INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FINAL REPORT ORKESTRA RADIO TELEVISYEN MALAYSIA

(SONG COMPOSITION)

LEE YEONG JINN

BC10160069 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CT30506 SCHOOL OF ARTS UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH 2013

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I hereby acknowledge that all items shown in this report are my own work, except for the passages of which I have quoted and edited and cited with its source of reference

Name of Trainee

LEE YEONG JINN

Matrix No.

BC10160069

Date

19th JULY 2013

Acknowledgement of Academic Supervisor

MR. KHAIRIL ANWAR DEAN BIN KAMARUDDIN

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SPECIAL THANKS
I would like to take this oportunity here to thank my academic supervisor Mr. Khairil for introducing RTM in our practical. I would like to thank Abang Ismail for his guidiance and teaching and also Mr. Leonard Yap for sharing his knowledge in playing the piano. Moreover, want to thank RTM soundman Mr. Pendi Wong for mixing our composition and taught us in sound handling. Last but no least, I want to thank God for giving me this talent and use it to the fullest. Not forgetting my lovely parent for supporting my interest and support me in this industry.

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SYNOPSIS
The practical training was done in RTM Angkasapuri, mainly in music department, where they do their live recording. Throughout the training, trainee mostly practise and jammed with musicians in RTM. However, was asked to observe every single music scene in RTM. Trainee was given a mini project during this few months doing internship in RTM. We was asked to compose or re-arrange a song or any song.

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CONTENTS Page Title Acknowledgement Special Thanks Synopsis 1 2 3 4

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

INTRODUCTION 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 19 20

History of The Organization Once Leader of The Oragnization The Merge of Radio and Television Arranger and Orchestra Members Orchestra RTM (Present) Concert Written in Malaysia Book of Record Objective Organization Chart Description of Operations/Daily Activity/Weekly/ Monthly/Yearly Programmes

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CHAPTER 2

MINI PROJECTS 23 24-27 28-30 31-32

Introduction of Mini Project Composition 1: Mospiration Composition 2: Once A Memory Music Technology Used

CHAPTER 3 Conclusion Suggestion

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 33-34 34

Conclusion in Composing Mospiration and Once A Memory Lane Suggestion in Mini Project 35-36 36

Refrences and Attachments

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CHAPTER 1

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

1.0 INTRODUCTION
This section explain the background organisation of RTM, daily activity, monthly and also yearly activity of RTM. Moreover, this section also explain about the services which given to the organisation and also to students that are doing their internship in RTM.

1.0.1 Mission RTM

"To Perform, To Educate & To Inspire"

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1.1 The Background of the Organisation

Orches Radio TV was developed by Tan Sri Ahmad Merika at the year of 1961 and it was lead by a jazz pianist named Alfonso Soliano. The head of the music department was placed in the Federal House during that period. Moreover, Tan Sri Ahmad Merika went to Boston in the year of 1959 and received valuable music knowledge and experience and he bring it back to developed Orches Radio Malaya. Before it developed to became and orchestra, it was actually began with Big Band with only 13 member of them. Moreover, the instrument that mostly used during that era was Brass instruments which are the Trumpets, Saxophones and the rhythmic instruments like floor toms and bass drum. Alfonso Soliano is the first leader that lead the Orches Radio Malaya. There were about 13 musician was part of the member of the organisation Orches Radio Malaya. All 13 musicians are Johari Salleh, Wan Ahmad Syed Alwi and Jimmy Foong plays the Trumpet. Morales and Lim Jit Yoke plays the Trombone. Abdul Rahman Adam plays the alto and flute, Richard Andres plays the alto, Taib Othman plays the flute or tenor Saxaphone, Ahmad Nawab plays the baritone, Mahathir Yassin plays the bass, Julio Julius Villenguez plays the drum, Jaafar Haris on the guitar and Alfanso Soliano plays the piano.

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1.2 Once Leader of the Orchestra 1.2.1 Alfonso Soliano ( 1961- 1965 )
The Father of Jazz which is Alfonso Soliano made a great impact to the Orches Radio Malaya with introducing jazz into the tradiosional song. Alfanso Soliano was born in Philipines For example, introducing cha cha, bossa, rhumba and latin music into the arrangement for the tradiosional music. He is the arranger of our national anthem today. He rearrange it from a sentimental to the music we sang every morning that really impact our heart. Ahmad Amin join in the orchestra as a trumpeter after peforming part time in a night club name B.B Park in Kuala Lumpur.

Figuere 1: Alfonso during the age of fourteen

Figure 2: Picture of Alfonso Soliano

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1.2.2 Johari Salleh (1965- 1983)

After the left of Alfonso Soliano, Johari Salleh was only 25 years of age replace the responsibilty of Alfonso Soliano. Johari Salleh was born in Geylang Singapore at 9 February 1940. He was a formal graduate from Berklee College of Music, America and he was a famous composer as well as a director of the Orchestra RTM during the year 1965 until 1983. Despite the age he wad that period, he made a great job in imroving the orchestra to another level. He lead the Radio Orchestra Malaysia.

Figure 3 Picture of Johari Salleh in his young age

Figure 4: One of his Book entitled Memoir Johari Salleh Tegar Meladeni Industri Muzik

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1.2.3 Gus Steyn ( 1967 1969 )

Ahmad Merican met Gus Steyn when he was visiting America that time. The original name of him was Gustaff Nicolaas Steyn and he was born in Dutch, Netherland. That time, Gus steyn just stop working as a leader of the orchestra in Singapore due to the schemes of salary deduction on going in Singapore. Ahmad Merican took this opportunity in offering Gus Steyn to contribute as a musician and a arranger of RTM. During the year of 1967 until 1969, Johari Salleh continued his study in Berklee, Boston America. Gus Steyn was given the responsibilty to manage the RTM during that period of time. Under the manage of Gus Steyn, members of RTM gradually increased and the named RTM was slowly known by the civilization in Malaysia.

Figure 5 Picture of Mr. Gus Steyn

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1.3 The Merge of Radio and Television

RTM ( Radio Television Malaysia ) has an orchestra what we named as Orchestra RTM was once called Orches Radio TV. The imerging of radio and television on the year of 1969 officially witnessed as Radio Television Sabah (RTM). During that period, 38 musicians are enough to form a full orchestra. Brass, Saxes, Strings and the rhythm section were full. Orchestra RTM was given a lot of service in performing grand concert such as Malam Irama Malaysia and also Concert Perdana. In the early era, Orchestra RTM was popular and only can be heard through the radio because radio was the only element entertainment that the civilization able to afford. However, most of the songs that was played in radio and the television was from the Orchestra RTM. Many popular musicians are actually from Orchestra RTM, people like Jimmy Boyles whos now still faithfully in RTM , Datuk Ahmad Nawab, Osman Ahmad, Gus Steyn, Ooi Eow Jin, Tan Chong Yew and Richard Hoon. Their role in RTM was composing Malaysia tradisional music into an orchestra.

Figure 7: Ahmad America met Gus Steyn

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1.4 Arranger and Orchestra Musician.

Throughout the years, arrangers that permanently serve in RTM were Alfonso Soliano, Ooi Eow Jin, Gus Steyn , Richard Hoon dan Tan Chong Yew. Besides arrangers, musician of RTM are Hamid Kassim, Teoh Boon Eng, Badaruddin Sham dan Daud Derus on Violin 1, Ahmat Amin, Lionel De Souza, Rosli Hamid, Hanafiah Ahmat dan Liza Ismail on Violin 2, Ting Lai Siong, Lee Swee Tean, Shamsuddin Ismail on Viola, Rahman Rahmat, Hanafie Imam on Bass, Ahmad Nawab, Arshad Ismail Flute, Abd Hamid Lazim, G. Ramiah on Oboe, Richard Andres on Clarinet, Mohamad Idris Bass Clarinet, Wan Ahmad Syed Alwi, Omar Nawab, Zainuddin Rauf dan Mohd Ali Omar on Trumpet, Said Ghani, Raja Sahar Raja Harun, dan Lim Jit Yoke on Trombone, Ahmad Othman on French Horn, Julio Julius Villenguez on Drum, Jaafar Haris Guitar, T,Anggapan on Tabla, Gus Steyn dan Alfonso on Piano, Tan Chong Yew on Celeste Glockenspiel, Percussion and Ismail Richard Hoonn on Bells and Marimba, Ismail Omar on Manaf on Bass Drum. Some musicians of RTM pension or left RTM during the 80s. However, some talented musicians was taught well therefore developed new RTM musicians like Ruslan Iman, Hassan Ahmad, Jonet Tuah, Ahmad Al and the others. From the year of 1984 until 1999, RTM was under the authority of Y. Bhg Dato' Ahmad Dassilah Mohd Yusoff.

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1.5 Latest Orchestra RTM

The latest leader of Orchestra RTM was Dato Mokhzani ismail. He was borned in Perlis and he was a graduate in Berklee College of Music Boston majoring in Jazz Piano and orchestration in the year of 1990. Dato Mokhzani start his career as a orchestra pianist, an arranger at RTM in the year of 1990. Then in the year of 1999, he was promoted to become the Music Director of RTM until today. He was the youngest in history of RTM who took up the role of a music director. Before he continue his career as a part of RTM. Dato was a music lecturer and he play as a band in his own village. At the age of 37, his success and contribution towards the nation has brought him to receive several numerous awards from the Gonvernment of Malaysia such as the 2 highest ranking title of Dato from the Perlis and Pahang ( DPPJ 1999, DIMP-2001 ) and also other awards such as J.S.M ( 2004 Johan Setia Mahkota ) and KSD ( 1999 Kesatria Setia di Raja ) and Tokoh Budaya Perlis 2008. Dato Mokhzani faced a lot of ups and down. One of the struggles he went through was making changes to the orchestra so that its compatible with the orchestra in other country. Dato implied contemporary music and style into the orchestra RTM.

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1.6 Concert Written Down in Malaysia Book of Record

1.6.1 RTM 50 years Anniversary Concert KONSERT GEMILANG
RTM Orchestra is a precursor to the great music and 'grand' since it was established in 1961. The joint of Soliano conductor Alfonso and Tan Sri Ahmad Merican led the Music Unit at Radio Malaya and be the person responsible for developing the RTM Orchestra .Consistency of acchieving professional musicians continue the pride of many professional musicians when expressed as Datuk Dr Johari Salleh, Datuk Ahmad Nawab, Wan Ahmad, Ahmad Idris and Jimmy Foong.Kini. After the last five decades, remains relevant when RTM Orchestra celebrate the golden jubilee year ini.Ketua RTM director, Datuk Ibrahim Yahaya said the leadership body of this music in the fifth generation under Music Director Datuk Mokhzani Ismail is a continuation of the golden era of television. Therefore, a special presentation made to celebrate 50 years of concert orchestra RTM RTM glorious 50 years. This concert was held in Auditorium Perdana, Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur. There were about 35 RTM orchestra musicians contribute in this concert. This concert was divided up into 10 segment which are Overture Merentasi Zaman, Titik Permulaan, Varsiti Pelbagai Irama, Dari Malam Irama Malaysia ke Malam Putrajaya, Ilham Rasa, Dari Rakyat Untuk Rakyat, Patah Tumbuh Hilang Berganti, Medley Tanah Air, Orchestra and Bintang and Gemilang 50. Artists that were invited to contribute in this grand concert was Jamal Abdillah, Shafinaz Selamat, Datin Paduka Julie Sudiro, Norynn Aziz dan Andre Goh. Each of them presents their own popular songs. This grand concert turns out that music is an international language that can cross boundaries of race and nation. Regardless of skin color and appearance, history has proven this collaborative spirit that has kept RTM Orchestra for 50 years and remain relevant to the current era.

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In celebrating the 50th RTM Orchestra also introduced a new logo and tagline which is Reaching Out, planning to popularize the orchestra to the general public as well as to introduce it to the international level.

Figure 9: A group photo of artist and orchestra members.

Figure 10: Jamal Abdillah is one of the artist for that night.

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Figure 1.11: A picutre of the concert hanging infront of the office wall.

1.6.2 Symphony Orchestra Putrajaya 2007

RTM had prove to the world that they can work and they thnk out of the box by publishing this concert to present live in television. Moreover, they also used this opportunity to celebrate the 50th National Day. For the first time this kind of entertainment event held diperkarangan official residence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The speciality of this concert was, our formal Prime minister Datuk Seri Adullah Ahmad Badawi and his wife, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah and also the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark. This concert was accompanied by 70 professional musicians of RTM under the courtship of 2 great conductor which are Dato Mokhzani Ismail and Jimmy Ali. There were about 1,000 people that ere invited to attend this grand concert.

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Figure 11: Overview of Symphony Orchestra Putrajaya.

Figure12: Picture of Formal Prime Minister

Figure13: Noor Adibah is also one of the artist during that concert.

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1.6.3 Largest Flash Mob Orchestra together with Harian Metro.

Largest and Success Flash Mob was held in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Students from 5 different schools combined to make this event a successful one. There are the wind orchestra from Sekolah Sultan Shah Alam, Putrajaya; Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor; Sekolah Seri Puteri, Cyberjaya; Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak, Seremban dan Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, Seremban. There were about 450 students and 61 members of choir in this event. Artist that involved in making this event success is Shafinaz and conductor of this event is Dato Mokhzani Ismail with the support helped from Leonard Yap and Luqman Aziz.

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Objective
The objective is to give opportunity to those talented musicians to

developed their talent through the concept of entertaining, to educate and to inspire. Internationalize our local orchestra and to maintain and improve the performances. Moreover, to market local orchestra and local artist to higher level. Localising RTM through combo and orchestra concert in all locations includes inside and outside the city, including higher education in university.

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1.8 Organizational Chart

PENASIHAT : ybhg. Dato Norhayati Binti Ismail PENGARAH MUZIK RTM : ybhg Dato Mokhzani Bin Ismail PEMIMPIN ORKESTRA RTM : ybhg Dato Mokhzani Bin Ismail Leonard Yeap Lin Soon PENGURUS ORKESTRA RTM : Ahmad Ali @ Jimmy Ali PENERBIT ORKESTRA RTM : Mohd Ghazali Bin Shaaib Nur Eliza Binti Mohd Arifin Wan Abdul Rahman Bin Wan Harun PEGAWAI PEMASARAN BAHAGIAN MUZIK : Mohd Anuar Bin Dahlan PENYALIN MUZIK : Ismaerman Mohd Shah Zainon Bahari Natasha Munira Adam Wan Nasir Wan Yahya

PEMUZIK RTM : Hassan Ahmad Leonard Lin Soon Rusmadi Ramli Johan Abdullah Nazri Ramli

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Luqman Bin Abdul Aziz Ismail Omar Adi Maswardi Raja Mohd Sham Bin Raja Saari (Guitarist) Ihzwan Bin Omar Muhamad Yuri Bin Mohamed Edris (Drumer) Yacoob Madun Adil Ali Bin Abdul Halim Raja Abdul Rahman Jasmine Hishamuddin (flute) Yong How Keen (oboe) Adi Kismilardy (Alto Sax) Rafizul Yacoob ( Tenor Sax) Mohamad Firdaus Bin Zainal (Trumpet) Loo Shu Chin (Trombone) Yap Yen (violin) Abdul Hadi Delia Mazuin Adenazeti Adnan Helmie Ghaffar Intan Rahayu John Welfred soh ( viola) Aidil Khazir (cello)

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1.9 Description of Operations / Daily Activity / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly Programmes

1.9.1 Album recording
One of the sevices which RTM did was recording music . Any music recording is recorded live in the studio and mastering by their own audio engineer. All recording includes album recording, RTM combos single, RTM orchestra, artist or soloist. Album recording also includes instrumental and non instrumental. There are few albums had released such as A Jazz Tribute To Malaysian Song and Orchestra Gemilang 50 Years and other album.

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Recording for Radio Programme

Radio live recording also one of the routine have to do daily. Radio station

like Klasik.fm have slots for classic music. Thats the reason why they have to ready few songs and record it for the sake of radio listener. Songs like Getaran Jiwa, Jauh-Jauh, Kenanganku, and many of the songs will be recorded by the service whether in the form of instrumental or by vocal.

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CHAPTER 2

MINI PROJECT

2.0 Introduction of Mini Project

Composing songs wether it is an instrumental or vocal songs are our mini project for these six months of internship in RTM, Kuala Lumpur. We were required to compose two songs at least and also in a total full recording with mixing that needs to be done in Rentak 50, Angkasapuri.

During the five months of internship in RTM, I had composed two songs entitles, Mospiration and Once A Memory Land. These two songs are both in a different genre and different tempo.

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2.1 Composition 1 Mospiration 2.1.0 Introduction

Mospiration was a combination of 2 words which is Motif and Inspiration. Inspiration strike when I was practising using a motif inside the studio in RTM. The first 8 bars was in 9/8 and it started with viola and cello. Violin 1 and 2 plays together in bar 5. Time signature changed to 4/4 in bar 9. Theme of the song start playing in letter A. The whole part of A only the strings and the piano solo. Drum and bass start flowing in letter B. Besides that, tempo also change from 60 to 120 in bar 18. A change of rhythm and melody patern in bar 66 and end with blues scales.

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Songs Structure

Mospiration is a composition of semi classical arrangement. Its a quartet with the accompaniment of full band without electric guitar. Melody will be mostly played by strings quartet and also trumpets in the middle of this composition. Idea and running of this song is basically from the inspiration of YAMAHA MOTIF. The beginning of this song is in 9/8 under the tempo of 60dbp. In bar 9, time signature change to 4/4 with the same tempo. Moreover, in bar 18 the tempo increased from 60dbp to 120dbp. However, there is one bar in the time signature of 5/4 due to the drum roll and a rest at the 5 beat to make sound like a short pause then only the drum comes in bar 26.

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Melody

The melody for Mospiration starts with dotted quaver and semi quaver to show the melody of a 9/8 in bar 1 until bar 8. However, the theme of this song is obviosly played because you can hear it continually played. Moreover, different instruments took turns to take the theme melody line.

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Figure 2.1 Melody line that accompanied by cello for the intro.

Basically, the whole song was developed with one theme melody. I change the rhythm but still keep the basic theme melody. For example :

Figure 2.2 Theme melody line

Figure 2.3 Theme melody developed with added rhythm and few passing note.

Theres a change of melody in letter E". The melody was inspired by the theme melody. However, it was not the same melody line as the theme melody. Example in figure 2.4.

Figure 2.4 Melody line in letter E

Towards the end of this composition, theres a total different of melody and rhythm that is out of the theme melody. I tried exploring in this composition with triplets. Basically it sounds 6/8 but I maintain 4/4 but add triplets to let it sound 6/8.

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Figure 2.5 Triplets melody that out of the main theme melody.

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Instrumental

The composition of this song is a string quartet accompanied by a full band. Its a semi classical arrangement. I tried to fill in some guitar lines but unfortunately I lack of ideas in this area. Instruments that used in this composition was the string quartet, includes the violin 1 and 2, viola and cello, piano, bass and drum. String quartet was the main contrast of this composition. Viola and cello started with the intro. However, there are parts where string quartet was silent because wanted to highlight the trumpet and the drum. For example :

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2.2 Composition 2 Once A Memory 2.2.0 Introduction

The second composition Once A Memory was a song I compose 2 years back. Its an instrumental music featuring piano. However, this song was played alone using only piano and was rearranged back with full band. This song is mainly about a girls memory of her first relationship and she decide what is best for her and she chooses to leave and live her life to the fullest. Each section of this song shows the process how this girl went through from a unforgetabble memories until how she used it to stand up and face what God prepare for her. Special thanks to Hezron Diman on drums and bass playing, Elvin on the Electric guitar and last but not least Pendi Wong for the mixing.

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Song Structure

In this instrumental composition, piano is the main character of this song. Melody was mostly played by the piano. This composition was actually a vocal song but due to lack of idea in nice lyrics. I changed it into a instrumental. The original of this composition is actually an individual piano playing. However, due to this mini project that had to be done for this practical project. I tried to make this individual piano playing to a full band with the piano playing the melody. Moreover, there are few changes was made towards the ending of this composition compared to the original ones. This song is in a moderate speed. Tempo is 90dbp and it is in the time signature of 4/4. This song is in the key of F#minor, modulate to G#minor to Bb minor then lastly to B major. Form of this song is ABCD form. Instruments used were drums, bass, electric guitar, piano, strings, pads and flutes and some keyboards effects.

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Melody

The melody of this song was mainly legato and melodic from the beginning until

Figure 2.7: A Legato melody line for introduction.

In the first interlude, the piano plays a melody that drives up the climax, and the solo melody of an electric guitar after that was the climax the melody changes from minor to a melody of a major. This part is where the girl realizes and changes her way of living, never to turn back and she is happy with her changes.

Figure 2.8: A melody line that drive up the climax of this song.

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Harmony

Chords progression used in this song is vi-V-I-V7. Pre-chorus part is D-E7-D-E7. Theres a changes of harmony in both interlude 1 and 2. To make a few changes to avoid similarity all throughout. I did a modulation 1 key higher in Interlude 1 which is G#m- E- B-F#-Gdim- G# and another modulation higher in interlude 2 which are Bb-F#-C#-G#-Adim-Bbm. The modulation up to keys is to make a

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music climax and to express the boom in this song. Moreover theres another chord changes occurred in letter D which are B-F#m-D-F# repeatedly. The harmony changes here is to let the listener felt that the girl had made up her choices to continue living and to move forward and not to look back on the past. From a minor harmony to a major. Besides, from chord I to minor chord V was a nice chord progression and I learned it and try to apply in my composition. Last but not least the outro of this song is D- E- D- F# repeatedly for 3 times and end with F#.

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Instrumental

In this composition, piano will be taking the main lead of the whole song. However, besides full band instruments, I add flute solo line in the first verse which is in the letter A and also towards the end of this song which is in the letter D in the score sheet. The function of the flute is to add in the emptiness where there is no drum. Besides flute, I used pads to also fill in the emptiness when there is no drum. I used soft pad in Logic Pro software. The soft pad is to give this song a warm background. So, most of the time they are only long notes go according to the chord changes. Another instruments that really give this song another feel is strings. I used silky string Section in Logic Pro software and a midi controller to play the string line. In this song, besides bass and drum to keep the foundation of this song strong, they give the right beat and groove pattern to build up this song. Last but not least, the Electric guitar is also an instruments that build up the flow of this song. The piano solo and the electric guitar solo in interlude 1 and 2 was the climax of this song.

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2.3 Music Technology Used

2.3.1 Introduction

Throughout the whole arrangement for this mini project. I used a few music software to make this arrangement more easier. However, there are also difficulties in handling this software due to the rawness of the new knowledge of applying music software into this mini project. Software used in this mini project was Logic Pro, Sibelius and Addictive Drum in Fruity Loops. Moreover, I used a midi keyboard controller to record into Logic Pro.

2.3.2

Logic Pro

Logic Pro 9.1.8 is a music software that needed to download into a Mac Book Pro. Logic Pro make an easy work to me because I can just record through the midi controller. Logic Pro is a hybrid 32/64 bit digital audio workstation and also a MIDI sequencer software for the Mac OS X platform. In this midi project, my second composition Once A Memory used Logic Pro to record and then only send separate tracks to RTM studio and mix. Is easy to use this software because this software provides software instruments, synthesizers, audio effects and recording facilities for music synthesis.

Figure2.9: Picture of Logic Pro while doing my project.

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Sibelius

Sibelius version 7 was used in this mini project. Sibelius was mainly to input notes and listen the whole arrangement more accurate. Is easy to use because we can hear back what we arrange and easy to detect any note clashing. Basically, before installing logic Pro, I used Sibelius to do my song. The first compostition Mospiration uses Sibelius to do arrangment. After finish arranging using notes, I export it into audio and send to RTM studio and mix. However, there are few difficulties in that area.

Figure 3.0 Picture of Sibelius while doing my project.

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CHAPTER 3
3.0 CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION & SUGGESTION

Having this 5 months of intership here in RTM Kuala Lumpur is actually one of our subject where we apply what we learned theory vise in the university able to applicate in practical form here in RTM. Besides that, its also a credit to graduate as a final year student. This 5 months of intership is really a valuable period. Doing practical in RTM is actually a open eye for me to the reality of being a music graduate. I learned a lot in terms of arrangment, learn a lot in terms of technique, learn a lot from how they conduct their daily life just to improve their music knowledge. Moreover, is an open eye for me as a musician to the music industry here in Kuala Lumpur. RTM is a place where I experience watching a live recording. RTM uses live orchestra to make a new album. Moreover, the drum recording are all recorded lively. Strings players are all recorded lively in the studio. Every single one of their musician are so professional and they able to get the note exactly correct written. Their rate of mistake is as minimum as I can count. Moreover, 5 months living in the city of Kuala Lumpur and experiencing the music industry here is really a big difference from Kota Kinabalu. People here is really time consuming people, we can see by how they rush for trains and buses. Moreover, knowing great people like Dato Mokhzani Ismail. He is so professional, famous and yet he is so humble and talk so gently to us. I am amazed with musicians that I met here in Kuala Lumpur. People like abang Hassan, legend but still willing to share. Throughout the period of intership here, there is this one musically vise brother in RTM gave us a very clear music knowledge. He has no hesitation to share his knowledge in music who is Abang Ismail. He teached me how to applicate modes in solo without even stick on the modes so often. He teaches how to feel a rhythm, how to feel a song by counting in the n. Abang Ismail shared a lot of his experience as a musician in Kuala Lumpur. Besides abang Ismail, there is

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another person also taught me a lot, that is Leonard Yap. He is great pianist and also a great arranger. He taught me how to practise ii-V-I in an easier way. He taught a better handskill technique while soloing. Experiencing live show recording is also a new thing to me. I have this opportunity to see a live recording show. I attend two live shows. The set up and preperation for any progrmamme live recording is so important, you cant afford to do any slight mistake. Both shows a live orchestra playing.

3.1 Suggestion in Improving Internship

There are few suggestion made in order to improve any practical student that chooses RTM Angkasapuri to do their intership. One of my suggestion was given a supervisor that can supervise us full time. This helps in occupied Haany practical student fully. Occupied practical student in giving task or assignments to catch up every week. Besides that, arrange a mentor to every single practical student is also a suggestion that can keep up the improvement between the few months doing their internship. Each mentor will probably give task or work to let their menti to do. This also helped in giving a task earlier on, so practical student wont cracked their mind what to do next other than practise. Having recital performaces once a week is somehow a good suggestion. It helps in exposing practical students in performing to public professionally and albe to accept critics or comments professionally. This also helped any practical student to build up their comfident in performing what have they learn so far during internship. Due to the lack of exposing to any kind of workshop. Suggest any workshop or giving workshop is also a suggestion to occupied time doing practical in RTM Angkasapuri. Practical student can learn how to conduct a workshop, besides its given a chance for practica student to recognize local professional musicians. Moreover, practical student can learn through workshop with more details technique application.

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3.2 Conclusion and Suggestion In Composing and Arranging song.

3.2.1 Conclusion in Composing Mospiration and Once A Memory
The main reason of composing new song is to accomplish the mini project that was given as one of our task doing practical in RTM. Throughout the process of composing and arranging. We learned that, composing is not just composing a melody and put in instruments but to really understand what melody suits what kind of instrument to bring up the drive in our composition. Composing is actually not a tough task but to developed your compose to a music that unforgetable is really need a hard time. There are few ideas was given to improve both of my composition. Mr. Leonard Yap given few ideas and suggestion to make my compostion an interesting piece. However, there are few difficulties in applying because I was not firm with the tension chord he suggested.

Figure 3.1 This is Mr. Leonard Yap that help me a lot in playing and arranging.

Composing this two song Mospiration and Once A Memory is a tough work for me. Firstly Mospiration was mainly using Sibelius to compose. In terms of feel and playing freely is restricted because there are few articulation was hard to write down. However, after having Logic Pro software made my second song Once A Memory an easy arrangement in terms of play directly throught the midi controler. By playing this way, there is some filling you able to applicate into your

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composition. However, by jamming with the rest of the practical student also generate new ideas into my composition. In this composition and arrangment, I have lack of time in record lively in studio. Due to time consisting, I record myself using midi keyboard controller to record the piano, strings and pad. Drum and bass and guitar asked other practical student to record their own line. Moreover, guitarist I seek helped from a friend in Kota Kinabalu. Due to commucation vice, there are parts of comping clashing with my melody line. However, his overall guitar line gives a drive towards my song though there are difficulties in recording area. Proses from composing, arranging until recording took quite a long period. Both songs equally took the whole period of practical moment in RTM Angkasapuri. However, there are always difficulties and also suggesion in improving difficulties.

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Suggestion in Mini Project

Suggestion in improve this mini projecto or thie final assestment thesis is to arrange a time table. By making a time table, it helps a lot in managing time and the determination to finish every task in the exact time. By making a time table, we able to approxiamately know how to prepare in doing this project. Moreover, prepare a proper time for a studio recording to any practical student. Due to RTM is very busy in doing live recording. Studio was mostly occupied with pilation of recording. If there is a peroper time where there was no recording for that period of time, practical student can at least finish their work within a certain period of time in order to record the songs in studio. Moreover, it wont waste time in recording while in studio.

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REFERENCES AND ATTACHMENTS

Refrences:
http://www.rtm.gov.my/orkestrartm/

Attachments: My Compositions Full Score and lead Sheet. Mospiration

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4.1.2 Once A Memory Land. Only lead sheet and the melody of this song.

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4.1 Pictures of where trainee did their internship, RTM Angkasapuri.

Figure 1: A group photo of 5 of us infront the entrace

Figure 2: The building of whole Rentak 50

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Figure 3: Building of Wisma Radio. This is where we experience a live t.v programme recording.

Figure 4: 1st Floor, this is the main office for all staff includes musicians and admins staff.
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Figure 5: 2nd Floor, Studio for recording. This place is also a place where we run our individual practices.

Figure 6: Studio capture 2.

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Figure 7: Another studio where they do their recording. Theres Pro Tools and SSL. Took this picture while recording drum part for my first compostion Mospiration with the assist of A sound engineer and a sound technician.

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Figure 8: Trying out with the big SSL. There are few buttons I know how to press.

Figure 9: Another view of recording studio.

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Figure 10: A group photo of 5 us with the sound engineer in RTM.

Figure 11: A prove to the world. A record that recorded in the book of record Malaysia.

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Figure 12: The longest orchestra. This was recorded again in the book of Record Malaysia.

4.2 Pictures of other activity.

Figure 13: Have the opportunity to play music together with Juwita and the gang. A Music workshop held by Juwita and Friends.

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Figure 14: Group photo of us 1

Figure 15: Played the 2nd keyboard. Next is Melvin Goh, very talented player. Currently studying in UCSI

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Figure 16: Group photo. Day 2

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