Group Performance Blog

1. Song Choice

 Our song of choice is Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur, this song is one of our three options that would be suitable for a performance group of three.

2. Person working with

 I will be working on the vocal, Mathyis will work on the piano and Josiah will be on the guitar tabs.

3. Meaning and Composers 

Arthur personally said that "it literally relates to a lot of people as it tells a story." he also said, "The inspiration was to look at someone's life and the path through it with a partner. Some of it is personal and some of it is inspired by people around me as well as imagining what life is in the other peoples' relationships."

The song was written by James Arthur himself, along with Neil Ormandy and Steve Solomon.

18 February 2019

- We had a few conflicts with our choice of song, I am a vocalist who is struggling with the lower notes. Arthur's song is a bit low for my range and I think trying to adjust to the song's pitch would ruin the song overall. The two have decided to transpose the range higher that would fit for my range.

- For this week, I want us to have progress on the instrumental of the song in terms of transposing it. It's a bit difficult for Mathyis but we will work hard on that. 

English Learning Goals

For this school year 2019, I've made a list of goals for the whole year as time progresses.
I'm aiming to improve my spelling and vocabulary in terms of writing. I also hope that I'll be able to improve more in my writing skills.
I also want to improve in speaking, I want to be able to speak in front of an audience without feeling scared.
I also want to open myself more to more topics for the year and I want to explore more about myself as a try to aim for improvement and excellence.

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Places in books.

 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

D.H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, and based many of his autobiographical novels, including Sons and Lovers, on his experiences here and in nearby towns. He went to school in Nottingham, and worked as a clerk in a factory that created surgical appliances, an experience that he also related in the novel.

From the book: “She looked at her roses. They were white, some incurved and holy, others expanded in an ecstacy. The tree was dark as a shadow. She lifted her hand impulsively to the flowers; she went forward and touched them in worship.”

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And there she looked around to see many more of the flowers that had seemed to be in shame with her face more beautiful than there are. The beauty she had obtained is incomparable to any flower in the field. She knelt down, placed her hands together and looked up in agony with the sky so gloomy and looked like it was about to cry. Her loneliness has been lingering just like her beauty, and she still can't seem to comprehend why was she all by herself. The skies looked like it's about to take her, and looked like she's obliged to the skies' request to be part of its beauty. And she knows it dearly. She has prayed to the entity above, telling Him her woes; telling Him how her beauty gave her loneliness.

similes and metaphors in songs.

LENKA - EVERYTHING AT ONCE

As sly as a fox, as strong as an ox
As fast as a hare, as brave as a bear
As free as a bird, as neat as a word
As quiet as a mouse, as big as a house

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything

As mean as a wolf, as sharp as a tooth
As deep as a bite, as dark as the night
As sweet as a song, as right as a wrong
As long as a road, as ugly as a toad

As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture
Strong like a family, strong as I wanna be
Bright as day, as light as play
As hard as nails, as grand as a whale

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything

As warm as the sun, as silly as fun
As cool as a tree, as scary as the sea
As hot as fire, cold as ice
Sweet as sugar and everything nice

As old as time, as straight as a line
As royal as a queen, as buzzed as a bee
Stealth as a tiger, smooth as a glider
Pure as a melody, pure as I wanna be

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything at once

EVERYTIME WE TOUCH - CASCADA

Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky
They wipe away tears that I cry
The good and the bad times we've been through them all
You make me rise when I fall

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling
And every time we kiss I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last
Need you by my side

'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static
And every time we kiss I reach for the sky
Can't you hear my heart beat so I can't let you go
Want you in my life

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SIMILES - is a language feature where a subject is compared to another object. This is used to compare an object in a more interesting way. The subject must be followed by the words "as" or "like" otherwise it won't be considered as a simile.

METAPHOR - is another language feature where one is described and sometimes compared in a non-literal way.