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Have I grown in creativity? Give evidence of your growth, if any.

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Creativity:
(eg. I want to be able to think out of the box and be more original in my compositions.)

Expression:
(eg.I hope to be able to express my feelings and thoughts through my music  composition after understanding the elements of music.)

Project Management:
(eg. I want to be able to use my time efficiently to give the the best composition within the given timeframe, and to continuously improve as much as I can)

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Creativity: I aim to use the techniques learnt to create dishes that are varied from the original recipe, and be confident when playing with flavour. I wish to express my creativity not only through the creation of dishes, but also in the way I decorate and serve the dishes as they must look appealing to the eye, and creative methods will encourage and make the dish more appetising to look at.

Project Management:
I wish to be able to work on a dish under a given time limit so as to boost productivity and time management. I aim to be able to create a quality dish with less components instead of creating a dish that has many components but the quality of the food is compromised. This is one way I can have effective project management. When working with others or with a partner, I aim to be a good team player and split the work with my partner so that we can achieve more objectives in a shorter time.

Expression:
I wish to express myself through my serving style of what I made, and be expressive in the techniques. I want to try to express myself through different ways of plating.

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Creativity:

Project Management:

Expression:

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These are 3 important things I learnt about Creativity that can be used in my life:

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Have I grown in project management? Give evidence of your growth, if any.

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Create an EDM / Pop Song using one of the themes:
Self Identity, Social Commentary, Dreams & Imagination.

Voice your experience and feelings (eg. joy of creating..etc) of your creative process?

Download your Videoclips.

Teacher's Comments:

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
My proudest moment was when I stood in front of the class with my partner and shared about our final art project. This is because it was something that we had created out of the box and completed independently with the collection of several different and unique ideas. We also managed to portray a specific emotion and represented it through a variety of textures.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge was that in some of the tasks, I felt that I was not very creative. If i would have been more creative in some aspects of completing the tasks, I certainly would have done much better. However, this has been a learning takeaway and in the future if I do art, I know the aspects in which I have to express creativity to make my art piece a better one.

What can I do to improve?
I can consider and remember the areas of improvement and consistently strive to work on them to ensure that the mistakes i made previously regarding the art or the process does not repeat.

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These are 3 important things I learnt about Project Management that can be used in my life:

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Have I grown in expression? Give evidence of your growth, if any.

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?

My proudest moment was when i completed my electronic dance music (EDM), as i had put effort into creating it and the completion of the EDM gave me a sense of fulfilment. My parents, siblings and friends appreciated the music I had created, and upon receiving positive comments about the EDM, i was indeed very happy and contented.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
(Eg. The greatest challenge was to be different from other groups as there is temptation to copy others.)
There were 2 challenges that I had faced, firstly, I had to learn how to pick up a skill of how to play a different instruments, and this was hard for me as I had not played many musical instruments before and trying a new one led to some obstacles such as not being able to perform very efficiently and facing difficulties when trying to recall the chords and change the position of my fingers.

Secondly, I also faced challenges while making my EDM as I had to vary many of the loops that I selected as they did not flow well and conveyed a different emotion from what I had intended to. This experimenting led me to being more perseverant as I had to go through a process of selecting the various loops to finally arrive at a product that sounded like an EDM and a product that made me contented and happy, despite this challenge, making the EDM was still very enjoyable.

What can I do to improve?
(Eg. To encourage my team members to give their best, and get every member to be fully involved in the group project.)
I would like to continue playing the ukulele and the guitar as I first tried them during the jamming sessions and I enjoyed playing them, I would like to be able to remember the chords and play the ukulele and guitar to various songs.

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❏    Compare your cupcakes to the ones made by your teacher (less fat version).  Which cupcakes are healthier?  Why?  (Use Healthy Diet Pyramid & watch the SLS video on Functions of Fats in Food)

❏    Which do you prefer? Why?

❏    Show three ways you can make cupcakes healthier.

The cupcakes made by the teacher are healthier as they have less fat. The cupcake with less fat (above) is preferred by me to the cupcake with more fat (below)  The texture of the less-fat cupcake is more compact than the other one. The height of the less fat cupcake is more than the height of the one we made. The cupcake with more fat however was spongier than the other one.

Take a photo of the cupcakes.  Post.

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These are 3 important things I learnt about Expression that can be used in my life:

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Themes Explored in the Aesthetics Modules

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Themes Explored in the Aesthetics Modules

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What are my aspirations and goals for Aesthetics next year?

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What are my aspirations and goals for Aesthetics next year?

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How was my experience?
The experience of cooking in the school kitchen was quite different from cooking at home. There are limited supplies, and there was a time limit to adhere to. However, I still enjoyed baking independently and collaborating with my partner. I enjoyed following the recipe and baking the cookies. This activity has helped me be more independent when working in a kitchen. This was also the first time using the creaming method, as i usually just use the beater.

What did I learn?
I learnt that there were different techniques of making a cake, and I am interested to try using all of them. I also learnt to be attentive and mindful of the recipe to get the correct measurements. I learned ho to be independent when baking without seeking another's help.

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❏    Identify at least 3 dishes.

❏    Consider their manipulative skills and how they can be modified to be healthier.

❏    Choose 1 to prepare, cook and serve.  Include recipe (ingredients and methods).

❏    Provide reasons why your chosen dish is healthier.  You may use the following nutritional tools (check Google Site):

❏    Healthy Diet Pyramid

❏    Recipe Analysis

❏    Healthy Plate

❏    Balanced Diet

❏    Food Labels

❏    RDA

❏ Healthy Methods of Cooking

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?

What can I do to improve?

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❏    In what ways have you met the task demands? (Keywords : healthy, manipulative skills)
The practical test requires the use of high manipulative skills which I have used by making the pot pie as it requires making a short crust pastry.

❏    Reflect on the practical test session
I feel that my performance today was quite good and I am satisfied with how my dish turned out. I felt that I could have improved in my plating as the items on the plate did not complement each other. I also feel that I was quite productive today and was on task as all my ingredients were organised and I was familiar with the steps.

❏    Were you able to manage time?  Yes, I managed to successfully make my dish in time and no process was rushed, thus my product was quite satisfactory.  Before coming for this practical session, I had planned how much time i would like to take for each step and following that helped me stay on task and put my best effort for every step.

❏    Did you face difficulties?  How did you overcome them?
Yes, initially my mixture did not have the correct texture and I was quite concerned, however, I continued to work on it and it eventually became the texture I desired it to be.

❏    How would you have done it differently?
I think i could have mixed egg into my mixture of chicken, cheese and spinach as this would have helped to remove the dryness of the fillings, I also feel that I could have improved the quality of my plating to make it look better and more appetising.

❏    Reflect on the food blogging process
The food blogging process encouraged me to reflect on my process of making food which helped me gain insight on the parts I was weak at and to learn more about my strengths, and at the end look about myas well as looking at the consolidation of pictures from all of the cooking sessions felt very rewarding.

❏    How useful were the nutritional tools?
I used the food pyramid to decide on the ingredients I should use for my practical and they were quite useful as it helped me make a decision on how I could make my dish appetising and healthy at the same time.

❏    How manageable were the manipulative skills for you?
The manipulation skills were quite manageable as I could complete making the shortcrust pastry within time and i did not have to rush the process.

❏ How purposeful were the investigative activities in helping you come up with your final creation?
The investigative activities were quite useful as I had the opportunity to experience working independently as well as deciding on the amount of ingredients needed. I also had the experience to brainstorm on what I wanted to make based on the manipulative technique and the healthiness of the dish. So overall I feel that the investigative activities were quite helpful for the practical dish.

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What could you use as a filling for your quiche? Suggest two other ingredients.

I learnt that a quiche can be sweet or savoury. Two other ingredients I could use for my quiche can be chicken or egg. These will be good variations for the quiche apart from tuna.I would also like to experiment cooking quiches with fruits and other ingredients.

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Three Things I learnt Today
- I learnt how to be creative and adaptable in working with new recipes and creating a different product from what I have previously created.
- I learnt how to be independent, manage time well and be organised while cooking. This is because when I was making my cupcakes, the ingredients were disorganised and I was slightly lagging behind time. This taught me a lesson to have greater time management and I learnt to be independent as I had my own recipe I had to rely on and had to make use of my own ingredients as everybody had different recipes.
- Lastly, I learnt how to effectively use the creaming method because I had made cookies previously but with the cupcakes I got to practice the creaming method.

Two Things I can do better
- I can be more organised when setting out equipment and ingredients as well as when measuring them and while cooking as this will help me to be more productive.
- I can estimate the amount of ingredients needed before bringing them to school because I realised that I had brought too much of most of my ingredients and estimating from before would have saved time in the kitchen.

One thing I would like to explore
- I would like to explore more recipes and try other methods of making a cake.

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The dish i made was nutella bread.

1. order of work
The order in which i completed the tasks today was based on the recipe and i followed the proportions as accurately as possible. The order in which i completed tasks allowed me to ensure that i had done everything and did not miss out on any step. However, i feel that I wasted time by spending too long on particular tasks such as waiting for the dough to rise, and avoiding this would have made me finish work within sufficient time. Nevertheless, i feel that i was organised while doing my cooking today.

2. Management
For workspace management, I feel that i was quite fine today because I knew where my ingredients and cutlery was kept. In the aspect of time management i feel that I was not as good because my dish only went in the oven five minutes before the time was up and my partner and I had to rush the cleaning and putting away of the utensils. Specifically, i felt that i should have done the steps quicker as I spent too much time on each of the step which caused the delay in my final product. I feel that if i had managed time better i would have been able to be more productive and the result, the nutella bread, could have been improved.

3. Product
Despite the hardships that I faced while making this product, i feel that my product was somewhat similar to what I had wanted to achieve. The bread however turned out crispy instead of soft which is the opposite of the texture that the bread is supposed to be. I am quite happy with the serving and the looks of my product today as there are colours that stand out and it looks like it has the marble texture. I feel that i can make this product and improvise on it some other time at home as well.

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Story: I shared about a friendship i shared with my primary school friend for four years but towards the end we started to drift apart and it reached a point where being in the same class, we didn't talk to each other.

Sculture representation: My sculpture was intended to show a story, a transition, I folded the start of my paper up in oder to show layers of friendship and depth in our relationship, eventually however, the friendship became very plain and started to crumple and tear, lastly, the end of the scuplture is very crumpled to represent how the friendship reached to an end.

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This artwork was in relation to the collage with black pictures and the faces that we had made, and i found this very interesting as we did not know initially that what we had made a collage out of was to be turned into an artwork made by cardboard. The emotion that we were trying to convey was "confusion."

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We wanted to portray loneliness as being closed out from the world, wanting to step out of it, but unable to do so. We went for a literal cage/cell and it turned out to look like an old television set, which can be interpreted as being "behind times" or "left out" while others have "advanced" far beyond. We went for a rugged feel (cuts, slashes, knotted “thoughts”) that can be seen as internal turmoil. The want to step out of this cage of loneliness can be seen from the popping eyes, longing for interaction with the outside world.

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1. I learnt how to form a rhythm based on various aspects, such as while using our own vocal chords, which was the first activity in which we sang the drunken sailor.

2. I also learnt cooperating with others to form a song, such as when we were required to sing different parts simultaneously.

3. Lastly, i learnt how to form an ostinato and interlocking rhythm, which was something I have not done before so I enjoyed experimenting with different rhythms to form a tone that suits the song

3 thoughts about my voice
1. I think I need to practice singing more in order to be able to reach a higher pitch
2. I want to learn how to sing in different tones, such as low or high.
3. I want to be able to extend my boundaries when trying to sing. x

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"La donna e mobile"
- beats - three
- tonality - major
- singing style - opera
- vocal type - male / tenor
- use of rhythm - high pitch, goes down a rapid scale
- ending - dramatic
- accompaniment - strings

Differences:
- solo vs duet
- ensemble: strings vs symphonic band - can be recognised by the use of the drums and the instrumentation, more modern, electric guitar
- tonality: Major vs Minor
- chromatic scale
- ostinato (rhythmic pattern that repeats for a long time)

Why do musicals exist?
- Musicals exist to address different stories through music. The genre also is one that is entertaining to the audience but also plays a part to convey a certain message or evoke a feeling.

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1. what have i learn about music collaboration?
- I learnt that music collaboration gives an additional effect that makes a song sound better and this collaboration requires a lot of cooperation and synchronisation.

2. what have i learnt about holding a musical?

3. what have i learnt about the music making aspect?

4. how was the experience of working in a group?
the experience was working in a group was different as i was working with people whom I had not worked with before

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From my performance today, I learnt that cooperation is very important in order to display a good performance. I was proud of myself as I took the opportunity to learn how to use the ukulele, and although I played the cajon in the end, I will remember the experience of learning a new instrument. Trying out the new instrument was definitely not very easy as I struggles to familiarise myself with the chords and coordinate my fingers to move to those chords quickly. I have not worked with this group of people before, and so this was a new experience as we had to coordinate our levels of expertise in music to have a harmonised performance.
All in all, I have learnt that it is vital to harmonise in a performance and to have confidence in the instrument that we are playing. For next time, I would like to have more courage to sing louder as currently, our instruments were overpowering our voice.

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What did I learn about the way effects can be created using music sounds?

1) use of timbre/instrumentation, muted trumpets et
I learnt that the usage of different instruments led to a more dramatic effect to the music, s the different instruments produced different sounds - light, soft, one with a high tempo, low tempo, and these create a flow to the music as well as creates sections in the music, such as one which is dramatic and a part which is soft and melodious.

2) texture
Without texture, a music piece would be meaningless. A texture is required to give a flow to the music. Texture in this music allowed me to understand the depth of the music as well as placing emphasis on different instruments being used in the music.

3) dynamics
The dynamics in this music was quite impressive, and this dynamic is what led me to be attracted to the music and actually understand the different instruments and the aspects and segments of the music.

What is the effect achieved using the non tuneful melodies

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Peer Feedback:
- at the start could see the different extremes expressions and actions
- the ending became messy, ending could be exaggerated, emphasise contrast, could have had high to low movements
- footsteps were reflective of the beats of the music, the gentle movement of the lion deflected the mood, the low height synchronised with the soft dynamics and he soft tempo
- the running reflects the tempo change
- the drop shows that the silence was acknowledged
- storyline matches music
- the last part could be a bit more dramatic

Group's Dynamic and Organisational Skills:
Through this performance, I learnt how to effectively collaborate with others, and the importance of group dynamics. I feel that my group was able to work together and come up with a creative idea without many internal disputes. I feel that our challenge was varying with textures and so we had to experiment different techniques before finally achieving a formation and sequence that matched the tempo of the song. Although our final performance had several flaws, this entire experience was a new one for me, and my most valuable takeaway would be that just simple body movements too, can create the form and represent a music effectively.