https://edwardhancockcsm.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/semester-1/ 

RECAP:
The rest of the criteria are in the above link, but I forgot to add my rehearsal schedule.

Week Aims Times Achieved Music Listened to
2nd – 9th November 2017 Write songs Saturday, Sunday Looked at previous repertoire, Hair Seeds. Looked at Laserbeam Snowman. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream. Classic psych rock.
9th – 16th November 2017 Write songs, think of artistic style Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Tried adapting Laserbeam Snowman into an electronic DJ style. Didn’t work. Tried again with a Jazz style. DJ Shadow, some random beatboxers on YouTube and Facebook, Flying Lotus. Started listening to 1920’s Jazz. Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan etc.
16th – 23rd November 2017 Write songs. Investigate Jazz music. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Kept working on Laserbeam Snowman. Working on stylings of Jazz playing playing and singing mannerisms. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
23rd – 30th November 2017 Write songs. Creating a persona. Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Using Cab Calloway as an influence trying to create an onstage character. The Boketist. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
30th November – 7th December 2017 Write songs, Practice songs. Expanding ideas. Wednesday, Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Worked on stylings mixing 1920s aesthetic with hippie culture of the 1960s. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio. San Francisco playlist.
7th -14th December 2017 Write songs, Practice songs.

Creating a style.

 Saturday, Sunday Created a look for The Boketist. Multicolour Tie dye flat cap and jacket combo. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
14th – 21st December 2017 Write songs, Practice songs Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Added more ideas to the Boketist. Working on more songs. Hair Seeds. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
21st – 28th December 2017 Write songs, Practice songs Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Added a purple tie to The Boketist’s wardrobe. Started working on The Princess and the Turd. Created a beat up semi acoustic to compliment the style. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
28 December 2017 – 4th January 2018 Write songs, Practice songs Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Coming up with improvisation ideas. Finishing off The Princess and the Turd. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
4th – 11th January 2018 Write songs, Practice songs Saturday, Sunday Practiced songs. Developed my character more. Conceptualisation. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
11th – 18th January 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Started to focus more on improvisational performance elements; stronger characterisation. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
18th – 25th January 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Write more songs. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Introduced the “time travel” watch. Listened to more music and wrote more songs, but in the wrong style. Nick Cave, David Bowie, Lou Reed.
25th January – 1st February 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Write songs. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Wrote Dicks for Strings. A very loose song, so am planning to add improvisational elements to extend it a bit. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
1st – 8th February 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Wednesday, Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Decided to try and add seamless transitions in to my performance adding momentum to it. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard.
8th – 15th February 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Practiced improvisation on the guitar. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
15th – 22nd February 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Tried to solidify my style more. Seamless transitions and chromatic playing. 60’s Music exploration.
22nd February – 1st March 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Trying to emphasise mini motifs in my playing. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
1st – 8th March 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Saturday, Sunday Practicing songs. Focusing on set order. Decided I need more songs. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
8th – 15th March 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Writing songs. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Wrote a few songs but they were not in the right style. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
15th – 22nd March 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Writing songs. Saturday, Sunday Finished practicing songs, decided against new songs, instead focused on performance elements. Trying to get into character properly. Cambodia Rocks
22nd – 29th March 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Worked on improvisation techniques. Character and onstage persona practiced. Nick Cave
29th March – 5th April 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Practiced my set, focusing once more on getting into character. David Bowie, Iggy Pop.
5th -12th April 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Wednesday Saturday, Sunday Practiced. Nick Cave
12th- 19th April 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursdays, Saturday, Sunday Practiced. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
19th -26th April 2018 Practice Songs, method act. Thursday, Saturday Practiced. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio
26th April – 3rd May 2018 Practice songs. Saturday, Sunday Practiced. Cab Calloway Spotify Radio