PRACTICE DIARY

WEEK 20/09/2021 

This week, I was working in a group, and we were just deciding on some songs we could possibly do together. We came up with You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse. We spoke a bit about what parts we could all do and went away and learnt it. I already knew the song and lyrics, so I was just practicing it so I was confident and knew what I was doing. 

WEEK 27/09/2021 

I was off this week for the practice session waiting for a covid result so I couldn’t rehearse the song with the rest of the group. Instead I was at home thinking of songs that I might be able to do, and practicing some songs that I was able to do at home with my guitar. 

WEEK 04/10/2021 

This week, I decided on singing Scar Tissue by RCHP with a band. I already sort of know the song as it is a band I like, but I listened through it a couple of times just to get a better idea of the melody and read the lyrics at the same time to start learning them. The rest of the band was busy practicing other songs, so I was just listening through it and trying to sing along to some parts.  

WEEK 18/10/2021 

I started drum lessons this week and was just learning simple beats to start off with.  

We practiced scar tissue on our Wednesday practice session, so just started off running through the first verse and chorus to get the hang of it. When we ran through the full song, I realised I need to practice singing it without the vocals as I’m a bit unsure on timing in some parts and got lost after the instrumental as I didn’t come in when I was supposed to so then I didn’t know where I was supposed to be. 

This is something that I’m going to work on by myself, possibly by using a backing track on YouTube just to get the hang of where the instrumentals come in and when I come back in afterwards 

WEEK 01/11/2021 

This week I’ve practiced scar tissue by myself a bit, just so that I can get a bit more confident with what I’m singing, and I think it’s helped a lot. We ran through it again and I’ve not made any mistakes on timing.  

WEEK 08/11/2021  

I wasn’t in for most of this week, but I came in for a little bit of a practice lesson just to run through the song a couple of times. I’ve also ran through it a few times by myself just to get more confidence with it. Something that I need to work on is singing louder, because I’m quite quiet so everything drowns me out. 

WEEK 15/11/2021 

This week I’ve been learning to read sheet music for drums and I missed most of the practise session because I was getting the vaccine. I practiced scar tissue at home using a backing track off youtube which I find easier to sing along to as its slower than how we play it in lessons. 

WEEK 22/11/2021