Last Show Rehearsals

Even though  don't have mentorship any longer I still have a persona commitment to the school and the kids to help out, which I've been doing since freshman year.

The final show is coming up and it is making me reminisce of my last show! All the eighth graders are preparing for high school as I'm preparing for college, making me feel old!

So I am currently watching over them and helping with rehearsals as they prepare to end the year with a bang. 

Blog 22: Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Block Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
I'm most proud of my use of sources through out my presentation. The information I provided in each of my answers is based on my sources of course, but the in depth details that I gave in all my sources made me really proud.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Block Presentation (self-assessment)?
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b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
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(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
I feel the mentorship hours and independent components really worked for my senior project. Without them I would have no answers and foundation to base my answers on. The real life examples it gave me fed my answers.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would have you done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
I would have prepared a better activity that went more with my answer and was more thought out and planned.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.
I have learned how to gain patience with children and adults in the like. I learned how to play a teacher role and take authority as well as go in depth into a topic and really understand it.

Blog 21: Mentorship

Literal:
- Mentorship Log
- Billy Rugh, Creative Planet School of the Arts

Interpretive:
- What is the important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
- An important thing I gained from the experience is first hand application of the things I read about. I got to see how the students reacted to the music education and the progress even if it was minimal. I worked with different age groups so each responded differently and was taught different. It was a lot of information at one time but very helpful to senior project, I got all my answers from simply watching the kids work. I did research along with my mentorship but there is no way this project would have worked without the help of mentorship.

Applied:

- Working at my mentorship has given me hands on experience to answering how music instruction influences a child's ability to perform. Without my mentorship at CPSOA I don't think I would have been able to come up with any of my answers. Working directly with the students and their primary teacher's solidified my own experiences pertaining to my answers. I was given so much from my mentor Billy Rugh, he allowed me to be involved in the classes as much as possible and was willing to answer any of my questions. He helped me answer my essential question and truly believe in music instructions helpfulness in a child's life.