My skill progression

                                       My skill progress 

At the start of the the first year I started the course with not much knowledge in my of the classes. I was on a basic level but now I feel as if I've learnt so music in my lesson  

Music Theory  

At the start of the course I didn't know much about how to read music, key signature or how to play the piano effectively in the correct manner. The only skill I had at the start was playing the piano and how to play scales and chords. Now I know about major chords, minor chords, and perfect intervals. 

Composing

when I was in my composing lesson I fount it a bit hard since I had to listen to the key artistes given to me to listen and and try to copy the was they compose there work. knowing how they made there work I fount easy cause I mostly listen to thing and pick it up by ear. But there to put in on logic was a challenge since most of them when they was making there music they made it in a complex way to copy.

Logic

At the start of the course I knew a lot about logic and how it works but all the complex thing about it I had no clue about it. For example, at the start I learnt how to edit audio in a destructive and a non destructive way. for me I fount that hard because of all the process it go into it.

DJing 

At the start I didn't know anything about DJing it was all new to me. now I know how to use the cue and cross fade on tractor. I learnt for to time my song effectively while switching songs.

Studio Techniques

before my classes with grant i didn't have a clue how the studio is meant to be used now I've learnt a lot about how the studio is meant to be treated and how everything works in a studio.

Recording vocals  

With record vocals at the start of the course I had some knowledge of how to do it more effectively . for example I now know for to use plug in's to bring that in your "face type" of sound.

Hardware

With the equipment in the studio I wouldn't know the different name and type of mics used in the studio. i also know what all the equipment is setup and how to use them in the studio. 

Instrumental

At the start of the course I knew how to play piano and i feel as this course has enhance my piano playing. the Instrument i would like to learn to play in the guitar and bass guitar so when I make my music I can bring some live element into my work
  

Music Business

In my context lesson I've learnt how some music was use through out the years. I've also learnt how royalty's work and the risk of sampling without anyone say its OK

Attendances&punctuation 

at the start of the course my attendance was at 100% but is was still great attendance including my work.

Organisation

My work was always organised so that I can reach the deadline with every piece of work i was set to do. from the start and now.

Motivation 

At the start i had the same motive for music and to learn new was of making presenting my work.

Independent working  

At the start I could work just fine on own and then talk about what i did in my work in front of the class. 

Group work 

At the start of the course i could share my ideas in the group and also talk about what we came up with in or work. 

Decade Evaluation 2

The decade project was a little bit challenging for me in terms of analysing and describing the technique use but artists in the 90s.

Overall 

When I first started the decade project I didn't know a thing about Erykah Badu or the Beatles and the way they present there work. before the decade project I never thought that most of hip hop was inspired by Erykah Badu or that  Stevie wonder's simple chords is used in almost ever song today.
from the decade project I learned different ways of making music and also how big artistes back then made they music. I've also learnt in the project about key signatures, time signatures and how to read music more effectively in my theory classes. In most other my mistakes,mostly in my theory classes, I learn from them by doing the opposite from them and continue from there.In my work I mostly still struggle with learning the theory work. for example, I have trouble knowing about key signature and how they work. I'm happy with a few of my work and the rest I don't. reason for this is cause of time and lack of inspiration from the artistes shown.

Technical Skills

In the decade project I learnt a lot of skills in my both theory and my chosen classes. I've learnt different way of presenting my work and different way to make my music. For example I've learnt how to read music on a score sheet more effectively. My skill I'm more proud of is my logic skill when I was doing my remix and song writing classes. The way my logic skill has develop over the course is by knowing all the techniques and different thing to use to enhance my musics. My composition skills has probably increased the most. My increase of knowledge with all the theory technique and how it all works in music.

Time management/working method 

The problem I had last half term was having left time to finish off my works.This time round what I'm doing different is trying to finish my work in one classes them the next classes I'll work on something else or edit it a bit. I completed all my work on time but some was more finish then others. On the course I usually spend more time on one work then the rest for it to sound close to perfect. I didn't really use access time the much for my work i usual just finish it in class. With most of my work I am happy with but I could of then better with them all.

Research

My research method is still the same as last terms only different is that I in this term I know most of the music and we have the freedom to choose how to research about. In the half term I didn't really listen to the artistes given to which is the reason why I kind of struggled with my work a bit. most of my work was influence by some of the key artistes and some from some of the artistes from today. From them I've learnt that most of today hip hop was inspired by  Erykah Badu and that most of the chords used up today was inspired by Stevie wonders.

Group work 

I think that putting our decade project was successful.Our target of audience was the people who listen to music of Soundcloud for free and downloadable so I strongly think we reached our audience. I the future we could also preform our songs in a gig as well not on online. My perfect idea of a present my songs to my class is straight from logic so u can describe what you did.       

 

   

context easy resubmisson

Political and Social part of hip hop.

hip hop was a form of expression organised by African-Americans community's in the 1970s in new York city.

Back in the day black people had no freedom to do anything they was treated as worthless people with no expectations. in 1965-1979 most of the black people couldn't take how they was look at by society anymore and started to standing against them. there was a lot of riots, freedom speeches cause by people like Malcolm X, Martian Luther King, black panther and many others. earlier then different part of America's young black youths was ruled by gangs and drags. But in New York City Other use positive ways instead to express them self like DJ's, rapper and break dancers. Instead of forcing on gangs killing one other and drugs, these people prostrated love and peace towards others thorough there music, there dancing moves, and there art too.

How hip hop has changed over the years. 

Technology wasn't as advance as the things we got today. back then hip hop was just a DJ use a viral and loop section of a drum beat from another song and someone would: rap over it or dance with it. now days hip hop is made and prostrated in many ways. today people uses a lot of sample a cut outed part of a another song and play in on a key bored then loop it make a song out of it. back then you would of had to buy a sampling equipment to do that job. now it done in the same place. Logic pro. 

In hip hop the lyrics was a message to other to love one another and bring peace and war. Today its about money, sex and drugs. 

In my opinion old school hip hop was beat even tho there wasn't and of the equipment as we have today but that brought people together. It was something to share and have fun with other. the lyrics had meaning back then it wasn't always about money, sex and drugs. it was mostly about how they feel. if there angry they won't go kill someone they would of shown other by dancing. if the hurt or sad they wouldn't  lock them self planning to kill them self. they would eases his pain by writing it down and letting others here whats on his mind. back then it was about expressing and bounding with each other in good times and in bad.

Have they inspired me.  

In terms of  expressing them self inspired me a lot. They have inspired me but not directly. They've inspired rapper after there time like my favorite rapper J Cole. he was heavily inspired by people like; 2Pac, Biggy and Nas, somewhere along the line they was all inspired by someone carry on they way of expressing them self's.  

sequencing demo

My plan for this terms sequencing class is to make 4 or 5 hip hop tracks using samples like j cole. I am also gonna try to sing/rap on them and get someone to also jump on it too.

performance essay

Thought out every performance DJ and live artist they have shown and taught me different skills and technique.

The DJ i'm gonna talk is Skrillex. Skrillex is a producer and the songs he makes are dub-step and chooses to present his music at a concert or online. The equipment he uses are apple Mac Book Pro,
Native Instruments Traktor Software, Pioneer DJM-800 Mixer/MIDI Controller
and 4 CDJs and a Traktor Audio 2 DJ Interface.He use these equipment to make his songs and preform them at concerts. With Skrillex  he doesn't have a MC the mic when he preforms his songs like Andy C but he is very wild when he is preforming and the audience  go wild with him too. for example in one of his performance he stoop on the the table where is equipment was.



The artist i'm gonna talk about is J Cole. J Cole is a producer and is a hip hop songwriter. He choose to present his song also online and in concerts.but unlike Skrillex he use different equipment to make his music. The equipment he uses are Apple MacBook Pro, M Audio BX8 D2 Speakers, Yamaha NS-10M Studio Monitor, Neumann TLM 103 Condenser Microphone, headphones and logic x pro. when he is making music he uses alot of sampling mostly from parts of a song and turn it in to a melody. J Cole isn't as wild as Skrillex but he dose know the crowd go wild when he preform. when he on stage he more calm and engages with the audience more by cutting the song out and making them fill in the blank 

  




These two artist both have one skill I want. And that's the confidence  to engage with the audience whiter it be DJing or sing or rap on stage.

like Skrillex when I DJ I rather not have a MC on the mic to hype up my music ill let my music do that

when i'm preforming my songs and I've rapped or sang on them i want to include the audience in the song so just like J Cole did ill cut out a part of the song and make them fill it out

analysing contemporary songwriting task J Cole power trip

Tempo: 120


Dynamics: goes quite in one part of the course but gets loud in the next part of the chores. the verse are loud.

Instrumentation:

midi drum and snare and claps at the start.
a sampled flute
piano
pads

structure:
hook
verse
chorus
bridged
verse
chorus
hook

lyrics:

his life style and how he was in love

Genre: hip hop RnB

My DJ review

With my DJ skills I need to time my song so there ain't no silent space in between the songs. I also need to have more song to avoid from playing the same one again. I need to learn to use the cross fade more better then how I used it when I was DJing. I used the low pass filter well if I keep practising in can master it same with all the rest.  

professional gig JME and Skepta

I want to see JME and Skepta preform shutdown Skepta hit single at the O2 academy in Brixton.
the area was large with one main stage where the both preformed at with the crowd in the middle of area. when they both preformed the audience jumped and sang along the them each time to song cut so they can fill in the lyrics for them to interact with them. the lighting in the gig was so it get the audience hyped and goes with the song. Skepta and JME preformed wildly moving around the stage interacting with the audience and not once was they scared or shy to preform, in fact the opposite. they had a DJ to play the song and cut it for the audience and also had the songs music video at the back on a screen.    

Christmas gig

The Christmas gig full of joy and laughter as the level 2 and level 3 music preformed there song in the big rehearsal room.

First up was the level 2 and there first song was last Christmas. It stated with piano which was play amazingly. then came the vocals for the song which got the audience impressed making them scream and clap on what they just heard. the lights was in a mellow color to go with the song and give the feeling to the audience too.

Next song they preformed was hallelujah. a rocky start at the end but they came thought and the end. the instruments was only drums and vocals. not much to say by they sang well together. the lighting was set up the same way as last Christmas too.

I don't know if this was there last or third song but it was called don't want trouble and it was an original and was one of of my favorite song preformed by them. the light went wild while with the drums. the instrumentality was set great the bass and keys fitted right in with the lyrics and the drum.

moving onto level 3 Oscar comes on the stage giving a hand clap and introducing them and getting ready for them to preform.

most song i don't remember but i remember i feel good. a song with to drummer in it looked a bit weird but at the end they both had a drum out and it was amazing to see that for the first time got the crowd screaming. the vocals was great too a long side the piano and the lights was crazy with the drummers flashing everywhere.

tear drop was repeated twice but with different people but both was great i think it was the same drummer on the pads with different sample of the song. the light was in a not so wild set up but was calm which fitted with the song nicely

on and on was soo great it was sang amazingly again the drummer was great. the song in the middle go changed with an original track made by Oscar which was amazing didn't see that coming at all.

in conclusion with the level two there was not serious in one of the song they called it off mid way and was stopping for no reason  but with the level 3 there was so confident and ready