Monday 26 October 2015
Different (Original Composition)
Here's the video, I will make a post tomorrow out lining the changes made with the additional comparisons with the original and the changes made to the song apart from form.
- Sami Lee
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Exam
So we had our exam yesterday. All that hard work which ended in a quick 25-30 minute session which will turn into our practical mark for the year. A little scary, but I actually think we completed all the songs one of the best times we have all together. The only 'bad' thing that happened me was when my floor tom fell down halfway through No One Knows, but luckily there was a gap where only the bass was being played, so I quickly tightened it up again.
I think the exam went really well, I was very stressed before hand, getting the drum kit together, but I calmed down right before we started playing and suddenly, it wasn't all that scary or nerve racking. I was just someone behind their drum kit, playing songs they'd heard a millions times over again and again.
It was really fun to play, and we all decided it was a shame that this band thing wouldn't be a 'regular' thing, but Nick said he'd be more than happy to come back and play with us. Me and Pat are good together, but then Nick adds this whole other level of tightness that we get when playing, and that all started when we started playing Yellow last year.
I think we've all come a long way since then. Nick's had his guitar pieces to do, me and Pat have gotten better at playing with one another, and I actually sat down and decided what instrument to play, which will be again tricky for next year, but I know it'll be sorted out.
I think that I've worked hard this year, and apart from one time where I forgot to do the song analysis, I've gotten pretty good marks, which I was worried about at the start of this year, with the whole 'year 12 music' thing and only doing a semester of year 11 last year.
Next year will also be different. Maybe a new instrument, maybe not? I'm not sure yet, but seeing as it's actual year 12 for me, it adds to how much I worry, because I want to be able to do good next year, and this year was pretty alright for me, but next year there's theory and assignment work. I know I can do it, I'm still worried though.
And who knows? This might be the last you hear of me. I might use this blog for next year or I might create a new one, who knows, so I might add more in the future. Or we might go to Top Acts (if we do, it'll be for Dani California I reckon, I just have this feeling if we do, I mean, we might not, but I'm always optimistic) so you'll hear from me then.
I'll post some photos soon, as soon as I get them, and I hope you've enjoyed this blog (so far?).
So that was my year 12 music journey, pretty good, and I still remember back when I had to buy a china cymbal for one song (3's and 7's, which was cut, thank god, Pat couldn't play it without two guitars) and even further back where I thought I could pull of doing Muse and Queen songs by myself (who knows, maybe I could of, but I think drums were the right choice for me this year)
Anyway, I have had a great year this year, feel free to look around my blog more and I shall see you when I see you.
Till next time
- Sami Lee
I think the exam went really well, I was very stressed before hand, getting the drum kit together, but I calmed down right before we started playing and suddenly, it wasn't all that scary or nerve racking. I was just someone behind their drum kit, playing songs they'd heard a millions times over again and again.
It was really fun to play, and we all decided it was a shame that this band thing wouldn't be a 'regular' thing, but Nick said he'd be more than happy to come back and play with us. Me and Pat are good together, but then Nick adds this whole other level of tightness that we get when playing, and that all started when we started playing Yellow last year.
I think we've all come a long way since then. Nick's had his guitar pieces to do, me and Pat have gotten better at playing with one another, and I actually sat down and decided what instrument to play, which will be again tricky for next year, but I know it'll be sorted out.
I think that I've worked hard this year, and apart from one time where I forgot to do the song analysis, I've gotten pretty good marks, which I was worried about at the start of this year, with the whole 'year 12 music' thing and only doing a semester of year 11 last year.
Next year will also be different. Maybe a new instrument, maybe not? I'm not sure yet, but seeing as it's actual year 12 for me, it adds to how much I worry, because I want to be able to do good next year, and this year was pretty alright for me, but next year there's theory and assignment work. I know I can do it, I'm still worried though.
And who knows? This might be the last you hear of me. I might use this blog for next year or I might create a new one, who knows, so I might add more in the future. Or we might go to Top Acts (if we do, it'll be for Dani California I reckon, I just have this feeling if we do, I mean, we might not, but I'm always optimistic) so you'll hear from me then.
I'll post some photos soon, as soon as I get them, and I hope you've enjoyed this blog (so far?).
So that was my year 12 music journey, pretty good, and I still remember back when I had to buy a china cymbal for one song (3's and 7's, which was cut, thank god, Pat couldn't play it without two guitars) and even further back where I thought I could pull of doing Muse and Queen songs by myself (who knows, maybe I could of, but I think drums were the right choice for me this year)
Anyway, I have had a great year this year, feel free to look around my blog more and I shall see you when I see you.
Till next time
- Sami Lee
Thursday 15 October 2015
Practice After School
The exam is in like five days. Gulp. We've added another song.
Double gulp.
It'll be fine, I know it will, but still
man!!
Any way, we've
been doing a butt load of practices this week, we did so much we were sweating
yesterday, and we hope to do more today and tomorrow.
I'll hopefully post something about my focus area soon, give a little detail about it, I might make a new page.
Yeah, I'll do that.
I'll hopefully post something about my focus area soon, give a little detail about it, I might make a new page.
Yeah, I'll do that.
- Sami Lee
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Practice After School
The exam is in like five days. Gulp. We've added another song. Double gulp.
It'll be fine, I know it will, but still man!!
Any way, we've been doing a butt load of practices this week, we did so much we were sweating yesterday, and we hope to do more today and tomorrow.
I'll hopefully post something about my focus area soon, give a little detail about it, I might make a new page.
Yeah, I'll do that.
- Sami Lee
It'll be fine, I know it will, but still man!!
Any way, we've been doing a butt load of practices this week, we did so much we were sweating yesterday, and we hope to do more today and tomorrow.
I'll hopefully post something about my focus area soon, give a little detail about it, I might make a new page.
Yeah, I'll do that.
- Sami Lee
Thursday 8 October 2015
Practice
I wanna see if Nick is down for a bass and drums practice this Friday.
I don't know where he'll be though...
We all need to practice more.
- Sami Lee
I don't know where he'll be though...
We all need to practice more.
- Sami Lee
Wednesday 7 October 2015
Recording Today!
So we recorded our original composition today, it sounds really good, like a live recording. I thought the drums might have been to loud, and the wash effect I wanted to get for the cymbals wasn't really working either, I think it's a mixture of getting it wrong, concentrating on watching the little light on the recording thing to make sure it doesn't clip and the actual recording itself. Cymbals are loud.
- Sami Lee
- Sami Lee
Monday 5 October 2015
New Video
So I have a video of me playing drums for Different, our original composition, so I'll upload that soon! We should be doing a recording tomorrow, so I'll upload that to YouTube and put it up on here. Should be good, see you soon!
Sunday 4 October 2015
Apologies
So it's been.... Two, three weeks since I last posted? Terrible, I know. And there's no way to excuse it, I didn't have time, let's go with that!
Anyway! The composition drumming has been changed, but only slightly, so there's not much to report upon, the main reason I have not been updating this journal enough, because Pat has had to change it the most. For me, the form has been changed, its been shortened, and the how many times the crash gets hit has in the choruses has been changed from quarter notes to eighth notes.
We're also thinking about putting a solo in the middle of the song, in the bit where the dynamics change to just the guitar and drums, bridge part 1 if you like, but with two weeks until the exam tomorrow, I'm a little weird about it. I'm a little weird about everything. I'm a little nervous. This is big. Yeah.
Anyway! The composition drumming has been changed, but only slightly, so there's not much to report upon, the main reason I have not been updating this journal enough, because Pat has had to change it the most. For me, the form has been changed, its been shortened, and the how many times the crash gets hit has in the choruses has been changed from quarter notes to eighth notes.
We're also thinking about putting a solo in the middle of the song, in the bit where the dynamics change to just the guitar and drums, bridge part 1 if you like, but with two weeks until the exam tomorrow, I'm a little weird about it. I'm a little weird about everything. I'm a little nervous. This is big. Yeah.
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