Hey! It’s me again. I can’t believe the end of the school year is approaching so quickly! Part of me can’t wait to be out of here, but the other part just can’t accept the fact that I’m almost an adult. Anywho, with only a couple more weeks left of this academic year, I’ll share with you what I’ve achieved in the past week as well as my goals for the following weeks of in person learning.
This week, I unfortunately became incredibly busy within my personal life and was unable to get any proper music recorded. It’s been difficult to push myself to record things when I don’t have access to professional equipment like I did when we were still doing in-person learning. As well, I think the idea of the school year being nearly done is really messing with my inspiration, and again, my motivation to work. On the bright side though, I was able to get the majority of my assignments in for all classes, practice playing guitar a bunch, and experiment with some DAWs such as SoundTrap and GarageBand. For the coming week as we return to learning inside the school, I have around 2.5 hours of studio time booked to crack down and finish the song that I was half way through when we shifted to online learning at the beginning of May. My goal is for that to be completed by the end of this week. With only 3 and a half weeks left of school, it doesn’t seem realistic to expect my entire EP to be completed and published along with album art and album details. The reason behind this is because studio time is very limited at this time of year. All of my younger peers in the class need time to complete their final projects too, not just myself. Thanks again for checking in on my progress. Until next week, stay safe and wear your masks. --Angelina Robert, Musician and Artist
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Welcome back to my blog! This past week has been interesting to say the least, but still not as productive as I would have liked. Although I was unable to do any proper song recording, I was able to experiment with vocal harmonies, recording a very short cover of Patti Page’s song ‘Old Cape Cod’. This is it here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/139S8D3NvlQpnJHc7859fyUGDWppEOgck/view?usp=sharing I used the GarageBand app on my IPhone because the audio interface I am borrowing from my school has been having some technical difficulties that still need to be fixed. The mixing on it isn’t very good because I couldn’t figure out how to properly use the automation tool. Toward the end of the week, my musical motivation began to return, allowing me to spend a good amount of time rehearsing over the weekend, right in line with my weekly goals that I have set. My goal for the next week is to continue rehearsing, preferably more than this week. As well, I’d like to complete some more recording, even if it’s just something small like the cover I mentioned earlier. Until next week, stay safe, and get vaccinated. --Angelina Robert, Musician and Artist. Good morning, afternoon, or evening! I cannot believe that we’re already a week into the month of May. Crazy how time flies. This week we have shifted into online learning, and will proceed to be online for the next 2 weeks. Because of this shift, it has become increasingly difficult to focus and obtain motivation to work toward completing my project, especially since there are only 28 school days left in this year. On top of that, with the state of the world right now, my mental health has been at a less than favourable state.
With that in mind, this week has been a huge struggle for me. I have been very distracted with my personal life, causing me to be very unproductive. It has frankly gotten to the point where I just want to be finished with school. I love this program with all of my heart and it's been an honour to be a part of it, but I would just like to graduate and have some freedom for once. I’m sure you know what I mean. Anywho, I have managed to get some rehearsing in, and I have just started a personal project that I am excited to work on. A friend of mine gifted me a cheap child sized guitar that was unplayable, so I am going to paint it. My inspiration for this piece is the classic painting “La Naissance De Venus” by Alexandre Cabanel. I hope it turns out how I want it to. That’s about all I have for you all this week. Hopefully next week I can get at least a shred of motivation to do what I’m most passionate about. Until then, stay safe. --Angelina Robert, Musician & Artist. Hello! I have returned once again. I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe in these strange times. Speaking of the pandemic, this week was the last week of in-person learning, meaning that all schools are to shift to online classes as of Monday, May 3rd. With that being said, this past week was unfortunately the last week that I was able to work on my EP in our school’s recording studio. Fortunately enough, I may be able to still visit the school to work on this track depending on what our principal decides. As well, before the shift to online learning I was quite productive in the studio, getting about ¾ of the way through the recording process of my second song. Hopefully I will be able to return to the studio soon. If not during these 3 weeks of online school, I will do my best to record at my house for the time being with the resources I have access to.
What an upsetting way to nearly conclude my senior year of high school. Hopefully we will be able to return to in person learning for at least a week before the end of the school year. Until my next update, stay safe, and get vaccinated. --Angelina Robert, Musician & Artist |
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