Aislinn Bornais

     
Biography
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​        Aislinn is a 17 year old who was born and raised in the Ottawa suburbs. She started playing the guitar in the summer of 2016, and went on to join the school band Whipflash in the same year as the auxiliary percussionist. Aislinn also started drumming to play for rockbands in guitar class. She loves going to concerts and festivals to see her favorite bands. A few bands she likes are Guns n’ Roses, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, and Aerosmith.
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Repertoire List
Guitar
​Alto Saxophone
  • Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
  • Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns n Roses
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica
  • Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
  • I Feel Good - James Brown
  • Your Momma Don't Dance - Loggins & Messina
  • Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
  • Motown Song - Rod Stewart
  • Game of Thrones Theme - Ramin Djawadi
List of Performances
Guitar
​Alto Saxophone
  • Guitar Class Showcase, December, 2016
  • Long & McQuade Winter Recital​, ​December, 2016
  • ​Battle of the Bands, May, 2017
  • Performance Test, May, 2018
  • Guitar Class Showcase, June, 2018
  • Rhythm and Blues Summit, April, 2017
  • Final Concert, May, 2017
  • Christmas Concert, December, 2017​
  • Trills and Thrills Festival, May, 2018
  • Final Concert, May, 2018
Related Musical Experience
  • Guitar Lessons at Long & McQuade, 2016-2017
  • WhipflASH 2016-2017
  • Grade 11 Guitar Class, 2016-2017 
  • Instrumental Class, 2017
  • ​Grade 12 Guitar Class, 2018
My Song Introduction
  • Title: Ft. Refrigerator 
  • Instrumentation: Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Drums
  • Genre and why it belongs there: Rock, neither on the heavier side or softer side. Uses power chords and a classic rock drum beat.
  • Story behind the song: My parents made me record the song in my basement cause they were trying to sleep, so if you listen close enough you can hear my fridge in the background.
My Song Recording
My Song Information
Verse 1:
D5 C5 G5 A5 x4
Chorus 1:
Em G x4
Bridge:
G5 A5 B5
Verse 2:
D5 C5 G5 A5 x2
Chorus 2:
Em G x4
Bridge:
G5 A5 B5
Solo Section:
D5 C5 G5 A5 x4
Chorus 3:
Em G x4
Bridge:
G5 A5 B5
Verse 3:
D5 C5 G5 A5 x2
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Reflection Video