28 / 09 / 2011

Today, we only did our rehearsal for the upcoming assessment which will be held next week. I also got chance to perform in front of the class. I think I was quite good, and I could also remember the song. However, compared to the last rehearsal, the last one was actually better because I made few mistakes today on the third bar of the song. I think I'm going to do more practices starting today so I can get better score.

26 / 09 / 2011

Today, we first discussed the assessment criterias. We were told that the posture of us playing the song also affects our score. Before we do our assessment, we also have to bow in front of the audiences first. Then, the mistakes that we make also affect our score. There are major and minor mistakes. Thirdly, the dynamic of the song also affects our score. After the teacher finished explaining, all of us did our rehearsal again. I also get my turn to perform, and I think my performance was okay. However, I still have to do more practices because my performance was still not very good. Most of the people were good today, but there were few who were not very prepared. After this, I am going to do more practices at home.

21 / 09 / 2011

Today, we just had rehearsals for the practical assessment next week. I also had my turn to rehearse in front of the class. I think I did okay in my rehearsal today. But, I still have to practice more on playing with full bow and also try to fix the notes which were off pitch. Other than me, there were 4 people who did their rehearsal. Some of them were already good. After this, I am just going to do more practices for the upcoming practical assessment.

19 / 09 / 2011

Today, we first reviewed about major scales, major 7th and also about inversions. I think it was easy because we have learned it for long time. However, some of our friends still didn't understand about this. They were still confused in putting the sharps on the notes and also writing the inversions of the major 7th chords. After this, I think I am going to learn more from teoria.com so I will have more knowledge on music theory. I will also do more practices on playing violin to prepare me for the practical assessment which will be held next week.

14 / 09 / 2011

Today, we had our first quiz about scales for this year. The quiz was about major scales, 7th chord and also major 7th chord inversions. The quiz lasted for about 30 minutes. I think the quiz was pretty easy because the questions and similar with the ones given in class. The quiz was actually just a review of our lesson so far. After this, I am just going to practice more on playing my instrument to prepare me for the next assessment which is the practical assessment.

12 / 09 / 2011

Today, we didn't do a lot of things in class. Frist, we reviewed about scales and chords to prepare us for the quiz which we will have on wednesday. The topic that we learned today is about 7th chords and also the inversions. I think the lesson today was not hard. After this, I am going to practice for the practical ssessment and I will also learn more for the upcoming quiz.

07 / 09 / 2011

Today, we learned about chords which we need to know about before we compose our own songs later on. We learned all major, minor, diminished and also dominant 7th chords. I think, it is not hard to learn about chords. It was quite easy. After that, we were asked to compose music ( simple one ) with some chords given by the teacher. After this, I will try to review my lesson today at home and also practice for my instrument assessment later on.

24 / 08 / 2011

Today, we first listened to our friends' presentation. There was one group who did not get chance to do their presentation last week. Their presentation was very good and full of information. I think they were totally prepared and really good. After taht, Mr. Herry asked them some questions too. There were some of my classmates who wanted to redo their singing assessment. So, we watched their performances. Actually, they were really good. Then, we moved to our instrument class to prepare for our practical assessment later on.