12-bar Blues + Improvisation #6

Reflection:
This video was also recorded days before the assessment took place. I played the composition without any mistakes but I still made some mistakes in the improvisation part. I will need to practice harder so I can play both parts without making any mistakes during the assessment.

12-bar Blues + Improvisation #5

Reflection:
This video was recorded days before the assessment took place. I played my composition part without making any mistakes, but I still made a few mistakes in the improvisation part. I need to improve on the improvisation part so I won't make any mistakes during the assessment.

Week 10: March 19 & 21

How is my understanding of blues after my performance?

After performing my 12-bar blues composition and improvisation, I realized that I have received a lot of knowledge and I know more about blues compared to at the start of this term. Now, I know that to create a blues composition and/or improvisation, we need to apply the blues scale. Then, there is a 12-bar blues composition format and syncopation, which is the displacement of the usual strong beat onto a weak beat.

On Monday, we practiced in front of the class one by one. After all of us have performed, we practiced as an ensemble for the upcoming assessment. We did it well, and I think we will do well in next class's assessment. On Wednesday the instrument period was taken for the assessment too. I think our hard work has been paid well.

12-bar Blues + Improvisation #4

Reflection:
This is my fourth video playing my 12-bar blues composition and improvisation. I can play the composition part without any mistakes, but I still make some mistakes in the improvisation part. I need to practice more so that I can play both parts with no mistakes.

12-bar Blues + Improvisation #3

Reflection:
This is my third video practicing my 12-bar blues composition and improvisation. I have no trouble in playing the composition part, but I made a few mistakes while playing the improvisation. I will do my best to avoid the mistakes on the next practices.

Week 9: March 12 & 14

How is my understanding of improvisation especially in blues?

I understood that to create improvisations, the blue notes from the blues scale are used according to the chords that are used in the song. It takes time to be able to create an improvisation piece spontaneously. On Monday we used the whole theory period to practice as an ensemble. On Wednesday each instrument practiced together as an ensemble. We used the whole period to practice for next week's practical assessment.

On Monday we played the walking base of 3 chords. I didn't practice them at home, so I didn't play them very well. On Wednesday we practiced as an ensemble to play the 12-bar blues composition with the improvisation part. We played the composition part smoothly, but we need to practice more for the improvisation part.

12-bar Blues + Improvisation #2

Reflection:
This is my second practice video on my 12-bar blues composition and improvisation. I played the composition with no mistakes, and I didn't repeat the first mistake in the first video in this practice. But I still need to practice more in the ending part, where I made a mistake in the melody. I will practice the improvisation part more so I can play it with no mistakes.