~Netball: There was one netball session (school activities were stopped in the last week). There were only four of us present and so we played a game where we just had to do three passes before we could shoot. This week i really got to practise my shooting becuase there were fewer people, and i DID improve throughout the session, but there is still much more room.
~Pessoc: There was one practise, and now we have two weeks break because the conductor's on holiday. The practise went as normal and we tried playing the pieces in a variety of tempo's to test our abilities. I think i should practise my running notes, because right now my runs aren't very clear and it makes it sound very fuzzy.
~Chamber: The last session of chamber for this term was spent listening to beethoven's nine symphonies on youtube, conducted by some of the world's top conductors. We had a small quiz to identify which symphony was which and i got nine of them right.
~Reading Buddies: There was one session of reading buddies and I had four people read to me. i find most of the kids like rereading books, and although i personally don't mind listening to them, i think maybe it'd be a good idea to encourage them to choose other books. THis week was really good because we managed to listen to everybody's reading. The class is also working on reading to other classes.
~Hip Hop: I went for one hip hop lesson in this period. We went through the normal hip hop routine first, that was slightly simpler,and then we started doing a proper dance routine that fit the words of a song. I found it quite difficult cos it was really fast. Actually for the first routine it was already kinda difficult because there was a lot of different combinations, for example there was the move where you bounce on the balls of your feet, combined with slides. The second one was harder though becuase you actually had to strictly follow the timing of the song and the lyrics. i thought about it after the class and its starting to make more sense now.
~UES: We've finally nominated the UES president and vice-president, who're namely Ivan and Ryu. I've also completed the power point on the methane and tigers but we didn't get around to showing them that day.
~Theory: We had one theory session, and this week we basically just had a good talk about all sorts of aspects of music, as a career and also as about applications of music theory in real life situations, like live performances where improvisation is called for. We also talked about tongue-in-cheek as a method of composition, whereby you put in either a harmony or melody that surprises the listeners and maybe even leaves them in suspense.
~Solfege: i did well in solfege again. hopefully the short break we're having won't diminish my hearing abilities. i've found also that nowadays i tend to analyse pieces of music i hear and try to dictate them in my head, even though its not necessary.
~Piano: We had one lesson, where Saori went through all the pieces I've been playing. Basically i still just have to keep on practising and making them perfect, by joining the different parts and sections together so that i can play the pieces as a whole.
~Math tutoring: We scheduled a meeting for math but again couldn't make it. I DID pass christine a textbook though, because she wanted to know about trigonometry and also mensuration. I highlighted the important sections of the book that i want her to read, and hopefully we'll meet during the holidays before the exams.
~Mentoring: I am no longer a mentor. I don't think i'll count this as a CAS activity anymore.
~Badminton: I've had two badminton sessions. Some of the other students have quit, but i intend to continue as i really enjoy the game. Today i played with one new person- i dont know his name, but he's quite young and is pretty good. It was enjoyable playing with him because he's very energetic. I find that one problem with doubles would be coordinating the players to figure out who should hit what and how to cover each other's weak spots. This is one area in which i want to improve on.
~Pessoc: There was one practise, and now we have two weeks break because the conductor's on holiday. The practise went as normal and we tried playing the pieces in a variety of tempo's to test our abilities. I think i should practise my running notes, because right now my runs aren't very clear and it makes it sound very fuzzy.
~Chamber: The last session of chamber for this term was spent listening to beethoven's nine symphonies on youtube, conducted by some of the world's top conductors. We had a small quiz to identify which symphony was which and i got nine of them right.
~Reading Buddies: There was one session of reading buddies and I had four people read to me. i find most of the kids like rereading books, and although i personally don't mind listening to them, i think maybe it'd be a good idea to encourage them to choose other books. THis week was really good because we managed to listen to everybody's reading. The class is also working on reading to other classes.
~Hip Hop: I went for one hip hop lesson in this period. We went through the normal hip hop routine first, that was slightly simpler,and then we started doing a proper dance routine that fit the words of a song. I found it quite difficult cos it was really fast. Actually for the first routine it was already kinda difficult because there was a lot of different combinations, for example there was the move where you bounce on the balls of your feet, combined with slides. The second one was harder though becuase you actually had to strictly follow the timing of the song and the lyrics. i thought about it after the class and its starting to make more sense now.
~UES: We've finally nominated the UES president and vice-president, who're namely Ivan and Ryu. I've also completed the power point on the methane and tigers but we didn't get around to showing them that day.
~Theory: We had one theory session, and this week we basically just had a good talk about all sorts of aspects of music, as a career and also as about applications of music theory in real life situations, like live performances where improvisation is called for. We also talked about tongue-in-cheek as a method of composition, whereby you put in either a harmony or melody that surprises the listeners and maybe even leaves them in suspense.
~Solfege: i did well in solfege again. hopefully the short break we're having won't diminish my hearing abilities. i've found also that nowadays i tend to analyse pieces of music i hear and try to dictate them in my head, even though its not necessary.
~Piano: We had one lesson, where Saori went through all the pieces I've been playing. Basically i still just have to keep on practising and making them perfect, by joining the different parts and sections together so that i can play the pieces as a whole.
~Math tutoring: We scheduled a meeting for math but again couldn't make it. I DID pass christine a textbook though, because she wanted to know about trigonometry and also mensuration. I highlighted the important sections of the book that i want her to read, and hopefully we'll meet during the holidays before the exams.
~Mentoring: I am no longer a mentor. I don't think i'll count this as a CAS activity anymore.
~Badminton: I've had two badminton sessions. Some of the other students have quit, but i intend to continue as i really enjoy the game. Today i played with one new person- i dont know his name, but he's quite young and is pretty good. It was enjoyable playing with him because he's very energetic. I find that one problem with doubles would be coordinating the players to figure out who should hit what and how to cover each other's weak spots. This is one area in which i want to improve on.
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