Category Archives: CAS

DJ Club Reflection #3

This is my final reflection for ther DJ club activity which I have done for the past few months. Even though a lot of our meetings had to be shortened due to the coronavirus, I still managed to make the most out of our meetings. I can attribute it to my ability to plan my meetings so that I can get the most out of them. For example, for one of my meetings, I wanted to learn how to fade one track into another using the audio mixer. To be able to achieve this better, I watched a youtube video at home, which let me have some knowledge so that in the meeting, I was able to spend more time actually working on fading songs and this let me achieve my goal much more easily. For my final product I decided to combine my love for movies and the knowledge I learnt about producing musical beats in DJ club. I created a dub of a animation piece, I found online. I created the audio by myself and used garageband a software to help create the beats. I used knowledge of synthesisers which I learnt in DJ club. Attatched below is the piece I created. Overall I think that I could have worked more on having smoother transistions between the different audio tracks. I also wish I could have spent more time working on getting instruments that worked more smoothly with each other.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4VrBQK0inwM2MDGna5N7t87SOsQEurD/view?usp=sharing

CAS Gym Reflection #2

In this reflection, I will be focusing on my planning and how it has impacted my experience with the gym. When going to the gym, I have learnt that it is extremely important to not only plan what you do but also be willing to change always. There have already been so many times when I have had to change a certain technique I thought I was doing well but in reality, wasn’t beneficial. It is also important to realise that your diet plays a big role in helping you gain muscle and weight and that was something which I realised that I needed to work on. I used the knowledge I found online on various sources such as youtube and the school gym to help me plan a new diet and training program. I have been doing this training circuit for a week and I can already feel a difference.

In terms of LO3, I have been able to take knowledge from my previous experience of doing cross country to breathe properly when exercising. This helps me with my recovery and making sure that I can lift more weight safely. Coaches in other activities like my volleyball have also taught me skills such as routines and drills to train hand-eye coordination and leg strength and these are all things I incorporate into my training routine. Overall I think that I have improved a lot and the most important thing is that I have an open mindset so that I am always willing to learn.

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