This was by far the hardest song I have learned this semester, it features a lot of 9ths and sus chords and as you can see I struggled qite a bit. ‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police was taken from the KAME song list and I chose it cause I thought it would be …
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KAME week 11
Today I did a review of all songs I have learned thus far and practiced playing them in another key. I practiced ‘Mental as Anything’ in the key of D, ‘April Sun in Cuba’ in the key of E and the Blues progression in the key of D. I wanted to refresh everything I’ve learned …
KAME week 10
I worked on 9th chords from a few weeks ago to make sure that I was still familiar with the voicings. I just went through major 9, minor 9 and dominant 9 chords on the same root note. The dominant 9 was the most difficult chord to play of all. It’s tricky to play all …
KAME week 9
This week I spent more time learning ‘April Sun in Cuba’. I aimed to coordinate my left hand bass and right hand chord playing. Transitioning between chords is still a weakness but also I struggle to get the correct bass in the left hand and get the right hand chords all at the same time. …
KAME week 8
I decided to follow up on the sus chords that I worked on the other week. I researched the chords of a song I knew well and decided to learn it on keyboard, ‘April Sun in Cuba’ – Dragon. It features an iconic sus4 to major triad riff (Asus4 to A). This song was tough …
KAME week 7
I worked on piano chord inversions. I noticed that if neighbouring chords share a note it’s better to keep that note for both chords and use an inversion to keep the chords close together positionally on the keyboard. A good example of this is the I to V: C E G to G B D, …
KAME week 6
I chose the song I will teach, it’s ‘Bell’s Horses’. I haven’t heard of this song but it’s simple lyrically and melodically which will be perfect for teaching the imagined kindergarten class. Our lecturer Bronwyn mentioned methods and reasons to embed aspects of student’s backgrounds and cultures into lessons and I thought since we are …
KAME week 5
Still have not decided which song I’m going to teach ARGGH… I’ll work it out soon though. This week I worked on the ‘Rhythm Syllable Guide’ worksheet as I want to be prepared for any situation that may arise when choosing a song and teaching it. The use of this system would be less of …
KAME week 4
This week I worked on the 3rd Curwen hand-sign exercises from the Solfa Musicianship Drills worksheet; it’s tricky but I improved a lot in a small amount of time. I haven’t quite thought about which song I’m going to do for my assignment though i am thinking of doing a song with only Do Mi …
KAME week 3
This week I worked on a blues-type progression using A D E and E A B. I wanted to get used to some new chords and some slightly different voicings; I didn’t work on soloing, only bass notes in left hand and harmony in the right hand. The shuffle feel wasn’t too much of an …
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