During the second half of Grade 11, I am starting to feel the pressure. I find myself having homework, test and assignments due almost everyday. Not only do I have academic work to do, but I’m also involved with alot of other commitments, often reaching home at around 5-6 everyday. This means that sometimes I do not practice the piano at all or do not practice enough due to the fact that we can’t play the piano after 10PM. I tried to overcome this by spending more hours on the weekends, but sometimes still find myself short on time even during the weekends. I decided to try a combination of solutions, which involved managing my time better by using a productivity app to streamline my workflow & to take some free time off my weekend to practice the piano. I have found this to be very effective and I am seeing results of my hard work. Since the last time I reflected, about 2 months, I have learnt almost 10 pages of content which is really good, considering that 10 pages would have took me 1-2 years when I was in grade 9. I think I have effectively learnt how to compromise and manage my time in order to stay committed. (LO4)

Here is a video of me playing a segment of Mozart’s Sonata in D K311 3rd movement