Over All
The
beginning of the group began with Sam and myself [Pat] doing VCE music
investigation after deciding that we would be assessed together as a group so
after Sam and I decided roughly on our set list of-
-
“Dani
California” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
-
“3s
and 7s” by Queens of the stone age
-
“No
One Knows” by Queens of the stone age
-
“
I know what I am” by Band of Skulls
-
“Heat
Wave” by The Living End
This was
the original set list after both learning a few of the songs and practicing the
songs we already knew. We came to the conclusion that we needed a bass player.
Nick since being in the same class was always eager to jam whether it be on his
instrument of choice or not and he could pick up what we were playing quickly
so it was if the group joined him, it was natural.
After
jamming and playing the few songs we knew as a group I realized that I would
have trouble playing “3s and 7s” as it has two guitar parts and I would require
a loop pedal and learn how to use it fairly well along with also doing the
vocals so we decided to drop the song from the set list.
After
playing just a couple of songs of the set list here and there like at the
Wednesday school concerts we grew to play well together.
One of the
outcomes for VCE music investigation was a composition assignment which
required us to write a song and this song would later be a part of our set
list. The song was called different and written by Sam and myself.
We
eventually learnt all the songs but I was hesitant about playing knows as I
struggle to sing the vocals and I couldn’t remember the guitar solo but after playing
it a few times it got easier to sing.
We
got the chance to play at the schools assembly and we played well with the idea
of a final set list in the back of my mind we keep practicing and as the date of
our exam drew closer we began to practice more frequently. We went from going
from class practice to practice in our frees and then taking classes off that
we were ahead in and then we went to after schools the practice was intense to
the point where I was sweating and was exhausted after each type we played the
set list. After we timed the set list a few times we realized we had enough
time to add in another song.
Since we
had to relate the song to our focus area we had to choose a song from the
alternative rock genre and it had to be from the 2000s – present. We had a to
have a little bit of a brain storm, it was a unanimous decision that it was
going to be blink 182 but it was choosing which song. So we chose a classic “I
miss you”.
The next
thing to do would be to figure out what order we wanted to play them in. “Heat
Wave” has a really strong in your face intro so we decided to choose that for
our first song. The second song that was in the set list was “No One Knows”
since this song was in drop C, I had to switch guitars to make the performance
time efficient and to make it look professional so I wanted to get that song
out of the way so that’s the reason it was placed second in the set list.
Our final
set list
-“Heat
Wave” by the Living End
-“No One
Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age
-“I know
what I am” by The Band of Skulls
-“I miss
you” By Blink 182
-“Different”
which is an original
-“Dani
California” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
The day
came for the exam and the trip up there to Sandringham College where the exam
was held. It was good as the group got to spend time together that wasn’t
playing music. When we finally got there
the set up was a little stressful but we got through and the sound check ran
pretty well. Then the lady came and said if we were ready for the judges [in
which we were ready] and the time came for the final test, the end for all that
practice.
