3 Musketeers
My instrument was an acustic guitar. During my performance I tried to act very enthusiastic. However, when I stepped in front of the class, a huge cloud of nerves hovered over me! Luckily, after the first minute I calmed down and rocked out! I played nice and loud so the entire class could here. As a group, we started off a little slow and only practiced about 6 times together. We could’ve been sharper if we had started earlier and practiced more.
My instrument was an acustic guitar. During my performance I tried to act very enthusiastic. However, when I stepped in front of the class, a huge cloud of nerves hovered over me! Luckily, after the first minute I calmed down and rocked out! I played nice and loud so the entire class could here. As a group, we started off a little slow and only practiced about 6 times together. We could’ve been sharper if we had started earlier and practiced more.
In order to achieve maximum sound, I attached a sound box, (big empty can of beans), to amplify the sound. The vibrations from the guitar strings went in the box, and then echoed back out. Also, I screwed down the white strip of wood at the end of the guitar to keep the strings off the wood so they were free to vibrate. I think my guitar might have been too wide. When I played it, I had to lay it on a surface because it was too bulky to hold and play at the same time.
I believe Mr. T assigned a long-term project to show us that success takes time and effort. Trial and effort was a key concept in this project. I had to try, try, and try some more until I finally got my guitar to sound nice. This long-term project taught me that to be successful, one has to work hard, practice, and plan out what he or she has to do. The performers that followed these three ethics were rewarded with their performances, and so was my group.
- We played “Joy to Tillay” for our extra credit song. The actual song was the same as “Joy to the world,” we just made up our own words to the song.
Grading:
- I believe Rachel Santiago earned a B+ for her xylophone.
- I believe Kylee Knighten also earned a B+ for her work ethic and because even after failing with her first two instruments, she still wound up making a nice “glass machine.”
- I deserve an A because I worked the hardest out of my group. I was the one that initiated all our practices and stayed on top of all the project assignments.
Awards:
- We believe that Bomb Squad won the 1st place prize. Their group sounded the best and were very good entertainers.
- We believe that we deserved 2nd place. Our group sounded pretty good and was very enthusiastic.
- We believe 3rd place should go to Hella Dope. Their music was good but they just weren’t good performers.
- In our opinion, best instrument went to Marina Combs. 2nd place was Val Artgae’s propane tank. And 3rd place was Alex’s ukulele.
I believe Mr. T assigned a long-term project to show us that success takes time and effort. Trial and effort was a key concept in this project. I had to try, try, and try some more until I finally got my guitar to sound nice. This long-term project taught me that to be successful, one has to work hard, practice, and plan out what he or she has to do. The performers that followed these three ethics were rewarded with their performances, and so was my group.
- We played “Joy to Tillay” for our extra credit song. The actual song was the same as “Joy to the world,” we just made up our own words to the song.
Grading:
- I believe Rachel Santiago earned a B+ for her xylophone.
- I believe Kylee Knighten also earned a B+ for her work ethic and because even after failing with her first two instruments, she still wound up making a nice “glass machine.”
- I deserve an A because I worked the hardest out of my group. I was the one that initiated all our practices and stayed on top of all the project assignments.
Awards:
- We believe that Bomb Squad won the 1st place prize. Their group sounded the best and were very good entertainers.
- We believe that we deserved 2nd place. Our group sounded pretty good and was very enthusiastic.
- We believe 3rd place should go to Hella Dope. Their music was good but they just weren’t good performers.
- In our opinion, best instrument went to Marina Combs. 2nd place was Val Artgae’s propane tank. And 3rd place was Alex’s ukulele.
