MUSIC SHTUFF

Our band performed the song Hey Jude consisting of two vocalists a pianist , bassist, guitarist and drummer .  I joined the band slightly late so we had to adapt to these changes of having a second vocalist. Our first rehearsal was based on learning the song and as i was a new addition ,me and Tyler just sung the song together as we hadn't really thought of what else we could do yet and I hadn't built the confidence to suggest harmonising. Our second rehearsal was roughly the same however I  created a group chat allowing us to communicate thoughts and ideas about the performance .By the third rehearsal I had built up the confidence to suggest that we don't sing together and split up the verses with me harmonising on the last two and the choruses whilst Tyler sings melody. For the verses i sung a lower harmony .Both me and Tyler worked on our vocal dynamics to reach the end note of the song . By our last few rehearsals changed my harmony last minute I felt singing the lower

 ASSIGNMENT - summing up skills gained in the first term  TASK 1 A1: performing as an ensemble  During the last term I have gained and developed on a lot of skills especially those involved with working with others . Our first ensemble piece we had to perform was the 50's day gig we developed our communication skills and responsibility of our performance .We all had different ideas for the piece we wanted to do ;we respected peoples decisions and opinions and decided on a song that we all agreed on also , we booked rehearsal rooms to rehearse out of lessons and created group chats to communicate .We developed our non verbal communication on stage ,too ,for example our awareness of those around us on stage was vital ,particularly for the drummer ,as we had to acknowledge whether everyone was ready or not to begin the performance. Another skill I during my time performing as ensemble this year is self management, when working in a band you have to be responsible for yourself and your