A picture is missing from the "singing" page, but I can't seem to find it again. It's supposed to be a picture of me singing at a party. I apologize.

1. Music in my life
By Sophia Castillo

2. p i a n o
I’ve been playing piano
since I was six years old. I’ve
performed solo, in a few
duets(eg. in the picture to
the left), and with a band.
I learn to play songs by
reading sheet music, playing
by ear, or from a tutorial.

3. types of ways to learn a
piece of music
1. Reading the sheet music.
You can follow what notes
to play and how loud/quiet
to play it by reading the
notation.
This is a piece that I used to learn how
to play a song from an anime I watch.

4. 1. Reading the sheet music:
You can follow what notes
to play and how loud/quiet
to play it by reading the
notation.
2. Playing by ear: Listening to
someone play the song and
trying to play the same
notes on the piano, maybe
writing it down to remember.
types of ways to learn a
piece of music
This is a screencap from a software
I’m using to help me figure out how to
play a piece.

5. 3. Following a video tutorial:
Often a song you might
want to play has been
recorded as a tutorial by
someone on YouTube or
other video sites. This is the
easiest way for people
without formal music
education to learn a song.
types of ways to learn a
piece of music The blue-coloured bars are meant to be
played with your left hand, the green with
your right.

6. music collection
I use all three
ways to learn songs,
but I mostly learn by
reading sheet music.
This is a pile of all
the music books I’ve
amassed over the
years. I don’t remember
how to play everything I
learned, though.

7. s i n g i n g
In addition to
playing the piano, I
also love to sing. I’ve
been in choir since
grade seven, and
have always been
singing since I was
little.

8. the minor fall and the major lift
• The next few slides will have audio, but if you don’t want to hear
it you can just mute your computer.

9. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]

10. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]

11. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]
• After Ever After [by Jon Cozart]

12. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]
• After Ever After [by Jon Cozart]
• Wait For It [from Hamilton]

13. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]
• After Ever After [by Jon Cozart]
• Wait For It [from Hamilton]
• Hallelujah [by Leonard Cohen]

14. Thank you for… viewing!
On to the next assignment 