Saturday 24 August 2013

Week 10 Commencing 19th August 2013

This past week has been another great experience for me assisting on the YMCA day camp at Rushcliffe School. What has been great to see throughout this week is fun and intuitive ways to learning and these are techniques that I will take forward into sessions in the future. The young peoples willingness to partake in every activity without complaint is what made this week really special as it showed to me that through the use of the training and careful planing sessions can be made enjoyable. 

What went well?

The young people wanted to partake in anything which required a demonstration of an activity or  to be one of the main roles for the task of the day. For me just like the majority of the previous sessions the young people at Rushcliffe School were filled with a lot of enthusiasm.   

What did not go so well?

The attention of the young people would sometimes dip throughout an activity when it came to a more crucial part which required more attention. For sessions of this nature the young people could have benefited with some of the tasks that were set being less intense and more interactive.   

Saturday 17 August 2013

Weeks 8 & 9 Commencing 5th August 2013

Learning from the taster day and using more elements of VARK in the one on one instrument tuition lessons and production sessions has really helped me to provide fun, interactive and educational sessions throughout the two weeks of Music Mayhem. In particular the first week where young people turned up filled with enthusiasm wanting to learn about production.   

What went well?

Taking Phill Mullen advice in hand has helped me a lot with one on one instrument tuition throughout the two weeks of Music Mayhem. I was able to make tuition fun and enjoyable for young people at the same time as being a learning experience. 

The young peoples enthusiasm and willingness to learn even after technical difficulties.

What did not go so well?

For a lot of the work I did with young people on production during the course of Music Mayhem I could have benefited from having a structured plan which would have helped me to show young people various stages of production in a more organised way. However, this did not take away from the young people learning the basic elements of production but it is very important to take using a structure plan into consideration in the future for sessions of this nature.

Saturday 3 August 2013

Week 7 Commencing 29th July 2013

The first open mic night was a great success for me in terms of performance although it could have been a lot better in terms of the running and organisation. it was great to see a variety of the many genres of music in which the young people have been working on in sessions. The stand out act for the night was (young person b) he stole the show for me his clear distinctive character and personality had a positive impact on the audience as they were clapping along and engaged in his songs. What was also really great to see was the confidence in some of the performers as I have previously mentioned they have been filled with nerves when practicing in the performance space. This is a testament to their development and how much they have progressed as an individual and a performer.
If there is anything to take away from the sessions this week in particular the open mic night it is that events of this nature need to be more organised to run more smoothly as this can help to encourage more young people to perform.