Reflection On My I-Search

My I-Search was on playing the saxophone. I wanted to know if I could improve at playing the saxophone. The main topics that related to my search were, the history of the saxophone, techniques when playing the saxophone, and how does the saxophone work. I think the main things that helped me get better at the saxophone were understanding how the saxophone works, practice, a tutor, and learning some techniques when playing the saxophone (like breathing, blowing, and how you bite the mouthpiece.) All of these steps are very important when trying to improve at the saxophone and after the I-Search I learned many things about the saxophone, and through my research (in my opinion) I have improved a lot by using these tools.

I used five different methods of research within my I-Search. Reading, watching, going, doing, and asking. All of these methods help me learn about my topic in a different way. I found that reading was the best method when researching because it gave me the most information. I also found that watching was probably the least helpful because I was only able to get short 9 minute clips of information that did not help at all. Going was as well not very helpful because it did not give me as much first hand experience as I wanted. When doing the interview (asking) I thought it was super helpful. Not only did I get a lot of information from it but I got a lot of great tips when playing the instrument (he fixed my …show more content…
When I found out I was allowed to split up three questions in three weeks it really did help me find the answer. When I first heard of the I-Search I thought it would be super hard because I didn’t know where to start and what I should do first. But when I had a week to do each question I was able to wrestle with those questions long enough to find the answer to all of my questions. It also helped me focus more on my research and let me take time in it