12MUS - Group Performance

Group Performance

In our music class, we are currently working on group performances. After consideration, I am working with two other year 12's, being Alyana (Singer+Guitarist) and Rapture (Drummer). I will be the pianist for this performance. We played through a few songs of various genres to get an idea of what 'taste' of music we would like to perform together. We decided to go with 'Who you say I am' by Hillsong. This song is in the gospel genre and is a modern Christian song. We liked the style of the song and decided it could be quite interesting to add in some improvised parts for the drums and piano. This would increase the overall difficulty of the song, especially as we all want to aim high. We also have selected a back-up song, which is 'You are so beautiful' by Joe Crocker. We also came up with the idea that we could perform 'You are so beautiful ' at an assembly in the future. This would help us increase our performing range and get more experience as musicians.

We are currently practising our own individual parts and tried a few run-throughs as a group. I think that the biggest challenge would be for us to get the timing right, especially as we need to follow the drummer for his timing. Timing is a crucial part of group performances (and performances in general). The timing makes the song cohesive and structured, as it keeps the song going with a steady flow and rhythm. I am looking forward to hearing how the song will sound at the end, and I am looking forward to working with these two awesome musicians.