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

I have grown in creativity in the sense that i am willing to think more out of the box now compared to before. Using completely contrasting tunes for music, blending warm and cold colours for art and lastly, combining different variety of food into my dish for cooking are examples of my improvement in terms of creativity.

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Excellent: I explore various ways of manipulating the elements to develop a solution that is thoroughly developed to rich and fine detail. I had tested and/or improved my prototypes a few times.

Good: I explore several ways of manipulating the elements

to develop a solution that is well developed to substantial detail. I had tested and/or improved my prototypes a few times.

Developing: I explore a few ways of manipulating the elements to develop a solution that is partially developed to some detail. I had tested and/or improved my prototypes at least once.

Needs Improvement:
I explore one way of manipulating the elements to develop a solution that is superficially developed, lacking in detail. I made only one prototype and did not test and/or improve it.

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Creativity: Come up with a imaginative picture which is not realistic.

Project Management:
Be able to complete all my work on time and be able to have more time to think about it before carrying out the work.
Expression:
I want to express my art with colours as i have never been able to do it.

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

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Excellent: I have a clear plan for managing time, incorporating buffer time to enable me finish well and on time.

Good: I have a clear plan for managing time, which I keep to well.

Developing: I have a plan for managing time, but am not able to keep to it.

Needs Improvement: I do not have a clear plan for managing time.

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Excellent: I communicate my thoughts and emotions in a compelling manner.

Good: I communicate my thoughts and emotions in an effective manner.

Developing: I communicate my thoughts and emotions in a predictable manner.

Needs Improvement: I communicate little thought and emotion to sustain interest.

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

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

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How has music evolved and been organised through time?

Peoples’ tastes changing over time (e.g. classical, jazz, etc)

Different periods (baroque, classical, romantic)

Technology’s evolution brings about music’s evolution (from CD to DVD, itunes to Soundcloud, new inventions like synthesizers and such)

Composing: A pop song!

What is a pop song?

What is the instrumentation of a pop band?

Why do people nowadays mostly like pop music?

What makes pop music what it is?

Lyrics are quite literal (content); relatable; lyrics and subject matter discussed are relevant

Use of acoustic instruments like guitars

Heavy bass (electric guitar, drums)

Electronic mixing and autotune

Sound effects

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I hope to remain hygienic and clean when making all my food, and be responsible in cleaning up after each session. I want to work really well with my partner and enjoy my cooking classes to their fullest.
I also aim to make food that tastes good and looks good (plating) :D !!

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

I think i have stayed the same in terms of Project management

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Excellent: I identify significant areas of strengths and weaknesses and provide an insightful evaluation of the generated ideas/solutions.

Good: I identify relevant areas of strengths and weaknesses and provide a thorough evaluation of the generated ideas/solutions.

Developing: I identify limited areas of strengths and weaknesses and provide a simplistic evaluation of the generated ideas/solutions.

Needs Improvement: I could not identify any strength and weakness and provide an inaccurate evaluation of the generated ideas/solutions.

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Creativity: Look at more artistic pictures that are all unrealistic.

Project Management: Have a timetable and make sure i follow it and be punctual with my work.

Expression:
Read up on how to make an art work expressive through colours like contrasting colours and blending colours.

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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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Excellent: I contribute extensively to my team.

Good: I contribute considerably to my team.

Developing: I contribute partially to my team.

Needs Improvement: I hardly contribute to my team.

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Excellent: I can express  insightfully my understanding of cultural diversities.

Good: I can express   substantially my understanding of cultural diversities.

Developing: I can express  appropriately my understanding of cultural diversities.

Needs Improvement: I can express  vaguely my understanding of cultural diversities.

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Hi Year 'Toooos' !
Below are some suggestions to guide you in documenting your journey through this year's music module.  And yes.... you are NOT limited to these questions !

I suggest you create a separate post for each 'week band' for easier management and reading (but not compulsory).

Week 1-4
Deposit recordings of your playing here . (video or audio)

1.a) Which instrument(s) have you picked up in this module?
b) What is something new you
have learnt about playing the instrument?
(c) How did you make the accompaniment more interesting? (if applicable)
d) What did you notice about your own learning style?
e)Was it fun for you? Do you feel proud of your achievement? Why do you think so?

Week 5-6
Deposit latest recordings of your playing here. (video or audio)

1) How many beats are there in this piece?
- 3 beats
2) What is the tonality of the piece?
- Minor scale
3) Describe the style of singing.
- Operatic (Opera)
4) Describe the vocal type heard.
- Tenor (not a base)
What methods did you use to :
(i) overcome the technical difficulties of playing in this instrument / this piece of music  ?
(Aka recommend a problem solving method to another friend)
(ii) transfer the learning to another instrument?
(sample possibilities- erhm...twist your hands?!?!, crawl under the instrument!?!? adjust your brain waves / eye movements....  lalalalala etc )

Week 6-8/9
Deposit a video/ audio of your groups's performance here.

Song analysis: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
- Beats: 4
- Tonality: Minor scale
- Base line: Ostinato (rhythmic) - more for pop music
- Mood: At first slow and peaceful, then slowly escalates to fast and fierce
- Instruments: Cello, violin, drum, trumpet, clarinet, tuba, low-strings, bassoon, flute (higher wind instruments)
- Texture: Thin then slowly becomes thicker (as violins and other higher pitched instruments join in)
- Dynamics: From soft to loud
- Tempo: Getting faster
- Story (if there is any at all):

What i learnt from my dance presentation:
- my group was rhythmic and synchronised
- my group can work on "memory lapse" (basically don't forget movements in the future)

a) Evaluate your group' s performance (using the elements of music). Comment (as an individual AND as a group)

b) What are some new things you learnt about :
(i) the make-up of a pop ensemble (ii) the dynamics of group music making?  (PS: Discuss using the elements of music....more professional :] )
c) How do you feel / think about :
(i) expressing yourself through music.
(ii) the role of music in humanity
(iii) music and the linkage ( eg similarity, inter-dependence, complimentary etc) with other subjects (eg language, visual art, etc)    :-)
(iv) using music to empathise with others / for service to others (is it good way or not? / do you like this way?) .... any past experience to share?

Sabre Dance:
- Sounded like a cat-chase-mouse story
concept:
- first, cat chase mouse around the house (fast and loud music)
- Next, mouse hops into a small teacup and gets washed down the drain from the house to the outside. (music becomes slower and a little more relaxed because mouse thought he lost the cat already.)
- Mouse hops off cup and realises cat is hot on his heels, runs fast again (music builds up back to same tempo and dynamic as the start)
- Lastly, song ends with a "boom" like sound and we thought the cat was about to catch the rat but the rat ducked into his

Finally..............................................Write a sentence using the following words (any grammar form) that represents you (not related to ability, GPAs, pleazzze) :
Music - Create- Expression

For your Reference (only for absent-minded people... :
The elements in music are:
Tempo, Rhythm, Pitch/Tonality/  Melody, Harmony/Accompaniment,   Timbre, Texture, dynamics

HAVE A MUSICAL DAY!!

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I will divide the workload for cleaning up with my partner to make sure we both take turns to clean up and make sure that our unit is clean !!

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

I think i can express myself more easily now and present my self-created things with more expression and confidence.

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
When i was able to draw my first imaginative drawing about a water dragon and a girl who was stranded on an island.
With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge which i was not able to overcome, was to express my artwork (canvas) with colours as i did not know how to blend colours together even after reading up on it.

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

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Excellent: I understand and share the thoughts, desires and feelings behind the needs of my target user.

Good: I understand the thoughts, desires and feelings behind the needs of my target user.

Developing: I know the needs of my target user.

Needs Improvement: I am not clear what my target user needs

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Creativity:
To explore as many musical sounds (timbre, pitch, tempo, etc) , modify existing ideas by great masters  and test it out in my composing or performing before deciding on the final version.

Project Management:
To identify my target outcome, draft a practical time line and be realistic with my final product.

Expression:
Communication: To make sure that my/ my friend's communication is clearly and politely articulated to my group mates in the ensemble

Expression: To take courage to express my emotions :(i) Instrumental -through performing with more contrasting dynamics / greater cohesiveness  (ii) composing -through more deliberate matching of  lyrics to musical sounds

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

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

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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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I would like to learn new things no matter what i am being taught next year. I want to improve in any aspect i can and also learn new values and importances of Aesthetics next year.

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Excellent: I generate  a large number of ideas of great variety, with a unique chosen idea.

Good: I generate a good number of ideas of good variety, with a credible chosen idea.

Developing: I generate some ideas of sufficient variety, with a predictable chosen idea.

Needs Improvement: I generate only a limited number of similar ideas, with a simplistic chosen idea.

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Stage 1: Chord progression (Bass line and Harmony)
1. How did I make this aspect more creative? Discuss what took place in this journey that led to your final chosen song.

I like smooth and catchy sons so i naturally went for a song as such for my composition choice. Harmony and base line was a faster beat and more rock.

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Through this lesson, I have learnt how to scramble an egg properly and not use too much oil when frying eggs. I have also learnt that I can modify the recipe slightly and not follow it strictly to make it healthier or more suited to my taste. Finally, i also learnt that spices like onions can elevate the taste of eggs by a lot.

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Stage 2: We learnt how to use risers, low bases, high bases, boomers and such. We also learnt how to create our very own division build-up to accompany the riser, creating tension and energy before allowing the boomer to end it off nicely. Creating our own beat with all the given audios were fun and meaningful as the beat of the song is a huge and important part of the composition of the song.

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Sunny side up

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Poached Egg

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Week 2 - Baking Tuna Quiche and Peach Crumble 

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Week 2 - Baking Tuna Quiche and Peach Crumble 

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Through this lesson, i haven learnt how to rub the butter and flour until they are all powdery butter crumbs. And i cannot melt the butter while doing the rubbing as it will spoil the powdery texture and it will become more doughy.

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Minced Chicken and Mushroom

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Spinach (for vegetarians)

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Week 3 - Small cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies

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Week 3 - Small cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies

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Teacher's one: 2 layers of two different flavours
Mine: Spiral pattern
1) The healthier one is the teacher's cupcake. This is because it has less fats (lesser butter) and therefore, healthier.
2) I preferred the teacher's cupcake because it was dryer and harder. The sugar level was also just right. I like my cookies or cakes crispy and hard, therefore, i like the lesser-fat cupcakes.
3) Three ways to make cupcakes healthier:
-    Reduce sugar
-    Less chocolate, or none at all (so it's a plain butter cupcake)
-    Add some fruits in the cupcake so that you are consuming fibre and not only fats

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Week 4 - Chicken flavoured rice with grilled chicken

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Week 4 - Chicken flavoured rice with grilled chicken

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Colour of the dish is very nice.

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Key ingredients (nutrients):
1) Carbohydrates (Rice)
2) Vitamin (Cucumber and chai sin and tomatoes)
3) Protein (Chicken)
4) Fats (seasoning, chicken skin, chicken fats, cooking oil)
5) Minerals (Chai sin, cucumber, tomato)

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rc5-YZsp_2wderNZPi_fSP8zx12JHrT-tG-Jf7qXQWE/edit#gid=0

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With respect to my goals, what was my proudest moment?
My proudest moment was when i overcame my fear for sharp objects and managed to dice my vegetables into tiny pieces, with a big, sharp knife.

With respect to my goals, what was my greatest challenge?
When i tried to be fast about cooking my dish that i forget to add seasoning to it, leaving it tasteless.

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Cooking practical dish (Banana leaf-wrapped tuna rice) 

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Cooking practical dish (Banana leaf-wrapped tuna rice) 

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- In what way have you met the task's demands? (healthy, manipulative skills)
I think i have met the task's demands for healthy and manipulative skills because i created the recipe from scratch and the skills needed to fold the banana leaf-wrapped rice is skilful too. For healthy, i think i used less oil for my dish and used a lot more vegetable, even for the garnish.
- Reflect on the practical test session:
i was able to manage time quite well. I was able to finish my dish about 7 mins before time was up. However, i did face some difficulties like nearly burning my fingers off as i did not know how to operate the rice cooker properly and almost placed my fingers at the hot areas of the cooker. I later asked my friends and learnt how to operate the cooker properly. i would have made sure i learnt how to use all the appliances properly before i started on the cooking as it is dangerous to start cooking without knowing how to deal with the appliances.
- Reflect on the food blogging process:
The nutritional tools were quite useful and helped me in my learning. The manipulative skills needed some practice but after a few tries, i got the hang of it and was able to manage them. It was very useful as i got to make choices between the different manipulative skills and the healthier choices to each dish and how different garnishes could bring colour to different dishes.

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Week 1 - Starting on composing Pop music and singing with power from diaphragm

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Week 1 - Starting on composing Pop music and singing with power from diaphragm

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What are some roles of music?
Does it help to enhance emotions? Bonding?
Will it help people at work?
- Music plays a lot of roles in peoples' lives. Especially for me. I am not sure about others but i find that music helps to soothe me sometimes. It calms and comforts me with its tune and sometimes, lyrics. Music also stirs my emotions very easily. Most songs and classical musics i listen to are all very emotional and i often find myself getting carried away. Sometimes i cry, or smile, or laugh, or cringe, or shudder etc. Different songs have different meanings and i enjoy all of them according to my mood. I find myself feeling more relaxed when i do my homework and listen to classical or peaceful music at the same time. During exams, it helps me calm my frantically beating heart because i started panicking over a question that i did not know how to do. I also share many similar music interests with friends and that has allowed us to get closer through our favourite music genres and preferences. Therefore, i think music played a huge role in my life and probably in many other peoples' ones too.

Can differentiate between tonality? Does it change the music's emotions?
- I think i can differentiate between tonality. I can probably tell the difference between major and minor scales. For me, major scale usually gives off a rather cheerful and happy feeling. While minor scale gives off a rather sad and hopeless feeling, sometimes even angry, if the music gets loud.

What do you understand about rhythm?
Rhythm brings a sort of catchy feeling to the music using it and it has a beat and repetitive feeling.

What did you learn about use of voice? (diaphragm, A-Z)
- I learnt that using the power in our diaphragm is very effective as it carries our voices, amplifying it. It also allows us to take a bigger gulp of air and as our diaphragms are strong, they help us drag our breath longer and singing A-Z wasn't hard at all. Compared to using our throat and lungs to sing.