Reflection 3rd of June

Today we ran through Candy for 3 or 4 times. On the 3rd try, we have figured out the transition and it was actually very good, even though it is different from the real song. But, we also had some problems with the tempo, since the singer keeps on slowing down and the kolintang are quite a mess. But, for the last 2 tries, it went very good and we were all happy with it. We only have to practice more and we need to start learning Wavin' Flag. For the last 15 minutes of the lesson, we started Wavin' Flag. Even though the intro is still confusing because the other singer wasn't there, it was still acceptable. For the drums part, the other drummer still haven't figured out the rhythm, so I decided to take over for a while.

Reflection 1st of June

We still have approximately 2 more weeks until the performance and today we only practiced for Candy. The whole class did well but we still haven't figured out the transition between the 2nd chorus and the 3rd verse. We did all we got and it was actually quite good. Then, we decided to work on Wavin' Flag on the next lesson.

Reflection 28th of May

On the 28th of May, we tried Greased Lightning for a couple of times and then we carried on the practice for Candy and figured out notes for kolintang. The kolintang players had no problem at all with the note raising. But, we haven't figured out several parts for Candy such as the 3rd verse and the transition between the 2nd chorus and the 3rd verse.

Reflection 27th of May

On the 27th of May, we ran through Greased Lighting and it went pretty well. But, we still haven't decided the dance moves. The guitar solo is acceptable, but we still need to work on that too. Even though some people are absent, we still could do the song without them. Not only the guitar solo that needs to be worked on, but also the ending of Greased Lightning. But then we decided to carry on to the next song, which is Candy. The singers for Candy decided to raise the note of the song. It affects the kolintang and several other instruments.

Reflection (Ideas narrowed down)

Reflection after narrowing down:

We narrowed down 20 ideas to 12 and then to 10. We divided ourselves to 10 groups and research some more for those 10 ideas. Then we will begin our investigation and then we will vote for the 3 songs that we are going to perform.

Reflection after investigation

Reflection after investigation:

After we investigate each ideas, we managed to decide 3 songs to be performed. The songs are Greased Lightning, Candy and Waving Flag. I voted for Uptown Funk and Waving Flag, but only Waving Flag that got chosen. We took a couple of weeks for voting while we should have not use 2 weeks.

Candy (Robbie Williams) Key: A/B flat

Band:
Haseef (vocal)
Adam (vocal)
Si Won (piano)
Sean (guitar)
Edo (drums)
Lachlan (bass)
Rashya (Baritone)
Se Hong (violin)

Dancers:
Adam

Wavin' Flag (K'Naan) Key: C

Band:
Lala (vocal)
Chan (vocal)
Jovi (drums)
Se Hong (violin)
Min Jung (flute)
Alexa (piano)
Nadia (guitar)
Almira (guitar)

Dancers:
Jeza
Kenneth
Haseef
Carlo
Adam
Anastacia
Mira
Edo

Grease Lightning

Grease Lightning
Leader: Haseef

Band:
Edo (drums)
Lachlan (bass)
Jovi (guitar)
Eo Jin (piano)
Sean(guitar)
Nadia (kolintang)
Almira (")
Carlo (")
Jeza (")
Anastacia (")
Kenneth (")
Nabil (")
Ochad (vocal)

Dancers/Backup singers:
Alexa
Mira
Min Jung
Se Hong
Adam
Haseef
Chan

Final decision songs

1. Wavin' Flag (K'Naan)

2. Grease Lightning

3. Candy (Robbie Williams)

Name	What can you do?	What are you willing to do?
Ochad	Sing	Learn drums/just sing/basic movements dancing
Dwana	Kolintang	Learn guitar/anything except dancing
Carlo	Kolintang	Play kolintang/anything except dancing
Lala	Sing/bit kolintang	Anything
Lachlan	Basic guitar/drums(basic)/kolintang	Learn more guitar/anything except dancing/singing
Eo Jin	Piano, kolintang and singing(basic)	Dancing(basic)
Chan	Guitar(basic basic), singing(rap)	Learn guitar, dance
Anastacia	Piano(basic), kolintang	Play kolintang/learn piano
Si Won	Piano(intermediate), dancing	No singing
Edo	Drums(intermediate)	No dance nor sing
Rashya	Baritone	Basic dancing, no singing(maybe)
Jeza	Kolintang, piano(basic), Singing(maybe)	Kolintang, might sing with group
Kenneth	Piano(basic)	Anything (no solo dance)
Jovi	Drums(advanced), guitar(intermediate)	Anything (no solo dance/sing)
Ajie	Kolintang, piano(basic)	No solo dancing
Nabil	Kolintang	Learn the triangle (no dance nor sing)
Almira	Classical guitar(intermediate), kolintang	No solo dancing/singing
Nadia	Classical guitar(intermediate), kolintang	No solo dancing/singing
Min Jung	Flute, Piano, kolintang	No backstage crew
Se Hong	Violin, kolintang	No singing
Haseef	Piano(intermediate), sing(Michael buble)	Anything(group)
Adam	Piano(basic)	Learn anything
Alexa	Piano(intermediate), guitar(basic)	Anything
Mira	Piano(advanced), ukulele	Anything
Sean	Bass, guitar, digital	No sing or dance

Investigation groups

Medley (Nabil, Edo & Kenneth)
World-changing songs (Alexa & Mira)
Battle of the Bands (Jeza, Ochad & Jovi)
Acting music videos (Haseef, Adam, Lachlan)
Evolution of singer/band (Almira, Nadia)
Classical - Modern (Sean & Rashya)
Battle of the Countries (Chan, Ajie & Dwana)
4 Chords (Carlo & Eojin)
Instrumental (Se Hong, Si Won & Min Jung)
Seasons (Lala & Anastacia)

Investigation Criteria

1. Due of presentation: 18th Feb and 23rd Feb
2. 5-10 mins of presentation
3. Brainstorm/mindmap
4. Pick best three/four
5. Research Questions: is it possible?;advantages/disadvantages; possible for the equipment;

Investigation Ideas

Ideas we will investigate:
Medley
World changing songs
Battle of the Bands
Acting music videos
Evolution of singer/band
Classical-modern
Battle of countries
4 chords

Ideas we MIGHT investigate:

Duet

Unknown songs

Instrumental

Percussion

Seasons/days

heavy-unheavy metal

Genre mix up

Ideas:

Killer karaoke

Instrumental dubstep

Music/songs that changes the world

Battle of the countries

Kolintang ensemble

Tribal music

Heavy metal/unheavy

Mathematical music

Four chord songs

Evolution of a pop star

Genre mix up

Talent show (audience judged)

Different genres

Classical music to modern music

Russian/soviet music

Musical concert

Seasons

Character songs

Days of the week

Year 8 Creative Cycle Schedule

Week	Date	Creative Cycle Steps
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