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HSC Major Works, The HSC- Major Work!
angewina_naguen:
18/05/2018
Hey, everyone!
I hope you all have been having a great start to the new term! It's already proving to be fast-paced and I am excited to see all of my works progressing forward.
I have reached 35/50 of my pieces for VA finished! The BOW has been moving very quickly for me and I have managed to finished more than half of my total BOW in less than two months. I have been staying back until 6pm for a few days during the last three weeks to get to this stage and I'm very satisfied with the result. I have attached a photo of the 30/50 stage which I have refined some of the pieces for but here's just a sample of what it looks like!
My Extension 2 Report was handed in on Monday and I received my notification for the draft Major Work and Reflection Statement the day after :'( I cannot believe it is due in Week 8 but I'm sure I'll power through more of my poems in the upcoming days.
I have my focus group for the PIP next week before I finish my research once and for all. I polished my first chapter, which only needed secondary research and the other methodologies, and will be continuing my second chapter over the next few weeks. I'm looking forward to conducting my last bit of research before crunching down the PIP ;D
Music has been coming together pretty well too! My musicology essay will be investigating the use of text painting in Schubert's 'The Erlking', one of my favourite art songs of all time, and I have all my research, listening logs and critical evaluations finished ;D All I have to do is draw up the draft :D My composition idea is coming together as well! I scrapped the swing music idea and I'm thinking of doing a hybrid of Western musical theatre and Vietnamese Cai Luong theatre music for my topic instead to explore the conflicting identity of a second-generation Vietnamese-Australian, such as myself :) I have found that personalising my composition has given me a new motivation to work on it. I look forward to working on it!
That's all there is for me today ;D I can't wait to update next already with more progress updates! Thanks for reading my extensive entry and have a great evening!
Toodles,
Angelina ;D
jamonwindeyer:
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You sound so on top of things it isn't funny!! Looks like your BOW is coming along really nicely, good work! ;D
Looooove your idea for the composition for Music!! I think having personal motivation is such a huge help - Either that or having the motivation given to you (I did Film Music for one of mine for Music 1). I'd love to hear some snippets of it as it progresses as well!
angewina_naguen:
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on May 19, 2018, 03:26:37 pm ---You sound so on top of things it isn't funny!! Looks like your BOW is coming along really nicely, good work! ;D
Looooove your idea for the composition for Music!! I think having personal motivation is such a huge help - Either that or having the motivation given to you (I did Film Music for one of mine for Music 1). I'd love to hear some snippets of it as it progresses as well!
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20/05/2018
Hey, Jamon!
Thank you for the comments ;D Made my day! I will definitely find some way to share my composition work in this thread once it develops a lot more :D
Today's update is to simply tell you all about the origins and meanings behind the different titles of my Major Works (other than Music which I am still trying to conjure up something funky for).
My PIP is titled 'It's what's on the outside that counts', which plays on the saying 'It's what's on the inside that counts'. This title came out of pure coincidence; I was eavesdropping on a conversation between two girls sitting across me in the food court and when I heard one of them say, "It's what's on the inside that counts!", I knew that it would have made a great title for my PIP, investigating into the acceptance of interracial relationships in Australian society.
The Extension 2 Major Work is heavily informed and shaped by my musical background and looks at the existentialism that exists in being a musician. I titled my suite of poems 'Vivace- Jazz Ignites', capturing the extended fire motif I use in all the poems and the way music allows one to live, and how we live in music. My poetry is sectioned off into three parts; 'The Cinders Suite', 'Symphony Ablaze' and 'Conglomerates of Conflagrations'. They all reflect the three periods of music I have chosen (Baroque, Classical and Romantic) and the musical forms I was inspired from (the Baroque suite, the Classical symphony and assorted Romantic compositions).
Finally, my BOW is titled 'The Promethean Gift' and I have attached the statement for my BOW to this post which explains the meaning behind it ;D It was probably the most difficult to come up with but has a nice poetic touch to it which I wanted (as well as a Greek mythology allusion- something I knew I wanted already but had to do a bit of research for to come up with the name).
That's all for today's entry! Have a great evening ;D
Toodles,
Angelina :D
beatroot:
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Finally, my BOW is titled 'The Promethean Gift' and I have attached the statement for my BOW to this post which explains the meaning behind it ;D It was probably the most difficult to come up with but has a nice poetic touch to it which I wanted (as well as a Greek mythology allusion- something I knew I wanted already but had to do a bit of research for to come up with the name).
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"There is a science in art and an art in science" -this is so beautifully expressed.
I love your artist's statement! Very straight to the point and every sentence is so beautifully written and it's so evocative! I seriously cannot wait to see your BOW Angelina!
jamonwindeyer:
Super fascinating to see where these titles have come from!! The titles and themes of the EX2 pieces make me super excited to read them in final form ;D
--- Quote from: angewina_naguen on May 20, 2018, 07:08:54 pm ---Today's update is to simply tell you all about the origins and meanings behind the different titles of my Major Works (other than Music which I am still trying to conjure up something funky for).
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Has to be better than the goofy funkiness of my Year 11 composition, "Step Back and Watch Us Swing," a swing band piece :o especially in comparison to my Year 12 pieces, "Prohibitum Amor" (guitar quartet, latin for Forbidden Love) and "Together" (film score, the final line of dialogue spoken by Harry Potter before he finally defeats Voldemort). The mood change in the titles was so drastic, my teacher was like, "Um, are you alright?" ;)
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