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

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Creativity:
I want to be able to create  music using other methods other than using  the conventional and traditional instruments.

Expression:
I want to be able to truly express myself using music to convey my emotions to others so that they can understand what I feel and  empathize with my emotions.

Project Management:
I want to be able to complete all tasks with quality standard so that i can make the most out of this module.

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Creativity:
I hope to be able to arrange and present my food in a unique and presentable way that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

Project Management:

I hope to be able to manage my time well when cooking, and also submit my daily reflections on time.

Expression:

I hope to be able to express my creativity and feelings through the food I make in order to convey a message to the people who eat my food.

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Creativity:
to be able to express myself using different forms of art

Project Management:
to be able  to complete all my projects punctually and with quality

Expression:
to be able to express my feelings through sculpture making and surrealistic paintings

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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.

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
My proudest moment was when I managed to score an 18 for my practical assessment. It showed me that my hard work in planning worked out well.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge is completing my padlet on time. This was because I had to rush through the padlet a day before the submission.
What can I do to improve?
I could have regularly done my padlet reflection after each lesson,

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
my Proudest moment was when i completed the sculpture and my personal surrealist painting. This was because i never expected myself to be able to achieve such standards, as I have never challeneged myself before. I felt proud for sticking through the project although I faced multiple challenges along the way.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge was to formulate new and creative ideas. I felt that the process was very exhausting and tiring as all the ideas seemed to be taken up by other people and there was none left for me. this caused me to feel very discouraged as i did not know how I should carry on and take my step. However, i managed to get ideas by experimenting with various resources and trying all the possible ideas I had in mind.

What can I do to improve?
I can try to be more daring with my thinking so that i can come up with new and bold ideas. I should try not to limit myself and be brave enough to make and embrace mistakes along the way.

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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?
(Eg 2. My proudest moment was when my composition was impactful - it has an emotional effect on the performers and/or the listeners.
Eg 1. I could use my composition for a purpose (such as a phone ringtone) or event (Chinese New Year celebrations).

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.)

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.)

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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)
The ones my teacher made was had less sugar, making it healthier.

❏    Which do you prefer? Why?
I prefer the one with less sugar as it made me feel healthier.

❏    Show three ways you can make cupcakes healthier.
I can use skim milk instead of full cream milk

Take a photo of the cupcakes.  Post. (the picture is below)

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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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❏    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
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PqbWFurZy-16S8ar5pI0uLO0Xg9unhJ1fCY3EwfFt3E/edit

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Creativity:
- I hope to be able to make dishes that are creative in both presentation and taste. I would like to add a little something special to all my food that will compliment the food, while being unique. In terms of presentation, I also want to make my food look aesthetically pleasing, along with looking special.

Project Management:
I tend to dawdle and procrastinate. As such, my time management is usually rather weak. However, this year, I hope to not only have time to accomplish cooking and cleaning, but to also have time to properly arrange and present my food, and not do it in a hurry like I usually do.

Expression:
In presentation, I hope to be able to convey the different styles (classy, children-friendly, casual, artistic) through the way I arrange my food. I noticed I do tend to simply arrange my food in a "classy" manner -- I hope by the end of this year, I can learn to not only try out different ways of "conveying emotions" (in a way?) through food, but to also know when I should use which style of presentation.

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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)

Ans: My teacher's one is healthier, as she used less butter and sugar, hence less fat, and, as fat is on the very top of the pyramid (which means it is something our body needs in very low quantities), makes the cupcake healthier than mine.

❏    Which do you prefer? Why?

Ans: I actually prefer my cupcake, as the extra sugar and butter in mine compared to my teacher's made it sweeter, which is a very important part of a cupcake to me.

❏    Show three ways you can make cupcakes healthier.

Ans:
I could use lesser fat (butter),
cut down on sugar used,
and add fresh fruits (such as bananas) instead of sugar, which decreases the amount of sugar even more, and adds to your Fibre and Vitamins.

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❏    In what ways have you met the task demands? (Keywords : healthy, manipulative skills)
Firstly, my cupcake was light and fluffy. It was not as dense as the one I made at home. I managed to do this by creaming the butter and sugar mixture for a longer period of time, allowing more air to be incorporated into the mixture, thus making it fluffier. Additionally, I added in more baking soda into my mixture, allowing it to fully rise in the oven. Secondly, I managed to frost my cupcakes properly. They did not melt on my cupcakes. I did this by preparing the frosting first, before making the batter. This allowed me to chill the icing in the fridge, allowing it to be firm and solid when I frost the cakes.

❏    Reflect on the practical test session
The practical session allowed me to hone my folding and creaming skills. During this practical, I also applied my knowledge of plating which I had learnt before. Everything went relatively smoothly as I had measured and prepared the ingredients before class started. Due to this, I was able to focus and spend more time on the process of mixing and baking. Additionally, I managed to organize my ingredients properly by minimalising the amount of space they occupied.

❏    Were you able to manage time?
Yes, I was. As I mentioned previously, I prepared my ingredients beforehand. Other than that, I made sure that I spent a maximum of ten minutes carrying out each process, etc 10 minutes for creaming, 10 minutes for folding, before carrying out the next process.

❏    Did you face difficulties?  How did you overcome them?
I faced difficulty transferring the cream cheese from the bowl to the ziplock piping bag. I made quite a mess and my hands were sticky. I overcame this by wiping off the cream cheese. Apart from that, while I was piping the cream cheese, my bag burst. I had to quickly transfer the cream into an extra ziplock bag that I had brought so that it would not melt. In order to prevent the same thing from happening, I cut a bigger hole in the ziplock bag to pipe as a smaller hole would result and a higher air pressure in the bag which would lead to it bursting.

❏    How would you have done it differently?
I could have bought a piping bag to pipe my cupcakes better. My piping was a little messy as I used a ziplock bag. Secondly, I could have garnished the frosting with strawberry leaves to make the plating style more creative and less simple.

❏    Reflect on the food blogging process
I learnt how to take photos from an angle that allowed to food to look aesthetically pleasing. I also learnt how to describe my cooking or baking process using keywords.

❏    How useful were the nutritional tools?
They allowed me to check the amount of calories and vitamins the ingredients had and this allowed me to make good choices regarding the ingredients I should include in the dish to make it as nutritious as possible.

❏    How manageable were the manipulative skills for you?
The manipulative skills were simple and manageable. For the practical, I made use of creaming and folding. I had already practiced these skills numerous times, both in school and at home. This practice allowed me to familliarise myself with creaming and folding.

How purposeful were the investigative activities in helping you come up with your final creation?
For the first investigative activity, I tried making an apple tart. This required me to apply the rubbing in method in order to create breadcrumbs. However, my attempt had failed because my shortcrust pastry was too hard and puffy. Hence I ruled out making shortcrust pastry as it was risky and was a skill that I needed much more practice in. For the second investigative activity, I tried making a carrot cake. This required me to apply folding and creaming of butter and cream cheese. The cake was okay, but the frosting melted while I was icing the cake and as a result my presentation grade was low. From these experiences, I decided to tap on my creaming and folding skills as I was better at them compared to rubbing in. I wanted to incorporate cream cheese into my dish as I liked how it brought flavour to the dish, and made it look more appetising. Hence, I decided to make strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting as my final product, as through this, I will be able to apply my creaming and folding skills.

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ANALYSIS

Time management:
Speed is a strength, but should have mental prep (imagine yourself in a kitchen) and physical prep (read through receipe). If not, it will be like today, where a lot of time was wasted on referring to receipe.

Presentation:
The was Proficient. Mrs Williamme liked the powder and chocolate chip line, but I should have more contrast, and negative space.
With such a big cookie, I need more cookies to be presented.

Organisation:
Proficient. I need to clear my cooking space, and remember that the trash bowl should not be placed next to the (especially for raw) food I cook.

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This is my paper sculpture. It represents my friendship with my best friend. A year ago, we were separated and she went to another school. Both of us were devastated, but soon enough she was able to fit into her new school well, unlike me. I had trouble making friends and coping with the lessons in school. I felt angry and humiliated because in primary school, I had always been the "smarter" and "better" one. It seemed like the roles were reversed. The holes in the sculpture represented how empty i felt without her by my side and how i did not regard her as my "best friend" anymore despite the long 6 years of friendship we had built. I crumpled the paper as it reflects the feelings i had towards her, envy, anger and sadness. It was supposed to be in the shape of a snowflake as it was a running joke between the both of us about how i believed that she had Elsa's powers :)

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Yu Wen's sculpture is about how her friends were separated from her after primary school. Her sculpture is in the shape of a school, and there are paper cutouts protruding from both sides of the main figure, some of them negative shapes, and the others positive shapes. The positive shapes represent her and her only friend that came to rgs while the negative ones represent the rest of her friends whom she has lost touch with. I admire her work as it is expressive yet easy to understand at the same time. While looking at her sculpture, i could get a glimpse of what she was feeling when she made the artpiece. I hope to learn her ways of conveying her message in an easy way just by using paper and cutting it up in clear and simple cuts. I also like how she played with the texture of the paper by crumpling up the main body of the figure to show how her primary school life is over.

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See; There are rounded figures on the object. The texture of the object is mainly smooth but it has little indentations and holes on it. The figure has legs. The "head'' of the figure is unlike the head of a normal baby's as it is bumpy and rough.
Think: It is a sculpture of a pregnant woman.
Wonder: The sculpture, Venus of Willendorf, is a figure of fertility.

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- it allows us to convey our message to others
- makes us human, as stories and events make us who we are
- allows us to express our thoughts and give concrete examples
- makes us feel better as we get to share our burden with others

stories are important as some of them tells us what happened  in the past in an engaging way. Stories can also be a source of entertainment, and they also teach us important life lessons and values. Stories can come in different forms, be it through books or writing, movies, or artworks. Out of the four art pieces/ photos shown to us, my favourite is National Language Class by Chua Mia Tee. It tells us about how life was in Singapore during the Japanese occupation and just from the painting, one can see what actuallly happens

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currenIlo Ilo is a movie set in the 1990s describing and showcasing what the situation in Singapore was like back then. The film touches on aspects such as the economic and social situation faced by locals. Other than that, the film also included the perspective of foreign workers in Singapore and the woes experienced by them. The main storyline of the movie focuses on the Lim family and their helper, Teresa. The Lim family was experiencing financial difficulties. The film was mainly about how the Lim family and Teresa learnt to cope with new changes in their lives. Personally, I felt that the movie was touching and emotional despite its abrupt and unexpected ending. It close to home as the movie literally explained what being a Singaporean was like. Something i really liked about the movie was its subtle changes that made me go "ouch", for eg. the part where the dashboard of mr Lim's taxi was empty as compared to his old car where the dashboard was messy and full of random objects. I enjoyed this movie as it allows people to realise the hardship of Singaporeans back then and what "normal" was like for them, allowing the viewers to feel a sense of gratitude towards what the current situation in Singapore is like right now. It also brings forth the importance of one's family. While explaining all of these points, the movie uses a light- hearted tone in contrast to its heavy and melancholic .

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This sculpture is a depiction of happiness. My artwork is made up of 2 pieces. The headgear is a simple one- ply cardboard sheet. I bent the cardboard to form a circular shape and attached long and thin pieces of cardboard at the front of the  headgear, and tied the pieces of cardboard up using a rubber band.  The headgear is used to represent how one feels the happiness "springing" from within and spiralling out of control. The second piece, the neck-to-mouth cover, is made the same way as the headgear. However, instead of attaching cardboard pieces, I pasted strips of recycled newspaper on the inside of the neck gear, to create the "flowing" effect. The neck gear is used to represent how happiness flows and engulfs a person. I doubled up the neck gear as a mouth cover to show how one feels "speechless" upon experiencing happiness.

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areas done well:

I feel that I have chosen the right materials to depict the right emotion. I managed to bring out the theme “happiness” by leveraging on the certain characteristics and textures of the materials. For example, I used the long pieces of cardboard and tied them up to show the “springiness” of happiness. Another example is the newspaper pieces. I used them to show the “flowiness” of happiness and I am quite happy that it worked out quite well.

areas for improvement:

I feel that I could have used a wider variety of textures from the texture dictionary to express my feelings more. For the sculpture, I only used 2 main types of textures, one for the newspaper, and the other for the long pieces of cardboard. For example, I could have made use of other types of textures such as twirling, cutting and more, while making it suit the theme of happiness. Secondly, I feel that I could have made the newspaper pieces longer to show how happiness can “engulf” someone, and that would have been more creative as the sculpture will span from the head of the user all the way to the person’s hip, which is unique and different compared to the usual shape of the sculpture, which usually covers  only one part of the person’s body. Lastly, I feel that I could have been more expressive while modelling with my sculpture to tell a better story about it. As you can see above, I only made use of my hands in the photo shoot. To make the poster more interesting and to show a better example of happiness, I could have made use of the space provided and performed, by doing actions such as jumping or twirling. That would have been a creative and unique idea for my poster as it really depicts what happiness looks like, as compared to my original poster of me waving my arms, which looks rather forced and awkward. Other than that, I could have made my face look more happy and less crammed to convince people that I really AM happy while using the product.

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1) surrealism comes from the unconscious mind and dreams
2) the first sparks of surrealism came after the first world war which caused trauma in many people. they decided to break away from traditional methods . of thinking and decided to not only use their conscious mind, but also their unconscious mind
3) surrealism was saved by Salvador Dali who really defined what it was, and decided use surrealism for entertainment and fun, instead of politics.

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The artwork below shows how the citizens are attacking the deity who is standing on top of a platform. The deity has a hole in her stomach. I think that this represents her insecurities and failures, and how the citizens are critisizing her for her imperfections. It also represents their expectations of her as a deity.

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1) Why not jump staright to the final work?
It allows us to explore different ideas out of our comfort zone. If we jump straight to the final idea, we will be fixated on the product instead of our process and this will limit our creativity. Also,  by trying out different options, we can generate more ideas and we can actually find better options on our main and original idea.

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I hope to be more disciplined and responsible when it comes to submitting and completing the task punctually. I also hope to complete all my tasks with a high standard of quality.

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1. With reference to "Drunken Sailor" and "Do you hear the people sing" how are the music elements used to enhance the sense of bonding and motivation? Compare the usage between 2 pieces.

- tonality
- rhythm
- tempo
- lyrics
Do you hear the people sing
tonality: modulates between major and minor, ends with major key
rhythm: dotted rhythm
tempo: walking pace; march
lyrics: its about a revolution
Drunken Sailor
tonality: minor
rhythm: consistent
tempo: walking pace; work song
lyrics: its a work song about drunk sailors used by sailors when they work

2. Cite one example of how you can apply this knowledge. What other songs have you heard, that use such elements of music to enhance a sense of bonding/ motivation?
One example is "Don't stop Believing" by The Journey. It has a quick and steady tempo,  not unlike the tempo of "Do You Hear the People Sing". This march-like tempo incites feelings of motivation in the listeners.

3. What is the power using the human voice to express feelings through singing?

The human voice is unique as everyone is born with it. Unlike instruments, the human voice can portray a wide variety of emotion and can definitely express more feelings compared to instruments. The human voice can also change its tone, pitch and sound colour according to the type of music.

4. What is one value you have learnt today and how you can apply it?

Today I learnt how to use my diaphragm to sing when it comes to higher notes. I also learnt the difference between head voice and chest voice. The head voice has a much thinner sound quality compared to chest voice as it is used to sing higher notes.

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tonality: modulates between major and minor, ends with major key
rhythm: dotted rhythm
tempo: walking pace; march
lyrics: its about a revolution

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LA DONNA E MOBILE
Context: It is a comedy. Rigoletto is a jester trying to seduce the girl. Although he is bot very attractive, he is good at making fun of people.

Meter: 3 beats
Tonality: Major
Style: Operatic. The singer is singing the tenor part.
Rhythm: Dotted rhythm
How does he end the piece: With a sustained high note, and a scale. He does this for dramatic effect! He does this to show his technical ability.
Accompaniment: The string accompaniments ended the piece with a cadenza to show off their technical ability.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Context: A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protege whom he trains and is in love with.

Tonality:  Minor. There is a dubious mood to the
Scale: Chromatic scale
Bass line: ostinato, repetitive baseline
Mood: Mysterious, eerie, dubious, menacing. To complement the story the song is trying to convey. Organ- nice sexy sound  electric gita- modern

The theme of our lesson today is "music and drama" Think abt how and why this theme is applicable to our daily lives.
- we listen to music everyday
- active listening allows us to find out more about the meaning and story behind the piece of music.

Operas,  musicals,  movies,  all combine. literary,  music and visual. art. What are your thoughts abt the impact of these art genres when they are combined?
They tell us stories and messages about life. People like drama and entertainment in our lives. Additionally, these dramas and operas contain real-life and valuable advice for us to take heed of. These forms of entertainment are able to engage us, tell us a story, yet inform us about the its intended message so that we can be persuaded in a subtle way and hence learn from it.

What value have u learnt today and how can you apply it?
I have learnt that the songs in a movie, be it background or theme song, can tell us a lot about the movie itself. It tells us about its tone eg. whether it is a cheerful or sad show. The tempo, rhythm and tonality of the music used plays a huge role in telling the story. Theme songs/ background music in a major key with a fast tempo shows that the movie is a happy and cheerful one. However, theme songs/ background music in a minor key with a slow tempo sets the mood of a sad and melancholic movie.

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What loops do we layer together?
- Rhythm loops which allows the edm to have a steady pulse.The rhythm loops are pitchless.
- Bass pitches are low pitched and it adds dimension to the music as it contrasts with the higher pitched tracks.
- Melody loops are the main focuses of the music. Usually one melody loops are played at a time.

Arrangement

Intro, Riser, Body, Ending Riser

Intro, Riser, Body, Outro

Or Riser, Body, Ending Boom

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Dick Lee said that Singapore is a very young country, with little folk music of its own. Do you think this necessarily signifies a lack of national identity?

No, I do not think that this is a lack of national identity. Singapore is a country with a multi-racial society, with 3 main races, namely Chinese, Malay and Indian. Individually, racially, we have many traditional folk songs. However, the hard bit is to combine all our songs, with language barriers in mind, to form a whole new national folk song that captures the idea of national pride and identity in Singapore.

The two songs are written in Malay, Singapore’s national language. Why was Malay chosen as our national language?

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Can you think of some examples of how music contributes to/affects the economy?

eg. concerts, where fans will buy tickets to attend them and buy merchandise so the artists can make money through the music they produce. when they gain streams on spotify, somehow they will earn money, hence contributing to the gdp of the country.  additionally, jingles in advertisements will attract potential buyers to buy the products.

How has music’s role in the economy changed with time?
in the past, there were no streaming platforms such as youtube and spotify so artists could only make money through concerts and the radio. however, now, streaming platforms such as youtube and spotify allow artists to make more money as the more streams they get, the more money they receive.

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Company/ client’s name: Catyán

Product/Service to be advertised/presented: cat food

Criteria (description of image, attitude, intentions) : cat treat that gives cats energy boost (like an energy bar) and provides them with sufficient nutrients for the day

Target audience : cat owners whose cats are lethargic and weak, cats in general

Duration: 20 seconds

Charges ($) for Music/ Visual : $4

Date Due: (usually as soon as possible)

Date of contract: 22nd April

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NqoVMOsTwWAChzd4T6qfJY2hMuxF8fU_/view?usp=sharing

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Describe the type of music you have been creating. What instruments do you play? Are you composing original music or covering well-known songs? What are your inspirations?

I play the piano and the clarinet! I've been practising new pieces on the piano such as Debussy's Arabesque, since my practical exam has been postponed. I find that I have more time to practise during this circuit breaker and i find that it is a blessing in disguise. On normal days,  I simply cannot find tine to practise, so I have made up the lost time by practising hard during the CB. I practised my clarinet once during this whole CB. because I don't really have the motivation to practise :( Hopefully that will change because my clarinet section in the band will be having an online chamber session! I  plan to learn to play the guitar during CB. So far, I managed to learn the simple C G and D chord which are usually played in pop songs.

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- short quiz
under 15 min
- listen to 2 musical clips
- short ans qn

Musical Keys
- 24 keys in total (major and minor)
- scale or key is a group of 7 ntoes
- the song will be mostly made of those 7 notes
- when we say that we are playing a certain scale, it means that we will be playing those 7 notes only
- types of scales: major, minor and chromatic

Tonality
- major or minor
- sometimes in a song or piece of music, the tonality may modulate from minor in one half to major in the second half
- common qn: what is the tonality of this piece

Theme/ Purpose/ Mood
What is the purpose?
Examples of purposes/ role that music may play: work song, motivation, entertainment, identity, engender feelings of nationality, race, religion, festivity, rallying call, communication, expression of self, therapy.

common qn: State some of the roles of music in society

Meter
- beats vs rhythm
- meter refers to the number of beats in the bar: usually 3 or 4
common qn: how many beats is the music in

Rhythm
- flow of music through time
- diff musical notation indicates different lengths of time which a note is to be held

Tempo
- essentially the tempo of the piece refers to the speed of the music

Pitch
- definite or indefinite
- high, low, no
- cajon

Register
- pitch and register are closely related concepts

Ostinato
- musical technique of repetition
- a motif or phrase that persistently repeats
Common qn: What is the term used to describe the technique used in the bass line of accompaniment.

Timbre
- sound quality
- string instru sounds diff compared to. brass because the instruments have a different timbre
- musicians sometimes refer to it as the music's tone colour

Instrumentation
- composer's choice of instruments
- influenced by timbre of various instruments ( rock band vs chinese opera)
- common qn: describe the accompaniment ans : composer was v careful in his choice of instrumentation, he used drum and guitar

Texture and Layering
- composers make use of instrumentation to create textures in their music
- this is impt as they can make a music sound complete
- thinness or thickness of the sound

Musical Form
- refers to structure
- common forms: ABA, AABA, ABCAB
- songs can be separated based on
- tempo, tonality (modulations), mood, theme, musical voice
- common qn: How many sections of music do u hear? How are the sections different from each other?

Dynamics
- volume
- piano forte,  soft, loud
- common qn: Describe mood of piece, state one distinct method used to create such effects/ create such a mood.

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I drew a picture of a derailed train falling into the ocean. I used short lines and dots to depict the rails as it represent the quick tempo of the song. The steady beat of the first song reminded me of trains, so i I drew the train.  However, as the song progressed, the tempo increased drastically and it almost felt like the train was going out of control, and that's when I drew the ocean and the train falling into the ocean. For the second song I drew birds, simply because the title of the song was Lullaby in Birdland. However, I drew several birds plunging to their death due to the words in the song "goodbye". Additionally, halfway through the song, short and sharp drum beats could be heard and they reminded me of gunshots, so I drew a person shooting the bird. For the last song, I drew eyes in the ocean as the song was "ocean eyes".

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1) How did you exercise creativity in the GMP?

For the EDM project, my client wanted something that was suitable for a horror movie. I rarely watched horror movies and besides that, I was new to EDM so I had to take the initiative to find out more about both of them, and also a way to integrate both EDM and horror movies together seamlessly.

2) Pick one of the lessons/ modules from GMP. What did you exhibit during this module?

I had to exhibit collaboration with my group mates. We had to synchronise our playing and singing to "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran in order to make our cover sound nice. Additionally, we had to improvise many parts of the cover, which required creativity, as we did not have sheet music to refer to.

3) What have you learnt about yourself in the GMP that you would like to improve upon in the next Aesthetics module?

I would like to submit my work time. There were a few occasions that I submitted my EDM assignment a few minutes past the deadline. I hope to abolish this unhealthy habit as it might affect the quality of my assignments and projects in the future.

4) What did you like about this module? What did you dislike about the module?

Like- I liked the busking session, I liked analysing Phantom of the Opera and La Donna È Mobile.

Dislike- the EDM contract

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1) Will the knowledge from chemical food reaction helps to improve your cooking?

Yes. The leavening agents in self-rising flour allows the product to rise on its own without having to add yeast, and it makes the product fluffier.

2) List and explain 3 NEW knowledge that you have gained from today (Food borne diseases, food science, reasons for cooking & etc)

- we cook food in order to kill the harmful micro-organisms in the raw food
- when raw food is placed above cooked food, raw food juices containing harmful microorganisms may drip onto the cooked food.
- some examples of food borne diseases include salmonella and e-coli

3) What would you expect for the next lesson?
I will expect to maintain my hygiene practices in order to prevent food-borne diseases to spread through my food.

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1. Name one sweet and one savoury dish made using shortcrust pastry using the rubbing-in method.

quiche and fruit tarts

2. How can we make the sweet pastries healthier?

we can add more nutritious fruits such as blueberries  as they are a good source of vitamins.

3. Take a photo of your pastry dish and post on the padlet.

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https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/6518787969908736

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1) What did I learn?
I learnt the processes involved when making bread such as mixing, kneading, proving, shaping and baking.
2) How did it turn out?
The bread was a little bit tasteless and hard. I could have added in more milk to make the bread softer, and to make it more flavourful, I could have added in more sugar, or other types of flavourings such as cinnamon and chocolate chips.

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comments: centralise the main dish. chicken was spread too fat apart.

What did I learn?
I learnt how to plate food such as rice, probably (centralising the food is key) and I also learnt various cooking processes such as marinading (chicken) and frying (garlic).

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grade: c-
comments: organization was poor, crust looked unappetizing, the apple filling was too thick, improve on plating.
improvements: I can be more organized when cooking. For example, I can put all the ingredients in separate bowls so as to not get confused. Secondly, I could have added less corn starch to the mixture as it was too thick. Lastly, I could have revised the technique for making shortcrust pastry as I forgot the recipe and technique and I wasted quite a lot of time asking others for the ingredients and techniques.

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What did I learn?
I learnt how to stir fry noodles and create the gravy for the noodles. I had to ensure that the consistency of the silk gravy was not too watery and thin, but also not too thick as well. Striking a balance between the two factors was essential.
How did it turn out?
The noodles and gravy tasted good, but the plating could have been improved on. Maybe I could have added a smaller portion of food to make it more appetising, and appealing to the eye.

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What did I learn?
I learnt processes such as creaming (butter and sugar) and folding (flour).
How did it turn out?
The butter cakes were light and fluffy, as we creamed the butter and sugar for quite some time, allowing the batter to infuse with the surrounding air, making it light and fluffy.

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What did I learn?
This lesson served as another practice on making shortcrust pastry for us. We honed our rubbing skills.
How did it turn out?
My tart shells were quite thick and big. I could have rolled out the pastry thinner in order to make the thickness of the crust proportional to the amount of pineapple jam.

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What did I learn?
I learnt to fry the curry paste and leaves in order to bring out their fragrance. I also learnt to put coconut milk to make it creamier.
How did it turn out?
The consistency was good, not to thick or too watery. The curry was quite fragrant too. The prata was fluffy and crunchy,

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For the cheesecake, I learnt to whisk the cream and cream chesse separately to make it fluffier, For the lasagna, I learnt gelatinize the beschamel sauce to make it thick.

In the end, as we did not put enough pasta sauce, the chicken mixture was quite dry. For the cheesecake, it was quite sour so we  could have added in more sugar.