Year 9 Elective Feedback

Which box would you tick for Term 3?

• I like prac

• Started well, weary now

• Just want to get back to school

• Some things great, some things hard

The main focus for this term...

• Eating chocolate

• Procrastinating

• Improving our practical skills

• Learning about the history of rock & pop music

You had lots of time to practice this term. What are two things you discovered during your practice time?

Music in Term 3 was

• Too easy

• Too hard

• Are we in Term 3?

• I would actually like to mix up prac & composition/aura/musicology

What would help you & your classmates understand a music topic better?

• I feel confident to start most of the time

• Sometimes more examples would help

• I like to review the main points before starting

• Play a quiz

Your most challenging music activity...

• Technical work on my instrument

• Aural & Theory

• Blues scales

• Improvising

• Sightreading

When starting to learn a new piece what do you think is the most important...

• Get a feel for the "big picture" (whole piece)

• Start small with practice sessions

• Practice slowly when starting out

• Details - fingering, dynamics, notes, rhythms

• Keep working on technique

How did you find the workload?

• Not enough - I got through things easily

• A good amount

• Too much - I didn't keep up very well

Can you summarise your biggest takeaway from this term in a tweet (140 characters).

Any final thoughts or questions?