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i thought this performance was very relaxing and gave me some coffee shop vibes, i can see a lot of practice went into this performance and there was a lot of confidence felt from this performance, in comparison to my own, i feel that this was more relaxing and fit for the first set as natural instruments was used and it had a sow and steady BPM.

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i was really proud of Daniels group as not only were they the last and ended the show, they managed to get the tough crowd on their feet and dancing as it was hard to do so throughout the show.

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As a result of personal reasons Keira left, Archie Left and for a while so did myself. Which resulted in our project be jeoprodized.

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My friends helped share and promote the performance which made people aware.

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Throughout the weeks a lot of the venues would not or would take a very long time to respond, due to this we felt a lot of time was wasted and it caused people to lose faith in the show and for others to not come in at all as they felt transportation money was being wasted

We felt as though without a venue we couldn't start the planning and promotion of the show so it led people astray and focused on their personal issues more than the show.

Lesson Learned

We did  have the college as a back up choice but just did not want to use it. i feel as though we could have focused on things like our songs and the promotion of the show and announced the venue afterwards when we had found a solid place so this is something i solidly took note of in my book of mistakes.

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So during my weeks of working at studio and on the website and working and trying to come to school on time i found out i was 5 weeks pregnant, which did take an emotional toll on me as i felt i had alot on my plate already and it caused a lot of issues for not only my family but also my reltaion and studio time. suffering from nausea, lack or breath and constant tire, i feel as though this drained my energy and averted my attention from the project as a whole for a while.

i feel as though i became quite unprofessional as i was unable to seperate personal life from school life and due to this depression i could not ask for help from others and suffered alone for a while.

Lesson learned

in the future it wouldn't hurt to ask for support when going through a difficult time as i have learned this year, stuff happen that are sometimes unavoidable and the best thing to do is ask for support when you need it. which i did later on, i spoke to my student adviser Faye Tilyard and i felt so much better and sh did give some recommendations on places to go and what to do. and i felt understood. Which motivated me to continue with the course and catch up although it took a while.

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Sadly Alan and Andy had left us just before the Easter break so we were expecting  a new teacher to take over, in the meantime we had to deal with venues not replying and people dropping out etc...
I felt in comparrison to last year,  there was a slight lack of support from the tutors and due to that lack of support it was hard to steer the show into a positive light making everyone a little negative.

This also made the coursework quite confusing and hard to do as we were given course work with no explanation on how to do it or an explanation that was not very clear therefore we were working through our instincts.

Lesson Learned

We are old enough and have received enough practise and lessons on how to organise an event and i think we should have pestered our tutors a bit more and discussed this with them when they were here.

Chris who used to be our technician and a little help from the new teacher Graham helped get things back on track and with their teaching and support and preservearance the show got its faith back and everyone started to come in including myself and work hard on the show each day we had left.

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I think this year i had the habit of letting personal issues affect my way of life and school so i most definitely  would not allow that to happen in the future and  learn to set aside personal issues with school activities.
Most definitely would also do everything that i had noted down differently with the lessons learned.

overall i am very pleased with how the show had turned out and how smoothly it ran, everyone's performances was great and we managed to pull through with Chris who used to be our technician's help.

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We had promoted it more to get more people in the audience,

More details were added to the flyer,

People (including myself) didn't lose faith in the project,

There was more communication,

Had more class meetings

Voiced our issues instead of keeping them in and then feeling offended or unsupported.

A little more research was done and things recorded into my Project journal than on my social media pages.

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In the end we managed to pull off a splendid show,  everything ran on time and smoothly even with the little bumps.

Although everyone was going through their personal dramas of life we managed to motivate one another through though love pep talks and reminders.

I think we took the constant change of teachers very well as we took the initiative to place our show and matters into our own hands with our without supervision.

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The set list was written and decided on the night as many people made changes repeatedly to their song choices and amount on the night. And that cause slight confusion when announcing the next artists.

Lesson Learned

If the set list we made during the class meeting had stayed the same without accepting changes we would have grown accustomed to the set list and had been fully rehearsed and prepared for the night of the showcase.

Communication is very important as things like this would be avoided if we had communicated more even with the group chat.

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I was a little disappointed with the audience as we did not meet the age range (18+) we had planned to meet. We had a few underage children who came to watch the performance and for that, a few of us had to rethink our lyrics. We also had a few people who were quite of age which was okay but we were unsure if our music of choice would suit their tastes. therefore having a few of us feeling slightly uncomfortable. However we decided to go with what we knew and spent weeks rehearsing and continued the show swiftly giving warning signs to the audience on the explicit language in the songs.

Lesson Learned

If we worked more on the promotion and added more information of the expectations and age limit of the venue and the event then this could have been avoided.
in future i think promotion is something to really think about as i feel we did not really place enough of our attention into the promotion which is a key part and something we could have easily done providing that there are 16 students on the course. So that's something i have definitely taken note on for future reference.

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During the interval people went off to hang out with friends nearby and go off to different places and as it wasn't announced how long the interval would be, people were not where they should have been when the time for the second set to begin was approaching.

Lesson learned

As i was announcing the interval, i think i failed to mention how long it would be and when everyone should return to the venue so in future i should make sure i have all that information before performing that way people would know where they should be when they should be.

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Things not going to plan...

There were a few  things that didn't go to plan even through it ran very smoothly such as:

1. Set list wasn't properly reviewed
2. Divine performing twice
3.  people we invited didn't arrive on time

1.  On the night we had a team meeting before performing and letting the audience in,  in this team meeting we discussed the set list that was pre-written on paper and due to lack of communication between each other there was no knowledge  of how many songs each person was performing. I was dissatisfied that they forgot i was doing two songs and was placed last before the interval with two contrasting songs so i suggested that i do one song before the interval and announce the interval and another song after the interval to kickoff the second set as both songs are quite contrasting and it made sense to have 'Backwards' first as the first set of the performance was quite slow and chilled and then perform 'Vimming' for the second set as the second set was very upbeat and active.

2.  Divine performed two songs one with a tagged backing track and another with graham. i really liked her songs however i took note (for future purposes) of the fact that the track she used still had its YouTube producer tag  on it and made her performance i little distracting. However during the interval i was told Divine would perform her song with Graham again to start off the second set as her father arrived late and missed her performance. I was okay with it however i thought the reasoning was very unprofessional  and was slightly disappointed as it caused a little mishap on the energy of the second set.

Lesson Learned

Things happen and how we handle it is up to us and in future i would take it as professionally as i did on the night, move on and let the show continue in order to run smoothly with enthusiastic energy.

3. Due to some of the audience not arriving on time, there were a few distractions when they entered the venue and that caused a few of the performers to get a little distracted and uncomfortable on the night.

Lesson Learned

I think we should have waited a little till everyone was seated and the venue was filled to a decent amount before performing.

Maybe in the promotion of the event  if we discuss arrival time and suggestions on how to get to the venue and on time we would have a lot more people in the venue before the first set began.

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I found finding the venue quite hard as i didn't go with the rest of the class to visit the venue when we first decided to book it. It wasn't very clear on the maps and i spent  quite a while looking for it and then i called Yoana to help me find it.
I think if i had not left the college at a decent time to arrive at the venue i would have missed out more time for my sound check  than i already did.

Lesson Learned
In future i think i should visit the venue before the performance date to get a feel and view of the venue.

I should do a little more research on how to find the venue and try asking people for directions.

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Arrival
I arrived at the venue just after doing my hair and make up at 5:30 pm, i had a hard time finding the venue as i have never been there before. I called Yoana who was already in the venue from 2 pm to help set up and she picked me up from the Morrisons nearby and directed me to the venue. Once i arrived i had given Chris my USB stick which had a PA version of both songs Vimming and Backwards. and then we briefly did a sound check of both songs.

Food
so me, Ismael, Yoana and Shannon went to the local market around 6 pm,  i got food from the Asian cuisine stop and bought my food along with a bottle of water. we then swiftly arrived back at the venue and ate and watched as they went through the lighting

Set List and Class Meeting
As time for doors to open was nearing, we had a class meeting which was held by Yoana, Discussing the set list and order of the show, the interval and how long it will be. We were informed of where we should place our personal items which was a small section on the side of the stage behind the curtains as there was no backstage area like last time.

The Show
so we then kicked off the show right on time at 7:30 pm  starting with Ismael and Yoana's Duet which was the song  '2 am ' which was written and composed by both Yoana and Ismael,  i performed two songs, i was the last performer before the interval so i also announced the interval. Before the interval i performed Backwards and after the interval i should have started off with Vimming but i went after divine's song which she performed again from the 1st set prior to the interval. Archie was the chosen host of the night which i think was the best decision as he kept the audience entertained and grabbed their attention throughout the show.

After The Show

After the show we packed up and left the venue, we went out for drinks afterwards to celebrate the hardships and the obstacles we overcame this year. no videos were taken by others of the performance. Therefore it will be a bit difficult to evaluate my own performance solely based off my memories without examples.

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On The Night

Finding the Venue

Things not going according to plan

Not being able to find people for the second set during the interval

The audience

The set list

Throughout The Process

Alan leaving

My pregnancy

The constant change of teachers

Venues not replying

Attendance

Dissatisfaction with choice of songs

Disagreement with certain class decisions

Lack of communication