LA VIER enters.
3rd of July 2011, the National Finals of EF
The day before me and my group went to the performance/competition hall to have a sound check.
Well, it went well. Made new friends. Played Lord of Arcana loads of times with WF.
Had a welcome dinner (since there are contestants from different states)
And I get to know and look properly who's Mr. Okazaki.
On the competition day...
A run through of the performance.
Opening.
Wait.
And wait. (Seniors went to perform in the Open Age section)
Okay, so I did play my PSP while waiting with a bunch of other younger contestants.
And wait.
Oh, it's our turn! (The second last)
Performed with 100% might
In the end, we were nervous about the results, but we said whatever happens we did our best.
So when they announced our group name, I took a bit of time to register. But yea, we did it!
:) Well, I'm happy to have performed it. I think we do. So I really thank you guys, good job and great effort!
And thanks everyone who came to support us.
And congratz to both my seniors, for getting the awards!
KAITO Append!
What I've always been excited about! 8D
KAITO Append is doing well from what I see, I love Kaito's soft voice, it's smooth and really suits his design and characteristic.
Here's the demo
I can't wait for more demos.
Buying him is not a question, I'll definitely own him when the product's completed.
:D This has brighten up my day, a lot! \o/
P.S. I reeeaally wish for a Kaito Figma, I mean, come on! Be fair to Kaito and Meiko D:
KAITO Append is doing well from what I see, I love Kaito's soft voice, it's smooth and really suits his design and characteristic.
Here's the demo
I can't wait for more demos.
Buying him is not a question, I'll definitely own him when the product's completed.
:D This has brighten up my day, a lot! \o/
P.S. I reeeaally wish for a Kaito Figma, I mean, come on! Be fair to Kaito and Meiko D:
Seven-note scales, modal scales
So, I was chatting with my classmates. We were thinking of a way to simplify the seven-note scales.
After a lot of thinking and laughing me and two of my friends came out with this one...
Okay, let's make it this way.
Question:
I Don't Play Loud Music ALways
0 6 2 4 7 0 25
Natural Sharp Flat Sharp Flat Natural FlatFlat
I Love Music (MAJOR) (Other than that is Minor)
Answer:
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
Ionian: Natural, no need sharp or flat.
Dorian: 6th note sharp
Phrygian: 2nd note flat
Lydian: 4th note sharp
Mixolydian: 7th note flat
Aeolian: Natural, no needsharp or flat.
Locrian: 2nd and 5th note flat
Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian is Major modal patterns.
Other than that, the other four is minor modal patterns.
Hah, so there it is.
I personally love these scales.
Oh, there is a Lydian-Mixolydian scale as will
Just mix Lydian sharp 4th and Mixolydian Flat 7th and you'll get it.
Of course, this mix is more common, there are other mix as well.
After a lot of thinking and laughing me and two of my friends came out with this one...
Okay, let's make it this way.
Question:
I Don't Play Loud Music ALways
0 6 2 4 7 0 25
Natural Sharp Flat Sharp Flat Natural FlatFlat
I Love Music (MAJOR) (Other than that is Minor)
Answer:
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
Ionian: Natural, no need sharp or flat.
Dorian: 6th note sharp
Phrygian: 2nd note flat
Lydian: 4th note sharp
Mixolydian: 7th note flat
Aeolian: Natural, no needsharp or flat.
Locrian: 2nd and 5th note flat
Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian is Major modal patterns.
Other than that, the other four is minor modal patterns.
Hah, so there it is.
I personally love these scales.
Oh, there is a Lydian-Mixolydian scale as will
Just mix Lydian sharp 4th and Mixolydian Flat 7th and you'll get it.
Of course, this mix is more common, there are other mix as well.
Block 1
The recording I bought, Live in Japan, The Christian Jacob Trio, arrived, and it inspired me greatly. I really admire Christian Jacob's playing, touch and the power.I love it! ^_^
Therefore, I figured I want to do a little jazzy piano piece this afternoon after my viola class.
That piece I'm working on is called Tower. Yeap, I wanted to try my hands on doing some jazz piano. I don't have much experience in this, but well, I got to start somewhere to know where I am and improve from that level.
I always tell myself to do things that I'm not confident with, because if I don't do it, I will never know if I can do it. If I can't do it, so what? At least I did do it. It is way better than not doing anything.
Therefore, I figured I want to do a little jazzy piano piece this afternoon after my viola class.
That piece I'm working on is called Tower. Yeap, I wanted to try my hands on doing some jazz piano. I don't have much experience in this, but well, I got to start somewhere to know where I am and improve from that level.
I always tell myself to do things that I'm not confident with, because if I don't do it, I will never know if I can do it. If I can't do it, so what? At least I did do it. It is way better than not doing anything.
Electone Festival Regional Audition 2011
As title says, today I've joined the senior ensemble section in the central region audition of the EF this year. We arranged Smile by Yoshihiro Andoh and performed it.
9am reach the hall, sound check, then eat 1 foot long Subway Club, back to hall 3pm start EF.
Well, I have to say our hard work had gotten us far. No matter what results we get next two weeks, I'll still be happy that I've joined and played with you guys :)
I absolutely love the piece Penny played, Symphonic Journey. You played it great :D I enjoyed it.
And, Wei Fung... hah, what should I say, you rock! Almost everything is done by you,composition, registration, rhythm and all, I have utmost respect for you.
Ruth, stop thinking you played badly, you played well! >:O Our Smile will not be the same without the pianist.
Good job all! ^__^
P.S. Rule of the Blood! Waaaah, I love that piece too. *ish playing*
9am reach the hall, sound check, then eat 1 foot long Subway Club, back to hall 3pm start EF.
Well, I have to say our hard work had gotten us far. No matter what results we get next two weeks, I'll still be happy that I've joined and played with you guys :)
I absolutely love the piece Penny played, Symphonic Journey. You played it great :D I enjoyed it.
And, Wei Fung... hah, what should I say, you rock! Almost everything is done by you,composition, registration, rhythm and all, I have utmost respect for you.
Ruth, stop thinking you played badly, you played well! >:O Our Smile will not be the same without the pianist.
Good job all! ^__^
P.S. Rule of the Blood! Waaaah, I love that piece too. *ish playing*
Ancient Sound - Ancient Forest
After days of head cracking, I've finally able to say it is completed.
Though there will still be changes after I meet my lecturer this week.
Continue from my previous post, this is the interpretation I did for Paul Klee's painting, Ancient Sound.
I start by focusing on the bright side of the pic before extending to the darker side. I take the bright side as fireflies, and the celesta is the one depicting it. The celesta also plays the stream part and a few others. The flute depicts a variety of things and animals and give colors to the scene. Vibraphone mostly depicts the plants and the crickets.The cabasa is the wind and provides the drive when needed. Piano is the main element which goes from bright to dark, it depicts the shadow and darkness when necessary.
Please forgive the choppiness of the (particularly)piano and other instruments, I used the Finale VST and added a bit of reverb. And the castanets are sounding weird :P
Ancient Forest by KiAN
Though there will still be changes after I meet my lecturer this week.
Continue from my previous post, this is the interpretation I did for Paul Klee's painting, Ancient Sound.
I start by focusing on the bright side of the pic before extending to the darker side. I take the bright side as fireflies, and the celesta is the one depicting it. The celesta also plays the stream part and a few others. The flute depicts a variety of things and animals and give colors to the scene. Vibraphone mostly depicts the plants and the crickets.The cabasa is the wind and provides the drive when needed. Piano is the main element which goes from bright to dark, it depicts the shadow and darkness when necessary.
Please forgive the choppiness of the (particularly)piano and other instruments, I used the Finale VST and added a bit of reverb. And the castanets are sounding weird :P
Ancient Forest by KiAN
Painting composing
Lately I've been doing an assignment about making a composition based on a painting by one of the three artists.
So I went through Paul Klee's paintings and fell in love with them. I like the way Paul Klee express certain titles/event/things through his paintings.
I chose this in the end.
He named this Ancient Sound.
What appealed to me is the shade of the colors, the brightness in the forest, the dark and deep forest. What will light the way for the person who just got exiled from his homeland? This is the impression it gives me.
Of course I can't hide the fact that the name of the painting has a certain impact on me, haha.
Now the challenge begins. I have never composed based on a painting.
And I can not be too free as there are certain boundaries the lecturer gave us.
I am very excited about how it will turn out, but I'm afraid at the same time xD
This is going to be interesting...
So I went through Paul Klee's paintings and fell in love with them. I like the way Paul Klee express certain titles/event/things through his paintings.
I chose this in the end.
He named this Ancient Sound.
What appealed to me is the shade of the colors, the brightness in the forest, the dark and deep forest. What will light the way for the person who just got exiled from his homeland? This is the impression it gives me.
Of course I can't hide the fact that the name of the painting has a certain impact on me, haha.
Now the challenge begins. I have never composed based on a painting.
And I can not be too free as there are certain boundaries the lecturer gave us.
I am very excited about how it will turn out, but I'm afraid at the same time xD
This is going to be interesting...
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