{"id":24,"date":"2024-09-06T10:27:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T09:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:07:59","slug":"mercury-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/mercury-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"initial assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 September 2024\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-W5E63pIx8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">For my initial assessment I played hysteria by muse. I chose this song because it showcases my abilities through vocals and guitar. due to only learning it the same day I preformed it, there were some flaws but overall it went well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"> In future I need to practice with a metronome since I drifted out of time at times especially in switches between different sections of the song. I tended to go furthest out of time when transitioning to the solo as I was double picking witch I have not perfected yet. Another thing I could improve in future is experimenting with a more unique sounds from just distortion and reverb witch do sound good but not unique, i tried to compensate for this by applying some tremolo on certain parts of the solo. During the playing I felt stiff in my left hand so I need to research into stretching techniques in the future to avoid this happening again. I also used humbucker bridge pickups when playing witch can handle more heavy tones better and sound full and warm witch i chose to do as the characteristics match the song better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"> One thing that went well was the transition between my standard vocal range to my head voice witch I felt added more emotion and feel to the song. The octaves at the intro, outro and after one of the choruses comes across as a full and interesting texture witch I enjoy when I listen to the song and I played them well. In future I could record the guitar and vocals through an audio interface for a more crisp and clear sound witch will sound more professionally done and therefore more enjoyable to listen to, I could watch videos to help me understand how to do that correctly. However I do believe filming on a phone camera worked well due to the high quality camera of modern phones. Upon listening back I could also balance the dynamics on vocals and guitar to be more balanced and one not overpower the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I learnt this song mostly by ear but did find ultimate guitar tabs for parts of the solo as i was struggling to figure out how to play some parts &#8211; 2:12 for example- in future i do need to work on figuring out how to lean more complex guitar parts by ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall i think the recording went well but there were however parts that i could improve with a bit more practice on the song, such as becoming more confident with lyrics and gaining more fluidity in my playing of the solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2024\/09\/Jacob-Topham.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Jacob Topham.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-291ed3a9-d7f6-45b2-b2b8-5205c933b947\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2024\/09\/Jacob-Topham.pdf\">Jacob Topham<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/12984714\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1074\/2024\/09\/Jacob-Topham.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-291ed3a9-d7f6-45b2-b2b8-5205c933b947\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">specific-add more detail and spend more time evaluating and more in depth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">measurable- when I get a improved grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">achievable- yes with practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">realistic-yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">time- next assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">s-improve guitar solo by practicing the solo more and refining techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">m- when it comes together smoothly and on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">achievable-yes because I&#8217;m close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">realistic- yes with practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">time bound- if I play it live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For my initial assessment I played hysteria by muse. 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