Through this experience, I learned how to use Acapella to compile multiple videos of myself performing different parts of a song. I decided to use the app instead of Bandhub because it was easier for me to record different angled videos of myself with a phone than a laptop. This assignment was rather frustrating for me because I was working with new technology and had difficulty aligning all the parts together. In my final video, it can be seen that there are timing issues because I had struggled so much with the technology. Also, because it was an app the quality of sound was not very good and the reverb from the flute in the practice room could be heard. I was constrained in my choices of instruments because I can only play the flute and piano and did not want to sing the melody. I wanted to recreate the piece using interesting instruments that you can find around the household to demonstrate that music can be created with anything; in my case, I used a container of pills in one video and a chopstick hitting a book in the other. I generally stuck to the basic structure of the piece regarding the chords and the melody because I am not that creative and cannot harmonize that well, so this experience forced me to think of different ways and instruments to compensate for that lack of creativity in an instrumental and vocal sense. This assignment to create a multi-tracked cover definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone and taught me the importance of trial and error and that to get better at something, in my case cover videos, you just have to keep practicing and experimenting even though it may be awful at first.
This experience informed my future life as a musician by teaching me the importance of solid rhythm, harmonies, and how to not be reactionary regarding entrances when performing a piece and listening to others at the same time. As an educator, I know how frustrating it is to not be good at a certain discipline, but I know that through this experience I can better teach my students the importance of perseverance. In addition to this, I can teach my students how to explore different elements of music and find topics that interest them in order to become more well-rounded musicians. As a musical being-in-the-world, this experience demonstrates how easy it is to collaborate with anyone, in person or online, and create interesting music and covers, even if you simply are shaking a container of vitamins. Comments are closed.
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