Saturday, July 30, 2005
Graduation 2005 Performance
The day we had all been practising so much for finally came on 27 July 2005. We generally thought we did horribly or satisfactorily - although we won't know how we actually sound until we see the video footage of our performances.
Recalling my first performance that morning on stage... my Final Fantasy group was performing the pieces "Bittersweet Romance" and "Theme of Love". I got shocked (but luckily not mind-crippled) when I realised shortly after starting to play the keyboard that its voice was set to "harp"... when I needed "piano"! And I didn't know how to operate Clef's Yamaha Motif that I was using. However, further feedback from my friends told me that it was quite nice as the "harp" was a softer, better timbre for the pieces.
I learnt my lesson - and learnt from Clef on how to operate his keyboard. My second performance in the afternoon with my main group featured the songs "At The Beginning" and "Xi Shui Chang Liu" ("Still Water Runs Deep"). It was here that I played a few wrong, though insignificant, notes. Whoops. Guess I was a bit tired or wasn't concentrating hard enough.
My final piece that evening was "Get Around" by the Beach Boys in my a capella group. Well - frankly and honestly - we rushed throughout the piece. And even went out of pitch - very obviously. Oh no. I wonder what the audience might have thought.
Whatever the case, it's all over now. And, though we made mistakes, they were mistakes worth making, because we will gain knowledge and experience through reviewing the mistakes we made when we go through the video footage. And through it we will improve - so obviously our future performances will be better.
5:58 am *
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Graduation 2005 Performance
The day we had all been practising so much for finally came on 27 July 2005. We generally thought we did horribly or satisfactorily - although we won't know how we actually sound until we see the video footage of our performances.
Recalling my first performance that morning on stage... my Final Fantasy group was performing the pieces "Bittersweet Romance" and "Theme of Love". I got shocked (but luckily not mind-crippled) when I realised shortly after starting to play the keyboard that its voice was set to "harp"... when I needed "piano"! And I didn't know how to operate Clef's Yamaha Motif that I was using. However, further feedback from my friends told me that it was quite nice as the "harp" was a softer, better timbre for the pieces.
I learnt my lesson - and learnt from Clef on how to operate his keyboard. My second performance in the afternoon with my main group featured the songs "At The Beginning" and "Xi Shui Chang Liu" ("Still Water Runs Deep"). It was here that I played a few wrong, though insignificant, notes. Whoops. Guess I was a bit tired or wasn't concentrating hard enough.
My final piece that evening was "Get Around" by the Beach Boys in my a capella group. Well - frankly and honestly - we rushed throughout the piece. And even went out of pitch - very obviously. Oh no. I wonder what the audience might have thought.
Whatever the case, it's all over now. And, though we made mistakes, they were mistakes worth making, because we will gain knowledge and experience through reviewing the mistakes we made when we go through the video footage. And through it we will improve - so obviously our future performances will be better.
5:58 am *
- 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".
