SOLO 1 evaluation

 Why did you choose the song? I choose the song because I think if I did a song for the performance I would do better. The song was really good to listen to as well. 

- are you happy with your final performance of it? I was not happy with my performance because I did a lot of mistakes. I wasn't practising really well either because I find the beat fast. 

What did you find challenging about the piece? The challenging about the piece is following the music beat. It was challenging because my fingers need to be fast and stable. 

The performance goal for solo 2(what are you going to work at improving) 

For my performance goal for solo 2 is to pick a song that is the right one for me. Also, I need to improve my fingers skills so I won't make any mistakes. 

Doing a presentation is the most terrifying thing to do in my opinion, because you have to present it in front of a person or audience. I didn't practise well before my presentation because I was focusing on my other subjects in school. Also, I keep forgetting to practise my presentation because I am always on my phone. During my presentation, I was stuttering when I am talking because I felt worried and nervous because I might make a lot of mistakes and my presentation might not gonna get to 1 min. Also, I am worried because of my body language and my tone of voice.

What did I do well? During my presentation, I made a mistake. I stopped talking for maybe 20 seconds because I forgot what to talk about next in my presentation, however, I manage to keep on going by making a new sentence of my presentation of my favourite online book. Also, what I did well is that I kept smiling while talking to my audience. I smiled because it helps me to give more positive emotions and it decreases my nervousness. 

What would I improve next time is, I will practise early before my presentation. Practising early can really help me because I have more time to memorize my presentation script. Also, I have more time to practise my hand gestures and my tone of voice. When I am doing a presentation, I know what to do and what to say. 

What was challenging is that I have to perform in front of my classmate and my teacher. Doing a presentation in front of a lot of people can make me stutter when I am talking because of nervousness. Also, I had to make my presentation good to get achieved. To make a good presentation my body language, voice and my mind should be well too. These are very challenging to me because I have no confidence to do it. 

 

What advice would you give to the current year 10 students about having an enjoyable and successful year at school for year 11 NCEA?  My advice to all year 10 students is that don't give up about your learnings and if you guys are struggling just tell the teacher or someone that you can trust. Don't worry, Year 11 is still fun as ever