Reflection of lesson 2: "Why does my heart feel so bad"- group band

Reflection of lesson 2:  "Why does my heart feel so bad"- group band 

With this extra lesson, i can say that we have made progress in our performance. We have worked out some new chords patterns for the pianist (Seungjoon) so that they interchange in between and add a variety especially in the section with "these open doors". Same thing with the guitarist, we made the strums a bit more powerful as we went along to show that are song is building up, so it sounds like a crescendo. Something very applaudable we incorporated into our performance was the bass guitar (played by Marc). We decided that maybe we could vary the sounds, and he very quickly caught up with learning all the notes. Adding the bass guitar, makes the piece more in depth and layered. So then, i was multitasking by doing the vocals, playing the strings on the keyboard and adding simple percussion with the tambourine. Layering is sort of the idea we have used for this whole performance. We start off with the piano playing and incorporate different instruments one by one for more thickness. Although, we have set a goal for next time to work on our timing and work on our abrupt ending. 

This is a recording of our work so far. 

Introduction to Music Technology

MYP Statement of inquiry: Technology has changed the way in which we compose, record and present music. 

What is music technology?
Music technology involves composing music online on musical software that helps the musician compose the music.

How has music technology changed the way in which we develop and record sound? 
Music technology makes music easier to record as you don't have to specifically know how to play the certain instrument but you can still add it into your piece. For example if you don't know how to play guitar, you can play it on piano and then just change the instrument sound. Music technology has also influenced a new genre of music.

Are we becoming too dependent on music technology?
Yes, I think we are becoming too dependent on music technology as now most singers use autotune and add effects to their voices rather than use their raw material.

Does music technology support or devalue live music making?
I think music technology devalue live music making as it doesn't show the artist's natural ability of music, more like artificial. So when people attend concerts or any live performances, there'll be a drastic difference between the recorded version using the music technology and the live performances.

Reflection of lesson 1: Why does my heart feel so bad? - group band

Reflection on lesson 1: "Why does my heart feel so bad?"-group band

Todays's lesson was quite progressive as within the 15 minutes for the the group practice (5 minutes gathering instruments and settling down, and just an actual 10 minutes of work) we already organised the sections for two instruments. We practiced the piano section and guitar section, and combined them together for 16 bars. In addition, Mark and I have clearly planned what both of us will be doing and how we could manage to layer them in. We are planning on following the original piece of music but added our own personalised touches to add some individuality. So far, we have managed to work well as a group and portray coordination and teamwork skills. We have planned for next lesson to add in the strings, voices and combine them together to produce our final piece of "Why does my heart feel so bad?".