Think back to your performance last night and respond to the following:
1. Name one positive aspect of your class performance.
2. Name one area where your class might have improved.
3. What was the highlight of the evening for you? (You may not respond "The end" or "the movie we watched before/after")
Remember, everyone will be able to read your comments, so think before you type. I will comment on your posts after your Listening Log on Monday.
Feel free to answer the poll question as well. I'm just curious about your musical interests outside of my room.
Have a great rest of the week!
Mrs. Draheim
Rebeccah Z
ReplyDelete1. We all knew the Tumbai song and our song was okay at some parts. One of the good parts was when we did the beginning.
2. we could have improved in the middle and the contemporary part.
3. The highlight for me was when we nailed our Tumbai song.
Evan T.
ReplyDelete1 The song at the end was good because no one forgot their lines.
2 The speed of the recorders were a little fast
3 The last song because I remembered the lines
William D.
ReplyDelete1. The Tumbai musical piece was great
2. The Complete History of Western Music was really shaky.
3. My highlight was the ending song
Arcadia S.
ReplyDelete1. Our class hit most of the notes well.
2. We should have memorized the song.
3. The highlight was singing our song, T.C.H.W.M.
Caroline I
ReplyDelete1. A positive thing was we all got to sing and play instruments together.
2. We could have improved on making the words more clear and louder.
3. The highlight of the show for me was the talent part of the concert where anyone could sing or play an instrument.
Annie t
ReplyDelete1.We all got to be togather
2.One positive thing about the concert that was everybody was proud of us that we worked hard
3.Probally the highlight of the night was hearing the "talent" portion of it
Megan I.
ReplyDelete1. One positive aspect is that we did good when we had sang the song The Complete History of Western Music.
2. We could have improved when we were in the back getting ready to go out and sing.
3. The highlight of my night was when I got to play my instrument.
Anna F
ReplyDelete1 We mainly didnt mess up on the Tumbi song
2 I think we sould have been able to not use the sheets for The Complete History of Western Music abridged
3I think a highlight for me was when Anna sang Dont Rain On My Parade
We didn't really mess up on the Tumbi song, we were a little off on some of the notes, but it was cool that we got to play an insturment for the song Tumbi.
ReplyDeleteEllie D
Nick J
ReplyDelete1.Everyone sung well as a whole
2.Some people may not have known all the lines
3.I really liked the 2nd song we sung
Alena r
ReplyDelete1we worked well with the other class
2one class needed to use the sheets the other didint't
3 How well we sounded as a group
Hannah S.
ReplyDelete1. One positive aspect of my classes performence was that we all learned to play an instrament.
2. One area that we might have improved in was working togather as one voice and making it soung better.
3. The hilight was hereing the talent show while I could.
Will K.
ReplyDelete1. I think that we sang and played our instruments very well.
2. We could have known the words of the song, and we should have sung louder.
3. When everyone sang "With One Voice". It sounded very nice.
Will M.
ReplyDelete1. I think our instrument piece went smoother than we thought with few mistakes.
2.After singing in the practice run at church, we weren't used to the other class singing along with us, but we handled it better in the concert.
3.I think my highlight was playing the recorder. I didn't freeze or mess up to bad.
Joshua F.
ReplyDelete1.One positive thing was when we sang The Complete History of Western music.
2.We could of improved by keeping with the beat in Tumbi.
3.The highlight of the evning was the talent show for me.
Caroline B.
ReplyDelete1. One positive thing was that we played the instruments very well.
2. We could have memorized the song.
3. I thought the individual talents were just AMAZING!
Matthew S
ReplyDelete1.We did good with th instruments.
2.Wecould have done better when we sang our song with the other class.
3.When we got to play the instruments.
Teaghen C.
ReplyDelete1. That everything went smoothly.
2. When we played Tumbai on the instruments we all stayed at the same pace as we were supposed to.
3. That my Mom, Dad, little sister and brother were there.
George B,
ReplyDelete1. We sung really well.
2. I think we coul've improved on the western music song.
3. The highlight of the night for me was the ending song.
Donovan L
ReplyDelete1. The "Red Hot Rondo" sounded rythmic.
2. We need to be more polite.
3. I liked hanging out with my friends in the classroom.
Stephen B
ReplyDelete1. I think we did our "song" well
2. I think we could have improved on claping together as a group
3. My highlight was the last song
Rachel M.
ReplyDelete1. We all sang very well and put some "attitude" in it
2. We could have been a little louder
3. I really enjoyed playing my pieces on the piano!
Peter d.,
ReplyDelete1. We were very entusiastic
2. We could have not goffed around as much as we did in my opinion
3. My favorite part was the 8th grade preformance with the insturments
Josh M
ReplyDelete1. We clapped very well.
2. I think we could of clapped at the same time not off beat.
3. The highlight of the night for me is when we said Red Hot.
Abbey D.
ReplyDelete1. We all sang in harmony, and no one forgot the words.
2. No improvments neccasary...
3. When we whatched Toy Story while we waited for our turn to come.
Charlie E.
ReplyDelete1. We clapped, snapped, patted, and yelled loudly.
2. We did not really know how to clap with the other class because they had a different rhythm.
3. It was fun to say "Red Hot." This was my highlight.
Amy F
ReplyDelete1. It sounded like everyone was singing and we sounded really good together.
2. I think we could have been a little louder.
3.While we were singing was pretty fun.
Scott P.
ReplyDelete1. The audience liked our performance.
2. We could have been together a bit more on our timing.
3. My highlight of the evening was probably just hanging out with friends without the school atmosphere.
Isabel R.
ReplyDelete1. We all sang wonderful
2.We could have been louder
3.I loved playing on the piano
Jack G.
ReplyDelete1. I thought that the whole class of the 7th grade boys all played their song in harmony and toghter well.
2. However, I thought that although we all snapped, clapped, patted, and stomped altogether, we went to fast, and it wasn't a real steady tempo, it was too fast for the audience to soak in the beat and the overall song.
3. I thought that the finale worked out terrifically even though we only practiced it once!
Ellie D.
ReplyDelete1. We really worked on singing louder so everyone in the audience could hear us.
2. We could have smiled more and maybe given it a little more attitude.
3. The highlight of the evening for me was when I performed my "Elegy in E" on the piano and there was a huge round of applause when I was finished playing!
1) I think we did best in the B Part of the piece
ReplyDelete2) We wenr a little too fast through the whole thing and i also dont think it should have been performed by 7th graders
3) My favorite part of the evening was when pepople did the talent show and also when we were having fun in our classrooms
Annie B.
ReplyDelete1. The audience said that our voices sounded great. I thought that we sang loud and harmonized.
2. i think that if we all sang together, we would have sounded better.
3. The highlight of my evening was when we watched Toy Story.
Sarah O.
ReplyDelete1. We all smiled and had good showmanship.
2. We could have worked to stay on beat.
3. I really enjoyed spending time with my friends during the practices and rehearsal.
Cavy B.
ReplyDelete1.I thought the blocks sounded nice together.
2.At the end of fireflies the blocks were a tid bit shaky but we didnt totally give up we fought through it.
3.The highlight was the last song because we all sang the last song in harmony.
Joey M.
ReplyDelete1.We performed on beat.
2. We were off in the middle and the end.
3. The highlight of the night was performing.
Emily W.
ReplyDelete1. We stayed on beat.
2. No one played the cymbols at the end.
3. When we watched 'Baby Mamma'
Colleen H.
ReplyDelete1. We played well!
2. We could have stayed on beat more
3. When we watched "Baby Mama"
Margot G.V
ReplyDelete1. We all had a positive attitude and the instuments sounded good together.
2. We could have had better timing.
3. When we watched "Baby Mama" in Mrs. Bond's room.
Henry L.
ReplyDelete1. We all remembered our music, and it sounded very nice.
2. We could have smiled more to seem less bored.
3. Watchinmg the movie "Baby Mama" in the classroom.
Nina L
ReplyDelete1. The different sections of the instruments corresponded and worked together nicely.
2. We needed to stay with the tempo Mrs. Draheim provided us
3. The favorite part of our rehearsal was when we put all the different parts together and it sounded like a pretty piece of music.
Mitch D
ReplyDelete1. We all sounded in sync and we all performed very well
2. We probably should have smiled at the audience more, instead of just looking at the sheets of music
3. When we watched a movie before and after the concert.
Nora k.
ReplyDelete1.we worked together as a class and we sounded really good
2.we could have done better as individuals but not as a class
3.my favorite part: watching baby mama before it started
Caroline W.
ReplyDelete1. One positive thing was that we had no major mess ups and it was better than the rehrsal.
2. Keeping the drum beats
3. My favorite part was when we were watching Baby Mama in our class room
Joey N
ReplyDelete1. We played well as a class
2. We could have slowed down a little
3. When we all sang "With One Voice"
Zach B
ReplyDelete1. We played well.
2.We could have played slower some.
3.When we performed
Hailey K.
ReplyDelete1. we all played our different instruments and it all came together and sounded great.
2. I think we improved on keeping a steady beat and keeping with the rhythm.
3. Watching BABY MAMA in our class between the songs.
Emily H.
ReplyDelete1.I think one positive thing was that we all managed to keep going even when we messed up.
2.We should have gone slower.
3.My favorite part of the evening was watching "Baby Mama" in our classroom between songs.
Nora S
ReplyDelete1. We all played the instruments together.
2. We could have improved on playing more smoothly.
3. My highlight of the evening was when we watched Baby Mama.
Jeremy M.
ReplyDelete1. I believe that we sounded well and that there weren't too many noticable errors.
2.We should've slowed down more and stayed on beat.
3.When we performed.
Teddy B
ReplyDelete1. The start of the preformance went well, and the ending was okay with a strong finish.
2. We should have kept a stronger beat.
3. Watching Baby Mama in our classroom.
1. I thought we were all very good. We all played together and everything went as planned.
ReplyDelete2. My class improved in sounding as one. We all played better and played very well.
3. For me the highlight of the efvening was when everyong sang together.
Connor J.
ReplyDelete1.we didn't mess up alot.
2.we could have done better on some of the insturments.
3.everybody was abble to cooperate.
Lily J.
ReplyDelete1. We didn't mess up
2. Learned the b cord
3. Having my family there
Jake Y
ReplyDelete1. The last song we sang was on pitch.
2. The guitars were out of tune.
3. The highlight of the night was the applause at the end of each song.
Katy F.
ReplyDelete1. We were able to complete our songs smoothly and without stopping.
2. We could have all memorized the line to The Complete History of Western Music and not have to use the sheets.
3. I'm happy that we were able to be the last class to perform and it all fit together like a perfect puzzle.
Sofi GV
ReplyDelete1.We had fun and had a good time.
2.We could have practiced more.
3.The highlight for me was the song we sang and to play the instraments
Gabby S
ReplyDelete1)our Tumbai song was fantastic
2)we could've improved by practicing more with both classes together
3)the highlight was our final song, The Complete History of Western Music
Bella L.L.
ReplyDelete1. I personally think we all did a gret job, even without as many practices as much as we did for the Christmas concert.
2. We improved in playing our instruments.
3. Everyone cooperated very well.
Jared M.
ReplyDelete1. We all performed in sync and very well
2. Maybe put some more emotion in the song
3. I liked Tumbai, playing an instument was fun
Alysa S.
ReplyDelete1. Most of us remembered the lyrics to "Complete History of Western Music-Abriged."
2.We Could've practiced more with the other class.
3.I liked my solo and when the 7th grade girls sang "Seasons of love."
Jacob L W
ReplyDelete1. Both classes hit all of the high notes in "A Complete History of Western Music".
2. Some 6th graders were goofing off during the performance.
3. Everyone was congradulating me on the "Let It Be" performance. I sang and played piano. They said I stole the show!!!
Katherine K.
ReplyDelete1. I liked my song.
2. With One Voice was not all together.
3. All the aplauses.
PETER S.
ReplyDelete1. We were very coopertive.
2. I laughed a lot during the concert.
3. I played my recorder well, but at some parts I was off tune.
Caitlin M.
ReplyDelete1. We all did very well playing different instruments in the Tumbai song.
2. We could have improved on being louder and clearer.
3. The highlight of the evening was when we did an amazing job on the Tumbai song.
Michael T
ReplyDelete1. We did so much better last night than we did in practice. We owned last night.
2. We needed a little work on the second part
3. The best thing last night was when we all wore sweet ties. We looked fresh.
Madeleine M.
ReplyDelete1.We sang well and in harmony
2.We could've smiled more and maybe a bit louder(though we had only 14 people singing)
3.When we recieved all of the praise for our song
Maire Cait
ReplyDelete1) The "Seasons of Love" song sounded really nice and loud.
2) We were really loud (but good) for only 14 girls.
3) The highlight was probably being up on the alter next to all my friends!!
Elizabeth J.
ReplyDelete1. We all sang loud, and sounded really nice.
2. We didn't have attitude.
3. I really liked the last song that we all sang together.
Jacob D
ReplyDelete1. I think we had a good speed and had fun.
2. I tink we could have been louder.
3. My favorite part was when we were doing the preformence.
Maggie B.
ReplyDelete1. I thought we knew the words well.
2. I tink we could have sung a little louder.
3. My favorite part of the night was singing our song.
Max R
ReplyDelete1. Our "red hot" was at the right tone and perfect pitch!
2. We could have done something where we sang in stead of clapping.
3. Jacob Webb was the highlight of the night!
Joe K
ReplyDelete1. All of us clapped and snapped loud enough.
2. We could've slowed down.
3. I loved wearing a shirt and a tie.
Grace H.
ReplyDelete1. One positive aspect of our class performance was that we sounded very good.
2. Our class could have smiled and blended together more.
3. The highlight of my evening was when people came up to me when we were done, and were telling me how amazing we sounded.
MaxP
ReplyDelete1 We stayed on time.
2 We could have clapped louder
3 My favorite part was doing are performence
Emily W.
ReplyDelete1.We all had a lot of fun last night and all of the "Judes Got Talent" acts were really good.
2.We were louder than we were at during practice.
3.When we performed "Seasons of Love" and when we performed "We are the Champions" for "Judes Got Talent".
alex m
ReplyDelete1. We were all in it together and all in sync
2. we could have done a better job with the setup and practiced with the other class before the performance
3.When jacob web performed, he has a looooovley voice.
Jake H. Lino
ReplyDelete1. I thought we clapped well
2.We could have clapped louder
3.When we had a super dance party before the concert
William C
ReplyDelete1.I heard, seeing as I was not there, Jacob Webb was absolutely STUNNING.
2.Based on the rehearsal, we sounded pretty bad.
3.Everyone was making comments about how bad they sounded and how they needed work so hopefully they improved for the concert
Maggie R.
ReplyDelete1-One positive aspect of our performance was that we sang at a good volume for 14 girls.
2-We could have improved by being a little louder, but still, we were only 14 girls.
3-The highlight of the concert for me was singing "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" with Emily playing her guitar.
It seems like most of you are getting the point. I am reading some very insightful, musical comments about your performances. We'll discuss more on Monday!
ReplyDeleteMichaael O
ReplyDelete1. We all knew our notes for the music.
2. We were, for the most part off beat.
3. The beginning of our music was solid and well preformed.
Emily P.
ReplyDelete1-we worked together well
2-the ending was a little shakey and not our best
3-performing, i had fun. we practiced hard and it payed off
Mary Catherine R.
ReplyDelete1. We all had fun playing all the instruments.
2. Keeping the timing right.
3. Getting to play a xylophone
Jack Coogan
ReplyDelete1. We tried our best even under the massive pressure.
2. We could have been prepared better by having our music.
3. I heard very good things about Jacob Webb.
Elaine k
ReplyDelete1. We all played loud and clear
2. We sounded a little confused in the beginning
3. my highlight was the closing song
Tim D
ReplyDelete1. We played loud and very clear.
2. Timing. Our class was not in sync very well.
3. The wave of applause when we were done.
Catherine T.
ReplyDelete1. When we got to play our instuments.
2. We could have improved on our timing
3. The ending song, when we all came together to sing in the church
AJ H.
ReplyDelete1. I think we all tried our hardest and played our very best.
2. We could've been a little more n beat and played as one.
3. The highlight of the concert was hearing all the songs in practice and in our classrooms doing fun things and watching movies and having snacks.
Emma P
ReplyDelete1) We played at a constant speed.
2) Some people got side tracked while playing.
3) I enjoyed that we played instruments through all of middle school.
Luke Myszka
ReplyDelete1. we all worked hard and tried are best
2.We all showed that we have talent
3. we could have been a little longer for our performance
Michelle S.
ReplyDelete1. We were strong in the beginning and middle of the song.
2. Our ending could have been better.
3. Getting to hear our class be able to play all the different instruments in harmony.
Jared B
ReplyDelete1 I though that we did a good job and worked really hard
2- i think we needed more pratice
3- I liked that we have time to relax and watch awseome TV
Gabby B
ReplyDelete1. Played an instrument that i wasn't familiar with.
2. We could have smiled more.
3. When everyone sang all together at the end of the concert.
Aidan L.
ReplyDelete1.Everyone kept a beat and sounded good.
2.No improvement needed.
3.Everything was good that night.
Joey H.
ReplyDelete1.It was good that our instruments sounded good and we played the song together.
2.There were a few missed notes so the song sounded off at times.
3.I liked when the song was over and everyone clapped.
Joe W.
ReplyDelete1.had good timing
2.less mistakes
3.when we performed
Chris J.
ReplyDelete1. I thought we all played amazingly, on time and played loud enough
2. Unfortunetely, we only had instruments instead of singing to
3. Also unfortunetely, WE played for a very short time to :)
Bobby R.
ReplyDelete1. We all performed together and we all knew our notes.
2. We should've performed it longer, it felt short.
3. When we performed our song.
Ian M.
ReplyDelete1. no one was being mean to me for my screw up.
2. we could have put more enthusiasm intoour thing
3. I listened to my ipod during school.
Aubrey N!
ReplyDelete1.we all got to participate
2. it was really short
3. my woodblock echoed through the church
I see we've all learned a little something about performing different kinds of music through this experience. Thank you for the wonderful and insightful comments. I am glad that there was much more positive feedback than criticism. Remember, when you post to a blog, your comments are read and shared. Thank you for sharing for this project.
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