Eliza Riegel

MEET ELIZA!

Hi! My name is Eliza (She/Her) and I was born in Ottawa. I enjoy playing sports, such as volleyball, soccer, skiing, swimming, and I will be starting snowboarding this coming winter. With that said, my favourite season is winter because of all the activities that you can do; however, I also enjoy the summer because that's when I get to go to camp!

I used to play many different instruments but I finally settled on the piano, trumpet, and guitar as my primary instruments. I have been classically trained on the piano since I was 4 years old and recently just started guitar and trumpet this year. Aside from that, I really enjoy creating music for myself mostly on my guitar and piano but also occasionally on the ukulele too!

Eliza's Final Composition
MALEFICENT'S THEME

Maleficent_Theme.mp4

MAIN THEME

This main theme is written for Maleficent from the live-action movie Maleficent. I added a contrabass, violin, piano, and timpani to add that turning-evil factor to my composition. Also, I wanted to make certain lines of instruments, such as the timpani, to be more dramatic so I made the dynamics to be forte and loud.

Maleficent_Leitmotif.mp4

VARIATION TO THE THEME

This variation of the main theme for Maleficent is scored for the scene from the movie when she gets her wings back and fights the King. To make the sound to be more grand for this moment, I used horns in the repetition of the leitmotif.

Eliza's Reflection on the Final Composition

What did you enjoy the most from this experience?

I enjoyed adding in most of the different instruments which added layers to my music; however, my absolute favourite part about creating this was making the motif. I really liked making my motif because I had so many different ideas which could then be added to my full piece.

What did you find to be the most challenging from this experience?

Even though one of my favourite parts of my composition was adding different instruments, it was equally difficult. I struggled mostly on adding in the different parts at certain parts where I didn't think they fit. I ended up trying out new patterns and they ended up fitting all together nicely.

King, Stefan. "Maleficent". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siq79w1ejkk. Amazon Prime Video. Accessed 27 May 2022.

Other Highlights from This Year

Solo_Eliza.m4v

FEBRUARY SHOWCASE SOLO PERFORMANCE

This is "Feb 14" by Cavetown performed by Eliza Riegel on the acoustic guitar.

FEBRUARY SHOWCASE DUET PERFORMANCE

This is "Determinate" by Lemonade Mouth performed by Samaya Khosla and Eliza Riegel.

Determinate.mov

Arts_Day_Feb.14.mov

ARTS DAY PERFORMANCE

This is a duet of "Feb 14" by Cavetown performed for Arts Day by Samaya Khosla on the acoustic guitar and by Eliza Riegel on the electric guitar.

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