4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
12. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]
13. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]
• After Ever After [by Jon Cozart]
14. favourite songs to sing
• Pompeii [by Bastille]
• Someone Like You [by Adele]
• After Ever After [by Jon Cozart]
• Wait For It [from Hamilton]
15. 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]
19. reflective
response
5 things I would share with a new student:
Work on your project gradually! Don’t procrastinate until the
last few days, because you won’t be proud of your work. And
the assignments take longer than you might expect.
Make sure to add a little bit of humour to your projects, so it’s
more interesting.
Use as many given options as you can, and give yourself time
to experiment with new programs.
Ask someone to check your project over before handing it in to
find little mistakes and get feedback.
ALWAYS SAVE YOUR WORK PERIODICALLY.
20. reflective
response
What are your thoughts on using Web 2.0 tools?
It was a little bit frustrating, as some programs that I was
hoping to use wouldn’t load for me(glogster) or were very slow
(the screen recorder I used kept glitching).
I enjoyed the creative freedom in these assignments, I didn’t
have to use a specific medium or write a certain amount of
information.
The open-endedness also made me stretch my brain to figure
out what I could show, what would be of some interest to
others who watch my projects.
I could use all of these things in future projects, because just
writing paragraphs or pages of writing is a bit repetitive.
People would be more engaged with more variety in the
presentations.
