songs available for download.

okay, hello again all! <3

trying to be more productive this whole morning i'm working with my sibellius creating new song for Indonesian Youth Ideas! i hope that all the things will be good! :)
and nothing will troubled me, from the making, arrangement, practice until the recording. Amin!

btw, let me share you the link of my songs :

Bumi
this song won 3rd place at national competition of Muda Musikustix from Kompas Muda :D

Rindu
this song has it own video clip hahaha :p people said that this song is suitable for.. sinetron soundtrack HAHA. special thanks to the video clip model LOL.

Indonesiaku
this song was also for a competition, unluckily it didn't win. this song has a bit of pentatonic and gamelam bali touch, you might wanna listen to it :)

Anak Negri
this is my first song with band arrangement. you can get the spirit of nationalism!

Satu Atap
this is the soundtrack of a comic created by my sister, Satu Atap (you can get it in nearest gramedia) this song is a bit fairy tale-ish :)

Gapai Cemerlang Gemintang
this song is one of the lagu angkatan of School of Life Sciences and Technology ITB class of 2009! :)

and that's it (for now)

please kindly download it, friends :)



with loads of love♥



Afifa Ayu

download 'em!

i'm dreaming of having an EP of my own, someday.

i love to make songs.


right now i have 4 songs that have been recorded, feel free to download it and listen to it and give a comments and constructive critics about my songs.

just go here.
and you'll find 4 songs of mine.
bumi
rindu
indonesiaku
anak negri



and i'm creating new songs also right now, to enrich my song's library. pray for me! :)
later on i'll get myspace for my own song also. pray for me.



Liebe, fifa♥
(currently studying:electromagnetic induction, geez -___-)

musical imagination..

have you ever wondered why beethoven's most brilliant composition appeared years after he had been completely deaf?

there's something called musical imagination.
assume that you're someone with an extraordinary musical imagination. picture yourself sitting still at your living room in a warm afternoon. and suddenly a melody or an orchestra suddenly play inside your room. you're not listening to a tv or radio. but that melody suddenly appears in your mind. you're not exactly hearing it, but your imagining it.
as an extreme example, take beethoven. when he had been completely deaf, his auditory lobe of his brain was not divided anymore to hear sounds and to imagine sounds. that made his auditory lobe even more sensitive to this musical imagination.
and melodies, rhythms, accompaniment start to pop in his head.

really you don't have to hear things to make music. if you have great ability on musical imagination.


some might only imagine music playing inside his head. maybe from music sheet or music that they have heard.
some might imagine simple melodies and frames.
and some might have an orchestra playing (his own beyond consciousness) symphony or concerto.
some might feel that imaging music before concerts and stuffs (mental practice) feels almost the same as physical practice, and almost as beneficial as physical practice.


whew.
it's such a great gift that God gives to them.
that's also explain why people who don't read musical note and even understand it can make a great song. great melodies, patterns, and rhythms keep popping in their head.



for me?
well. maybe i only have a little of this ability.
i can imagine melodies in my head. but i have to think it before. it doesn't appear by itself.
maybe this ability will surely help you on creating songs and composing and arranging songs.
but.. i have to be grateful for the things that God have given to me.

and keep struggling to create new fresh songs that you'll like!
:)

B U M I :)

hello again. i'm a bit over-posting. i know this is only my first day using the blog syndrome.
but i hope that my imagination and fresh ideas won't run dry after this.

well. as i've mentioned my new establishment as a song writer. let me write down one of my song lyrics here :p
this song named BUMI. fortunately this song won 3rd place at musikustix kompas muda song writing competition. with only a simple arrangement of piano, vocal, violin, viola, and cello.

BUMI

oh mengapa jadi begini?
mengapa, tak jadi hijau lagi?
mengapa kita begini?
lalai kita jaga bumi ini..

oh mengapa, jadi begini?
mengapa tak jadi indah lagi?
mengapa kita begini?
lalai jaga ibu pertiwi..

padi tak semi, rimba pun mati..
engkau digali, tanpa peduli..
padi tak semi, rimba pun mati..
sanggupkah kau, tegak berdiri?

bumi, tempatku berdiri..
tempatku mengabdi..
tempatku mencari arti hidup ini
di dunia, marilah jaga bumi ini
bumi, tempatku berdiri..
tempatku mengabdi..
tempatku mencari, kehidupan ini
marilah kita, jaga sampai mati
:)

this song tells you about our dear earth. that has suffered so much from our behavior.
the first verse questions us about the difference between earth now and before, that earth used to be so green and beautiful. that means that we're unable to protect our earth.
the bridge explains to you about how we've destroyed our earth. by cutting down trees and excessive mining.
and the reff is the persuasive line of the song. because the earth is the place that we live. the place that we search for the meaning of this life. let's protect it whole heartedly until we die!
:)