UNDERSTANDING OWN RESPONSE TO BODY IMAGE 5/7/17 task 1.2

Identify one image of a group of people that is emphasised in the media.
 
Even though i enjoy the show i think it is very over emphasised in the media.
 
Music may be a big part of day to day life but i feel like singers/rappers are talked about way to much on the media.

The Kardashians  are always on the media but its not always for the good reasons. A lot of girls look up to them but is it for the right reason? As a lot of them have had a lot of work done to has these 'amazing' bodies.

Recently youtubers have become more well known in the media with all there challenges and pranks they pull not only that they teach a lot of the more unfortunate of how to do things such as makeup instead of paying to go to college/schools.




 

UNDERSTANDING OWN RESPONSE TO BODY IMAGE 28/6/17 TASK 1

POSITIVE IMAGE

1 what is your fist choice of body image saying to you

Beyonce is a positive image to me as in all her songs she presents that everyone is equal but she also puts out there that women have rights not just men.

2 Do you want to look like the image
Everybody has a past even though its not always something to be proud of Chris Brown has shown us this by turning his life around and put all his energy into his music and is now concentrating being a more positive role model as a lot of young children look up to him and look at him as a role model. Yes i would like to look like this image.

3 What would you be prepared to do to look like the image ?
i would be prepared to work on my self image by working on a healthier diet and going to the gym. I would compromise with my sleeping pattern and my outlook on things such as life in its self. Whist being prepared to work the long hours and putting all my emotions and anger into my music. 

4 Is your current personal image a positive one ?

Yes ? why?

No? why? As i don't like my body or the way i look, i let other peoples opinions get to me.

USING AURAL SKILLS TASK 4.3 Italian Musical Terms 28/6/17

Task 4.3

Listen again to one of the songs in the tasks above and use three Italian musical terms to show what is happening in he different sections of the song. First state he word then outline the section of the song the term applies to

Italian Musical Terms

Bohemian Rhapsody

The first section of the song is lento (slow)  it starts at the beginning the lyrics 'is this real life, is this a fantasy'.

The second section of the song is staccato (detached) the lyrics says 'I'm just a poor boy no body loves me'

The third section of the song is decrescendo  (gradually getting quieter) where it says 'nothing really matters, anyone can see'

USING UARAL SKILLS TASK 4.2

Task 4.2

Listen to a range of music with contrasting styles from

Opera singing, soul singing, Pop music to Rap and talk about the differences in articulation and the importance of how words or notes are expressed and how this gives meaning to the song

So the first song I have chosen is called Gentleman, it is a grime tune that is rap it is quite dark lyrically and based on reality there isn’t a lot of expression in the deliver and it is quite monotone this adds to the overall vibe of being very sombre. Although the song isn’t depressing it isn’t uplifting either    

Gentleman

So the second song I have chosen is called Always on time, it is a RnB tune the lyrics are quite catchy and is a very party song which makes you want get up dance/sing along. In this song there is a lot of expression happy and is made for the clubs.

The third song we listened to was Nessun Dorma by Pavarotti even though the lyrics are not English it is still powerful and as it starts of quite it is like someone coming out of there shell as a long the song it gets louder and more powerful and makes the song more meaning 

USING AURAL SKILLS Task 2.2 14/6/17

Task 2.2

Learners to sing a simple song from memory this can be a popular song in the charts or a song written by the learner

Using Logic pro record the evidence and state where it is stored

The song that i have performed is one that i wrote on my own and is called People are lying. I wrote it using logic pro and it is now stored on my desktop.

USING AURAL SKILLS TASK 3.2

Task 3.2

Using the same selection of songs point out where notes have been lengthened or shortened these notes can be vocal or instrumental, talk about how changing the length of notes can impact on an expression or the articulation in a song

Lots of long notes in the first and second verse, it makes the song more interesting and dramatic. The piano section has much shorter notes it makes the song more up-beat and energetic, this offers a big change to the long section  to finish the song goes back to long notes this helps to calm down the song.With the different note lengths it makes the song very dramatic and helps to tell the story and keeps you interested. In the end all these different techniques in the song come together which makes the end a lot more powerful ending and all  round powerful song.

USING AURAL SKILLS TASK 4.1

Task 4.1

Know about changes of dynamics in a piece of music

From one of the chosen tracks Identify where dynamic changes occur listen for where the song ranges from soft to loud and talk about how the dynamic shift affects the tone and mood of the song

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

It starts of quiet with just vocals, it feels relaxing then in comes the instruments when the drums come in it adds tension. At the end of each verse it goes quiet with the piano. Which makes it more relaxing.

The second verse gets louder and louder which builds more tension.

The next part of the song is a guitar solo which is loud which is very dramatic then there is an operatic section that is very scary then there is rock section that is loud and fun .To finish the song it gets quiet again which helps to calm you down. the overall effect is to tell a story it is a sad story that uses a lot of dynamics to get the message through.