Lorde

What am i learning? For music, we had to research a New Zealand artist and create a presentation about them. I decided to choose Lorde.
How does this show my learning? I have created a poster that shows a variety of facts about Lorde and her songs.
What am i wondering? I wonder how she comes up with the lyrics to her songs.

Matariki

What am i learning? The Story Of Matariki

How does this work show my learning? I have shown the timeline of how Matariki came to be in this image

What am i wondering? Who made this up?

Maori Songs

1. Aotearoa by Stan Walker ft Ria Hall, Maisey Rika, Troy Kingi
Music style: Pop
What do I like about the music: The vocals and lyrics
What do I like about the video: The scenery
What is the song about: Its about New Zealand (eg. culture)
Lyrics translated to English

2. Modern Maori Quartet ft W Fraser 'Mareikura'

Music style: Pop

What do I like about the music: The vocals

What do I like about the video: Their expressions while singing

What is the song about: Its about an honoring and owe to woman of the world who are basically pillars of society and provide the foundation for everything they do

We cant find the translation to English

3. Wairua by Maioma

Music style: Pop

What do I like about the music: The vocals on the chorus when they all sing together

What do I like about the video: The actions, costumes, and the color splash scenes

What is the song about: One of the singers said “Its purpose is to leave an impression on those that are listening to tend to those who are feeling low,”

Lyrics translated to English

4. Kalega

Music Style: R&B/Soul

What do I like about the music: It has a nice rhythm that makes the vocals

What do I like about the video: The scenery

What is the song about: Food

I cant find the English translation of the lyrics

OMG! We're going on stage!

On April 12th my class performed in front of years 7-9. Our song was "Revolting Children" from Matilda The Musical. Fortunately for me, i didn't have to go on stage and perform (I hate performing!!). I learnt that choreography takes a lot of practice to remember and that timing is difficult. Next time i'll think about having a go at performing.

Things required backstage to create a performance

LO: To create a mindmup based on what is required backstage during a performance.

How does this show your work? 
The square highlighted blue is the topic, and all of the connected squares tell us the things we need.
What am i wondering?
Are the lighting and sound an easy job or is it more complicated than it looks?

Hailee Steinfield VS Taylor Swift??

What is the learning outcome?

Find a YouTube clip of an artist/musician/band you admire. Open the video in Video Notes, watch through it and make some notes about why you like it, what messages are in it, and what you would change if you remade the video clip.
Repeat this for an artist/band/musician you do not enjoy!

On your blog, write a compare/contrast post about what makes a good piece of music using your two choices as evidence.

I don't know why I like this song, I guess I can relate to it in certain situations. It's about a girl that is in a relationship or has a strong relationship/friendship with a boy and she always does him wrong and makes them upset, etc and she tries to push him away and make excuses to leave him but he always seems to hold on to her and not let go. Moral: It's about her asking him to let go

I don't like this song, the lyrics are strange, I dislike the chorus because it's extremely repetitive and the way she says it- I just find it very uncomforting. It's honestly not that bad of a song its just not my type of music