Music reggae

On this next project, we did some reggae presentation and reggae research.

On our reggae presentation, I did the piano part, however, I just did the chord part.

Focused listening

SONG NAME: Hello (Adele)

What instruments can you hear?
In this song, I can hear mostly piano, drums and vocals


How would you describe the singer's voice?
The singer's voice drastically changes from Chest voice, mix then to head voice.


What kind of feel does the song this song have?
This song is very powerful and deep.

Song cover of Hello

How is this song different from the original?
This song is a reggae version, there were quite a few more instruments involved. There were also two people singing in the solo part.

MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA. (Get Smart)

What instruments can you hear?
Trumpet, saxophone, Drums, trombones, ukelele, electric guitar, cowbell, bongo


What instruments play solo?
Keyboard, trumpets, saxophone, steel drums


How many people in the group?
A lot of people.


How does ska sound different to reggae?
Ska is more upbeat than reggae, it is more like jazz.

16/5/19

Song: Maxi Priest - Wild world

Do you like this song? Give 3 reasons why.
I like this song because:

• The rhythm is not fast and not slow either, it just has a flowing rhythm.
• The genre is reggae and it gives it a more kinda cultural theme.
• The instruments were good sounding.

Keyboard Skills

What grade did you get on your assessment?
In my assessment, I got excellence in playing the piano, and I was so happy to get that excellence grade.

What could you do to improve your grade?
I could've practised more and played it smoother to get a higher grade.

What have you found enjoyable when learning keyboards?
What I found enjoyable is when I was able to play the whole song properly.

What did you find challenging about keyboard skills and why?
What I found challenging is to start to play the song when you don't know how it suppose to sound.

Music Appreciation

Music Appreciation

28/02/2019

1. Name the song and the performer.

The name of the song is 'Despacito' and his name is Peter Bence

2. What instruments are being used?

The instruments used are piano and maraca

3. What is something you find interesting about this piece?

Something that I found interesting is when he presses the pedal at the bottom, it records the keys you play and when you press it again it repeats it and plays the song beautifully

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01/03/2019



1. Name the song and performer.
The name of the song is 'Havana' and the performers are Jimmy Fallon, Camila Cabello and The Roots.

2. What instruments are being used?
The instruments that are used are classroom instruments, eg. plastic kazoos, ukulele, toy xylophone and a small drum

3. What did you find interesting about this piece?
What I found interesting is how they used 'toy' instruments to produce a beautiful version of 'Havana'.


Part 2.

1. The song that I like at the moment is This is living now by Hillsong. I like this song because of how it makes me happy

Performing arts - Dance

Part 1 - Parris Goebel?

1. Who is Parris Goebel? Parris Goebel is a New Zealand-born dancer, choreographer, singer director and actress.
2. Where did she grow up? She was born and raised in Manurewa, Auckland
3. How/when did she study dance? She started hip hop lessons when she was 10
4. Add pictures of Paris

Part 2 - The royal family

1. Who are the Royal Family? They are a hip hop dance group which Parris Goebel is in
2. What competitions have they been involved in/won? World hip hop dance championship
3. Which famous singers have they danced for? Jennifer Lopez, Justin Beiber
4. Add some pictures and some links to their performances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw6k6Ma0oqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc2B6W4SJYA

Part 3 - choreography

1. What does the word choreography mean? The art of how dancers will move in a performance
2. What is a choreographer? A person who composes dance steps, sequence of steps or move in a dance performance.
3. Find two other choreographers ( they don’t have to be from NZ) find three facts on each and get pictures

Beyonce-

1. Her birth name is Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. 
2. She married a rap star Jay-z
3. She started in a popular film dream girls

Shane Sparks-  

1. He won an American Choreography award
2. He worked with rapper and actor Omarion
3. Both his parents are police officers 

Part 4 - types of dance.

1. For each style of dance below find a description of the style and a youtube clip of the dance in action.

a, Hip Hop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2yjPHGVX0

B, Ballet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1qLYukTH8

C, Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJTz1UbpSXM

D, Salsa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOuzMZ8TtU

E, Tap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHaWMkrEJrk

F, Contemporary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm98afryPf4

Performing arts

Performing arts comes in many different shapes and sizes and styles and colours!

We often only focus on the obvious.....Singing, dancing, acting.......Performing Arts go way beyond this.

1. what actually is performing arts? It is a type of art (such as music, dance or drama) that are performed for an audience

2.

Mime

Opera

Puppetry

Illusion

Circus acts

Music Performance

What did you choose to perform? Why?
I chose to perform 'still' by Hillsong because it is the first song I learned to play when we came to New Zealand.

How did you feel about your performance?
I felt scared and really nervous at the beginning, and I accidentally pressed the wrong key and I became more nervous, but as I keep playing the song, the sensation of being nervous started to fade away, at the end, I feel grateful on playing the piano.

What would you change if you could do it again?
I would try and be calm and confident so I wouldn't press the wrong key