1. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: October 27
Product: Writing a concerto with trumpet and piano accompaniment
Date/Time: Activity: Intro into learning piano. Comment/Suggestions
October 27 :
1 Hour Commentary: I had a piano with my *In order to be
project facilitator Sue Ellen Turner. successful playing the
During this time I learned the basic piano correct hand
theory aspect of the piano, and to start movement is key.
me off my project facilitator gave hand *It takes patience to
exercises in order to get my hands really learn the piano.
moving properly on the piano. We also * Constant trial and
focused on a short piece that’s she had error.
given me.

2. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: November 10, 2011
Product: Further understanding the piano
Date/Time: Activity: Learning more about the Comment/Suggestions
November 10, 2011 piano. :
1 Hour *Reading piano music
Commentary: During this lesson I is difficult since you
showed my project facilitator how I have to read two lines
had progressed since the last time that at once.
I had a lesson. Afterward she gave me *Using the foot pedal
a book full of piano music to work on, while playing is very
and I was able to ask any questions difficult.
that I needed to answer.

3. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler wise
Date: November 18, 2011
Product: Learning the fundamentals of piano
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/Suggestions
November 18, 2011 Continuing my piano lessons :
1 Hour Commentary: During this lesson me *Bass clef is really
and my project facilitator continued difficult to read after
working on the music that I was reading treble clef for
assigned. Also during the lesson I still so many years.
struggled with reading the piano
music. The reason for why I had
trouble is because previously in my
musical past I have never had become
accustomed to reading bass clef.

4. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: December 1, 2011
Product: Learning the piano
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/Suggestions
December 1, 2011 Further progressing with my piano :
1 Hour playing. *After better
Commentary: With me being it AP understanding bass
Music Theory bass clef began clef piano started to
becoming a lot easier for me to read. become more natural
Therefore the process of me learning to me.
the piano began to speed up
significantly, and during the lesson I
had prepared a piece of music for my
facilitator. Then I showed her my
progress and she gave me more
exercises that would help me further.

5. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: December 15, 2011
Product: Composing my piece
Date/Time: Activity: Writing the trumpet part of Comment/Suggestions
December 15, 2011 my concerto. :
1 Hour 30 Minutes *The brainstorming
Commentary: During this time I aspect of the project
brainstorm ideas that I wanted to was the hardest part
incorporate in my piece, and then I of the project.
composed the first ¾ of the trumpet *After I had the first
part. few measures
completed, ideas
seemed to flow a lot
better.

6. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: January 19
Product: Learning piano
Date/Time: Activity: Piano lesson from my Comment/Suggestions
January 19,2012 facilitator. :
1 Hour No Comment
Commentary: During the time of my
lesson since I had most of the trumpet
part composed I played it for my
facilitator. Afterward we continued on
with my lesson as usual.

7. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: January 26, 2012
Product: Learning piano
Date/Time: Activity: Piano Lesson Comment/Suggestions
January 26, 2012 :
1 Hour Commentary: During this lesson I *I tend to write very
showed my facilitator both parts of difficult music.
what I had composed with a music
writing software called finale.
Afterward I tried to play the piano part
of my piece but it was too hard for me
to play then we continued with my
piano studies.

8. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: February 2, 2012
Product: Learning the piano
Date/Time: Activity: Piano lesson Comment/Suggestions
February 2, 2012 :
1 Hour Commentary: During this lesson we *I need to be more
took a closer look at the piano and patient with making
looked for possible mistakes that could sure I make no errors
have been in the writing. After in my part writing.
finishing that we resumed my piano
lesson.

9. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: March 1
Product: Composing my piece
Date/Time: Activity: Finishing my piece Comment/Suggestions
March 1, 2012 :
2 hours 45 minutes Commentary: During this time I had *Writing music is very
finished writing the trumpet and piano time consuming, and
parts. Also I stared analyzing the last tedious.
section, and began to add
embellishments to my piece. Unlike
when I first started composing I
checked to see if there were any errors
that I had made in my writing.

10. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: March 2, 2012
Product: Completing my finished product
Date/Time: Activity: Revising my finished work Comment/Suggestions
March 2, 2012 :
1 hour 15 minutes Commentary: During this time I *This project really
revised my finished product and took got more simple as
out any mistakes. For example, any time went on, but It
chord tones that might not be needed, seems like the more
any inversions that might not make that I progress with
sense, or music the more
detailed my revisions
are.
*Writing music still
takes a long long
time.

11. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: March 5, 2012
Product: composing my piece
Date/Time: Activity: Practicing the trumpet part Comment/Suggestions
March 5 2012 :
45 minutes Commentary: During the 45 minutes of *With me being able
the project I practiced the trumpet part to play the trumpet
of my concerto so I could perform it for well it was very easy
the judges on the day of my to prepare the trumpet
presentation. part.

12. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: March 6, 2012
Product: Preparing my piece
Date/Time: Activity: Learning the piano part Comment/Suggestions
March 6, 2012 :
1 Hour Commentary: *Im not as good as I
During this time I tried to learn the thought with the
piano part. But the end of practicing I piano.
was not able to accurately execute the
piano part up to tempo with how fast
my piece is intended to be played.

13. Product Work Log
Name: Tyler Wise
Date: March 10, 2012
Product: My presentation
Date/Time: Activity: Getting my presentation Comment/Suggestions
March 10 ready :
30 minutes *I was very relieved
Commentary: During this time I wrote that I was almost
a basic outline of my speech that I was finished with my
going to present to the judges and after project.
I was finished I created a power point
that followed what I had written.