Group comment: You are all competent musicians and evidently have good ears for picking up songs quickly and putting parts together. You are also talented instrumentalists/vocalists and therefore could go far as a band. This competency was demonstrated in these two performances and you showcased two good covers, however, there is a lot of opportunity for greater refinement here (particularly the endings (esp. Love Yourself) - make sure they are properly rehearsed!). As competent musicians who pick things up quickly, it's very easy to breeze through songs without paying too much attention to detail and I think that's what can be improved here. Take advantage of the skills within the group and resist moving on quickly/getting distracted and rehearse with a unified aim to make your songs really tight - if you manage to do this you could be an exceptionally polished band. In essence, work hard together and you will do very well.
Individual feedback: Liam, you have a strong, clear vocal tone and a great enthusiasm for performance, contributing to a really good sense of stage presence. You know the songs well and are confident on the melodies - just make sure you refine your performance by ensuring the pitching is completely accurate. As I said above, make sure as a group you rehearse specific parts in detail, rather than running whole songs, so you can ensure your performances are really tight. You have real charisma when you perform - keep it up - and keep focusing on the detail!
Peer feedback: - All the instruments and vocals fitted well together.In the first piece, the bridge just before the chorus, it sounded a bit muddled - but you made a good recovery for the chorus.
- Love Yourself: I liked Liam's vocal tone. The band could be more in sync. Wonderwall: could be more in sync and Liam could be louder.
- I loved their pieces, they were nicely put together. You could hear all the instruments very clearly and it was good how they changed the song to make it their own.
- Good build ups, strong guitar chords, well timed drumming. Could try adding another instrument other than guitar.
- I liked the songs, the covers sounded good with Liam's voice and the bass part sounded good. Sometimes tuning could be improved.
- Good drum beat, vocals could be projected more.
- Well structured performance, sometimes pitching could be improved.
- I like the nice steady beat. Liam clearly knows all the words, pitching could be improved.
- Love Yourself: Drum beat was nice, fitted with the song well. Liam did a good job on the vocals and James played guitar very well and accurately. Wonderwall: James did a great job on guitar, really helped make the song. Could have used a capo to change the key.
- Love Yourself: Good drum beat, guitar and singing could have better balance. Wonderwall: Good drum beat which complemented the singing and guitar.
- Love Yourself: The drum beat was good, the bass and guitar fitted nicely. The start could be more polished. Wonderwall: Were they the right guitar chords? Could sound more like the song.
Liam - you were absent for when the group performed in from of the class, however you have performed since. How can you and you group continue to progress with the other songs? How will you remain focussed?
Please write a response to Miss Onako's comments and mine as soon as possible.
Group comment: You are all competent musicians and evidently have good ears for picking up songs quickly and putting parts together. You are also talented instrumentalists/vocalists and therefore could go far as a band. This competency was demonstrated in these two performances and you showcased two good covers, however, there is a lot of opportunity for greater refinement here (particularly the endings (esp. Love Yourself) - make sure they are properly rehearsed!). As competent musicians who pick things up quickly, it's very easy to breeze through songs without paying too much attention to detail and I think that's what can be improved here. Take advantage of the skills within the group and resist moving on quickly/getting distracted and rehearse with a unified aim to make your songs really tight - if you manage to do this you could be an exceptionally polished band. In essence, work hard together and you will do very well.
ReplyDeleteIndividual feedback: Liam, you have a strong, clear vocal tone and a great enthusiasm for performance, contributing to a really good sense of stage presence. You know the songs well and are confident on the melodies - just make sure you refine your performance by ensuring the pitching is completely accurate. As I said above, make sure as a group you rehearse specific parts in detail, rather than running whole songs, so you can ensure your performances are really tight. You have real charisma when you perform - keep it up - and keep focusing on the detail!
Peer feedback:
- All the instruments and vocals fitted well together.In the first piece, the bridge just before the chorus, it sounded a bit muddled - but you made a good recovery for the chorus.
- Love Yourself: I liked Liam's vocal tone. The band could be more in sync. Wonderwall: could be more in sync and Liam could be louder.
- I loved their pieces, they were nicely put together. You could hear all the instruments very clearly and it was good how they changed the song to make it their own.
- Good build ups, strong guitar chords, well timed drumming. Could try adding another instrument other than guitar.
- I liked the songs, the covers sounded good with Liam's voice and the bass part sounded good. Sometimes tuning could be improved.
- Good drum beat, vocals could be projected more.
- Well structured performance, sometimes pitching could be improved.
- I like the nice steady beat. Liam clearly knows all the words, pitching could be improved.
- Love Yourself: Drum beat was nice, fitted with the song well. Liam did a good job on the vocals and James played guitar very well and accurately. Wonderwall: James did a great job on guitar, really helped make the song. Could have used a capo to change the key.
- Love Yourself: Good drum beat, guitar and singing could have better balance. Wonderwall: Good drum beat which complemented the singing and guitar.
- Love Yourself: The drum beat was good, the bass and guitar fitted nicely. The start could be more polished. Wonderwall: Were they the right guitar chords? Could sound more like the song.
Liam - you were absent for when the group performed in from of the class, however you have performed since.
ReplyDeleteHow can you and you group continue to progress with the other songs? How will you remain focussed?
Please write a response to Miss Onako's comments and mine as soon as possible.
thanks