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How have your art form skills developed?

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How have your art form skills developed?

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We developed our aural skills as we listened to how the original singer sang the song and tried to use the dynamics present in the song. I also used my sight reading skills with the pianist to change the song as we weren’t doing one section and so it sound right with all the vocals and the guitar

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Winter UCGS showcase

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Which art form(s) are you interested in?

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Which art form(s) are you interested in?

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Music: I really like music and it has been a passion for me since I was very young. I have always been involved with the performing arts in school and outside. I am especially interested in singing and piano as I do graded exams for both (singing: Grade 5, piano: Garde 3). Having a passion in music has driven me to know more about music and to research about the career paths it can lead me to.

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We have gotten our copies and are in process of memorising the lyrics. The guitarist is trying to play the music slowly for now but then we are going to try and play together when we are all more confident. The pianist is practicing the right hand and left hand separately to grasp the melody.

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Describe the careers involved in these art forms

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Describe the careers involved in these art forms

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Audio engineer- an audio engineer helps to produce a recording or live performance. They are responsible for capturing, mixing or reproducing sound using electronic audio equipment. It’s a broad career field as it can be used in film, music, television and other media channels.

Musician- musicians produce, compose and play pieces of music. They can also perform live at concerts, parties and even weddings. Musicians can perform solo or in a band according to their choice.

Music therapist- Music therapists use music to improve the mental state of their clients. They can work with all ages to use music to help problems such as physical/mental disabilities, developmental disorders, life-timing conditions, neurological disorders or physical illnesses.

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Waterbear music college

Royal Academy of Music

Royal College of Music

Guildhall school of Music

The city of Edinburgh music school

The Juilliard school

All these universities, schools and colleges specialise in music courses and will allow students interested in music to move further on into the music industry with a strong knowledge and education.

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Audio Engineer- Audio engineers might work behind the scenes at live performances such as concerts to help perfect the output sound on the background music/sound or main music/sound so it's pleasing to the ear.

Musician- Musicians could perform at places - paid or unpaid- they could do song writing, they could compose their own music, they could do live music entertainment, for example they could play at parties or public events, they could teach music by doing music tuition, or they could do marketing. There is a broad range for musicians as they could do work paid or unpaid according to their thoughts and decisions on the career.

Music Therapist- They normally work in specialised clinical areas such as child development, neuro-disability, mental health or palliative care.

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Music

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Attend a musical performance and research the careers involved

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Attend a musical performance and research the careers involved

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we have gotten our piece ready with me and the other singer and the guitarist but as the pianist wasn't here for a week he is going to catch up with the work. Overall the progress is going well. I just need to memorise the lyrics completely by heart and sort out the improv.

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What did you do to get involved with arts practitioners and arts organisations?

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What did you do to get involved with arts practitioners and arts organisations?

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I performed at concerts organised by my primary school as I still go there for music lessons. I have also done auditions for different events with different practitioners. I have interviewed someone I know from my primary school in the musical arts organisation.

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Since this is our final recording we have got everything ready. We all practised a few times before the final recording. The vocalists needed to practice the breathing as we had to hold some of the notes shorter than we thought and we had to project as the piano and guitar was quite loud as the phone was next to them. The pianist had to adjust the speed as we thought the tempo was a bit slow, and the guitarist had to practice alone with the guitar to play correctly with the speed.

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Did you have to change your action plan or your challenge in any way?

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Did you have to change your action plan or your challenge in any way?

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Our pianist only played the right hand as it was a bit loud over the guitar and the singing. We had to keep the phone next to the guitar when recording as the amp was making a weird sound when the guitar was played so we had to play it normally

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Music

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What arts/creative skills do you already have or feel confident in? What would you like to develop or try out?

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What arts/creative skills do you already have or feel confident in? What would you like to develop or try out?

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In piano, I am confident in playing scales with both hands up to 2 octaves, playing pieces and sight reading.

In singing, I am confident in sight reading, singing grade songs as well as songs for fun and singing in my chest voice and some head

In piano, I would like to be more confident in grade2-3 sight reading, some scales with both hands up to 2 octaves at a fast steady speed and to finish learning a piece that i am learning for fun. I would also like to pass my piano grade 2 exam

In singing, I would like to develop and improve my sight singing, the ability to sing high head voice notes sounding relaxed and to smooth over and to be able to sing in my break to chest and head voice

To improve this, in my ensemble challenge, I am singing in a duet and i will sight read a piece to find out the notes. I will also try and to do singing exercises so I can sing over my break

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In my ensemble, there is a guitarist, a pianist an 2 singers including me. I think it will be interesting to sing with these instrument to any piece we decide as I don't really sing with other instruments played such as the guitar. It will prove to be a challenge since we need to collaborate effectively in order for this to work.

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What steps will you have to take to achieve your challenge?

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What steps will you have to take to achieve your challenge?

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1) We will decide the piece according to the instruments playing, the vocalists' ranges and to what extent we are able to play

2) We all will look through the piece together then separately view it. We then will try and just practice one part of the piece separately

3) The we all will show what we practiced and try join it together

4) we again will try another bit of the piece and practice again together either inside of school or outside

5) After we complete the piece, we will practice it multiple times and will refine it by listening to the original piece and and adding things and techniques that sound nice

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What will the outcome of your challenge be?

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What will the outcome of your challenge be?

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At the end of the challenge, we hopefully would be more confident to play in ensembles and to organise our time to help each other play there part. It will also help us practice and sharpen our instrumental skills for future projects.

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Who and what will you need to help you? How?

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Who and what will you need to help you? How?

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We will obviously need the sheet music, we need a group chat on a social media platform so we can convey our ideas or difficulties and we need time to meet inside and outside of school so we can practice together

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What targets will you set to achieve throughout your challenge?

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What targets will you set to achieve throughout your challenge?

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We will set parts of pieces to practice each week so everyone is confident in their part so it's easier to join together. We will also try and complete the piece a week beforew the deadline to we can to tiny refinements and changes so our piece sound excellent

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Good:

The theme (west end) was good as it allowed many well known songs, such as musical songs like Let it go making the showcase involving for the audience to sing along and even for little kids in the audience with the range of songs.

Most of the piano pieces played were good (for example City of Stars) as they were higher grade pieces and fit in well with the theme as the song was from La La Land which most of the parents would've enjoyed

A few of the songs sang by vocalists or played by instrumentalists were good. Some of the higher grade songs were really good as the dynamics and the tune sounded better played than other simple songs, giving more feeling from the song itself, especially if it was an emotional song. Some of the other songs were not that great as the lyrics weren't remembered, timing was off, singing wasn't as good as it could've been, but were still fun as they were well known songs such as Dancing queen or First time in for ever.

The orchestra was quite good as they practised a lot and it sounded in tune and pleasant. The pieces performed and the way they were performed was good due to good coordination through out the orchestra.

Back stage was organised properly with curtains opening and closing on time. Mics, props or anything going on and off of stage was handled discrete and flawlessly. Lighting and sound was also handled well but could've been better as the sound and songs were delayed or didn't work clearly

Bad:

The lyrics of the songs sang weren't memorised properly for choir or solo songs most probably because they didn’t get enough time to practice or they were just nervous

The singers weren’t starting on time with their songs so it sounded a bit odd with the music partly because of the fault of lighting and sound but could also be because the singer not knowing the song well enough or not practising enough with sound and lighting

The guitar on the first night wasn’t plugged into the amp bgwhich was inconvenient for the guitarist who practised to play. The mics kept on echoing and didn’t work properly affecting the sound of the voice.

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How did you find out about future education and career pathways in the arts?

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How did you find out about future education and career pathways in the arts?

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I was told some information by my music teachers, my arts practitioner I interviewed but I mainly researched most information online from websites like bbc bite size and music textbooks.

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Did the event develop your knowledge and understand of the art form(s)?

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Did the event develop your knowledge and understand of the art form(s)?

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Yes, I got to listen to a range of music. The orchestra music was really nice as there were a variety of instruments all playing together. Some of the songs were acted out really well through the voice and emotion making the song sound even better. The choir sang a song with a harmony part which was in sync and sounded well prepared. Overall, the show helped me to understand what I can do better in my own singing and how other instruments can play together in sync

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How will you share your review with other people?

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How will you share your review with other people?

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I might talk to them about the showcase showing them photos and videos and write a review on the showcase to the performers and organisers. I will also write a word document with all my reviews and EBIs so we can use it in our arts challenge.

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What did you learn about practitioners career development and work?

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What did you learn about practitioners career development and work?

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I learnt that there are so many careers you can go into in the music industry, wether you want to show off your music skills or create music from the technical side, there is so much you can do based on your interest. You can even go into a partly medical career by being a music therapist which is something I didn’t know about and I find amazing. I have always been interested in so the career of a music therapist is very interesting.

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How has what you found out had an influence on you?

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How has what you found out had an influence on you?

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It is quite easy and beneficial to go into the music industry. The careers that influence me the most is a musician as you have the freedom to sing or play instruments anywhere like concerts or shows which seems quite fun and enjoyable but for a proper job and salary with interest I really like career if music therapists as they seem to have a very interesting job as they use music to influence the mind which I find very interesting and amazing!

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In the winter, the Year 10s organised the school winter showcase with the theme, A night at the West End. The Director of the show was Ayesha. The show was fun and pleasant with nice musical acts of different genres and instruments. The finale was really nice and involving as it featured songs that the audience knew. Although the songs were performed well, I don't think the words were memorised properly and didn't have enough practice with the orchestra.

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Were there things that didn't go so well?

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Were there things that didn't go so well?

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The mic quality wasn't as good as it normally is as it kept crackling throughout the performance. Sometimes the backing track was delayed and sometimes the mics weren't even working. I believe that the lyrics of the songs weren't memorised as the performers became quite quiet and unconfident at some parts.

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I believe that the showcase went quite well. There was a range of performances of instruments and singing. The songs sung were involving to the older generation as they were common and well known. There were also appealing songs for the younger generation through out which was a lot of fun to sing along to! The management of the showcase by Ayesha was done well and orderly as everything seemed in place. The lighting was also according to the performances and was good.

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Overall I believe the recording and the piece went quite well, the speed, dynamics and overall tone of the piece was played and sung well.

I believe it would’ve been better if the pianist also played the left hand but it’s fine as the piece still sounded as nice as it would’ve with the left hand

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What have you learnt from doing your challenge?

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What have you learnt from doing your challenge?

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I learnt how to collaborate effectively with different musicians and how to adapt to different situations if needed. For example, we needed to learn to wait for people tuning their instruments or to try and practice in smaller places. We also changed some of the piece to make it sound better with all the instruments, so we all recapped our sight reading

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What would you do differently another time?

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What would you do differently another time?

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I believe we should’ve practiced harder and the pianist should’ve played the left hand but overall it was quite good. I also think that the vocalists should've practiced their breathing during the singing to create better and stronger sound.