by different artists. The first is "When You Say Nothing At All" by Alison Krauss. She sang it with a group and everybody has their parts in performing that music, like guitarist pianist and more, so she's not the only one taking the spotlight. She sang the song in it's original tone and did no improvisation, although it's very good. The second video is "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Katharine McPhee where she sings it solo. It was a brilliant solo performance and I feel totally emerged into her music. Her voice is so beautiful and she did some nice improvisations like changing the tone or making her voice pitch higher or holding a note longer, which will only contribute to making the song even more better. The third and last video is a composition by a binus student named Adeline Kodji. She played her own composition in the piano so smooth and beautiful. There's no mistake and her melody is catchy. She manages to use the wide variety of chords effectively so every time we hear it, we feel something new. The melody is great and she did some important improvisations to make the song even more better. In overall, her mastery of piano technique, superb performance, and composition is amazing.

In instrument class I practiced the "Big Triad" again. But because of some business with homework and tests with other subjects I haven't practiced that much at home. I messed up a lot and I will try to improve it. Mr.Herry also taught us about many types of broken chords for the C chord, so next time we play the left hand we can do it better. I will practice it at home so I won't have any finger difficulties any more that I have because I have weak motor skills.

14 April 2010

Today in music class I did the second music theory test that's about the history of classical & popular music as well as the major scales, major minor triads, and chord inversions. It's basically a test to fix what we have done wrong in the previous test so we get better scores. I've studied well from the previous test so I did very good, although some question about the history is a bit unfamiliar to me. I will study more regarding the history of popular music.

In instrument class I practiced the "Big Triad" again. Although I've practiced it at home, some parts are a bit hard for me. Like for the second big triad, I have to change my fingering to fit the notes, and that's a bit complicated and confusing to me. I will practice it more at home as well as upload the practice video to my blog.

Practicing The Big Triad Of C Chord

Practicing Major Minor Triads As Well As C Chord's Inversion

9 April 2010

Today in music class I did the music theory test that's about major minor scales as well as their triads and inversions. I've studied and understand the topic by practicing it in my piano, so I know what notes to be turned into "sharp" or "flat" in order to keep up with the 1-1-half-1-1-1-half scheme. In the last section of the test, there are also some questions about the history of classical & popular music, which is also a topic that we have studied. I haven't studied much on this matter though so I found some questions to be hard and unfamiliar. But in overall I did very well and I will study more about the classical & popular music. Before splitting into instrument class, Mr.Herry explained to us about the Finale software which we're gonna use to transcript our own composition.

In instrument class I did the major chords of different scales as well as their inversion. I did it very well because I've practiced although certain chords (like B chord) is very hard when doing the inversion. Mr.Herry also introduced me to the "big triad" which I did it on the C chord. I will practice it more on the piano as well as update my blog and upload the video.

7 April 2010

Today is the first day of music class for term 4. This time, we reviewed again about some of the stuffs we learned in term 3, such as the different types of major scales and also their triads, like the 1st inversion and 2nd inversion. I did it very well because I already have a deep understanding regarding this topic. Still, I will practice it more on my piano as well as reviewing the scales for the upcoming test on friday.

In instrument class I practiced the triads of all major scales as well as doing the inversion of the C chord. I also did play the minor chord for each triad. I did it very well and nice although my finger is sometimes a bit mixed up while doing the chord inversions. I'm going to practice doing the inversions a lot at home and get the movement of my finger to be more fluid.