Good morning/ afternoon! I hope everyone is doing well & recovering from the chaos of the holidays. As semester one comes to close, we must take a moment to recall the events that happened within these past six months. I haven't written a blog post in quite some time, so let's see if I've still got it in me. Artistically, the school year so far has allowed me to expand my horizons and do things that, as a musician, I haven't been able to achieve in the past. For example, performing in front of large crowds (Remembrance Day, Celebration of Learning), or recording with professional software & equipment. From a Language Arts standpoint, I have learned how to write blog posts successfully, and how to research effectively. Musically, I have learned how to use Logic Pro X (for the most part--there are just too many buttons and options that its a bit overwhelming to me still), and how to take multiple songs and mash them into one. The majority of this semester had me feeling like this: (Gif credits to https://www.pinterest.com/pin/275001120967233632/ and https://giphy.com/gifs/the-simpsons-computer-confused-citBl9yPwnUOs) Looking back at my S.M.A.R.T goal, I'm realizing how much time I wasted instead of pushing to complete them. A lot of time was spent binge watching shows on Netflix. In fact, I actually completely forgot about them after October passed. Unfortunate, I know. I don't even think I finished one song in that entire time period--Instead spending that time doing other music composition assignments. Balancing math, science, english & music is a difficult task to say the least. Now that all of my difficult courses are over with, I am going to push myself to finish an album by June (considering it is an option for a final project in the academy) but I digress. My personal S.M.A.R.T goal went over quite well though. I have been helping a bit more around my house which, I assume, is making my Mom's life considerably easier. She's a bit more of a happy camper now. Semester one has been a unique experience for me. One significant event that I am extremely happy about getting the opportunity to partake in was the Remembrance Day ceremony. I performed Imagine by John Lennon with my brother Daniel Robert on bass, and classmates Dayna Kindermann on violin, Dylan Watson on acoustic guitar, and Jevon Winger on drums. I sang and played the piano. It was such a great experience for me, performing in front of around 1,000 people. Doing sound check made me understand even more why I'd like to be a musician for a living. It's really fun for me every time. It never gets old. I stepped out of my comfort zone and took a risk agreeing to do that, and I haven't felt a shred of regret about it at all. I'm proud of all of us for having the courage to get up to that stage and perform as well as we did.
Although there are many positive things I can say about last semester, there were many challenges going through it. To start, as I mentioned before, balancing the difficult courses with music was very challenging. I always had homework and for most projects in music, it was almost impossible to get them in on time. It hurts to say, but last semester, music was definitely not my number one priority. Not to say that the assignments were extremely difficult, there was just a lot of pressure I put on myself to get everything done in a timely matter. There were definitely hiccups along the road. The most significant were not having the proper space to record, and not having time to do it at school. Between watching History of Rock N' Roll movies (taking up nearly 2 work periods) and having limited computer time, things got challenging. I overcame them though and luckily that is all behind me. I'm definitely ready to start fresh again.
For this next semester, starting on January 30th, 2019 (today) I am setting a goal for myself to actually get assignments in on time (if not in earlier than the due date), and to work much harder than the last semester. This goes for all of my classes. I've finally realized how serious this year's grades are and I'm now working quite hard to maintain my honour roll status. I'm also setting the goal to make an entire full length album that I produce and record in WH Croxford's studio. It will benefit me in that I can use professional equipment for the low price of $0, and help me to further understand the software. This will allow me to publish it professionally and really motivate me as a musician to keep going instead of getting lazy. It tends to get that way over summer break, but I'll try my hardest to make sure that doesn't happen. To say the least, I'm looking forward to semester two and the opportunities that may come along with it. Good luck to anyone else going into the second semester. Make the most of it. Any questions, comments, or concerns you may have about my music/ progress can be printed below in the comment section. I would love to hear feedback from you all. -Angelina Robert, musician and founder of the band Safe Claim
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Angelina RobertShe has a passion for everything that has to do with art and music. To find out more, go to her 'About' page. Archives
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