#MUS150I don't typically listen to pop music all that much, but scrolling through and trying to decide what song to use as my cover, this song came to mind. This might be sappy, but it reminds me of the times my boyfriend and I will be driving around in his car listening to the radio. Every time this song came on, without fail, I would exclaim "I love this song!!" and proceed to crank up the volume. I just loved the opening part of this song. I loved the key it was in, and how simple the background music was. I loved singing it (even though I did it very poorly.. which is why I chose to play the lyrics on my primary instrument.)
This process started off with me learning how to play the intro on the piano. It didn't take that long, considering how much my Aural Skills class has helped me with ear training. Once I was done fiddling around on the piano, I decided to write down the different parts I would need. 1.) Piano 2.) Rhythm #1 3.) Rhythm #2 4.) Piano #2 and 5.) Saxophone. After I had decided these things, I got straight to work. I decided not to go with any vocals, because, I mean, I'm not a vocal major for a reason. I put all of the melodic parts either on Piano or Sax because those are the two instruments I can play best at the moment. With the rhythm, I thought about doing different sounds with my mouth or my body, but as I was noodling around with some options, I found that the knocking and pencil-tapping on the piano bench sounded better than any sound I could produce myself! This experience was actually something that I'd always wanted to do, but just never did, because I couldn't sing very well. But this allowed me to express my creativity in a way that I always wanted to. It's helped me create a different version of something, to make it my own! This experience will help me in the future because now that I've learned to step out of my comfort zone and make a cover of a song that includes ZERO singing, I feel like this is a lesson I could teach to my future students one day! Comments are closed.
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EricaThis page will be used for music-type things such as videos of myself playings, pieces I have composed, pieces I would like to play, and concerts! Archives
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