Prezi For The Pitch!

     The pitch for our 20 Time assignment had already passed since it was on Wednesday, the 28th of January. Though on the same day, my partner had to participate in the county science fair so I was unsure if he was going to be able to make it back on time for the presentation. Fortunately, my partner made it just in time for seventh period so instead of presenting in sixth period for our teachers, we just showed our Prezi to them in seventh period.

     In my opinion, I believe that our presentation went by smoothly. No issues occurred during the span of time we were showing our Prezi to other teachers and students. I also saw some of the upperclassmen that I know in the library while they were looking at other people's pitch. A few of them also came to Dhruv and I's presentation and asked us some questions which we answered with the best of our abilities.

In our Prezi, we had to answer about six or seven necessary questions which were:

1. What was our project about?
2. What is the purpose of our project?
3. What is the plan or timeline for our assignment?
4. What materials are required? How will we obtain these materials?
5. Who is our mentor?
6. What do we plan on doing during class time for 20 Time?

     For the fifth question concerning a mentor, we do have a person in mind that we want to be our mentor for this assignment but we have not asked her as of yet. Dhruv and I have decided that our mentor will be our band teacher if it is possible since she has more knowledge than us on music and will be able to aid us in our project. We were going to ask her yesterday but unfortunately she was absent. I'm worried that she might have gotten ill, but I hope she didn't! I also hope that she comes back soon.

     Oh, I also found another YouTube video that is a piano cover of "He's a Pirate". I really like this one because one of the differences between this one and the last one is that this one is played at a much slower tempo than the other one. By hearing this tune at a slightly slower tempo, I can hear both the bass and treble notes much more clearly.

Sick Week...

     I officially labeled this week as a "Sick Week". As you know, Martin Luther King Jr. day was on Monday (The 21st of January 2015) and that means that there was no school on that day. During that three day weekend, I became sick. Headaches, nausea, coughing fits and others kept bothering me on Tuesday morning so I decided to stay home and rest. On Wednesday and Friday, I stayed home once again. I did try to attend school on Thursday, but it ended with me being checked out because I was not feeling well throughout that day.

     I am typing this blog on Friday just after the three day weekend which consisted of Martin Luther King Jr. day. To be honest, during these past days, I have only done minuscule productivity for my 20 Time assignment. I tried studying more of the Bass Clef staff notes while I was resting on my bed. Oh, I also listened to other people on YouTube performing "He's a Pirate". Not only that, but whilst I listened I looked at the music sheet to follow along.

     I am hoping that my sickness will fade away as this weekend comes. I also hope that I will be more productive for my 20 Time during Saturday and Sunday. I am very enthusiastic to begin playing the song my partner and I picked on the keyboard.

The video below is one of the few pianist on YouTube that I had and still am listening to.

Also, click THIS and it will guide you to a new window and will show you the sheet music that I will be using for my assignment. It was written by Klaus Badelt and was arranged by Joseph M. Rozell

Another Week Equals More Progress!

     For 20 Time this week, I was focused in still learning the notes on the Bass Clef staff. Though since I have been studying it for a while, I am getting the hang of it. As the days passed, I realized that my partner, Dhruv, and I should meet up with each other outside of school so we can make more progress than we do in class. This will be very beneficial to us and as the time comes to present our assignment.

     To add on, not only am I working on 20 Time in seventh period but my sixth period class is also doing it. I do not have one day a week to work on my project; I have two days now! Those days are Thursdays and Fridays until the assignment is due.

     Furthermore, there is an upcoming pitch for our 20 Time. The pitch is an event that will give us an opportunity to explain what our assignment is to other students and probably some of our teachers too! This event is also much like a Science Fair presentation. We would need to present it with either a tri-fold, a poster board, prezi, powerpoint, or etc. Oh, this will be taking place in the Media Center and will be on the 28th of January.

   

     Though on the day of January 28th, I believe my partner has a Science Fair to attend to which is an issue. With that problem, that would mean he and I might have to do it for our sixth period class instead for our seventh period class.

What Have I Been Doing? ..... Stuff.

     For the past few days, all I had been doing is listening to people from YouTube perform the song my partner and I intend on doing on the keyboard. I am not really that quite familiar with the tune so that's why I'm trying to listen to it continuously. To add on, I have also been trying to learn the notes on a Bass Clef staff since I already know the Treble Clef staff notes. It is still difficult for me to remember which notes are which on the Bass Clef staff, but that's the main reason as to why I'm learning how to read it. As of right now, all I am trying to achieve right at this moment is trying how to remember those notes. Though, whilst doing so, I will constantly familiarize myself with how the tune will sound.

The image on the left shows the difference between where the notes on the Treble Clef staff (Top Picture) and the Bass Clef staff (Bottom Picture) are located.