Sunday, August 28, 2005
Practice for PERFECTION (at least near-perfection)
We had practice for the 31 August performance as usual in the Visual Effects Studio today. Man, the place still stinks. Timing was our main problem. The new stint lecturer Jimmy had advised us to listen more intently to each other's playing so we could get into the 'feel' of the music. He also recommended the process of isolation, which was to select a few players to play at one time while the rest listened to see how the instrumental parts of those who were playing 'fitted' with each other. We did try it out - but I guess we did not really get the gist of it - we needed more practice in playing our parts with precision.
Hence, we're aiming to focus on TIMING and PRECISION during one of our last rehearsals this Sunday. One thing I'm quite worried about now is whether we're going to have a rehearsal at the actual venue at all - we need to know and adjust (if needed) our positions on the stage(s). Already we learnt from the previous experience of the Graduation 2005 Performance that rehearsal times were not to be trusted.
I've finished running through my performance piece - Debussy's Reverie, but I still need to brush up on the transition between certain phrases. Uranus (by Gustav Holst), which Wei Jie and I are performing for the DMAT concert, has been put on hold for quite some time because the assignments/tests/deadlines are taking their toll these 3 weeks or so. And there's still my scales which I need to practise for Week 15's Scales Test.
12:42 pm *
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Practice for PERFECTION (at least near-perfection)
We had practice for the 31 August performance as usual in the Visual Effects Studio today. Man, the place still stinks. Timing was our main problem. The new stint lecturer Jimmy had advised us to listen more intently to each other's playing so we could get into the 'feel' of the music. He also recommended the process of isolation, which was to select a few players to play at one time while the rest listened to see how the instrumental parts of those who were playing 'fitted' with each other. We did try it out - but I guess we did not really get the gist of it - we needed more practice in playing our parts with precision.
Hence, we're aiming to focus on TIMING and PRECISION during one of our last rehearsals this Sunday. One thing I'm quite worried about now is whether we're going to have a rehearsal at the actual venue at all - we need to know and adjust (if needed) our positions on the stage(s). Already we learnt from the previous experience of the Graduation 2005 Performance that rehearsal times were not to be trusted.
I've finished running through my performance piece - Debussy's Reverie, but I still need to brush up on the transition between certain phrases. Uranus (by Gustav Holst), which Wei Jie and I are performing for the DMAT concert, has been put on hold for quite some time because the assignments/tests/deadlines are taking their toll these 3 weeks or so. And there's still my scales which I need to practise for Week 15's Scales Test.
12:42 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".
