Week 8: May 28-June1
Jazz ensemble performance: How did my jazz ensemble performance go?
Today is the day where we are going to do the ensemble performance. Before we did the assessment we had 6 minutes practice for each group. After that we did the assessment and my group done it well including me. I play the whole song perfectly without making any mistakes and the tempo during the assessment was stabile .

Practical:
Today we don't have practical class since today is the last meeting for music and because today is our assessment day. I am very happy with what I had done so far in music class and I am satisfied with the result that I got.

Week 7: May 21-25
Music Jingle: What do I think about my jingle?
Theory: This week we have to submit our jingle that I did with sarah. I think my jingle is good because both of the video and the song is matching. Besides I think the song that I made is really good and Mr Herry said so. But in the next assessment I will work harder so that I can produce a better result or product.

Practical:After we submit our jingle and we got feedback from our friends we go to our supervisor to prepare for the jazz ensemble. After that we go back to our group(theory) and my group is the 1st group that are going to perform

Week 5 Video:

On the video above I did the practice for my jazz ensemble. But on the video above I only did the practice until bar 10 and I am still playing the chords. Even though I play it well but I need to do more practice so that I can play the whole song by next week.

Week 6:

On the video above I did the practice for my jazz ensemble song for next week. Finally I can play the whole song but I still need to do more practice to keep my tempo stabile so that I can follow my other friends.

week 5: May 7-11 2012
Singing Assessment (how did my singing assessment go?)
Theory: this week we did both rehearsal and the singing assessment. During the rehearsal we were given time with our group to practice and after that we have to perform in front of the class. During the assessment everything went well but I want to improve my pitch so that I can reach the correct and definite pitch.

Practical:
This week we don't have any instrument class because we use both of the session to prepare and do the singing assessment and we also got some explanation about jingle commercial song. the theme is "Beautiful Indonesia".


Week 6: 15-19 Mei 2012
Jazz Ensemble (how was my ensemble group progress?)
Theory: This week we were given a task by Mr Herry which is we have to play a jazz song from the booklet and we were separated into 4 groups. Me and my group we play Autumn Leaves and so far I already have a progression. I can play until bar 10 and in the group ensemble me as the piano student will be the bass.

Practical:
After we were separated  in a group we went to instrument class. Mr Herry thought me how to play the chords. After that we were given time with our group and my supervisor is Mr Harry Wisnu, flute or saxophone teacher.

Week 2: April 16- 20

Music Notation Test (What are the functions of music in society?)

Theory:This week we were prepared for the upcoming music notation test that we will have tomorrow. The topic is minor 7th, major 7th and dominant 7th chords. the test is very hard none of us finished the test.From this week lesson I realized that functions of music in the society is very big. We can use music to entertain people, to communicate, for medications and so on.

Practical: This week during the instrument class we have to play the song that we choose. We have to play 8 bar from the song and it it quite challenging because the chords in my song is quite complicated and because I am not used to read jazz or pop chords.

Week 3: 23 -27 April

Group Slide Presentation ( How have development in technology changed the ways in which we engage with music?)

Theory: This week there is a group slide presentation assessment and for the first meeting we were given time to meet our group and discuss about the assessment. From the presentation now I understood  that music can be used for a lot of things. Now trough music we can heal autism, we can improve our brain function and there is a lot of things that can be dome by music.

Practical: This week we dont have practical class because this week we used the whole meeting for group slide presentation. We only watch some performances from guitar students and we listen to the presentation.

Week 4: April 30-May 4

Singing assessment Preparation (how does business and industry affect music makers and users?)

Theory: as we know music industry is one of the biggest industries in the world today. They selling music composition, recording, and music performance (concert). People who work in music Industries become one of the richest people in the world. This week we also prepared for our music singing assessment and we will do it next week.

Practical: This week we revise for the music notation test. Besides that we also prepare for our singing assessment nest week. We were group in 4 and we were dived into different voice. So this week we didnt have any instrument class.

Week 1: April 9-13
Music Notation In Jazz (What is the role of Music in your life?)
Theory: This week is the first meeting for music class in term 4 and Mr herry gave us an introduction about the topics that we are going to learn in term 4. Music has a big impact in our life because everyday we listen to music and I realized that music can help me to change my mood and feeling and sometimes music make our become a better day.

Practical: In instrument class we were assigned to choose one song from the booklet given. I have decided to choose a song called Close To You and today we learn the song until bar 8. we play with both left and right hand.