Unit 4 Outcome 3

Outcome 3 includes documenting over the coming semester how everything is going. I will use the Blogger post feature to post comments and blog posts including pictures and videos about once a week to really document and show how I am going. So far, my set list includes:

• No One Knows, Queens of the Stone Age
• 3's and 7's, Queens of the Stone Age
• Heatwave, The Living End (prescribed song)
• Dani California, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• I Know What I Am, Band of Skulls
• Different (original composition)

And my focus statement is:

'Rhythmic and percussion techniques used on drum kit in modern alternative rock, 2000 to present.'

I am pleased with both of these and they shouldn't change to much in the next semester, four of the songs on the list we can play through, the only ones we need to work on are Heatwave and 3's and 7's which we shall start working on this week. 

I have the drums pretty much alright on 3's and 7's, but there are still elements I need to work on. Having a new drum teacher will also really help me and I cannot wait to start having lessons with him. Even just cleaning out the drum room, I learnt about tuning up drum kits, how to sit behind a drum kit a bit better and even how to set one up a whole lot better.
This term for music should be good, my goals are to get every song down pat by the end of the term so we can start working on more improvisation with some of the fills I'm doing.
And starting next week, we will be working after school on Wednesday's to rehears for the end of year concert/exam. Can't wait!

- Sami Lee