I know that it doesn't matter whether or not we achieve our 20 Time goal because that's not we are graded on. Though, I can't help but be nervous for it. I don't play the trumpet by myself in front of other people I do not know because in band, we play as a group. I do know that it's okay to fail in achieving our goal. That there's nothing wrong with it. We are doing this for experience.
The 20 Time presentations are just around corner. As far as I know, Dhruv and I are going to be presenting ours on Thursday of next week. Also, my partner and I have come to a conclusion that we are going to be demonstrating a live presentation of what we learned in 20 Time. I am not quite sure how it'll go because I do not have confidence in myself when I play for other people with my trumpet unless I really know the person. Basically, I'm just nervous
This week is multicultural week and I have been practicing for my 20 Time since we are presenting at the end of this month (April). Dhruv and I are scheduling to record during Spring Break and if it is not possible, we might do it the week after the Spring Break. Also, I will be practicing the song during the break. It might not be perfect but it might be close to it, or maybe not. I won't know until we record it. Dhruv told me the tempo in which he's playing the melody with and I'll have to practice with the same tempo so that when we record, it's not different speeds.
Over the three day break, I did worked on my 20 Time assignment a bit more. It's a bit easy for the left hand since it is only repetitive but if there is repetitive music, the player is bound to do it slower and slower as they play it. Well, at least that's what my mentor says when we are in band and she's not wrong because when someone plays a repetitive rhythm it becomes boring to them and that's how they slow down.
Since, Dhruv is playing the melody while I'm doing accompaniment, I have been more focused on the left hand but that doesn't mean that I have been neglecting the melody part of the song. I just want the presentation that we are going to do to be as perfect as it can be for it. Besides, we are recording it and I don't want to delete and start over again and again because I make a mistake on it.
"Music is the voice of the soul". I do not know whom the quote was from but I do agree. Music is something that I cannot live without. I cannot even go a day without listening to music. It's just something I adore and have a passion in. Whether it's band or just listening to music in general.
To start off, I have been practicing the song on the keyboard once in a while. Though, I didn't have a lot of time to work on it because I was more focused on practicing for the band's Large Group Performance Evaluation, or LGPE, for the past week. It paid off though because yesterday, 19th of March, the band received a 1, or an A, on our performance and sight reading. It was very fun and exciting!
No, I am not neglecting my assignment for 20 Time! I just didn't have a lot of time to work on it this week, but I still did though. Also, next week, I will be leaving around fourth period on Thursday because I have a band trip to go to and will still be absent on Friday. The band will be going to Virginia and we will also be performing there too!
Okay, so now I have gotten that out of my system. I will actually start talking about what has been happening on my 20 Time assignment. Since I have not gotten that much work done for this week, I will be working on it during the three-day weekend we have. I will also try to practice it during Tuesday and Wednesday before leaving for my trip.
Oh, before I forget, my dad video taped the whole LGPE yesterday, but not the sight reading. Anyways, I might post the video on here and it lasts about twenty minutes. Not only that, but on the trip I will taking pictures and maybe videos and I will also post them on here!
The idea that I suggested about a few days ago was actually accepted by my partner! For the presentation for our 20 Time, my partner and I believe that we are just going to record it rather than having a live presentation. Also, Dhruv would play the melody now whilst I play the accompaniment. Even though we are doing this, he and I will still practice it on both hands so we can do more progress.
The quote above ("Teamwork Makes The Dream Work") is very inspirational to me because it is the truth. Most of the time, when there is teamwork, the goal the group is trying to achieve will be attained at a much quicker speed. The reason I had teamed up with Dhruv in the first place for 20 Time is because we had similar ideas for our assignment. Not only that, but if I had worked with a partner, I believe that we could aid each other in the process of reaching our goal to be able to play the keyboard/piano.
Oh, before I forget to mention it. I also already asked Dhruv and I's band director if she can be our mentor and she agreed to it! Not only that, but on Wednesday (11th of March) I received this case for my phone that I ordered on Amazon. I just thought about sharing it because I think it's pretty cool and it kind of correlates to my 20 Time assignment.
Seeing that I didn't get much work done last week, I am trying to see if my partner, Dhruv, and I can work with each other after school hours or during the weekends if we are not busy. Both of us need to see how we are going to piece the music together.The left hand, or bass clef, notes are pretty much repetitive. Though, it is quite easier than the right hand, or treble clef, part. I know for a fact that I will not be able to play the song with both hands that easily at the end of 20 Time. I did come up with an idea though! If Dhruv agrees to it, we might do my idea.
I am going to suggest to him if he would want to play the melody, Treble Clef notes, while I play the accompaniment, Bass Clef notes, on our 20 Time presentation or recording. It seems like he is more interested in playing the melody rather than the accompaniment. If Dhruv agrees, even though we are only playing on clef, I believe it will still be a good progress if we still try learning how to play with both hands. I am only suggesting this because the school year is almost over and that would mean our presentation is getting closer and closer.
Not only that, but Dhruv and I have not scheduled a day to work on this together after school or even during the weekends. I don't believe that I'll be able to work on this during the weekend since I do have a project that I would need to do for one of my classes. I also believe my partner might be busy too since he does have that project too. Well, I'm still trying my best to make this work!
I also found this video on YouTube. This video shows which one is the melody and which one is the accompaniment. The accompaniment is shown by the color blue while the melody is green. This video is very similar to the sheet music that Dhruv and I have. Oh! Also, an accompaniment is usually an instrumental or vocal part that supports the melody; it accompanies it. A melody is also an instrumental or vocal that has a distinguishable harmony or rhythm. It is also the one that usually stands out the most out of a music.
This week is a bit of a slow week for me considering we did not have school on Monday and Wednesday. During those days that we didn't have school, I simply slept until the afternoon. I still made progress though! I glanced at the sheet music for my assignment and began playing the music on my left hand first. Sometimes, I switch hands and practice them separately. My brother still also aid me in this process but he cannot always help me since he is busy with his school work on some days. Once in a while, I listen to music on YouTube that corresponds with my sheet music.
