Archive for December 2014
While I'm learning so much about pianos and totally making the effort to do so, I feel like you guys should know these people on YouTube that I like.
One of them is Iwillbot, he makes a lot of piano covers for popular songs and I think he does a great job doing so. The audio quality of his songs aren't the greatest, but hey; his videos are like years old so I can't blame him. Here's his channel and here's one of the songs that he's done down below.
Another one is Ronald Jenkees, a pretty goofy guy but I think his music is really nice and upbeat. On his website he said that he didn't go to a music school, and was completely self-taught. I think that just goes to show that anybody can make/play music as long as they're devoted to it (please don't use me as an example of devoted). Here's Ronald's channel and here's my favorite song from him that he's played below.
That's it for now, see you on my next post. Or rather see you next month, since that's sort of what my formula is right now.
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Oh, gosh. I haven't made a post in like a month. I do have an excuse, however. My school laptop had been working up lately so I went to get it fixed, which left me unable to do work related to my blog. Of course, some might argue that I could have continued doing my blog on my home computer.
Yeah I don't really have anything to argue against that. So I guess they're right..
..Anyways, here's my project proposal..
Oh yeah, and I'll be putting up some more posts shortly. I guess I have to, now that I don't have an excuse anymo- I mean I just can't believe I missed a whole month of learning the piano what a shame ahaahahaahahaa...
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20% Time Project Proposal
Name: Jisung Ko
Project Title: Learning the Piano
Project Start Date: November 7th, 2014
Project Completion Date: Undefined
Mentor’s Name: Insung Ko, Mrs. Browning, Mom
Brief Description: I will try to learn the piano over the course of these remaining months of the year, and hopefully further on from that.
Overview of Project Proposal
1) Project Objective:
My main objective of this goal is to try to learn to play the piano. That also includes learning some of the terminology, learning how to read sheet music, learning chords, and many more. Hopefully, at least by the end of the school year, I’ll be able to learn at least two songs that I can play fluently and well, through the use of reading sheet music and not by memory.
2) Project Rationale:
The main reason why I’m doing this is because I like to listen to music. Specifically, I like listening to piano music. If I were to play a song all by myself, whilst still enjoying the sounds of the piano as well, I think that would make me pretty happy. I’ve taken piano lessons when I was younger, but I never learned how to read sheet music. I always had my piano teacher leading me by the ear, and I never learned anything myself. Even now, I don’t remember anything that my piano teacher taught me.
3) Project Steps:
- Make the blog
- Post entries that have information on my progress
- Learn how to read sheet music, and tips on how to remember where the notes are
- Learn piano terminology
- Gradually learn piano songs that I want to learn
- Play
4) Timeline of Activities:
November 2014
- Make my blog, ‘Learning the Piano.’
- Learn how to read sheet music
- Learn how to read sheet music
- Make multiple posts following my progress
- Think about songs that I could play
December 2014
- Make multiple posts following my progress
- Begin reading sheet music
- Learn terminology and identify January 2015
- Begin playing sheet music
- Continue reading new songs I want to play
- Learn more terminology and identify
- Make multiple posts following my progress
- Post a video or two showing my progress
February 2015
- Continue playing piano
- Continue trying to learn new songs I want to play
- Learn terminology and identify
- Make multiple posts following my progress
- Post a video or two showing my progress
March 2015
- Continue playing piano
- Continue learning new songs
- Continue learning terminology
- Make multiple posts following progress
- Post a video or two showing progress
May 2015
- Continue playing piano
- Continue learning new songs
- Continue learning terminology
- Finish blog with final post + video
5) Available Human and Material Resources:- Begin reading sheet music
- Learn terminology and identify January 2015
- Begin playing sheet music
- Continue reading new songs I want to play
- Learn more terminology and identify
- Make multiple posts following my progress
- Post a video or two showing my progress
February 2015
- Continue playing piano
- Continue trying to learn new songs I want to play
- Learn terminology and identify
- Make multiple posts following my progress
- Post a video or two showing my progress
March 2015
- Continue playing piano
- Continue learning new songs
- Continue learning terminology
- Make multiple posts following progress
- Post a video or two showing progress
May 2015
- Continue playing piano
- Continue learning new songs
- Continue learning terminology
- Finish blog with final post + video
- My brother
- My mom
- Mrs. Browning
- Google
- YouTube
- My keyboard
6) Possible Road Blocks:
- I might procrastinate a lot
- My laptop might stop working in the middle of the project (it already sort of did
before; this is why I’m submitting this so late)
- Lack of motivation
7) Research Questions:
- What do I gain from learning how to play the piano?
- How can I improve?
- What kind of piano gives the best audio output?
- What are some songs that incorporate piano music into them?
- What are some famous pianists in the world?
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