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Unit 317 - 1.3 interview

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Why do I chose these songs and why do they contrast? I chose these songs because they have two new tequniques, I've never really played before in my songs. For example strumming and slapping and hitting a string with one finger to produce a sound. What aspects of your performing and musical skills are you most proud of? I am most proud of my concentration when I play the guitar, because when I do a mistake or when I am in front of an audience I just continue playing. In what aspects in musical and performing skills do you want to improve further? Combine instruments, so singing whilst playing.

Unit 365 - Blog Post 2

                                                             Auditioning for Music  What am I going to perform in the audition? I am going to perform two new piece I've learned on my guitar, which have a lot of new techniques in it, which I didn't used that much before, like strumming and slapping at the same time. Why did I choose these songs? How do they contrast? I chose these songs because of the new teqniques, which makes a song sound better. And the songs impress the way how I feel at the moment. How will I cope in the audition with performance stress, nerves etc? I am totally confident in only playing i an instrument in front of an audience, because I am already used to it. What equipment/ resources will I need? I will only need a capo. How will I demonstrate personal Health and Safety considerations? Warm u...

Unit 365 - Blog Post 1

                                                          Auditioning for music What is the purpose of an audition? For me, it is showing the skills and progresses that somebody have made to an audience. And trying stand out with this talent, to impress them and maybe get popular. What personal instrumental and/or vocal skills do I want to present? I want to present a good basic guitar playing whilst singing higher vocals in popular music. How should I present myself in an audience?  (appearance, manner) It depends on what type of music you are playing. For example when you play rock you should wear black, or I should wear just simple clothing because I play pop music. How should I conduct myself in an audition? (verbal communication) I should keep Eye contact with the audience, a good trick is just to stare at a point below t...