Leslie

=**Leslie Kwong **=

**Guitar 11 **


**-Bio- ** Lover of art, music, travel, dogs, koalas, and good food. Family and friends are forever my #1 priority. God directs my life. =)

**-Fav Songs- **
 * Officially Missing You - Tamia
 * Lucky - Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Caillat
 * Hate That I Love You - Rihanna ft. Ne-Yo
 * Mad / Because of You - Ne-Yo
 * Slow Motion - Karina
 * You & I - Shimizu Shota
 * Hold My Hand - Michael Jackson
 * Transcend / New Day - Tamar Kaprelian
 * River Flows In You / Kiss The Rain - Yiruma
 * Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera
 * When It Rains - Paramore
 * Universe - BoA ft. Crystal Kay & VERBAL (m-flo)
 * Rocketeer - Far East Movement
 * If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland ft. Katy Perry
 * Clouds - Dumbfoundead ft. Jay Park & CLARA
 * One - Epik High
 * 11AM / canvas - HY
 * Abandoned / Tonight / Bestie - Jay Park
 * Speechless - Jay Park ft. Cha Cha Malone
 * Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol
 * Realize / What Means The Most - Colbie Caillat
 * Rolling in the Deep - Adele
 * When You Say (Juicebox) / Without You - AJ Rafael
 * Count on Me / Talking to the Moon / Somewhere in Brooklyn - Bruno Mars
 * That Girl / Better You - David Choi
 * Hey, Soul Sister - Train
 * F*ckin' Perfect - P!NK
 * Best Thing I Never Had - Beyonce
 * Pricetag - Jessie J.
 * Skyscaper - Demi Lovato
 * Shiver - Shawn Desman
 * Ugly / Go Away - 2NE1
 * I'm Going Crazy - SE7EN
 * Sweet Holiday / LOVE / Black Flower - C.N. Blue
 * Domino / 24 - Brian Joo
 * Pyramid - Charice Pempengco ft. IYAZ
 * I Should Have Kissed You - Chris Brown
 * Perfect - Hedley
 * Say It Again - Marie Digby
 * This I Promise You - N'Sync
 * White Horses - Natasha Bedingfield
 * Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
 * Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard ft. Marketa Irglova
 * Numb - The Airborne Toxic Event
 * Superman - Joe Brooks
 * I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
 * More Than Words - Extreme

**-Goals for guitar-** By the end of this course, I want to be able to play my favourite songs on guitar while singing, and be able to play tabs/bar chords smoothly.

**-Weekly Performances & Recordings-** > Song: Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People, Group members: (Solo) > Song: I Should've Kissed You - Chris Brown, Group members: (Solo) media type="youtube" key="6aFu4qeFdTk" height="315" width="560" > Song: I'm Yours - Jason Mraz, Group members: Iris & Pauline media type="youtube" key="EkHTsc9PU2A" height="315" width="560" > Song: Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Group members: Iris & Pauline & Danielle > media type="youtube" key="k8mtXwtapX4" height="315" width="560" > Song: Somewhere in Brooklyn - Bruno Mars, Group members: (Solo) > media type="youtube" key="Z0MzyPqJBzM" height="315" width="420" > Song: Half of My Heart - John Mayer ft. Taylor Swift, Group members: Iris, Pauline, Danielle > media type="youtube" key="YNFIBLVM7iA" height="315" width="560" > Song: Ghost Busters Theme Song (Tabs) + Lucky - Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Caillat, Group members: (Solo) ft. Iris, Pauline, Danielle media type="youtube" key="mmqYGrn2ERo" height="315" width="420" > Song: I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith + As Long As You Love Me - Backstreet Boys + This I Promise You - N'Sync, Group members: Iris, Pauline, Danielle > media type="youtube" key="QXEXeIpFyV4" height="315" width="560" > Song: All About You - McFly (Group) + Rolling in the Deep - Adele (Solo), Group members: Iris, Pauline, Danielle media type="youtube" key="1mUFbdW0XwY" height="315" width="420" > media type="youtube" key="1cL14anA-T4" height="315" width="560" > Song: Transcend - Tamar Kaprelian, Group Members: (Solo) > media type="youtube" key="yOWphdt6K50" height="315" width="420" > Song: Santa Claus is Coming to Town + Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade, Group Members: Iris, Pauline, Danielle media type="youtube" key="0A8KT365wlA" height="315" width="420" > Song: Blissful Simplicity - Leslie Kwong (Me), Group Members: (Solo) > > Song: Say It Again - Marie Digby, Group Members: (Solo) > media type="youtube" key="uVVfo74jzL0" height="315" width="420" > Song: Cha-Ching - Hedley, Group Members: Iris, Pauline, Danielle
 * Week 1 (Recording)
 * Week 2 (Performance)
 * Week 3 (Group Performance)
 * Week 4 (Group Performance)
 * Week 5 (Recording)
 * Week 6 (Performance)
 * Week 7 (Performance)
 * Week 8 (90's Themed Group Performance)
 * Weeks 9 & 10 (1 Group Song, 1 Solo Song)
 * Week 11 (Solo Performance)
 * Week 12 (Group Performance)
 * Week 13 & 14 (Individual Composition)
 * Week 15 (Solo Performance)
 * Week 16 (Final Group Video Project)

**-End of the Course Reflection-** 1) What songs/performances are you most proud of and why? I am most proud of my performances of 'Lucky' by Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat, 'Half of My Heart' by John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift, the '90s themed group performance (with Iris, Pauline, & Danielle), and my first composition 'Blissful Simplicity' despite not performing it as well as I had wanted to due to my nervousness and fear of presenting/performing. I am proud of the performances I listed above because I was able to play those songs well despite their gradual increase in difficulty, and I am proud of my composition because its lyrics reflect my true thoughts.  2) What songs/performances are you least proud of and why? I am least proud of my recordings and recent performance of 'Say it Again' by Marie Digby - my recordings because I did not put in as much effort as I should have, and that performance because I wasn't as well-prepared as I should have been / had not practiced enough and because I couldn't sing normally due to my sore throat. 3) In what areas do you feel you have improved the most? (i.e. Chords, strumming, tab?) The area I feel I have improved most in is strumming. In the beginning, I wasn't really sure how I should strum to different songs and just kept with the same rhythm for each one, but I gradually learned to strum in various other ways - sometimes to complement my other group members' strumming, sometimes quicker/slower and more/less frequently depending on the beat of the song.  4) Do you plan on playing guitar when this course is finished? Taking lessons? Playing on your own? I do plan on continuing to play guitar even after this course is finished. Until I find a guitar teacher, I will play/learn more on my own. 5) Name any recordings or performances where you assisted a classmate with their song (through singing or playing an instrument). A performance I assisted a classmate with was 'All About You' by McFly.  6) What was your favourite part about this class? Do you have any suggestions of things that could be added to the course? My favourite part of this class was learning to play a new instrument in a comfortable/friendly environment where there is plenty of room for creativity - i.e. song writing/composing, the music video project. The only thing I'd suggest to add to this course would be a semester end concert for family and friends to see the results of our improvements over the course.