Failure
After much research on my genres of music, I have concluded that I will not be able to accomplish my set goal. My original goal was to learn how to play a set 6 genres of music, and the genres of...
View ArticleModifications
Unfortunately my project has taken the back seat to my grades and the ending of the card marking period. This is not necessarily by my choosing, but it had to be done. I feel very pressured by the...
View ArticleBecoming more stable with Latin Drumming
So far, I have only researched Latin drumming, but I haven't attempted it. Latin drumming is a very distinct style of drumming, and the clave pattern is the main characterizing factor. The clave...
View ArticleOff Week
This is an off week for me. As much as it pains me to say so, I actually did. I did not get a chance to practice very much Latin Drumming this week, but that's the way that the cookie crumbles....
View ArticleTrying out Son Clave
This week I finally got a chance to film an attempt at Latin drumming, and I'm very pleased with the result. This is the Son Clave, which actually turned out a lot better than I had expected. I...
View ArticleThanksgiving week
Happy Thanksgiving for all those that are celebrating! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I definitely had a good thanksgiving and break from school, which also included somewhat of a break...
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Picking Up Bossa Nova
Hey everyone, I hope you all had a good week! This week I'm working on my Son Clave and Rumba Clave still, but I'm working on Bossa Nova this week too. Bossa Nova is described as one of the most...
View ArticleHappy Holidays!
Hey everyone! Happy Holidays! I hope everyone is enjoying their winter so far, because we have just been hit with one of the biggest snowstorms I can remember. After this week in school South goes...
View ArticleWinter Break
Hey everyone! I hope you all had a fun, safe, and relaxing holiday! Over the holidays my brother and I got a GoPro camera, and have been doing some experimenting with it attached to our ski/snowboard...
View ArticleLatin Drumming-GoPro View
The above video is a compilation of my three Latin drumming rhythms, Son Clave, Rumba Clave, and Bossa Nova. It shows the subtle, but challenging, changes in the three rhythms from the hi-hat,...
View ArticleGearing up for Ted X
After Mr. Provenzano worked some magic for us, out event is going to be an official TEDx event! The official name is TEDx Grosse Pointe South HS, and will be on Saturday June 7, tentatively...
View ArticleSnow day
This week was a weird one, which caused for much confusion. In this class, we had a three day mock trial, which had to be pushed back due to a snow day. The trial forced us to give up our 20 Time...
View ArticleA special twist
I have a story that I must share, hence my second post of the week. After my second African drumming experience, a lady came over to me and told me I did a good job, and them started giving me...
View ArticleForming my speech
Hello all, I hope everyone has had a good week. I am pleased to tell you that I failed a goal recently. I was hoping to get my Backstroke D2 State cut at the MISCA swim meet on Saturday, and I...
View ArticleAfrican drumming
Hey everyone, I hope you have all stayed warm! I did not have a blog post last week because South has been on our mid-winter break. In regards to my African drumming, I have contacted Stacy, but I...
View ArticleA reflection on 20 Time
Mr. Provenzano has asked us to address a couple of points in our blog post this week. What do we like/dislike about 20 Time this year, and what would we do differently. I liked 20 Time a lot...
View ArticleAnother Failure
I am experiencing another failure right now. I have this massive research paper about Edgar Allan Poe due tomorrow, and I have been working on it for about 7 hours today, along with continuous...
View ArticleGreat Progress
Hello everyone! I did not publish a post last week, as directed by Mr. P. We have decided that a blog post every other week would be a better way to allow us to accomplish more between posts in...
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A not-so-exciting two weeks
Hello Everyone! I hope all is well! I must tell you that I did not plan my blog posts very well. Last post, I wrote about my experience at STOMP and the Leadership State Conference, leaving myself...
View ArticleTEDx Talk and Guitar Cover
Hello, all! I hope all is well. I have been on spring break this week, which has given me time to think about and get a handle on my presentation. Through much deliberation, I have concluded that...
View ArticleCrunch Time
Hello everyone! I am glad to be publishing again! We are about two weeks away from the start of our final presentations, and I could not be more nervous. I have a well constructed idea and format...
View ArticleThe Wrap-Up
Hey everyone! I gave my presentation to the class on Friday, and I thought I was finished. It turns out that we still had a blog post due this week, so I'm sorry for scarabmbling to wrap up! I...
View ArticleLooking Back on this Journey
Hello everyone! I hope everyone has had a good weekend. I had a good weekend myself, considering that I spoke pre-show at TedX GPSHS! The video of the event is not posted yet, but I will embed it...
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