After my drum teacher listened to our composition, he told me that it might sound better with eighth notes instead of quarter notes in the chorus, to give it more of a overall rather than a stopper. This helps the song not lose its momentum and flow through the song.
I'll say more later, probably tomorrow after we've practiced again, till then, uhhhh stay cool
- Sami Lee
Monday, 14 September 2015
Monday, 7 September 2015
Apologies
Haven't written an entry in a while, this is because:
- My first assignment, the changing of the original composition, we've already been working on way before the actual assignment was given because we needed to shorten it anyway
- I've had nothing to document, practices are going good, we're just practicing our songs and working on dynamics and playabilty.
The only thing I would have to say is that I haven't really worked with my drum teacher as much because we just kinda talk most of the time, which is fine, he's trying to 'open my mind' as a drummer, which is fine, but the entire lesson is gone and the only thing I've done is played a few rhythms. I don't think he's actually seen me play drums yet, nor my songs. So that's been difficult so far, with six weeks until the exam. I've basically been working on the songs in my own time, which is difficult, seeing as I have no drum kit set up at home at the moment and I don't really get much class time on my own.
This year hasn't been the best for me and drums. No drum teacher for six months, then a drum teacher who talks to me a lot, but I'm too scared to just tell him that we've talked enough and we should start drumming. I'm a little shy I guess. And he's repeating himself a lot now, and I already understand most of the things he's saying.
Anyway. I've got to get through this, clean out the garage so I can practice, get Steve to actually help me out in four or five lessons or less because this exam is six Tuesday's away and I don't know how I feel about that.
It's a long time. It's a short time.
- Sami Lee
- My first assignment, the changing of the original composition, we've already been working on way before the actual assignment was given because we needed to shorten it anyway
- I've had nothing to document, practices are going good, we're just practicing our songs and working on dynamics and playabilty.
The only thing I would have to say is that I haven't really worked with my drum teacher as much because we just kinda talk most of the time, which is fine, he's trying to 'open my mind' as a drummer, which is fine, but the entire lesson is gone and the only thing I've done is played a few rhythms. I don't think he's actually seen me play drums yet, nor my songs. So that's been difficult so far, with six weeks until the exam. I've basically been working on the songs in my own time, which is difficult, seeing as I have no drum kit set up at home at the moment and I don't really get much class time on my own.
This year hasn't been the best for me and drums. No drum teacher for six months, then a drum teacher who talks to me a lot, but I'm too scared to just tell him that we've talked enough and we should start drumming. I'm a little shy I guess. And he's repeating himself a lot now, and I already understand most of the things he's saying.
Anyway. I've got to get through this, clean out the garage so I can practice, get Steve to actually help me out in four or five lessons or less because this exam is six Tuesday's away and I don't know how I feel about that.
It's a long time. It's a short time.
- Sami Lee
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Original Composition
So we've changed the song slightly. Same form, we've just shortened it, taking out each part in between where we'd go back into the entry guitar riff. So I'll make another status tomorrow when we go over it again. This is also as a part of one of my new outcomes and all these journal entries are for another outcome which calls for journal entries.
- Sami Lee
- Sami Lee
Monday, 24 August 2015
Random Update
Everything's going well and on track. I haven't posted in a while. I'll post something tomorrow when we practice more.
Uhhhhhhhhhh have a good day
- Sami Lee
Uhhhhhhhhhh have a good day
- Sami Lee
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Changes to the Program
Sooooooooo 3's and 7's is gone. I don't mind, it means I don't have to buy that one singular $500 cymbal for it, so I'm happy.
Next! The program has changed slightly, here is the new one:
No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
I Know What I Am - Band of Skulls
Heatwave - The Living End
Different (Original Composition)
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The reason why we've put No One Knows first is because it uses dropped tuning on the guitar (C Standard) so Pat can quickly get the guitar out of the way and not have to worry about tuning ever again. This song will also include a drum solo of about one minute in the second solo bass part of the song.
We've put I Know What I Am next because it's a little bit of a break from heavier stuff before we continue and it just kinda fits in well there too.
Next is my prescribed song, Heatwave. This fits here in the middle, because it's the only place it fits.
Different and Dani California are the real ones which we decided where they should be. We decided to end on Dani California due to how uplifting it is and how well we play it. Different is second last because we can show how we've used the previous songs as an influence on it.
I'm a little nervous of the actual concert, we have a date, October 20th, a Tuesday, at 11:10am. Fun, fun, fun. I think I'm nervous because I'm getting marked at this sort of thing. Yeah, let's go with that. Yeah.
- Sami Lee
Oh yeah, practice yesterday went really well, I felt a whole lot better when drumming and everything ran smoother and we timed the songs, and everything, including the little solos and stuff we're meant to do, it all adds up to about 20 mins. I think we're going to look at form of all these songs next week.
Next! The program has changed slightly, here is the new one:
No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
I Know What I Am - Band of Skulls
Heatwave - The Living End
Different (Original Composition)
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The reason why we've put No One Knows first is because it uses dropped tuning on the guitar (C Standard) so Pat can quickly get the guitar out of the way and not have to worry about tuning ever again. This song will also include a drum solo of about one minute in the second solo bass part of the song.
We've put I Know What I Am next because it's a little bit of a break from heavier stuff before we continue and it just kinda fits in well there too.
Next is my prescribed song, Heatwave. This fits here in the middle, because it's the only place it fits.
Different and Dani California are the real ones which we decided where they should be. We decided to end on Dani California due to how uplifting it is and how well we play it. Different is second last because we can show how we've used the previous songs as an influence on it.
I'm a little nervous of the actual concert, we have a date, October 20th, a Tuesday, at 11:10am. Fun, fun, fun. I think I'm nervous because I'm getting marked at this sort of thing. Yeah, let's go with that. Yeah.
- Sami Lee
Oh yeah, practice yesterday went really well, I felt a whole lot better when drumming and everything ran smoother and we timed the songs, and everything, including the little solos and stuff we're meant to do, it all adds up to about 20 mins. I think we're going to look at form of all these songs next week.
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Song Analysis
This is actually one thing I don't like doing in music. Its just very repetitive and I really dig routine sometimes, but this is just a bit... Yeah, this is one thing I don't like. But I'll do it. I've added in a page for my song analysis' because the google doc I'm working from for class doesn't really work sometimes and I don't trust it very well at all.
- Sami Lee
- Sami Lee
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
3's and 7's
We might be taking this song off for Pat. He will need a range of different equipment to do this song unless with change it for him. I'm a little bummed, I actually like playing this song and it seems like a really good song to do for drums, despite the fact that I will need to buy a china cymbal for this song. I mean, that wouldn't be so bad, this song is fun to play and I'd like to play it, but whatever's cool as, I don't mind at all :)
- Sami Lee
- Sami Lee
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