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What is your instrument(s) of choice for E.E this year?
-the instrument of my choice will be guitar this year
What are your personal musical goals for this year in E.E?
-my one and only goal for this year is to improve my musical skills with a guitar
Are you currently working on any repertoire?  Is there something specific you want to play this year?
-Umm...No
What do you have available to you at home that could aid your work in E.E?  (Ex-instruments, electronic devices, recording devices, recording software (Garageband, SoundTrap, Logic, etc), sheet music, printer access, etc)
-I have a guitar and a laptop with potential.
What do you need from me?  What can I help you with? What questions do you have?My work
-All i need is you to be a decent teacher, mind you, not good... decent.

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What were 3 SPECIFIC Takeaways/Talking Points you found interesting in Victor Wooten’s musical philosophy?
-One is that he says that not only are music is a language but that it serves the same purpose as spoken language. Two being that teaching music the same ways that we learn languages naturally would be better and take much less time. Third is the idea that when trying to learn how to play music one should embrace mistakes instead of correcting them.
How can we relate Wooten’s approach to music to our own musicianship in Emerging Ensembles? (Think---Musicianship=Performing+Listening+Creating)
-I believe that Wooten's ideology compared to the musicianship in E.E is night and day (to different to contrast).

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What are 3 (or more!) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
-First goal would be to learn a new song and be fluent by the end of the week.
-A second would be to actually practice this week
-Lastly would be to submit the end of week assignment
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?
-I plan to complete these goals with effort and some step would be to not procrastinate and start practicing

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What was one of the biggest accomplishments or takeaways from your first full week of Emerging Ensembles that can help guide your practicing and work this week?
-One being that I suck at guitar worse than I thought
Were there any challenges/difficulties last week?
-I got blisters on me fingers!
How did you approach them?
-Practiced more
What are 3 (or more!) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?  How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?

-1.practice
2.learn a new tab
3.practice tab
- Ill have to practice

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What was one of the biggest accomplishments or takeaways from week 3?
- I practiced
Were there any challenges/difficulties last week?  How did you approach them?
- Yes b/c I'm very bad at guitar and I practiced
What musical elements (think “Periodic Table of Groove”) do you want to specifically focus on in your practicing this week?
- No. (notes)
What are 3 (or more!) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
-1.practice
2.learn a tab
3. practice said tab
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?

-time patience and practice

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What are 3 (or more!) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
-Practice new tabs
-Practice old tabs
-Practice
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?
-Step one pick up guitar
-Step two play guitar

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What are 3 (or more!) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
-The first would be to practice the White Lady tab
-A second would be to practice learning notation as opposed to tab
-The third is to start learning a new piece of tablature
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?
- All I need to do is make sure my work is done and to set aside time for practicing
How do we know when a piece is ready to perform?  What do you need to make your piece performance ready?
-the piece needs to be playable and flows nicely throughout the piece

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What are 3 (or more!) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
- practice the archipelago piece for white lady
-practice the silent night
-practice the theme of Nascence-Journey
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?

How do we know when a piece is ready to perform?  What do you need to make your piece performance ready?

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
- Three more music goals would be to practice my current piece, practice tuning by ear, and too be ready to perform by this weeks reflection.
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?
- I am going to set aside specific time in my day for practicing.
Is your piece ready to perform?  How do we know when a piece is ready to perform?  What do you need to make your piece performance ready?
- My piece is not ready to preform as it doesn't flow nicely like I want it to.

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?
- I know for a fact that I did not achieve my goals and this is because of my poor time management
What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?
- They should not pay attention as it sounds pretty bad
Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?
- My biggest problem was that my family was very busy this week and trying to practice an instrument on top of everything caused quite a hinderance
Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready
- My piece in no-where near ready as I need more practice

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?

-The first would be to be ready for the recording at the end of the week
-The second is to practice sheet music
-A third would be to start practicing on a new piece

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take?

-I plan to do this by practicing and taking the time out of my day to do so

If you are selecting new music to learn, how do you choose music to work on and perform?

I find a piece that sounds nice, then I try playing it to see if its my level of expertise, and if it is i will practice it

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
-The first would be to practice reading notation
-A second would be to actually practice during the time set aside for practicing
- A third is to finish the piece I'm working on.
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
-The only thing that I need to do in order to accomplish these goals would be to complete goal number two.

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?

The first would be to practice sight reading, second would be to finish

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).
- Work on sight reading
- I would like to finish the current piece
- I would like to begin a new piece for next performance
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
-I plan on accomplishing these goals by setting aside time specific for practicing and performing

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?
- My piece is not ready and in order for me to become ready I will need to practice more.

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

No, as I am turning in this recording in several weeks late

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

anything but the obvious being that I didn't practice for this piece

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

The only challenges that I faced was that I had little to no time set aside in my day for practicing thus making the performance 🤬

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

No, Its going to take several more hours even days in order for this piece to be playable

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).
- Work on sight reading
- I would like to finish the current piece
- I would like to begin a new piece for next performance
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
-I plan on accomplishing these goals by setting aside time specific for practicing and performing

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?
- My piece is not ready and in order for me to become ready I will need to practice more.

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

I had no chance of completing my goals as in terms of practicing I did none

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

The recording is a mess by itself having not practiced the piece so much as once

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

The main difficulty that I faced was the absence of practicing form my schedule, but my real problem is that I'm simply not serious enough about playing. while I want to learn it, I know that "m never going to take it to higher places in my life

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

The last performance piece wasn't ready, the next performance piece still isn't ready, so this piece goes without saying.

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).
- Work on sight reading
- I would like to finish the current piece
- I would like to begin a new piece for next performance
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
-I plan on accomplishing these goals by setting aside time specific for practicing and performing

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?
- My piece is not ready and in order for me to become ready I will ne to practice more.

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

No I didn't practice enough/didn't have enough time to

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

The lack of harmony due to my failure to touch my guitar in the past week

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

Main problem being that I didn't practice and this continues to be my problem week after week

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

My performance pieces are almost never ready, but what would help this would be taking the time to actually practice

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).
- begin practicing the piece Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
- practice changing the dynamics of this piece
- attempt the vocals of the song
How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
- The plan would be to break down the song into pieces that I am comfortable with playing and then practice conjoining these pieces together.

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?
-My piece is not ready as the time has not let been taken to perfect my playing ot my own standards

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-What are 3 specific takeaways from the video?
Chick has had a lot of experiences with performing
you can control your focus
performing is more like a mindset than it is simply playing a piece

-What are 2 specific ways you can implement Chick's ideas into your own practice?
The first thing I can do is control my focus when practicing and performing
A second thing I can do is start using that mindset that chick is describing

-What is 1 questions you would ask Chick about each video's topic?
like when training your eyes does one have to train their focus

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-What are 3 specific takeaways from the video?
Chick is a very good piano player, which puts more of my faith in his advice
Even as experienced as he is, Chick has to practice in his steps and repeatedly
These steps aren't just for the more adept performers but for anyone trying to learn a new piece

-What are 2 specific ways you can implement Chick's ideas into your own practice?
The first way is to use this step by step and repeat for my next piece
A second is to use the first step being to pick a piece and stick with it

-What is 1 questions you would ask Chick about each video's topic?
was there ever a time in which you didn't use this method or was this what you were taught

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

I was able to practice more this week but out of my three goals I was cam closest to achieving the completing the piece

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

Looking forward the thing to focus on would be the piece overall, not each note

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

While I did practice it was barely enough to get myself ready, but every step forward is progress in my eyes

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

no it is not ready, I would have had to practice much more but It should be better than the last few

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

Goal one is to finish the theme of love as im coming very close to completing it and I would simply like to get it done.
Goal two would be to start working on the piece Village Dalhi
Goal three is to practice every day this week

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?

to accomplish these goals I need to accomplish the third goal I set for this week

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

Not yet but, practice makes perfect.

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

I was able to complete goals 1 and 3, and according to Meat Loaf " …two out of three ain't bad."

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

Again, I would tell you to pay attention to the piece as a whole as I am actually very excited how close I am to finishing this piece

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

Many of my challenges where due to my job but through the power of staying up late, I was still able to practice.

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

I believe so, but the approval of Mr. Bernstein would be good as well.

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

The first goal is to find the places that I'm uncomfortable with in my current piece and practice them
The second is to begin playing my current piece with tempo and rhythm of the piece
The third is to begin playing through my next piece

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?

By taking the time every day this week to practice and make these goals happen

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

I think so, but Mr. Bernstein doesn't. While we both agree that it is making substantial progress I still need to work on it

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

The first goal would be to finish the first four measures of Vincent
The second would be to separately practice the vocal pieces
A third is to work the last kinks out of theme of love

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?

The one thing that I need to do is set aside time for practice

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

My performance is ready as I can play it to my satisfaction,... but it could be better

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

I was not able to meet my goals due to my inability to practice and I underestimated the overall difficulty of the piece

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

-As a first goal, I would like to continue practicing the Vincent piece
-For a second, I would like to find what range my voice is for the vocals of the piece
-Thirdly, I would like to practice a continuing piece for the tabs on the drive

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?

-A step I would need to take is to put aside time for practicing my pieces

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

-One of my tablatures is closer to being performance ready than Vincent is, but I need more time practicing.

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Did you achieve your weekly goals?  If so, how do you know?  If not, why not?

No I barley practiced at all and my piece got worse

What should the listener pay attention to when listening/watching the recording?

My piece got worse

Did you have any challenges/difficulties throughout the week?  How did you approach/resolve them?

Main one being I didnt practice which went unresolved

Is your piece performance ready?  If so, how do you know?  If not, what do you need to do to make it performance ready?

No, I must practice

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What piece are you planning to play for our final June Performance?
Miphas theme

What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

Practice first three measures of Mipha theme
practice tempo
sightreading parts i know

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
Practice, practice, practice!

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

yes but not very ready

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

working on the pacing for miphas theme
practicing the secon page
just practicing in general

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?
practice

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

almost as i can play almost as well inront of other people as i can by myself

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-What are 3 specific takeaways from the video?
Even though Chick Corea is an experienced musician he too gets stage fright
While he does get frightened on stage he has figured out methods that help him to be less so
His advice includes tips for not getting stage fright in the first place

-What are 2 specific ways you can implement Chick's ideas into your own practice?
Since his advice is about stage fright it can help  when recording my performance to play better
his advice about getting familiar with the piece isn't new but is something that I should be doing more

-What is 1 questions you would ask Chick about each video's topic?
How did he get this advice? Did he just figure it out or was it taught.

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What are 3 (or more) specific musical goals you would like to work towards this week?
(You can include in this what piece you are playing for performance day).

Setting time apart for practicing this week
Using the 5 penny method
incorporating sight reading into performance

How do you plan to accomplish those goals?  What steps do you need to take in your independent work this week?

Step one: Practice

Is your piece "performance ready?"  If so, what makes your piece ready to perform?  If not, what do you need to do this week in order to prepare for performance day?

Yes but not up to my standards