Reflection Term 1

Final Reflection

This term in music we have done many things which were like learning how to make music and

writing our own pieces of music with 32 beats and also creating a primary tone row to make our

own interesting piece of music. This year we also learnt the elements and devices of music so that

we could have more vocabulary when we were doing reflections and also know what different

kinds of music are like. We also learnt all the different kinds of notes on the piano and also did

many different games to help us learn it better and also doing performance art on abstract music to

improve our teamwork and coordination skills. We looked at how you can create different things

like sound clouds and a morse code to make the final piece of music sound more interesting. We

also looked at different kinds of abstract music and how they sound and what stories they make in

our head and what kinds of art relates to those music and we did many reflections on them. This

what we have learnt this term in music and I think I have been able to make a lot of progress.

To become a more efficient and effective learner I need to be able to always keep reflecting on

what I have done in class and always look over what I have done again so that I remember it for

next time and I am able to do it easily.To become more flexible in my choice of learning strategies I

can start experimenting with new things that we haven't learnt in class and then I would be able to

use it the next or also try out every single learning strategy that the teacher has told us about. The

factors that are important for me to learn well is to do all the homework that's the teacher tells us to

do on time and also always reflect on what is done in class and also review over what is done so I

understand it and I will always remember it. My strengths in music is to write the music in different

ways and also understanding the notes and also doing reflections on everything that we done but

my weaknesses are playing the piece of music or even inserting it into a software for it to play it.

This term I learnt many different things which were the elements and devices of music and I also

was able to learn how to work as a team to make a performance art and dance organised in front

of the whole class. I was also able to learn all the notes on a piano and I was then able to do my 13

tone row and then make it into 32 beats to make a final piece of music. For my 32 beats to make it

more interesting I also was able to go into groups to make sound clouds with different instruments

or voices and add it to the piece of music to make it better. We also were able to add another thing

which was a cipher that I learnt which is also known as a morse code and then you chose a certain

note which it can be made as long or short for a certain amount of beats and it can be your name

or any word. You then put it onto a website to translate it and you can see what you need to do. I

don't understand how to exactly put the piece of music properly so I can play it easily and know the

exact notes so I keep confusing it to make it higher or lower so I need to work on knowing which

notes is the exact one on the piano. The questions that I have now are what is every note on the

piano and when you write it where exactly do you put it on the staff. Now I am able to write notes

on the piano but I don't know where they are on the piano. My peers can go on my blogger and

check what I did so they can get help to do what they want. Next I will work on where notes are

placed on the piano and how do I know if they are higher or lower. This term I have shown

progress in criteria D and the criteria I have found more challenging was criteria C. My targets for

term to is to get 6 6 6 6. To improve my level in each criteria I need to know what exactly I am

learning and what I am trying to do. I understand all my rubrics and also understand my

assessment criteria.

My levels: My Targets:

A: 4 A: 6

B: 5 B: 6

A: 4 C: 6

B: 4 D: 7

A: 7

D: 7

C: 8

D: 8

Final Piece of Music edited

32 beats edited

My Final Piece of Music

Reflection on my final piece of music

I made up my serialism for my piece of music by choosing a certain order of the music and then I played it the opposite way around to complete the 32 beats. For my cypher I used the morse code translator and then I put my name in for it to translate and then I chose one note that I would use for long and short which would be 4 beats and 1 beat. I then put my cypher onto garage band so I could have the exact amount of beats and the I added on with my serialism piece. I then worked with my group to make the sound clouds which were made by Adnans phones clapping each other, Aman playing the shaking instrument and Carlene using the instrument that if your role on your hand or the  floor makes a sound. Then I also added that to my piece of music so it was all one whole piece and to make it sound more interesting in the end. I came up with my serialism piece because I felt like it would be easier to chose a certain row and then do the opposite and it would not be that hard to play on the piano. I chose my cypher which was the morse code to be my name because it was me and it wasn't a big long sentence which was hard to play and it would be easier to fit it into the piece of music. I chose my sound clouds because it would make the piece of music sound more interesting and as if something was going on and something is going to happen so the people listening are not bored of it. It would also mean that the sound clouds had more emphasis and the people would be listening to that more and it would sound less boring than the serialism piece. It would also add different textures to the piece of music so the people would be feeling many things at once. Our group was able to do the sound clouds by everyone choosing what they wanted to do and then we all did it in turns to make our sounds for every single person and that they could then go on and complete the rest of their piece of music.

My morse code

My morse code is my name - Mehul

Reflection on peer abstract art

I am reflecting on Ashley's piece of art and I chose that piece of art because I could see a whole story in it. It showed me that there was someone walking in a forest and it was at night as the wind was blowing really hard and it was hard to walk through it. It also showed me that there was a lot of rain going on as the person kept walking deeper and deeper into the forest. The Rain was getting stronger and it also showed me that there was a lot of mud while the person was walking and it kept going everywhere around him. The rain got so strong that it turned into a storm and things were going all over the place while the person had to walk through it. It also showed me there was a big tree that came in the way that fell on the person in the end and the person died and there was a lot of blood everywhere. This was what the piece of art showed me which just started by a person walking through the forest. In the piece of art there were many different textures that made me think there were many different elements in the piece of art. There were also not that many shapes in the piece of art that made me only think of one thing.

This piece of art was made by Ashley Yang

Reflection on Sound Cloud that we heard in class

Last Lesson, in class we heard a piece of music with sound clouds in them and I was able to hear many different sound clouds in the piece of music. I could hear a lot of people silently talking in the background and it kept getting louder as the music got louder and faster as well. There were also sounds of many different instruments and it also followed through as the tempo of the music got faster and the dynamics got louder. When I was listening to the piece of music very closely I could also hear a silent fire in the background and also a little bit of wind in the music. I could also hear horse sounds in the piece of music and people laughing instead of chanting something. I could also hear a lot of animals screaming and also birds in the piece of music.
We also heard another piece of music after the first one and at the start I was able to ear a scary ghost sound and also chimes in the background. It also sounded like a toy music box at the start and then there were also bell and people chanting again in the background. In the piece of music we could also hear that there were two different instruments playing at one time and in the middle of the piece of music we could also hear that there was a lady randomly singing out of no where which was pretty abstract. As the music was coming to an end it felt like there was someone or something walking closer and closer to something as if they were going to kill the thing or do something bad to it. Near the end there were also themes from the start coming back into the piece of music like the toy box playing the music!

My 32 beats 12 tone row!

My 12 tone row and 12 notes on Piano

Notes on the staff

Notes on Piano- 12 Notes

Reflection on Performance Art

David's Group: I think their movement did depict the music because when the music got louder, there was more action going on and they started to do more and more stuff in their group. They didn't realise that the song was going faster and they didn't start going faster in their group. The tempo had changed during the song and they didn't know that it happened. There were also patterns in the group because they repeated the killing of each other but I though that they shouldn't have done it that many times. I don't think there was a balance in their performance and they did not work well as a group together. The did not realise that the duration of the song was so long so they ha to make up steps on the spot. I think their performance was good after all and they showed a story!

Prachi's Group: I think their movement did depict the music because they were able to follow the music and they did their performance pretty well as the music kept going. I think they had a good story that made sense and they also practiced it well before the performance. You could see that they were all doing the same thing and they knew what was going on. It was a good idea of using Shrek on their phone and it worked properly.The weren't listening to the music because when it went faster and faster they didn't make their performance go faster. They were not following the tempo of the music. They were able to make their performance last pretty long but then they didn't know what they were doing and they then had to start copying each other and they were doing random steps. Their performance had a lot of unity because of the Shrek and it made their performance a whole.

Music- Table for Elements and devices of music & Elements and Principles of art

MYP YEAR 9 The Sound of Art

MYP: Inventing Abstractions
Key Concept: Communication Skills
Related Concept: Communication
Global Context: Scientific and Technical innovation
Statement of inquiry: Symbols and conventions used to convey meaning can be transformed through new technological tools to create new contemporary art forms.
Inquiry Question: How and why do artists communicate through abstractions?

Introduction to my blog page

My name is Mehul and I am in year 9. This is my MYP Arts Process Journal. On this blog you will find documented evidence of my learning through the Arts, Art, Drama and Music. This term I am starting my learning journey in Music. My strongest subject is Drama and I want to develop my skills in Music and Art.