Week 5: 7 - 11 May 2012

Topic (Theory): Singing a Jazz Tune Assessment
Reflection Question: How did my singing assessment go?

In overall, my singing assessment ended up well. My group missed a member, however we still managed to perform to the fullest. None of us looked forget either the lyrics or melody. Since I like singing, I was able to be confident when performing, and my group mates did not look shy either when performing so I think they were as confident as me. We also managed to sing on the same tempo. None of us sang faster or slower. My group did not provide time to practice other than at music sessions; hence actually my group would be able to perform better if we provided some time for practice out of music sessions. Our performance would also improve if we took it seriously in dividing the voice and pitch control.

Instrument class

I did not have any instrument classes because all music sessions for this week were used for assessment thus there was no time for instrument class. 

Practice videos
Singing "Close to you"

In this video, I practiced singing 2nd voice for "Close to you". I did not know what key I used in this practice since I only used the instrumental audio from YouTube to accompany me in practicing. Actually I performed the singing loud enough, however the microphone on my laptop was not sensitive enough so on the video my voice does not sound loud. I felt that the key I sang on this video was too low for me; thus I have to communicate it to my group mates. Furthermore, I still have not found the second voice for the part "On the day that you were born the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true. So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue". During the warming up session before the assessment, I have to ask for help in finding the voice to my group mates.

Playing "Close to you" (Flute)

In this practice video, I did my 2^nd practice in playing “Close to you” using flute. I observed some improvements on this second practice because I did not take long time to think of the melodies I had to play next. Moreover, I did not make mistakes as many as the previous practice. However, I played some notes with higher/lower octave than it is supposed to be. Perhaps it was because I was not able to control my blowing well. On the next practice, I have to control my blowing skill better thus I can play all the melodies with correct octaves.