Google project conclusion

For my google project, i practiced a bunch of songs in my piano which i hadn't played in a while, and prepared a duet with the flute.
Although at first it was hard getting used to the piano again because it had been such a long time since I played it, once i practiced about an hour or so, the feeling in my hands came back and I was able to play fairly well again
I actually picked the duet as my google project because I thought it would be the easiest, but it proved wrong once we were practicing...
The duet was completely different from a solo in many reasons: you have a lot of pressure because if you get a note wrong the whole song will be off, you have to match the beats and rythms with your partner, and you also have to controll your pitch to keep the harmony
I really get nervous easily in front of many people, and the performance didn't have a satisfactory outcome because I stammered in some parts, although I was perfect the day before :(
This google project helped me improve in my timing (I really have a bad sense of timing and I always get lost in the band) and I think I also improved in my piano playing
Overall it was a fun experience, and if I had the chance to do this again, I would definitely choose to

State Champion!

Yay~!
Our football team won the state championship yesterday!!
Very exciting experience to play for the band that day; I will never forget

Oh, and here's my piano piece I practiced, a little unprepared, but I had to prepare for my real google project performance... o_o

[Iruma] Chaconne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjTZu2GfzQ4

Google Project

Last google day, Katie and I had already finished practicing our songs, so I started practicing for a new song by Iruma called Chaconne.

It's a really pretty song, and I think I can post it up by next week...

10/31

Katie and I practiced our song performance, and we're pretty much finished...

We filmed some of it but it wouldnt upload on this blog

The song sounds good except that the flute has to tune with the piano

YAY!

Modified Version of Canon [Piano]

I practiced for about 2 weeks

Day 2

In band class today Katie came!

SOOO we tried playing the song together and it turned out pretty good

I hope we'll be video taping the duet by next class :)

[Iruma] River Flows in You

I practiced my music for the duet with Katie, but she didn't come last class... :(

So I practiced another song.. The River Flows in You .. in my piano!

here's the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBOX4iYKTM4

Day 1

My plan for the google project is to play a duet with Katie Chang

I'll play the piano and she'll play the flute

Clarinet

There are many instruments that contribute to our symphonic band class, but the most common instrument I see and the instrument I play is the clarinet.

            First of all, the clarinet is in the woodwind family along with other instruments that must have a reed or more so that the sound is made through vibration. The first clarinet seems to have originated in Germany by Johann Christoph Denner (1690), and since then has been modified and refined to come to the clarinet that it is now. There are many kinds of clarinet ranging from a BBB♭ to a A♭, but the most common and the one I play is the B♭. The clarinet has the largest pitch range among the woodwind instruments, and therefore it is of very much importance to the band or the group that is played with.     

            Because the clarinet has such a contribution to the band as a whole, I looked for some simple but crucial ways to play the clarinet better. I see this research paper as an opportunity for me to remind and fix some of the wrong ways on how I play the clarinet.

With posture and position, the clarinet should be 45 degrees away from the body and the person must raise their arms with the clarinet. Also, the clarinet must not touch the knees when sitting. This bad posture muffles the sound of the clarinet and makes the person slouch. 
Next, the lower clarinet should be held by the right thumb and the left hand should hold the upper clarinet. A bad habit for this is when a person tries to alleviate the weight of the clarinet with his or her mouth. However, this makes the clarinet harder to blow and can also damage the reed.
Lastly, the cheek should stay flat without puffing!


Having all these in mind, I played a short part of the theme of the pink panther