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A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T

Mr. David Chin

Mr. Chin is my supervisor, he is a good person. He is the one who encourages,trust and gave me a

lot of time so I could have focus on managing the project by my own.

Mr. Gavin Johnson

Mr. Gavin has been a very good year group leader. He always reminded the deadline and schedule

concerning the project. He helped me to brought up such a successful showcase on the

exhibition.

Mr. Jabiz Raiszdana

As my English teacher I would like to thank Mr. Jabiz ,for always giving me support and amazing

inspiration through comments on my process journal. You’re words has helped me to survived

during the ups and downs.

Dad & Mom

A loving couple who enjoy music but couldn’t make a music. Many thanks for both of my parents

who has been really supportive. They have always encourage me ,so that I could finish this project

Most of the night, I have disturbed their sleep hours because I got most of inspiration at midnight.

Audrey Angelica

Without her, I couldn’t did it all. I’m so glad for having a supporter, helper and have the one who

brought a lot of creatives idea. All in all, my full gratitude for her for she have been helping me to

survived in my first year of senior high school in SWA.

P E R S O N A L P R O J E C T - R E P O R T B I A N C A S I R E G A R

H O W C A N M U S I C A F F E C T S P E O P L E ’ S M O O D 1

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T

1. A C K N O W L E D G M E N T

2. I N T R O D U C T I O N

3. R E S E A R C H

4. A P P LY I N G I N F O R M AT I O N

5. A C H I E V I N G G O A L

6. C O N C L U S I O N

7. W O R K S C I T I E D

8. A P P E N D I X

i. A P P E N D I X 1 : P E R S O N A L P R O J E C T P R O P O S A L

ii. A P P E N D I X 2 : O L D P E R S O N A L P R O J E C T T I M E L I N E

iii. A P P E N D I X 3 : F I N A L P E R S O N A L P R O J E C T T I M E L I N E

iv. A P P E N D I X 4 : P L A N N I N G S TA G E

v. A P P E N D I X 4 : S U R V E Y Q U E S T I O N

vi. A P P E N D I X 6 : S U R V E Y R E S U LT

vii. A P P E N D I X 7 : I N T E R V I E W Q U E S T I O N A N D A N S W E R

viii. A P P E N D I X 8 : A P P E N D I X 8 : E X H I B I T I O N ' S S U R V E Y Q U E S T I O N

ix. A P P E N D I X 9 ; E X H I B I T I O N ’ S R E S P O N S E C H A R T



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P L A Y I N G P I A N O has always been my passion since I was a little girl. It

was not only my hobby; my big family has always been supportive knowing that I could

play in family gathering, such as Christmas. I was the only one who can play the piano

proficiently. Since then, performing in front of people has always been the thing that I

should be struggling with hence; I myself had realized that I should be glad and make the

most of the talent for something useful like entertaining other people. Enjoyment of creative

expression when pressing my fingers toward the boards while singing the melody inside

my head is such an extraordinary matter for me. I have taken piano lesson since I was in

Kindergarten at the age of 4.One thing that has supported me to finish this whole project is

the astonished fact of how classic composer could create particular combination of

rhythms, timbres and pitches, which lodged in people’s memory. Knowing the fact that

our pulse will swell every time we hear parts of music piece. As long as I can remember,

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When I was in grade 7, I discovered that music has been a personal getaway when

I couldn’t express something in words. Playing minor song in forte could relieved the pres-

sure inside my head, especially when I feel angry. The keyboards and pedal are the perfect

places where I could lay it on.

My main topic for the personal project is how to create a composition of music,

which could energize people to get happy. I expected the listener could perform maximally

in their works after tasting the good feeling. It is obvious that the final composition should

be able to undertake people’s mood. Owing the fact that this is my first time on making

composition, I decided to use classic for its model and style considering my 8 years of my

piano classic study. As a result of the long-term study in both practical, theoretical and a

little bit of historical, I have the motivation to create this piece.

Classic might be the most tedious music genre to choose. Nevertheless, classic

has always been the music that has inspired me most of the time: skill, proficient tech-

nique, philosophy, and infinite varieties of each style. Classic music captures flow, harmony

and often conveys emotion which especially make it sounds alive. It’s always been feels

different for a teenager like me to have so much passion toward this genre. We all know

that most of young people are currently listening to contemporary genre such as pop, rock

and indie. My personal goal for this project is to challenge myself for inventing something

new : to use my talent that could raise young people’s awareness in reviewing the kind of



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music they listening to. I am wholly concern about the different effects that music could

give to our body, mind, and our life. Therefore, I believe it is very important to have a deep

understanding; to know our needs, use it as advantages, and most of all: to enjoy the real

art of music.

When first began this project, I visualized that this goal is going to be achieved by

making a piece of classic composition fully made with personal thoughts, experiences,

theory and a little bit inspiration of different classic composers from the renaissance era.

Throughout these activities, I aspire that teenagers could have higher comprehensions to

identify of music, how music associate with themselves, develop life lesson knowledge to

support, and accomplishing a good life.

The Area of Interaction that suits best for my Personal Project is Human Ingenuity,

seeing that it’s all about how I could make the composition by gaining new cognition and

develop my skill through out process ‘learning by doing’. As consequences, resulted

good mood of the composition will be my substantial achievement of my final product. I

was also constantly creating, designing, producing indigenous ideas , as well as develop-

ing my understanding to music. I believe all the processes were altogether relates to this

Area of Interaction. By the spirit of inquiry, a deep self-motivation, and enthusiasm

to do things in excellence, I believe I could have been fully completed my

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R E S E A R C H

“I don't know if it's a sign of all the chaos that is happening out there or not, but I've lately craved the structure and order of classical music, the balance and symmetry.”

-Helen Reddy

T H E I N V E S T I G AT I O N that I carried out was divided into two different streams;

first, researching for the fact of music role for individual, society, different culture, and era.

After further discussion with Mr.Chin and having enough visualization of how music effect-

ing people, I choose to put more focus on the process and particular type of brain re-

sponses when we listening to different type of music. Part two was used for researching

instrumental piano songs that could possibly fit as case study or inspiration as a starting

point of making the product. These two researches are equally crucial because they com-

plement each other.

To begin this project, I have done variety different kind of research to get a deep

understanding about how music has a powerful role in people’s life. From individual, it’s

affected human in many ways, through: brain, mind, vibration, and sound wave. I have

read two books called ‘This is Your Brain on Music’ and ‘Beethoven 5th Symphony’.

‘This is Your Brain on Music’ has successfully interrogating the basic nature of hear-

ing and of music both figuratively and literally. After spent hours to understand the contain,

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firstly entered the ear, strike the ear drum and get amplified by tiny bones in the middle ear

which continuously striking the cochlea. Then, the membrane that separates the different

chambers in the cochlea varies in stiffness .The stiffness is what causing different section

to vibrate at a different frequency. The vibrations then get picked up by tiny hairs inside the

organ of corti , from this point the vibrations moved inside the head. It is make sense why

sad or dissonant music directly starts the activation amygdala, which regulates human’s

negative emotion, whereas happy or harmonic music can trigger dopamine release (works

the same way like drugs).

It takes a symphony of neural signals to appreciate a symphony because music is

not just an aesthetic response, it’s a hardwired to what we feel. In addition the book in-

cludes the explanation of possibilities that neurons could make when it works actively once

we receive vibration. Theres a lot of examples in interrogating the basic nature of hearing

music which leads to amazing evolution that human brain could make in music, art, sci-

ence and society. He uncovers fundamental ways of how songs communicate emotion

and ideas, so music have built human nature. The Beethoven book has very good exam-

ples of how music has given effects to societies for the last 40 decades, applied in histori-

cal event. I found out the making of Beethoven 5th symphony that has significant meaning

(special message contained in the first four notes in the intro). Another book source that I

used to support this research are a music book called ‘John Thompson’s ’ . I was finally



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decided to used the book because it is clearly explained the technique that are used to

play each song which came from different period of time, culture, and music development.

This book was also contained the information about social life and culture background of

world well-known composers such as Beethoven, Bizet and J.S Bach.

Researching for the inspirations itself was less stressful rather than reading articles

about how scientist have done hundreds of research in discovering how it affects people.

Therefore, to support my online research I met some people and did live interviews. In this

activity my aim was for getting to know the real life example about their personal perspec-

tive through music. By this activity I could understand why people seeing things differently

about music, some of their ideas has helped me to supported the background idea of this

project that: Music which was created by and for people has very significant effects and

meaning in people’s life its showing feelings, emotions, culture and most of all it is also a

form of art. However, persons that I had interview with, have their own talent, specified ac-

tivity or hobby which involving music especially with the piano : a music professor, a stu-

dent, a ballerina, a band owner and a musician who study music for healing. All in all, in

order to know teenager’s interpretation for music in general, I have also made and distrib-

uted a survey in Google Docs to able to see their perspective of in seeing music as an im-

portant aspect of their life.



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Watching a piano recital and a classic opera were one of the best parts of this

project. During my previous winter holiday I spent a couple hours to watched ‘The Phan-

tom of the Opera ’. My intensity was on observing how the music flows and how it

changes altogether with the acts. Throughout this activity I was able to identified why mu-

sic has made effects in people’s life; when making the music, people think creatively of

how they could creates the mood and perspectives, afterwards it creates the mood on

stage which automatically processed human brain, the corresponding memories of people,

and the music itself are inseparable . The extensive of resources that was available helped

me to go deep in my topic. I started my research by Googling, then found out subjective

website. I subscribed to Albert Franz’s educational website Key-notes, which has helped

me in reviewing my theory understanding.



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A P P L Y I N G I N F O R M A T I O N

“Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.”

- Alan Price

A C C O R D I N G T O M Y O B S E R VAT I O N I concluded that resulted good

mood from a composition could be created by making a music that able to release us from

the cruelty and conscious thought. Brainstorming ideas were done before I started design-

ing the composition. It is essential to put in my mind that the song should have these basic

criteria: smooth, soothing, enjoyable, and overlaying excellence pace so people wouldn’t get

boring. According to my research I found out that music for healing could be used in daily

life for relaxation, to gain energy when feeling down, to dealing with emotional ways, and es-

pecially became a tool that could be helpful for our stress management. Merging this proc-

ess with my own personal life situation, I realized that I was stressing out on school works,

how to finish this project, and deal with peoples around me, so it is make sense why I

choose to listening to some song which has slow tempo and flowing pace. As It was found

that a slower tempo promoting a calm and meditative state. This is the moment where the

brain are also enable to shift speeds more easily on its own as needed, means that music

can bring lasting benefits to state of mind even after we’ve stopped listening.

In this stage, I strongly think about how effectively I could start and finish my composi-

tion remaining the deadline of the product and the exhibition. I precisely count and set the



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timing in making the core of the song that included: exposition, climax, and ending. There-

fore, in these last 4 months starting from the mid-December I spent any possible time to fin-

ish each part in 1 week. The idea for every part came randomly so I did not work on it in se-

quence. Indeed to make each part equally, I precisely 7 days to create each part. My

method when doing the product was working at home at midnight where I could gather all

my concentration away from the school works, which were done earlier in the afternoon.

The 4th week was used to create the recap and then the next two weeks afterwards were

used for final recheck focused on the overall flow of the song as well rehearsing for the per-

formance.

The first 3 weeks was horrible. During the day, I always try to check my emotion every

time I have time to concentrate to listen to classic pieces. Spent my lunch time in the piano

room were also a good time to do trials or even over-improvisation. Unconsciously, along

with this process I could extended chords which creates unique sounded chords that could

match with the melody neither major or minor. Obtaining different style of inspiration has

helped me to stick the melody inside my head. At night, I spent hours and hours in front of

the piano and tried to combine the notes with matched chords. As a piano learner I have no

experts on making a real classic music piece. Since I found that this experience is a new

thing, I decided to construct the left-hand part with breaking down the major, minor, ex-

tended and major seventh chords. The right hand part was developed from single notes to



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some couple, triads notes, and mixture of them. Each part has different character and speci-

fication. For example, exposition is like giving the first impression to the audience. This part is

fundamental, because the audience will get the perspectives from the first time my composi-

tion started. Therefore, in my final product I created a short, light intro , started from the quint

perfect intervals high sounded, which represents cheerful yet calm impression to the audi-

ence.

In reviewing sound of the overall of composition, I should create 3 tiny part that could

connect each part harmonically. Those part last for averagely 5 seconds and could be in the

form of either chord, single, double, triad, tetrad notes. Just like drawing, I first write the

notes in sketch, in seeing the pattern and different path of where the song goes. The entire

notation was recorded in separate different color sticky notes. With this, I could easily found

the detailed of each part, its form, and specified difference to make it in different variation.

The meaning of each part has illogical combination of style and sound, my work might be a

combination of wild imagination from my own emotion. I used these methods to translate my

emotions into notes that my unconscious mind could have been tried to express.

As I have mentioned earlier, playing piano is more than just performing music, but also

to show technique as well as convey a certain emotion, belief, and culture. While final polish-

ing the composition I watched some videos on YouTube that explain brain responses when



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hearing different level of sounds. Harmonious blending and rhythmic unity of balance are

strongly needed to attaching the whole composition.

My first plan in writing the composition was using Sibelius student, a digital software

that could able us to write the note and check how it sounds like. Suggested from Mr. Chin,

in the early December I got the trial pack of the software from Miss Allison. Unfortunately, the

trial pack was expired once I was still in the holiday which means plan B was my only left

choice. Nadia, who had the same guiding question of her personal project, suggested me to

try Garage Band.

Before recording the polished finish piece, I spent another week to practice my piece

both at home and school. I was also play it during break and ask people’s feed back after

listening to the composition. Most of them said that it was quiet good, but I have to

strengthen the way I play it so the mood could be delivered clear but smoothly. Then I did a

trial using MIDI, set different adjustment while pressing the keyboards because it was totally

different with playing on the piano. Before recording the overall song, I check each part and

did intense practicing just like what I did in facing a music final exam. After 3 times playing

the song from beginning to end, I choose the best one and tried to edited some pedal part

which wasn’t look make sense. Finally, I printed the final product with broken-white colored

paper to make it looks good and the product was completely done.



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The name Nocturne was chosen because of the linking idea from my inspiration and

situation, happened during the process. My inspiration, Chopin was a classic composer

which well known for his virtuous romantic compositions using piano as his special charac-

ter. He had rare gift of a very personal melody, expressive of heart felt emotion that bring the

listener into the secret place of his heart. He stated ‘Play the way you feel’ which altogether

matched with the meaning of the word Nocturne: a practice music piece generally calming,

often expressive, rather gloomy and dreamy character of night. Seeing the background, I

decided to use the word Nocturne as the title of my composition.



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A C H I E V I N G G O A L

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."

— Albert Einstein

W H A T A G R E A T E X P E R I E N C E , the unexpected opportunity to open

the exhibition with my composition. I was nervous and made slight mistakes in some little

part. Thankfully, most of the audience responded positively. Preparing to be aware with the

overall view from the audience, I have created a simple survey on the GoogleDocs so at

the end of the day, after the first day of the exhibition I could send the link to the whole

grade 10 plus some teachers that have visited my booth.

For the second day I provided sticky notes so the visitors could be able to give

feedback or evaluation. Most of them were responded positively for both days. In the ex-

position, I brought up light intro and clear melody, which could be the fundamental pattern

for the whole composition. I put mono-thematic exposition, which means that my compo-

sition have identical opening and closing theme. If we hear it closer,the whole shape of the

composition is like a circle: it starts and closes with a same little part that formed them like

a cycle/circle. In order to raise the mood into the climax part, I wrote some double variation

of note combination. I also use multiple combination of octave interval with different stress

of tempo. This part was combined with major seventh broke up chords that was matched



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with the rhythm of melody part. More over, the recapitulation has rearranged the order of

the theme and mood determined. Audience could clearly hear the emotion development

through out the whole piece; from calm, confusedness of problem that leads into sadness,

climax of issues, solution, and back into the calming outs.

I’m pretty satisfied with the application I work with which is the Garage Band. Al-

though I wanted to make each bar to be divided equally, rather than unstructured. I should

have been also added the key signature (#) because my composition is in the G major key.

The mess and wrong counted rhythm give different impression to the reader of the music

score. In performing, I should have also played it more neatly because in some video I

could hear the over-bearing echo. It was caused by the wrong counting in using the pedal.

This mistake make the melody sounds wrong,hard. Harsh which interpret different moods

.In addition I should have also play it a little bit slower to make the emotion more alive.

Against the specification stated on the introduction, the composition should make

people happy. I honestly wasn’t fully felt happy when listening to the composition. Al-

though, I believe that my composition could be very useful for those who need relaxation

for controlling mood with it nightly effects from the title. The soft texture of my composition

is enjoyable for those who enjoy romantic music; It has different parts, which symbolized it

as different types of feelings all in one piece. The smoothly flow which moves ahead

through out the song is compatible to deliver the message about the emotion that could



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be delivered through the art of music. Even if I couldn’t deliver the perfect happy mood to-

ward the audience, I had used excellence quality of material: book, classic song, method

and skill in making this song. With these evidence convinced that the information does re-

late to the goal of my project: making a composition that could affect people’s mood.



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C O N C L U S I O N“Music is a discipline and a mistress of order and good manners , she makes the people milder and gentler more moral

and more reasonable-Martin Luther

I H A V E M A D E S O M E T H I N G F R O M T H E H A N D T O T H E E A R , from me to the

audience. I enjoyed the silence when trying the combination of melody with chords part

which required silence for optimal concentration. Throughout the process I developed my

knowledge of how music affects people in many ways.

First of all, I have learned how sound of music went through the instrument, to the

air, and to our body. The vibration, frequency and resonance paralleling tied in each other.

Secondly, I learned why have musician invented those written theory; the frequency when

the string being stroked by hammers has been counted for designed and complement

each other in harmony. The major, minor, and other specific rule of combination which then

could affect the mood of the song. Third, I have learned how musician around the world

could celebrate their genius creativity and passion to express their feeling as well as helping

other people to make good music that can change our outlook and affect our soul. It is said

that a positive outlook on life can change the happiness that people feel. Believing in that

change music can have on emotion and behavior can lead to a more productive positive

outlook on life.

Working with different people has definitely shown me another perspective of Human

Ingeunity. What used to only mean ‘something that is man made’ is now extended into

something much more powerful and most of all influential. I believe that by collaboration and

solid teamwork, people could be one step closer into putting something ‘big’ together.

Throughout the past few decades, we see new inventions and technologies that have cre-



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ated an impact to the society. All of this goes back to having a good idea, but making it great

by teaming up with people that are able of developing them. Seeing world as the environ-

ment, using reliable source and design effective strategy has helped me to develop learning

behavior skill. Communicating with supervisor and doing interviews helped me to communi-

cate better in explaining my ideas in vocal. Unexpectedly, the part I enjoyed the most is being

able to meet new people. They have opened my thought to the new horizon of understand-

ing music. To be perfectly honest, I don’t have any regrets in the decisions I made for the

overall process. Therefore, If I am able to restart this project all the way from zero the only

thing I would change is my time management to make an even better quality of this project.

The Personal Project is a valuable opportunity that brought the best of my self. Not

only I was able to showcase my talents,but I also realized that it was also a time to share the

learning experience. It’s crucial on how to continuously maintain my commitment and re-

sponsibility to work on something that requires deep understandings. I am very happy for the

exhibition, not only celebrating my work, but also to meet people and tell them about the

valuable learning process. It was such a satisfactory performance to give pleasure to myself

as well as people around me. In explaining my work I have also learn how to improve my

self-confidence , being a reflective learner that has full understanding in the product itself. Al-

though the hard work paid off with once in a lifetime experience. This project has help me to

brought up the balance between the left and right brain. Not simply a well-done personal

project but also I realized that this project has become profound experience of my self-

investigation, development and improvement for the future.

A true music lover understands the transformation what music does to us. People

needs to embrace this and pay more attention to the effects of the music they listen to in



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their lives, Not all music lover out there utilize the calming affects of music and should launch

into the life changing effects that music can do.

`As my conclusion, I believe that I have answered my guiding question: “How can

Music Affects People’s Mood?”. A good music should help people to get daily life for relaxa-

tion and reap the positive affects and desire it invokes, to gain energy in order to Keep the

optimism in higher levers could also bring other benefits afterwards. Music a universal lan-

guage which could be enjoyed by all people around the world. Even more, the music we en-

joy should be expressing our inner self-thought or emotion. We should use music as an artis-

tic media that could be used to transform the culture around the globe.

Honestly, this project has opened my mind to choose music as one of the possibility

major in the university. However, I’m still curious about my future career, and proceed in

learning classical music might be one of my best choices. All the hard work became worth

the struggle after actually witnessing that my project could grow into fruition and triumph. Be-

ing able to share something I love to give advantaged to a group of people is not just some-

thing to be proud of, it is a one kind experience that one would cherish for life.



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W O R K S C I T I E D

Book:

• Elliot, Jane. Music. (New York , New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited

and Editions Gallimard ,1989). p. 10—web : Pp 10-12

• Jennifer, Fandel. Beethoven's 5th Symphony (What in the World?) (What in

the World?). 1st ed. Vol. 1. Creative Education, 2006. Print.

• Levitin, Daniel J. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human

Obsession. 2008 ed. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Dutton, 2006. Print.

• Thompson's, John . John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano: Second

Grade - Book/CD Pack (John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano Se-

ries). 1st ed. Vol. 2. Florence,Kentucky: WillsMusicCo. Print.

Interview:

• Aurelia, Agatha. Personal Interview 2 February 2012

• Deviana, Cut Nyak. Perssonal Interview. 2012

• Hasan, Maya. Personal Interview. 24 October 2011



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• Lee, Jason. Personal Interview. 26 January 2012

• Nathatniel, Reuben. Personal Interview. 26 January 2012

Live Performances:

• Gunardi, Levi. ( 2012, January 28). Life on Piano. (Levi Gunardi) Gedung

Yamaha,Jakarta

• Prince, Harold (Director). (2012, January 1). Phantom of The Opera.

(Phantom of the Opera New York Cast) Majestic Theatre, New York.

Website:

• Cynthia, Graber. "Emotion in Music Mirrors." Science News, Articles and

Information. ScientificAmerican.com. Web. 01 Apr. 2012.

<http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=emotion-in-m

usic-mirrors-speech-12-03-21>.

• Greg, Miller. "Brain on Beauty Shows the Same Pattern for Art and Music."

Scientific American Blog Network. ScientificAmerican.com, 7 July 2011.

Web. 01 Apr. 2012.



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<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2011/07/07/brain-on-bea

uty-shows-the-same-pattern-for-art-and-music/>.

• Karen, Howgan. "Musical Chills Related to Brain Dopamine Release: Sci-

entific American Podcast." Science News, Articles and Information.

ScientificAmerican.com, 9 Jan. 2012. Web. 01 Apr. 2012.

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s-related-to-brain-dop-11-01-09>.



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A P P E N D I C E S

Personal Project Report - Bianca Siregar 10.2


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A P P E N D I X 1 :

P E R S O N A L P R O J E C T P R O P O S A L

NAME Bianca Siregar 10-‐2

TOPIC Make a song composition

FOCUS AREAS OF INTERACTION Community and Service

AWARENESS AND UNDERSTAND-‐ING

REFLECTION

ACTION

The concept of community, Individuals in communities, different communities.

Attitudes, responsibilities

Community, being an active

GOAL(WRITE KEY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER BY THE END OF YOUR PROJECT)

How to affect people mood through musicHow to make easy listening musicHow to impress people with simple instrument such as pianoHow to make a good atmosphereHow to change people’s feeling to positive one

HOW YOU COULD ACHIEVE THE ABOVE GOALS

I planned that I was going to achieve this goal by reading music history book. Discussing with music experts. While I’m creating the chords and melody combination, there will be constant improvements and changes. When it’s done, I’ll evaluate the product.



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Month Progress Ac.vity

August 2011 • Brief Introduc.on to the project• Get to know the process and down-‐

loading the booklet• Choosing AOI• Decision making

September 2011 • 1st mee.ng with supervisor• Start Research Stage (Inves.ga.on

Stage)

October 2011 • Making survey and searching inspira-‐.on

November 2011 • Finishing research stage • Start making product(Planning Stage)

December 2011 • Making opening part (Design Stage)

January 2012 • Making middle and ending part (De-‐sign Stage)

February 2012 • Summarized and finalizing product (Evalua.on)

March 2012 • Prepare for Exhibi.on



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August 30th 2011: Introduction to Personal Project

September 6th, 2011: Topic Selection and Goal setting

October 18th2011: First meeting with supervisor, hand in the copy of personal project pro-

posal

October 24ts 2011: Interview with a national musician, Maya Hasan

October 25st 2011: Editing interviews result and entry to blog

Proceeding research and planning stage

October 31st2011: Brainstorm and start research process

• Brain

• Mind

• Mood

• Human Body

• Personality

• Society

November 1st, 2011: Trying to get contact with Prambors and Brava Radio (there was no

answer back)

November 6th 2011: Finishing Research Stage, processing data meeting requirements

(MLA, format, template)

November 7th 2011: Reflecting research stage



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November 10th 2011: Meeting with Supervisor Discussed about composition mood, key,

notes patterns

November 29th 2011: Meeting with Supervisor. Hand in Planning Section details

November 30th 2011: Getting software to make the composition, Meeting with Ms. Allison.

December 11th2011: Supporting research on how to make simple composition. Searching

for inspirations.

December 16th 2011: Making and Distributing Survey. Ask for Mr. Gavin and Mrs. Ana’s

help.

January 9th 2012: Discussing product with Nadia

January 11st 2012: Blog Entry, observing opera (from holiday uses of music in determining

mood in drama). Observing composition style and try to convert into my own creation +

asking for suggestion.

January 15th 2012: Processing Exposition. Thinking about change the type of product.

January 25th 2012: Online interview with real life examples ( Reuben and Jason Lee)

January 28th 2012: Watching Piano Recital.

January 29th 2012: Blog entry for interviews. International and National artists for inspira-

tion, blog entry and taking notes.

February 2nd 2012: Interview with a ballet teacher, Agatha Aurelia



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February 4th 2012: Meeting with a musician, Tjut Nyak Deviana. Understanding Music my-

thology. Blog entry.

February 6th 2012: Meeting with supervisor, discussing specifications for exhibition. Man-

aging procedures and technical for the day.

February 9th 2012 : Preparing for Exhibition, trying to combine the solo composition with

instruments in garage band such as bass and drum.

February 12nd 2012: Editing composition sign and symbol. Decided the title. Make a

checklist of things that needed for the exhibition. Visualizing Exhibition booth arrange-

ment.

February 13rd 2012: Recording trial on sound cloud and upload to blog.

February 15th 2012: Finding Comment from peers.

February 16th 2012: Quick meeting with Supervisor during lunch, explaining progress.

February 17th 2012: Making Essay, shared with MR. Gavin and supervisor.

February 19th 2012: Printing image for the display board exhibition

February 20th 2012: Merging appendences for the report.

NOTE: Some of the dates in this timeline were changed due to school holidays, tests, and

other occasions.



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1. What is your product going to look like/be?

My final product is going to be

• One free composition of my free creation.

—> If I feel okay about my first song, I will make another one. It would be look nice like an

art piece or printed in a big paper

• My research result

Which will be in an e-book/ scrapbook

• My self-perspectives about music and my learning outcomes after finishing the

product

(Form: iMovie/ Presentation)

2. What techniques are you going to use to make/complete the product; you may list a va-

riety here and then choose one

• Taking some part of classic song I like which have the mood that would fit in the

mood of my composition and move to the key of my composition and mix up with

the other part of the song

• Mixing up my own notes combination



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3. Explain the stages that you will need to go through to complete it

Composition

1. Choosing the key for the composition

2. Choosing the tempo and beats

3. Making the intro, middle part and outro part. (The structure of the composition)

4. Sketching the melody starting from the last part of the song (the very important part

which conclude all the moods I have in the song)

5. Fit in the notes bar, draw the notes and make sure the entire symbols needed are

right in place.

6. Move to the Sibelius 6 Students (make it digital)

7. Make sure everything right in place

• The mood: happy, sad

Research Result

I’m going summed up all the main information which is really important and needed to

make my product. It will be easier for me to make it in the form of scrapbook. So in the

exhibition I’ll explain the audience how i design and make the work.



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Self-Perspective

I’ll put together all of my documented evidence (picture, video, and notes) that i took

through all the process.

Different type playing technique and style are in all summed up the composition

• Really showed the Major and minor, listener should be able to identify the structure

of the song

• Building up

• Main song (middle part)

• Finishing part

• Asking other people perspective, asking for feedback and comment to make some

evaluation to the song.

• Practice until the exhibition

Why did you choose this way of showing your product, is it going to be successful

Because I found myself work better with my hand than directly using the software and with

trying the new chords for many times will make me find more interesting combination of

chords which will make the sound as I wanted. I’ll get used to the song and as I keep go-

ing making the composition, I’ll get usual with the writing system, notes connection etc.



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Making the core of the song will directly guide me to build up the melody, as I wanted

which is match up with each part. In addition I will build up from the intro, middle and outro

part so the mood will become more real.

How will these techniques help you show your understanding of the area of interaction?

Through these techniques I’ll think how to entertain the listener and how to make them in-

teresting in my creation. And also with this step I will learn how to create the product con-

necting back to my AOI.



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1. What is your favorite music genre?

2. Do you use music as background?

3. When do you listening to music?

4. Have you ever watched a music concert?

5. Do you often update your music library such as iTunes?

6. Can you play an instrument?

7. Do you think the music that you listening to is determining your

personality?

8. Do you think music is affecting your mood? If yes, give an exam-

ple (i.e happy,sad)



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Interview with national harpist, studying music for healing: Maya Hasan. October 24th 2011 (Live)

1. Why are you enjoying music as your passion as well as your job?

With Music we could express everything .When I feel sad, lonely or even happy I

play music either with my instrument or shuffling song in my iPod. However, music

was used to be only my own general hobby . Lucky me, now its became my job

and a part of my life. I’m so glad that I could play the Harp. I am so glad that I could

play harp.I’m now following my passion which other people appreciate it.

2. What kind of genre do you play? Is there any specification?

Through out my career until now I have been played Classic, Pros over , Pop,

rock,Indonesian Traditional, Irish, and Jazz. I always change my genre accordingly

to my mood. You couldn’t forced yourself to listening all kind of music, only listening

to the music you enjoyed the most.

3. Why did you choose harp? Is there anything special about the instrument you

played with?

Well actually,I don’t know. There’s something about the sound itself. I have re-

searched on internet and some of the book. Base on science ideas: the way of the



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string plugged into the body part of the harp has the same idea of human body. I

have also heard according to a science research it explained that: Harp have the

most perfect sound wave than the other instrument. The sound enharmonic per-

fectly. A harp of string have complete spectrum and there is no resistance. Why I

love it the most because, I just love it the sound of harp is perfect. It is like a dia-

mond, sounds crystal clear to my ear. Harp is the most mythological link instrument.

4. Why is it “mythological?”

Because the structure of the instrument is base on the human body. The shape is

also supporting the quality the sound. So all in all, as a musician I’m very happy be-

cause I can stay fit and healthy as well as feel happy at the same time!

5.Could you explain more of how the body connects with sound, frequency and vibra-

tion?

If you talk about sounds and human body, it needs years and years to basically un-

derstand. Before I took a extended course about the Music for Healing. I learnt that

every human body organs and its link to instruments as well as sound wave. Every

single organ in our body is linking with each different frequency. Our own body is a

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beat, our blood circulation and the peristaltic movement of our tongue. Again, every

organ has its own frequency and of course a different kind of special sound.

When we hear the sound of harp, all of our body part are corresponding. Smooth

because our body is in one line thats why its symmetric ( our body divided into 2

parts) . Human body supposed to be pure clean and healthy . It has to be pure.

That is why musicians are often tuned their instruments before they start playing.

Unconsciously, the instrument itself could be a damage to our own body,

6. How does the body respond the sound?

Associating any kind of connection with sounds, it should be ear as the first organ

to process the sound wave. Seventy percent of human body consisted of liquid.

Therefore, through liquid the sound and brain wave transformed. The result is 5

times faster comparing to air or solid.. Scientifically, a good quality of sound will

transform “good wave” which be produced transformation in a good way. All of

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Interview with s band member digital recording composer: Reuben NathanielJanuary 26th 2012 (via Facebook Chat)

1. What is your personal definition of music you?

Okay, Music is a

of things to me. The key word is expression. I remembered when we learn about people

basic characters with one of junior high school teacher). When you hear someone's song

don't you feel like you know a bit of the writers character. That happens because when

you write a song and play music you also transfer your feelings to it. Some people make

songs to impress, to persuade, to make people think, to refresh themselves, sometimes

you make music when you're too embarrassed to be seen talking to yourself. Music to me

is our expression of things and honesty.

2. Tell a little bit about your instrument and genre you've ever played.

Well, my first instrument was obviously Angklung that I got from Tirtamarta, my kindergar-

ten.. Haha to be serious I was also played a small pianika but when I first got in to a music

course I was taught of classic piano. There was a lot of theories in there and as a lil' kid i

think its natural that I quickly got bored. Then I saw my cousin play classical guitar and I

liked the idea of playing it. When I asked my teachers they actually said that my fingers are

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fore i take another course to pick up more skills. I have tried them all really. But as it's more

'portable', guitar's my main instrument right now, I think portable is also the reason why

many people play and learn guitar quicker.

Talking about Genre, again I have played them all. even dangdut!! That's the way I am al-

ways taught to play by my teachers. To them it's important to "know" all the genres, how

to play them, and their feel.

3. Did u learn by yourself or join a course? Is it your personal decision/someone else told

you to?

I don't know whether it was my, parents decision? It all happened so quickly and randomly

even. It was God's decision.

4. When did you usually enjoy music?

I enjoy music every time. But I gotta be honest that certain music are more suited in certain

situations. In my opinion, for example Bruno mars' "lazy song" is not suited to lazy times

5. Did you prefer to use music as background (like when working on something) or you just

listening to music .Tell me why plus your favorite artist.

Some of my class mates study better with music in the background. That doesn't happen

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Latter one. It's just because it makes me lose focus I guess.. my favorite artists are

TheScript, Kris Allen because of their voice and Coldplay's Chris martin as he's a Musician

with character. I like acoustic music.

6. Did ever music affecting your mood? If yes, what kind of mood?and please tell me little

more detailed about it

Music does effect your mood. But once again that happens more to some people.

As a musician, other people's music doesn't really affect my mood directly. It a

ffects my music. I like listening to Christian Music every day on my way to school on the

bus. Because it'll help set my mindset that He's given me another day not to be wasted.

Then when i walk to school i'll sing a more positive words will come out of my Mouth in to

my songs for the day. Your own music affects your mood. Like (Other music >effects>My

music>effects>mood>day) that's how it's related in my opinion.

6. How your band was firstly made? who's your inspiration?

Last but not least.., could you give me any inspiration/ tips to make a good music compo-

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This is what i told you before bi.. none of us planned this.but my mom prayed

when we first got our piano course report that we want to glorify Him through

our music (actually i was ranked no.1 that day!! haha) I do believe that He's got a

beautiful, unique plan for each one of His Sons. Us all Inspiration can be taken

from anyone really. especially now in the day that everyone is so easy to reach.

But i have to tell you that my Biggest inspiration is always Jesus and the bible. i

believe He always wants to say something to us, and why wont He use me?

Before i make songs with my band we pray.. i dont have any specific tip to give

but bringing up a topic is a good way to start your lyric. than the usual

brainstorming proccess (usually done by jamming together singin or spend some

time alone talking to yourself. we have songs within Ourselves

waid.. Tip 1> Dont ever feel satisfied after you finished your song draft.

alwaysthink " what i can do to make it better".

p 2> make the other listen to it as neutrals. ask for comments

tip 3. edit and think whether youve sent youre "messages" or not... thats all for now bi

youre very welcome. Nite

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Interview with SWA student, Pianist : Jason LeeJanuary 26th 2012 (Via Facebook chat)

1. What is your personal definition of music ?

For me music is something i need in my daily life, a great thing for expressing emo-

tions

2. Tell a little bit about your instrument and genre you've ever played umm piano?

Guitar? Singing? Genre, all types? (besides dangdut and traditional music)

3. Did u learn by yourself or join a course? is it your personal decision/someone

else told you to?

i used to join course long time ago, since then i learn everything after that by myself,

and first it was my parent's decision to put me into playing piano, it took a while to

make it my own decision.

4.When did you usually enjoy music?

Music for me isn't just background , i can be, but i like it

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Fav Artist: too much to mention

4. Did you prefer to use music as background (like when working on something) or

you just listening to music .Tell me why + your fav artist

ummm music for me isn't just background, I can be, but i like it better as something

i listen to with concentration, because when i hear something that sounds nice to

me, i tend to change my focus to it

Fav Artist: too much to mention

5. Did ever music affecting your mood?if yes, what kind of mood?and please tell

me little more detailed about it

My mood decides what i am gonna listen to, and sometimes yeah Music does af-

fect my mood, for example when I'm sad? and iTunes jus randomly played me this

depressing song, and that might make things even worse? or certain songs that i

have memories with (hope you get what i mean) could remind me of certain things

that used to happen?

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February 2nd 2012 (Via Facebook chat)

1. What is your personal definition of music?

Music for me considered as a lifestyle, hobby, and now it has become a priority

2. Tell a little bit about your instrument and genre you've ever played

I play piano most of the time. I have been playing it since i was 6, which it was classic. Until i

stepped into junior high, I turned myself in joining jazz / contemporary

3. Did u learn by yourself or join a course? is it your personal decision or someone else told you

to?

My mom told me to join a course. But also I'm learning by myself in searching for some inspira-

tions.

4. When did you usually enjoy music?

I do music, I enjoy music anytime I want. I prefer use music as thing that I consider to be some-

thing that i'd pay attention to. Because I love learning something new. Listening to various songs

by various instrumental, singers, composers, genre, it means learning all new things at the time.

And by putting my ear, mind, and soul into it, I would more likely gain my knowledge.

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ing to music .Tell me why + your fav artist* add classic composer

Artist : Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones, Bubi Chen, Beethoven, and Bach.

6. Do you think music affecting your mood?If yes, have music affected your mood?please briefly

list the name of the mood, and please tell me little more detailed about it

Music affecting my mood. i often become even happier when i hear songs that 'light' and cheerful.

Solo violin, it obviously will decrease my mood (sad)

7. As a ballet dancer, a choir member, and a pianist who use a lot of music , what is your aim in

performing your works?

Aiming for future i might say that. and i've been thinking lately, if i couldn't be a professional ballet

dancer, then what? if i couldn't be a maestro, then what? if i couldn't be a pianist, then what? i

won't say all of the things that i'm working now could literally be my future job. Instead i could use

the works while doing my future job. and at last, doing works in music have always make me enjoy

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Interview with music professor, teacher, composer, music arranger , a music school owner:

Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah.

February 4th 2012 (Live )

1. What is Music?

Well if you ask me about music, we have to go back and start from history. The history of

music was started from a title of Greek mythology. The muses were the Goddesses of the

Arts and Literature and were also the daughters of Zeus (the central god of the Greek pan-

theon) and Mnemosyne (the personification of memory). They spent nine nights together

and that is how the muses were created.

They are the entire brother hood from Apollo. In Greek mythology, they believed that the

Ninth Muses are the one who protect sciences and arts.

The word muse probably derives from an Indo-European word for “mind.” Words deriving

from the Muses’ connection with the arts and learning include music and museum.

That moment, all the civilians they were often to praise the Dionysus Gods which were be-

lieved as a God of through theater performance. The Greek mythology that time was base

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used the word muses then as time goes by they change the name into muziki, and the

word we know today, music.

So, music literally is the art of composing melody. And why they called it music? because,

we know music from Pythagoras. Pythagoras was invited from the universe or cosmology,

which all basing on mathematics.

For example note C has the frequency of the sun, the tone of the sun. So I can say that

music is God’s . Music is not easy to define the understanding of music; all the things in

the universe are just like music. Therefore, a professional such as a doctor, astronomy are

often easier to study music because they have to be expert in understanding of mathemat-

ics.

2. Wow, that’s a lot. And how about classic music itself? There are many people out there

who said that the root of any genre of music is classic. Could you please tell me about it?

If you ask me about classic music, we should look from its era devition .

The Middle Ages :

- After the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, Western Europe entered a

time known as “The Dark Ages” — a period when invading hordes of Vandals, Huns, and

Visigoths overran Europe. These years were marked by constant warfare, the absence of a

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centuries, the newly emerging Christian Church came to dominate Europe, administering

justice, instigating “Holy” Crusades against the East, establishing Universities, and gener-

ally dictating the destiny of music, art, and literature. It was during this time that Pope

Gregory I is generally believed to have collected and codified the music known as Gregor-

ian Chant, which was the approved music of the Church. Much later, the University at No-

tre Dame in Paris saw the creation of a new kind of music called organum. Secular music

was performed throughout Europe by the troubadours and trouveres of France. And it

was during these “Middle Ages” that Western culture saw the appearance of the first great

name in music, Guillaume de Machaut.

1. 11th century, there was a memorable figure Guido de’ Arizzo He was a pastor who

invented easier ways for the worshipers to sing in church. He became music theo-

rists who invented the 5 lines in the piano bar from the hand line . Still with the mix-

ture of Pythagoras theorem he was the one who figured out the musical notation.

He composed a song for Johane. The melody sulabut do,re,mi. Those kind of no-

tation then was changed into English phrase: Do,re,mi .

2. Do-mine is Jesus Christ. A.D The year of the Lord. B.C Before Christ. After the

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3. That moment, the only people and society who were abled to learn about those

music is only the pastors , Christians. Since the musical notation was invented a lot

of people want to learn about those music.

The Renaissance: Rebirth

1. That was the moment of improvisation of the using of music.

2. Ballet was invented and developed

3. Galileo Galeli and Da Vinci were also invented their creations in this period of time

4. Christian no longer having much restriction through the music

5. A lot of compoer born from that era

6. The period from the end of the 15th century has become known as the High Ren-

aissance, when Venice and Rome began to share Florence’s importance and

Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo were active. Renaissance thinking

spread to the rest of Europe from the early 16th century and was influential for the

next hundred years.

The Baroque Era:

• The kind of music which mostly was enjoyed by the kind and royal family.

• Relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th

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In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work

of Bernini in Italy. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio

and Rubens are important baroque artists.

• Moment of counter point note ( note against note)

The Classic Era:

1. Most of world well known composer such as Mozat , Hydn were born.

2. Started in the 17th century where orchestra music was firstly made.

3. In the middle of Classic period, classic history was effected by the romantic music

originate by Beethoven

4. Late classic period was mostly brought up Chopin,Franz Listz and Thaswiosky,(S-

wan Lake).,Shurban and Terdi in Opera.

5. That moment, Piano was firstly invented as product of developing Harpsicord. As a

result, a lot of playing technique changes with and addition of pedal. (Har[psicoord

doesn’t have any pedals)

Impressionist music Era was happened during the beginning of 20th century. Artist : Claire

Debussy.

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Human is a form of macrocosms, each part of human body or what we often called as or-

gan of our body represents different ascts and factors. All of them are actively giving re-

sponds to any kind of sound, especially music. So with the order of Universe, with ap-

propriate voicing of melody of the harmony, the sound could heal people. Human is a part

of Universe and it is obvious that human cannot being separated with music, therefore

music could help and make healing process of disease became easier.

Human body is divided into 5:

1. Soul or spirit

2. Etheric : It just like perfume, have essences /inner part.

3. Astral: Astrology learn about this, study of human aura that determining human

strength and weaknesses.

4. Tarsals : our sense which human often use to be able to communicate with god.

5. Mental.

In conclusion human is a big thing that sometimes effect people in unconscious way. And

yes, music is a form of art that are indescribable , undefined and having big role in humans

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