Expression and emotional communication is going to be a large part during my course project presentation. Music is not fulfilling its maximum potential unless there is emotional communication through expression. Early during the course project, expression was not of major importance to me. I thought all I needed to do was learn the notes on the page and then repeat those same notes during a performance. Once we covered the expression and interpretation chapter in class, however, I learned of the importance that expression and interpretation can have in music. I quickly decided I needed to add several elements of expression into my performance to make my performance better.
When first deciding what expression to add to my piece of music, …show more content…
I can also remember back to when I was little and I would listen to my sister practice her piano lessons. I was always amazed when I listened to her play that song because it sounded so difficult to play. I had always wanted to learn to play the song, but I never had, so this project was the perfect opportunity to learn how to play the song.
After I chose what song to play, I needed to find a way to learn how to play this song. I went to YouTube to find an instructional and step-by-step video of how to play the Star Wars theme song. This video showed exactly what note to play and how long to hold the note for similar to Guitar Hero. This seemed like it would be very easy to do and learn how to play. However, the task proved much harder than anticipated when I tried to sight read the music with the notation moving at full speed. I decided I would take the song note by note and learn how to play the music that way. I would advance the video far enough to see the next couple notes. I would then play from a starting point and go as far as I could. Eventually, I made it through the entire song and had the whole song memorized. From this point forward, I relied on sound and memory to play the song. I used muscle memory to play the song and commit it to memory so that playing the song seemed natural to me. I would hum the song in my head and …show more content…
The notation I used was much simpler and meant for beginners who do not know music notation to use. I do have a history of traditional music notation, however. I began playing the trombone in fifth grade and continued playing through high school. I have played bass clef notation for over five years and am very familiar with it. I do not know treble clef notation, though, and I cannot play the piano so my knowledge of music notation did not come in hand during this project. I am familiar with music lingual so that was helpful throughout the project. Music “talk” can be very confusing to people who are not experienced with it. Through my years and experiences in band, I would often be exposed to something on the score that was confusing or that I did not know what it meant. This is also a main reason I chose to use and alternative form of notation than traditional western music written
When first deciding what expression to add to my piece of music, …show more content…
I can also remember back to when I was little and I would listen to my sister practice her piano lessons. I was always amazed when I listened to her play that song because it sounded so difficult to play. I had always wanted to learn to play the song, but I never had, so this project was the perfect opportunity to learn how to play the song.
After I chose what song to play, I needed to find a way to learn how to play this song. I went to YouTube to find an instructional and step-by-step video of how to play the Star Wars theme song. This video showed exactly what note to play and how long to hold the note for similar to Guitar Hero. This seemed like it would be very easy to do and learn how to play. However, the task proved much harder than anticipated when I tried to sight read the music with the notation moving at full speed. I decided I would take the song note by note and learn how to play the music that way. I would advance the video far enough to see the next couple notes. I would then play from a starting point and go as far as I could. Eventually, I made it through the entire song and had the whole song memorized. From this point forward, I relied on sound and memory to play the song. I used muscle memory to play the song and commit it to memory so that playing the song seemed natural to me. I would hum the song in my head and …show more content…
The notation I used was much simpler and meant for beginners who do not know music notation to use. I do have a history of traditional music notation, however. I began playing the trombone in fifth grade and continued playing through high school. I have played bass clef notation for over five years and am very familiar with it. I do not know treble clef notation, though, and I cannot play the piano so my knowledge of music notation did not come in hand during this project. I am familiar with music lingual so that was helpful throughout the project. Music “talk” can be very confusing to people who are not experienced with it. Through my years and experiences in band, I would often be exposed to something on the score that was confusing or that I did not know what it meant. This is also a main reason I chose to use and alternative form of notation than traditional western music written