Saturday, July 09, 2005
Chord Progressions
Today my group, "What Michael Spicer said", performed "We're Not Following" - an 8-bar strong chord progression piece. The unique thing about it was that it featured both major and minor keys. There was Wei Jie on the keyboard as arpeggio, Bo Yuan on the French Horn as bass, Wee Siong and me on the Di Zi and the harmonica respectively as pads, and Ryu and Royston's vocals as the melody. It turned out pretty bad, like the other groups, during the critique session. Though our timing was alright, it was the blending of the texture that was our major problem.
Pieces I have learnt (and are learning this week) are the Final Fantasy songs Theme of Love and Bittersweet Romance; At The Beginning & Xi Shui Chang Liu (Still Water Runs Deep); and the a capella version of Get Around by the Beach Boys. Obviously, all these songs are to be performed for Graduation on 27 July. This provides me with opportunities to showcase my accompaniment and arpeggio skills, and also my vocal abilities (I will be performing for all 3 shifts for Graduation). We've been running into difficulties booking the studios for rehearsals, so we've been going to one another's homes to practise. But even this proves a challenge because our schedules ALWAYS clash. It's impossible to get a time when everyone's free due to our different committments. Well, next Monday's our rehearsal showcase. I don't know how many groups are already prepared. But as for my group(s), I'll push them to at least a satisfactory performance-presentation level.
2:36 pm *
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Chord Progressions
Today my group, "What Michael Spicer said", performed "We're Not Following" - an 8-bar strong chord progression piece. The unique thing about it was that it featured both major and minor keys. There was Wei Jie on the keyboard as arpeggio, Bo Yuan on the French Horn as bass, Wee Siong and me on the Di Zi and the harmonica respectively as pads, and Ryu and Royston's vocals as the melody. It turned out pretty bad, like the other groups, during the critique session. Though our timing was alright, it was the blending of the texture that was our major problem.
Pieces I have learnt (and are learning this week) are the Final Fantasy songs Theme of Love and Bittersweet Romance; At The Beginning & Xi Shui Chang Liu (Still Water Runs Deep); and the a capella version of Get Around by the Beach Boys. Obviously, all these songs are to be performed for Graduation on 27 July. This provides me with opportunities to showcase my accompaniment and arpeggio skills, and also my vocal abilities (I will be performing for all 3 shifts for Graduation). We've been running into difficulties booking the studios for rehearsals, so we've been going to one another's homes to practise. But even this proves a challenge because our schedules ALWAYS clash. It's impossible to get a time when everyone's free due to our different committments. Well, next Monday's our rehearsal showcase. I don't know how many groups are already prepared. But as for my group(s), I'll push them to at least a satisfactory performance-presentation level.
2:36 pm *
- Name: niwdehot
- Location: Singapore
Music has always been an integral part of Edwin’s life since the tender age of 4. The top graduate from the pioneer batch of the Diploma in Music & Audio Technology (Singapore Polytechnic), Edwin achieved the Media Development Authority Gold Medal (Course Medal) & DBS Bank Award.
An avid performer, Edwin plays at corporate and private functions, cafes, weddings, musicals, and community and charity events throughout the year. In Singapore Polytechnic’s “Superstar: The Pop Musical” (2006), he took on multiple roles of Cast Member (Chorus), Rehearsal Pianist and Baritone Section Leader. Edwin was also the second keyboardist in the incidental music band of Young NTUC’s May Day 2007 musical, “A Labour of Love”. He has appeared regularly at music festivals (Singapore Street Festival 2009, MoonFest @ Esplanade 2009) and charity events (Charity Fiesta 2006 @ South West, Music For Hope 2008, Blackout @ Emily 2009).
His artistic passion continues to grow, as does his hope to inspire others through his expressive music.
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My Goals:
-Long Term: To become well-trained in all aspects of music
-Medium Term: To improve my sight-reading and keyboard skills to another level
-Short Term: To brush up on my basic music theory after stopping for 5 years+
Special Skill Set:
Improvisation, Playing-by-ear
Repertoire includes (to be updated):
*Pending (practice in progress)
Electone Organ pieces:
Piano pieces:
Piano/choral arrangements:
(They Long To Be) Close To You - Burt Bacharach
Walk On A Rainbow Trail - Berta & Sonja Poorman
Laudate Dominum - Sherri Porterfield
When You Believe - Stephen Schwartz
*Joyful, Joyful - Beethoven (arr. Mervyn Warren)
*Because He Lives - Sally DeFord
Original compositions:
Vivid Dreams (theme: hope)
And any other tune/piece that I know well (play-by-ear)...
This performance journal was created as part of an ongoing assignment of the DMAT module "Performance".
