1. Product Work Log
Name: Eric Hayden Holcomb Date: April 19th, 2012
Product: “Trust and Believe” Piano Composition
Date/Time: 6/8/11 Activity: Discussed and Comment/Suggestions: This
6:00-6:30 PM planned the idea for my was to me a very fun session
senior project with my with my facilitator. I walked
facilitator. Determined genre, away very excited for the
tempo, key, and just project ahead of me! This was
brainstormed the project as a truly going to be a project I
whole. would have a passion for.
Commentary: I felt this was a
very successful session with
my facilitator. We determined
the base of my project and got
a good start on things.
Date/Time: 6/9/11 Activity: I worked at home on Comment/Suggestions: I just
4:00-7:30 PM my song. My facilitator asked say down and wrote my
that I have the lyrics done rough draft of the lyrics in one
when I come back, so I wrote sitting! They just came to me,
all my lyrics in this sitting. so I spent a good part of the
day working on it.
Commentary: When I started
doing this, I just kept going
and wrote all three verses in
one sitting, the chorus has not
yet been addressed.
Date/Time: 6/14/11 Activity: This was the session Comment/Suggestions: She
6:00-6:30 PM with my facilitator that I just looked over my lyrics and
showed her my rough draft of told me how to improve
my lyrics. them!
Commentary: She instructed
me on how to make sure
syllables match up and some

2. other information to help me
perfect my lyrics.
Date/Time: 6/21/11 Activity: This is when my Comment/Suggestions: I am
6:00-6:30 PM facilitator actually sat with me very glad I began work on my
and helped me fix my project over the summer and
mistakes on my lyrics, got going so that I would not
matching up any that I got procrastinate like everyone
wrong. else.
Commentary: It was great
seeing my lyrics coming along
nicely, and my project coming
along period.
Date/Time: 6/28/11 Activity: We did the same as Comment/Suggestions: I
6:00-6:30 PM our last session; we just would like to have been able
worked with the lyrics a little. to spend more time at one
time with my facilitator,
Commentary: I continued to which I will try do later on.
work with my facilitator to
complete the lyrics.
Date/Time: 7/7/11 Activity: We finally finished Comment/Suggestions: This
6:00-7:00 PM the lyrics, so we began had to be one of the hardest
matching the melody notes parts of the entire project!
with the syllables and words.
Commentary: This was a
terribly tedious and long
process that I worked on for
many of the sessions to come.
Date/Time: 7/10/11 Activity: I worked hard at Comment/Suggestions: I wish
3:00-5:00 PM home on matching the I had asked my facilitator
melody notes with my words. more specific questions,
luckily I could call her.
Commentary: This was a long
process, so even in this time
frame I could not finish.

3. Date/Time: 7/12/11 Activity: My usual lesson, my Comment/Suggestions: It
6:00-6:30 PM facilitator pointed me in the would have been nice to have
right direction with what I more time with Mrs. Linda so
was doing with the melody she could walk me through it
notes so I could finish at slower.
home.
Commentary: This was
basically just an instructional
period; I did not get much of
my work done.
Date/Time: 7/17/11 Activity: I determined I Comment/Suggestions: I wish
1:00-4:00 PM would finish the melody notes I had broken this work up
today before lessons so I over the week so I did not
could move to the next step. have to spend so much time
doing one tedious thing.
Commentary: It took forever,
however I did finish around
4:00 so I could bring in
something finished to Mrs.
Linda on my next session.
Date/Time: 7/28/11 Activity: My facilitator Comment/Suggestions: This
6:00-7:00 PM checked my melody note was a great amount of time to
work, and made any spend at one time with my
corrections and advised me facilitator; hopefully it works
on any trouble spots. out more often.
Commentary: She got to check
my work and give me more to
do over the week.
Date/Time: 8/1/11 Activity: The day before my Comment/Suggestions: Once
3:00-5:30 PM session, I wrote in the verse, again, I crammed in all of my
found the chords, and work the day before my
practiced while counting out lesson. I need to work on
loud what I had written so far. spreading it out so I do not
get burnt out!
Commentary: I really enjoyed
finally being able to play even

4. the most basic form of my
song that it would be in. It
gave me great satisfaction to
see it taking shape like it was.
Date/Time: 8/2/11 Activity: She checked my Comment/Suggestions: I wish
6:00-7:00 PM work, and then I played while I could have spent 4 hours
she sang it so I could get use working with her today I had
to the timing. We then began so much fun working on my
brainstorming the chorus. song! I love seeing it take
shape.
Commentary: This was
extremely fun. Getting to play
my basic song while my
teacher sang it was a real
achievement to me.
Date/Time: 8/9/11 Activity: We finished writing Comment/Suggestions: I
6:00-6:30 PM in the octaves, and I played it simply love playing my song.
some more.
Commentary: Not too much
change, just getting to a good
point to move on to the next
point.
Date/Time: 8/23/11 Activity: I finished fitting the Comment/Suggestions: I am
5:30-6:30 PM second verse of my song in glad my facilitator is often
with my facilitators help. We able to fit me in for more than
began the third verse! 30 minute lessons.
Commentary: Just working on
it as usual, those verses take
forever to get to fit! You have
to match everything perfectly
and change stuff all the way
though.
Date/Time: 8/30/11 Activity: We finished the Comment/Suggestions: Sadly
6:00-6:30 PM third verse and began the a 30 minute session, but a
chorus. productive one!

5. Commentary: With all three
verses fit in, it really is
starting to feel more like a real
song.
Date/Time: 9/27/11 Activity: We began the 4-part Comment/Suggestions: Very
6:00-7:00 PM harmony of the song. exciting to be at this stage and
school just is starting up good.
Commentary: This is when I feel very ahead of the game.
the song fills out and finally
starts to sound like a
legitimate song!
Date/Time: 10/4/11 Activity: I finished the 4-part Comment/Suggestions: I could
5:00-6:30 PM harmony, and began playing not feel better about where I
it. am at in my project and where
I am at in regards to my
Commentary: This is a senior project deadline.
momentous stage in my
project, I enjoyed the feeling
that it was going well.
Date/Time: 10/18/11 Activity: Met with facilitator Comment/Suggestions: I am
6:00-6:30 PM about possibility of just really happy with this
copyrighting, and we spoke of project, I love it.
improvising.
Commentary: With the base of
the song done, copyrighting
was certainly something I
wanted to do.
Date/Time: 11/3/11 Activity: Practiced my song at Comment/Suggestions: I must
4:00-5:30 PM home, worked hard on getting do this more often!
timing down, and sang the
words softly as I played over
and over to learn it. I also
established a name for it.
Commentary: Very relaxing

6. for me to sit down and just
play a song that I composed
over and over.
Date/Time: 2/14/12 Activity: Submitted online Comment/Suggestions: We are
6:00-7:30 PM copyright form and met with almost ready for my favorite
facilitator. part about any song!
Improvising!
Commentary: Took a break
from working hard on this for
the holidays, doing fine on
time but getting started back
up again.
Date/Time: 2/28/12 Activity: I showed her my Comment/Suggestions: I love
4:00-5:00 PM copyright receipt, and then my song so much at this
we began the improvising! point.
Commentary: I am so ready
for this part; it will make my
song sound amazing.
Date/Time: 3/6/12 Activity: Got improvising Comment/Suggestions: The
6:00-6:30 PM ready for me to practice. composing part of my project
is basically done!
Commentary: From this point
out, the composing is done, I
just have to practice and get it
ready for my presentation.
Date/Time: 3/13/12 Activity: Practiced at home! Comment/Suggestions: None.
5:00-6:30 PM
Commentary: I am getting
quite good at playing my
song; I am ready to get this
done.
Date/Time: 3/20/12 Activity: Worked on how to Comment/Suggestions: This
5:30-6:30 PM play a Introduction, just makes me realize how
verse/chorus, a transition, legitimate my song is!
then another verse/chorus.

7. Commentary: Learning this
allows me to play this song
for example at my church and
have them sing it.
Date/Time: 4/7/12 Activity: The last time I will Comment/Suggestions: I will
6:00-6:30 PM officially record hours. I just still be practicing, but it will
played my song for a while not be recorded.
making sure I knew it. I will
practice more between now
and presentations, but in
small amounts and very
spread out.
Commentary: The end is near,
and I can see the light at the
end of the tunnel. I am excited
to almost finish this up.
Total Hours: 30