This is my first print out of my composed song with written edits.
This is my second print out of my composed song with written edits.
This is my third print out of my composed song with written edits.
These are my hand written chord progressions to better understand music theory behind my composed piece; I also tried to figure out which scale my first melody belonged to. In the end, I believe my melody belonged to three key signatures: G minor, G major, or B flat Major.
My file below is my hand written notes on different themes I wanted my song to be: an exercise given to me by my mentor to better understand and compose my piece. At the bottom, you will see my very first thoughts on melodies.
These files below are my hand written notes on triads used in Johann Thompson's Chord-Speller: I used this to improve my dexterity through out the key board. I also used these to better understand scales and how key signatures intertwine with one another.
These excerpts below are samples of what exercises I would perform to warm up my fingers before truly practicing.
Video of the beginning. I was holding my exercise book called "A Dozen a Day" by Edna-Mae Burnam. I played warmups shown in the evidence above this video (1-3 in Group 1). I do have some musical background so reading was not completely difficult; however, my fingers are not used to the format of my piano.
This is with a little more practice: I played for you the middle of my piece. In my log, it took me a long time to get a hand on the triplets in my left hand.
This is with more practice: I played the second sheet in this video. I started with my hands separated and then put them together as I practiced with my mentor earlier.
This is a collage of some pictures in my project. I tried to show my hands and key board most frequently.