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RuiAce:
--- Quote from: edmododragon on October 07, 2016, 01:03:32 pm ---Thanks man :) Here's the score and a link to the mp3
https://soundcloud.com/edmond-gao/comp
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This got my attention because I'm also a pianist. I like the composition, and I also have some questions about it.
1. What was your inspiration :P
2. For a piece in duple time, why is it at around 34s in the middle of what I pictured was a phrase, the melody suddenly briefly becomes noticeably more low pitched?
3. It feels like a change from a minor to a major key occurred at around 49s, which was pretty smooth. But the diminished C Eb A?? (I think) at around 59s brings it back quite abruptly! Might there be a contrast here?
4. The tempo change in 1:07 was really noticeable. It seemed like a completely new character here. Why did you implement it?
5. How long did this take you?
--- Quote from: Lauradf36 on October 07, 2016, 06:23:03 pm ---That moment when paper 1 and music 1 aural are on the same day :( :( :(
Rip all of us
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Struggles of every music student.
edmododragon:
--- Quote from: RuiAce on October 07, 2016, 06:37:57 pm ---This got my attention because I'm also a pianist. I like the composition, and I also have some questions about it.
1. What was your inspiration :P
2. For a piece in duple time, why is it at around 34s in the middle of what I pictured was a phrase, the melody suddenly briefly becomes noticeably more low pitched?
3. It feels like a change from a minor to a major key occurred at around 49s, which was pretty smooth. But the diminished C Eb A?? (I think) at around 59s brings it back quite abruptly! Might there be a contrast here?
4. The tempo change in 1:07 was really noticeable. It seemed like a completely new character here. Why did you implement it?
5. How long did this take you?
Struggles of every music student.
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1. The prescribed topic is Australian Music of the last 25 years (although the markers say this is so broad anything fits), so my original inspirations were from the Australian pianist Elena Kats-Chernin and some of her earlier works. That being said, after the first month or so, the composition sort of transformed into a mix of that/Baroque techniques/Classical focus just because that's the sort of style I'm familiar with.
2. The piece was intended to be quite fugal and has multiple voices. The melody here is shifting to a voice in a lower register.
3. As the A section is mainly minor and the B section is mainly major, I toyed around with the ending bars of the A section, by sort of giving the marker a "glimpse" of the tonality that would come later. The diminished chord is the last chord before the transition begins so it's to add dramatic effect :p
4. Originally I had only one big fugal section, but after listening to it for 2 minutes it became quite repetitive so I decided to vary the structure and add a new section. I had to keep consistencies such as the shape of the melody and rhythm, but I added some contrast with features such as the tonality and the tempo.
5. From the beginning of year 12 to the end of August :D Although there were many on and off periods. I did a lot in the first few months, and slowed down a lot around Term 2. I made a lot of changes after trials so that's when the bulk of what you're listening to now was written.
Glad you liked the composition :)
isaacdelatorre:
Hey guys,
Does anyone have any tips on melodic dictation???
This is by far my weakest section across the paper and is often the cause of lost marks.
How does everyone practice it and what are some tips for on the day?
Thanks everyone :)
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: isaacdelatorre on October 08, 2016, 10:31:10 pm ---Hey guys,
Does anyone have any tips on melodic dictation???
This is by far my weakest section across the paper and is often the cause of lost marks.
How does everyone practice it and what are some tips for on the day?
Thanks everyone :)
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I didn't do Music II so I'd feel uncomfortable giving specific advice, but I would just like to say that I have massive respect to those who can do melodic dictation well. Good friend of mine who also did Music 1 was a genius at it (classical musician, in the NSW Youth Orchestra, was just a gun) and I could never really get the hang of it.
Anyone who can offer a hand would be awesome!! :)
--- Quote from: edmododragon on October 07, 2016, 01:03:32 pm ---Thanks man :) Here's the score and a link to the mp3
https://soundcloud.com/edmond-gao/comp
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I haven't forgotten you by the way edmodo! I'm just working through a mountain of work right now, I'm definitely keen to have a listen once my workload drops a tad ;D
DalvinT:
Hey everyone,
I'm unsure about what is the best combination of pieces that I should do for my HSC 2017 for piano :/
I'm planning to do 3 performances and 1 musicology.
My question is: Does it matter if I play the same style for all the pieces (e.g. all 3 songs are from the romantic period), thereby affecting the maximum marks I can achieve? And also is better to have a range of pieces that show different expressive techniques (rubato, trills etc.) ?
What I initially plan to do:
- Chopin - Valse Op. 69 No. 1
- Scott Joplin - Bethena
- George Gershwin - Summertime? (Probably reconsidering this - want to do something jazzy/blues)
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