Pre-Production Meeting Notes - Start of Year 10.

In year 10, I formed a group with Louis, Jenna, Amy and Bryony: me being the drummer, Louis being the guitarist and a singer, and Amy, Jenna and Bryony singing together. 

Before beginning our rehearsals for Year 10, as a group we had discussions about how we wanted this year’s rehearsals to go, and what we wanted to achieve with our 15-minute set: 

·        Firstly, we discussed the songs we will play for our 15-minute set. At first, we decided that we’d play ‘Hallelujah’ by Jeff Buckley, however we then decided to avoid this song and other songs which do not consist of a drum beat because it would be difficult to apply a drum beat to a song which sounds better without it. Secondly, we decided that we’d play ‘Mr Writer’ by Stereophonics, which only me and Louis would play (the girls would sing another song of their own). We liked this track because it consisted of a steady, consistent and catchy beat which Louis could play to. Next, we decided that we’d play ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls. We felt like this was an effective song to play in our 15-minute set because Louis already knew the guitar riff for this song, and the beat wasn’t too difficult, so I could play it and adapt it in my own way so that it would sound great. Next, we decided to play ‘Somewhere only we know’ by a band called Keane. This was a good choice because we had ideas of when each component of the song would come in (first was the guitar, then the drums and then the singers). Finally, we decided to play ‘I see fire’ by Ed Sheeran. We felt like this was an effective song to play because the girls could harmonise at certain parts and I could vary the areas on the drum kit that I would play (e.g. the rim of the snare, or the floor tom), and I could also use brushes to create a more rustic effect to go with the guitar.

·        We chose to have an order of the songs that we will play:

1.     ‘Iris’

2.     ‘Mr Writer’

3.     ‘Somewhere only we know’

4.     ‘I see fire’

·        We decided that during each rehearsal (once we have an idea of the songs we are playing) we will play the set from the top in the order that we have chosen to play them in for our final performance, so we are used to playing them in order.