Monday, 6 February 2017

9GA Songwriting Review

Now that you have completed your songwriting assessment, please answer the following questions as a comment at the bottom of the page.

  1. Describe what you learnt from this songwriting project.
  2. How do you feel you are developing as a musician?
  3. Evaluate your song by answering the following:
    • How successful do you think your song is?
    • What are you happy about with your song? Be specific.
    • If you had more time, what would you add or change?
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    1. Laura9 February 2017 at 13:20

      1. I learnt how to make a successful parody to a song using our own lyrics.
      2. I have improved my lyric writing and helped contribute to the majority of the lyrics.
      3. I think our parody was an interesting spin on the song and it worked well. I enjoyed working as a group and working on the lyrics together. Our harmonies sound good too. If we had more time we would change the backing to something we came up with instead of the original version.

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    2. Laura9 February 2017 at 13:20

      1. I learnt how to make a successful parody to a song using our own lyrics.
      2. I have improved my lyric writing and helped contribute to the majority of the lyrics.
      3. I think our parody was an interesting spin on the song and it worked well. I enjoyed working as a group and working on the lyrics together. Our harmonies sound good too. If we had more time we would change the backing to something we came up with instead of the original version.

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    3. Sarah Crooks9 February 2017 at 15:17

      1. I have learnt how to write and recreate a successful parody.
      2. I have developed my songwriting skills and ability to add harmonies to make a song song more interesting.
      3. I think our song was quite successful because we had harmonies, a bridge and good lyrics that fit the original song structure. I am really happy with the chorus of our song because it fits the song perfectly and sounds good with the piano. If we had more time to work on this song we could add another verse to make it longer.

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    4. James Cox9 February 2017 at 16:49

      In the Song Writing project I have learnt how to use my imagination to come up with lyrics and music genre for our Song. I learnt how to create a drum beat and piano chord S to go along with the lyrics and I learnt how to get the lyrics in syn with the drum beat. I also learnt how to create a melody.

      As a musician I feel I am developing becoming gained more coincidence playing the drums, which i played in our Song. I have been able to come up with my own lyrics and varied my drum beats throughout the song instead of playing the same beat throughout the whole song.

      I think my song was very successful. It was a rap. We had Sining, piano and drums and beat boxing. It had elements of the song influenced by Honey G. We also had a Melody, Verse, Chorus and rap.
      I am happy with my song because we all tried our 100% best. We all contribute d whether it was creating lyrics, drum beat, piano chords and ideas. We had good timing. All the instruments were in time with each other and the singing was in sync to the rhythm of the instruments.
      I would change nothing in particular. But I would suggest adding a riff and using a variety of piano chords and vocal tone.

      By James Cox (9GA)

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    5. Emma T9 February 2017 at 22:01

      This songwriting project taught me how to come up with original chord patterns and melodies. I also learnt the difficulty of writing creative lyrics that invoke emotions in people. I am developing as a musician by experimenting with strumming pattern and rhythms. I think my group's song is incredible because it has talented musicians, nice harmonies and powerful lyrics. I am happy that I was able to learn the chords and general feel of the song despite having missed a lot of lesson time due to clarinet lessons. With more time I would have a more active role in the group, and work on making the song more exciting.

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    6. jamie pruden16 February 2017 at 09:32

      I've learnt how to get to a starting point of a song to the finish
      I think at the rate right now I am doing ok as of now
      the song is quite successful and I am happy that the chorus goes with the beat of the drums that goes with the keyboard. if there was more time, we would just try to perfect it.

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    7. Oliver Mileson19 February 2017 at 13:28

      Oliver M

      I learnt how different instruments playing different parts to a piece can go well together. I am developing as a musician as I am learning to use different ways of playing chords other than just playing them once per beat. Our song is successful because we have a melody and chords that work well together and we have well thought out lyrics. I am happy that we pulled it all together in time for the end because it was difficult to time each part correctly so we all stayed at the same steady pace set by Max who was rapping/singing. If we had more time we would improve our accuracy of playing instruments.

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    8. Harry Brough19 February 2017 at 15:17

      1. I learnt that not all your lyrics have to rhyme and if they dont they still sound good.
      2.
      -Our song is good but needs to be extended.
      -Im happy with they way the drums, piano and voices go together.
      -If i had more time i would add more versus and chorus'.

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    9. Marianna krylova22 February 2017 at 18:23

      From this songwriting project, I have learned how to play a melody and how to fit lyrics in with chords. I think I am developing well as a musician as I can play the keyboard quite well. I think that my song is very successful, it sounds like a real song. I especially like the lyrics as they are emotional and tell a story. If my group and I had more time, I would maybe add an instrument as we had only a keyboard and singing.

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    10. madeline22 February 2017 at 20:38

      i learnt a lot from this project, i learnt how to cooperate different chords with lyrics and to merge lyrics together. i feel i have developed as a musician and am enjoying it more, i have learnt many skills i will carry on doing. i think our song was very successful in that we all worked together and included harmonies and riffs. i am happy with the lyrics we came up with as a group because we all worked very hard on them. i think we couldve added more harmonies and developed it further if we had more time

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    11. Abby H22 February 2017 at 20:59

      Throughout this project, I've learnt how to write song lyrics and make the music played by instruments fit well with the lyrics. I feel like I've developed a lot, especially now having more confidence when playing. I think our song was successful as we had full lyrics and piano music. I am happy with the lyrics as they were challenging to write. If we had more time I would possibly add in a different instrument to change it up.

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    12. Ya boy Max Murphy22 February 2017 at 22:17

      1)I think I've learnt how to work as a part of a team to create a piece, however we all learnt this quite late.

      2) I'm getting better at constructing beats and coming up with rhymes and lyrics.

      3) Out of 100 I think our song is about a 70 only because each week we forgot we did and kept disagreeing about stuff in the song.

      I'm really happy with how the piano fits perfectly with the drums.

      I would work on lyrics as Harry's lyrics I feel don't fit with our song and just makes it a bit cringey, but also working as a team from the beginning.

      Peace out ✌️

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    13. madeline22 February 2017 at 22:54

      i learnt a lot from this project, i learnt how to cooperate different chords with lyrics and to merge lyrics together. i feel i have developed as a musician and am enjoying it more, i have learnt many skills i will carry on doing. i think our song was very successful in that we all worked together and included harmonies and riffs. i am happy with the lyrics we came up with as a group because we all worked very hard on them. i think we couldve added more harmonies and developed it further if we had more time

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    14. Tymon Krol22 February 2017 at 22:55

      Through the project, i learnt to structure the song from beginning to end, using chords, melody and lyrics, and i learned to write a melody that suits the theme of the song. I feel like my music skill is growing but i need to practice more instruments and make my piano playing more proffesional, i feel like the lyrics i made where good in rhythm and all relating to the song, although it would have been better if we made a completely original song, i thought the introduction of the song and the lyrics were put together well, but i could have improved the melody and made it more detailed, especially on guitar

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