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My candidate number:                My centre number:17343

My name is Nigel Chitsike. The instrument I will be playing for this performance is my voice . The brief requires me to  perform 10-15 minutes in front of an audience.

 Through my performance, I want to achieve the following personal goals:

1.  personal goal 1 :being able to sing in harmony with a band and being able to sing a solo in front of an audience
2. personal goal 2:to add the hours i can spend singing therefore improving my performance stamina
3. personal goal 3:to learn how to control my voice  

To help achieve the above goals, I think I have the following skills that I can use:

1. Skill 1: My first good skill is control
2. Skill 2: My second good skill is dedication .
3. Skill 3: My third good skill is discipline .

I will know if I have achieved my goals at the end of the assessment because i would have passed my music practitioners The audience I am performing to is  Ms Harris. Their expectations will be that i perform to perfection and smash all my goals. I will meet their expectations by practising all my pieces and getting help from my singing coach.

I will perform music in the following style/styles RNB and POP. This is because this is the songs i that i listen to everyday and i feel quite confident singing them in front of the my audience.

My personal image for the event will be casual clothing that go together with the songs 

My ideas for the performance are  to make it enjoyable as much as possible . I intend to continue even if i have .The set list I will perform as my given repertoire will contain the following songs:

1. Song 1: Artist/Band:snow patrol  Song title:chasing cars  Estimated length of song: 3 minutes 20 seconds  . I have chosen this song because i performed this song on my music tour in austria.
2. Song 2:  Artist/Band:adele    Song title:rolling in the deep  Estimated length of song:3 minutes  . I have chosen this song because i really like the song and its up beat and i think it will add to a good variety
3. Song 3: Artist/Band:john legend  Song title: all of me Estimated length of song: 3 mins 10 sec. I have chosen this song because . I have chosen this song because i really like the song and its up beat and i think it will add to a good variety

The total estimated length of my set list will therefore be 13 minutes

I have chosen to play these songs in this order because i feel that they are quite different and that 

 I will need to involve the following people in my performance: i do not need anyone as im performing all my pieces.

I will need the following resources and equipment  a mic, a speaker and backing tracks for my songs

When performing live, I will need to consider the following health and safety issues:

Health & Safety Issue 1:not to trip over cables on stage. How i will make sure i am safe: watch my working environment carefully 

Health & Safety Issue 2:to be carefull of things that might fall over on stage while i performam safe . how i will make sure i am safe: i will make sure the stage is certified as safe before i go on it

Health & Safety Issue 3:tripping on cables. How I will make sure I am safe  clear up my working area before my performance ..

I used the following website(s) to help me with my research http://www.singingforaliving.com
I will rehearse on the following dates and I will work on the following at each rehearsal:

Week 19 Thursday 18th January 2018 (2 hours):

Plan:practise my solo songs with the help of my vocal coach for my final assessment.

What went well:after practising my pieces my last lesson i had perfected a problem we had perfected last week of not breathing properly at the start of the song with would make my lyrics sound quite weak.  .

What needs work: moving from a low optive to a high one when i was singing let me love you was a bit of a struggle during the start of the lesson as i was not able to to keep in tune with backing track im using for the song

Week 20 Thursday 25th January 2018 (2 hours):

Plan:  today i practised my songs with the help of my vocal coach. 

What went well:  i 

What needs work: i have been having chest problems in the past few days so today's practise session did not really go well. i hope next week will be better

Week 21 Thursday 1st February 2018 (2 hours):

Plan: _practise my pieces  Work on songs_dont worry be happy .

What went well:  i was quite happy with how i did with this song as I chose to concentrate on it this week as I found out last week thatit wasn't properly done Managed to sing songs________ .

What needs work: I will continue to practise this song and my other pieces during the week .

Week 22 Thursday 8th February 2018 (2 hours):

Plan: to practise don't worry be happy _ .

What went well:  i was quite happy with how i did with this song as I chose to concentrate on it this week as I found out last week thatit wasn't properly done  Managed to sing song don't worry be happy______ .

What needs work: I think I have done very well with this piece and I will continue to practise Continue to practice chasing cars and all of me.

Week 24 Thursday 22nd February 2018 (2 hours):

Plan:this week I decided not to do chasing  cars with a mate and do it alone. Work on songs chasing cars

What went well: today I decided to do chasing cars on my own as joe the person I was performing it with was not fully prepared.   Managed to sing songs chasing cars, all of me_____

What needs work: in need practising for chasing cars to be one of my main priorities as I approach my gcses. enough practice will help me prepare to sing the song alone as a transition from doing it in a band  .Continue to practice don't worry be happy .

Week 25 Thursday 1st March (2 hours):

Plan: this week I realised there was no backing track for one of  my main pieces don't worry be happy

What went well:  I managed to find a replacement for don't worry with the help of my voice coach and i decide to do rolling in the deep by adele Managed to sing songs_rolling in the deep_____

What needs work: i need to work really hard on  all my pieces especially rolling in the deep as I just started it this week.i hope to do well on it as I just stared this week Continue to practice rolling in the deep chasing cars and all of me

Week 25 Thursday 08/03/18 Dress Rehearsal Performance (2 hours):

Plan: _today I plan my breathing techniques for all my songs while practicing for my final performance .

What went well: I feel like my first two songs went quite well except for rolling the deep which I started last week and my teacher also noticed this Managed to sing songs_rolling in the deep, chasing cars and all of me.

What needs work:  I really need to work on rolling in the week during the course of this week to make sure it is perfect for next week.Continue to practice allofme, rolling in the deep and all of me

Week 26 Wednesday 14/03/18 Final Live Performance (2 hours):

Plan: do my very best for my performance____work on songs all of me, chasing cars and rolling in the deep

What went well: I feel like my first two performances were quite good and I was very impressed with the improvement I had made fromlast week.Managed to sing songs all of me, chasing cars and rolling in the deep.

What needs work: In future i need to work on my confident and concentration for when I'm performing.

Task 3: Evaluation 

Strengths Reflection:

from my last rehearsal with the feedback of my teacher I learnt that I had to breathe properly during my performance for my notes to be well heard and them to be well polished .with two of my songs beingup the octave my breathing was quite important 

Improvement Reflection:

I would have liked to sing a with some mates.i think if I did so I would have got more comfortable and enjoyed my performance


Improvement #1: Sing in tune

Strategy: How could you make that improvement?: Practice more

Improvement #2: Sing in time

Strategy: How could you make that improvement?: Practice more

Improvement #3: Have more confidence

Strategy: How could you make that improvement?: Practice more

Feedback from others:

Song 1

Move music stand to the side so you can be seen fully.

Chorus - a little flat in places, make sure you sing out with lots of breath to support you. 

If you get out of synch with the backing, listen and skip ahead to the right place.

Song 2 - All of Me
Watch out for the higher notes and give them more breath so that they are in tune.
Don't get put off by backing vocals in the track.

Song 3 - Adele

Do you need bigger font lyrics as you got your words mixed up at the start? 

Very nice sustain and control. 

Don't come in too early after the bridge

I will act on their feedback to be better.

Conclusion:

in conclusion i think i did quite well in my performance considering that i wassnt feeling well due to my chest infection. i was quite good with my confidence for the second one as an improvement from my rehearsal. I did have a little breakdown because of nerves but I think that was a learning experience for me as I learnt about how to handle pressure with live events like these. I'm also quite that even though I went through some difficulties during my performance I still managed to pull through and finish my performance. in future I would like to do a lot to improve my confidence as that was one of my struggles during my performance. I would also like to do a piece with a band in the future.