Author Archives: haydnbrinemusic

After the YFP week, we started our rehearsals as a band. There was already a problem, we had no drummer to offer a percussive element. So we rented out a drum machine from the equipment station, which worked quite well. We found this to be a solid base to build upon, as it acted almostContinue reading “WEEK 7”

This week we chose our bands. I chose to be in one with Haydn, Adam and Zara. I did this because I really value their abilities as musicians. That, and we have similar tastes. We chose the name Wavy gravy. It was the first thing that came to mind, but we found it funny.

The challenge for this week was to map a walk that we did in a group. To represent different sections during a song. Below is what we collectively wrote to represent this. JOURNEY SYNOPSIS. We first start in a larg ish room with a kit of things in it but with a good bit of space.WeContinue reading “WEEK 5”

In the lecture this week, we were challenged to create a rhythm section lasting two measures that loops, where we created four different melodies for each bar. I found this to really help me, as prior I never really wrote melodies independently, especially on the keyboard. While what I created wasn’t fantastic, nor did itContinue reading “Week 4”

This week we learnt about the shape of songs. Shape meaning structure and layers. The layers we spoke about were as follows: Explicit Beat layer, Functional Bass Layer, Melodic layer and the Harmonic Filler layer. A point taken away from this layer which interested me, was the fact that any instrument could fill the requirementsContinue reading “WEEK 3”

For this week, we were put into groups and were challenged to create a song with an AB structure. AB simply meaning two differentiating sections. So we wrote a song that had a verse and chorus that looped, with the lyrics and musical themes within the different sections being significantly distinguishable. For the verses, IContinue reading “WEEK 2”

I was nervous going into this lecture, having not really spoke to anyone else on my course. I’m typically a nervous person, and I struggle to talk to new people. The lecture consisted of ice breaking exercises as a whole class. For instance, we had to sit in a big circle, and create a continuousContinue reading “WEEK 1”

Hello, I’m Haydn Brine! I’m a musician from Leicestershire currently studying Popular Music at the University Of Gloucestershire. I’m relatively new to playing live and being in bands. In fact, I joined my first band ‘Enemy Of Atlas’ In September 2018. In this short time, I’ve achieved things that I never could have dreamed. MyContinue reading “Who I am”