Creativity
CAS Evidence and Reflections
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In terms of Creativity, I’m planning to take my Grade 8 ABRSM Piano Exam in July, and therefore will be taking private piano lessons (ITP) at school throughout the year. Through this, I would like to increase my already existing skills in Piano as well as challenging myself and broadening my repertoire of pieces (playing pieces from womxn/ethnic composers, for example). Grade 8 is a challenge, and with all my other activities this year, I feel that the stress could pile on, but I have developed a practice schedule outlining total 3 hours of practice each week at specific times (Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday) to establish a routine in which I can maintain my practice. I would like to prioritise my piano playing over my classical guitar classes (which I am also taking weekly on Sundays) due to the pressure of my Grade 8 Exam. To challenge myself further, I would also like to try to overcome performance stress through performing in school music exhibitions such as ‘Unplugged’.
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I collect all my evidence in one google drive folder, linked here!
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Weeks 1-2 Journal and Reflection
We spent the first few weeks of the year in Music experimenting and playing with the opportunities that the Music department holds here. We played Happy Together as a class to start refamiliarising ourselves with playing music, our instruments, as well as playing in an ensemble (something many of us haven't experienced in many months because of the pandemic). We also started to look at the basic building blocks of music such as melody, and revisiting old concepts such as structure, variation, melodic contour and sequence. We also split off into smaller groups to start thinking about arrangements, and how we can take a piece of music and infuse it with our own originality and flair. We created bluesy versions of Twinke Twinkle Little Star to continue thinking about playing in an ensemble and to get our Music minds rolling. Important links: Padlet 1 Padlet 2 Padlet 3
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