Music Summative
By: Zion Walwyn Reid
My Musical Identity
Marco Archer, better known by his stage name Phora, is an American rapper from Anaheim, California. In 2011 he founded his own record label, “Yours Truly”. My favourite artist is Phora. He was born October 1994 and he is 23 years old. “Forever” is the song I chose. This song is unique because it uses adagio which is a tempo having slow movement. The song is inspiring but the artist himself inspires me. He raps/sings about what’s happen to him, the people he has lost and everything he’s been through before he reached 23 years of his life. When I started listening to his music and realized this I wanted to be like him so I started making music when I started listening to Phora.
Theory
The three music theory concepts I've learned are Rhythm, Melody, and Tuning. The easiest music concept to learn was tuning, this is because tuning is just adjusting to your instrument to get the right sound or tune. I think Rhythm is the hardiest music concept to me because you would have to learn certain notes and keys to repeat or play them in a song. That all comes down to memorize the notes or being able to read them. Simply what I did to improve my knowledge was practicing to understand how the notes were read, when they were played, and how they were played.
Musicianship and Development
The challenge I faced in the beginning was figuring how you know what notes were on the flute and which buttons played which notes. Another challenge I faced was remembering the notes/keys on the flute. The creative process I applied to was planning and focusing.