Grade 9 & 10 Music ensemble: Indonesia Traditional Music

In this video, Mr.Herry gathered us all in the 8th floor to rehearse our two traditional songs after school and we rehearsed it with the grade 9 students and even though we only practiced for one time, I think we did really good even though we weren't that syncronized yet but overall, the music sounded really good.

Angklung Ensemble rehearsal

In this video, we all rehearsed one of the traditional songs which is Suwe Ora Jamu and Janger. This was our first practice and from my perspective, we were able catch up pretty quickly but we were not really syncronized yet. We will practice for our part so that we will be syncronized in the next meeting.

Music relaxation composition practice

In this video, I played only the right hand for my music relaxation composition and I think I played it pretty good because I was able to follow the beat and the articulation. I have made the left hand accompaniment for my composition but I was not able to play it really fluent because I did not practice the left hand part, so I will probably practice with the left hand part before the next meeting starts.

Angklung melody #2

In this video, after a long practice, I finally can play the melody fluently and was able to follow the beat.

Angklung melody

In this video, I played the melody for angklung on the grade 12 graduation day and I think I played it too fast and off beat and I was not able to play it fluently because I kind of stopped in the middle of the song. I think I should play it a little bit more slower so that I can play fluently in the next meeting.

16 bars relaxation composition #2

I practiced again my own composition and added some notes so that it wont sound so dull and i have made some arrangements as well.

16 bars relaxation composition

I practiced my own composition and it was quite strange because the sound of the composition was different than the on I played in school but overall I think I did good and did my best.

Extension chords #2

In this video, I played the extension chords; 9th chord, 11th and the 13th chord and I forgot how Mr.Herry taught us but I know what are the 9th, 11th and the 13th chord in any major scale.

Extension chords

Mr. Herry taught us on how to play the extension chords and I couldn't seem to play it because at first it was really hard for me to understand and it will take sometime to understand about it. But now this is the result. I forgot how to do it so this is just a video of me playing the extension chords; 9th chord, 11th chord and 13th chord in C Major.

Twelve tone technique #2

In this video I played the twelve tone technique again but this time I added two notes at the back. At first when I started practicing this technique, I still didn't get the idea of the technique because it looks easy when I look at the person playing, but when it seems abit complicated for me to do it. So, I practiced and this is the result and I am quite satisfied about it.

Twelve tone technique

In this video I played the twelve tone technique and I was able to do it slow but with the correct fingering and positions and I was able to follow through.

Practice Creating Melody Based On Chords

In this video, my friends and I created a melody instantly based on certain chord progression written on the whiteboard. At first, when I was playing I couldn't keep up with it because I was not familiar with the chord progression and I made mistakes where the notes that I played did not match with the chord progression. In the next meeting, I will try to improve it by improvising it again at home.

Major chords modes with left hand technique #1

In this video, I played major chords modes with left hand technique and I think i played it way better than last week's practice in school.

Major chords modes with left hand technique

On April 11 2013, in instrument class Mr. Herry taught us major chords modes with left hand technique. At first i did not know how to play it until Mr. Herry guided me. It was my first time playing this and I was not familiar with this technique, however, I was able to play it quite well. I think I need to practice more on this for the next meeting.

Chords accompaniment + Fly Me To The Moon

chords accompaniment + fly me to the moon

This link above is about me playing the song Fly Me To The Moon and this time I was able to play the part where I had to play the chords for Shavira's intro and continue to the part where all of us had to play the whole song. It sounded great! I don't think I need to put some final touches in the end because that is where all of us are going the improvise (on the spot) on the assessment day.

Fly Me to the Moon full song

Fly Me To The Moon full song

This link above is a video of me practicing Fly Me To The Moon. In this video, I was able to manage playing the song until the end. And it sounded great but I think I need to improve on the dynamic, because even though I played it fluently, I still need to mark the place where I always forgot the dynamic.

Fly Me to the Moon section 1

Fly Me To The Moon section 1

This link above is a video of me playing the first section of the song called Fly Me To The Moon. So far I played it fluently, it's just that I made some mistakes in the middle of the song but that can be fixed in the next video. I need to practice the other half of the song and make a slight difference to it so that it won't have the same structure of the song like the original one.

Chords accompaniment practice 2

chords accompaniment practice 2 fly me to the moon

This link above is a video of me playing the chords for Shavira's intro for the second time and I think I did pretty well because I added some of the chords at the end to make it sound better, which it did. The reason why I put the intro before the song starts is because my group and I wanted to make a slight difference in this song so that the song won't be boring and even though it has the same rhythm, the articulation and the structure of the song will be different than the original one.

Chords accompaniment practice 1

chords accompaniment for fly me to the moon

This link above is a video of me practicing the chords accompaniment for Shavira's intro. I didn't do quite well in this video because my hands were stiff and I didn't play it smoothly. Next meeting, I will be able to play this chords fluently so that me and Shavira's rhythm of the intro will be the same.

Chords accompaniment practice 1