The highlight of this semester so far was our second performance, during the celebration of learning. It wasn’t our best and we were somewhat embarrassed but I think it was a great experience for us. It was very helpful for us as a band to understand what how to work together. It taught me how to be more performance ready and be comfortable with performing in front of people. I have learned that being a musician is not easy and more difficult than I thought it would. We have a lot of responsibility has a musician to learn how to read and write music properly. I know i have to put more effort into my work and getting it done even though there's are a lot of work. One thing that has challenged me during this semester is the work our teachers give us. I mean, yes we do get enough time to get our assignments done but I always try and get my work done on time but I usually never do because I always get distracted. I find doing our work on paper in more challenging because it's hard to hand in my work on time. And sometimes I lose my paper by missing place it or i’ll bring it home and totally forget about it so I won’t hand it in at all. My goal for next semester is still to try and get my work handed in on time and learn how to read and write music. Because if I do that, it’ll be easier to do more things in class. One more goal I have is to hopefully have our band play together without messing up or getting distracted by every little thing.
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Today I'll be talking about how our performance went which personally I think it went well. I know I made a few mistake while I was playing piano but I really tried my best to make sure I got most of it right. I feel I personally did okay. I feel like I can use more practice and try and help myself to memorize the cords for the piano. Our group did really try to do our best. At one point I feel like we felt very rushed because we never had everything finished on time and we all felt like we never practiced enough for it. We were all very nervous and didn't wanna perform in front of a lot of people but I do believe that over time we'll get better and more comfortable with the idea of performing in front of people. Before and during the performance I was super scared and nervous and I was overthinking a lot. But when we got halfway through the first song, I thought it was getting easier but it actually wasn't because I kept messing up the cords and I was really embarrassed. After the performance, I was so happy that it was over. I felt like something really heavy got lifted off my shoulders If I could change anything about the performance it would be maybe talking to our teacher about not performing in front of so many people. Another thing I would change is actually making sure we all practiced enough for it.
When Mrs. Cunningham started talking about time management, I knew that it would be a huge problem for me because I procrastinate over every little thing. I also know that I procrastinate because sometimes the things we learn in class everyday aren't always interesting. When Mr. Purnell told us about google calendars I know that it wouldn't be easy for me to understand how to work it. We talk about SMART goals, procrastination, time management and google calendars and how these things can help us with managing out time in better ways. Even though our teacher has given all these things to help us, I know I always wait until the last minute to finished my work. School is very important and being successful after high school, but I know that I always worry/stress and put my "more important" things before my school work which isn't always good but everyone does it. I procrastinate because sometimes I feel like I don't have enough time to do all the work we get it in class, so I'll avoid doing it. Some of my procrastination comes from getting distracted easily by little things going on around me. I feel like grade 10 is a lot harder than grade 8 or 9 because we had more time to work on things but grade 10 is more fast paced and there is more work. One of my goals in Ms. Cunningham's class is to make sure I am finished all my work on time and not wait until the last minute to do it.
Hi, my name is Haily, and today I have to write about my goals. I'm not good at writing or coming up with goals because I don't usually do this. But I'm going to try my best at this. My smart goal is to be able to learn basic guitar notes and learn vocal theory to ensure I sing properly and increase the strength and range of my voice. I will spend 1 hour, 7 days a week, for the next few months, practicing vocals and guitar. I know this goal is worthwhile because I enjoy singing and playing the guitar and I know I'll be able to meet my goal.
Although we had to write a smart goal for class, we also have to write a personal goal. I'm so bad at creating goals but my personal goal is to get better grades in most of my classes, maybe all of them. Last year I only got 50's and I would like to be in the 60's or 70's by the end of this semester. I will be willing to finish all my homework at home, 7 days a week and use my flex time for extra help if needed. if I put in the effort, I know I can meet this goal. |
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