Reflective Essay On Arts Making

The first step for my Arts Making was to decide which character from my drama oral storytelling to select as the perspective of my song. After some thought, I chose my younger sister. This meant that my song was based on how a young child would view the sites and sounds of Amsterdam. I then decided to select a well known children’s nursery rhyme to form the melody of my song as I felt that this would reflect the child’s perspective. I chose The Wheels on the Bus. Next, I wrote the lyrics for my song and rehearsed singing it. I also designed, created and decorated my instruments, which included; a shaker and a rain stick maker. Lastly, I filmed myself singing my song and edited it together to make a short video.

The first step of my Arts Responding …show more content…
Responding: Observation was a key tool in this activity as I was required to view and listen to the orchestra playing The Moldau. Doing this meant that I was able to authentically write about it and come up with my own ideas on the piece of music.

Making: I constantly reflected on my song as questioning and evaluating my work allowed me to improve it. I critiqued the lyrics during the writing process which meant that some I left out and I added in new ones that I thought were more effective. I also rehearsed my song and reflected on what worked and what didn’t work so that I was able to deliver my best performance when it came to filming it. In addition, compared my video to the criteria to ensure I had addressed all the learning outcomes and aspects of the task.

Responding: Once I had completed the guided listening and contextual research, I then went through and edited it. I reflect on each section and evaluated what I did well and what could be improved and then made the necessary changes to make sure I was submitting my best possible