Beats and beyond Learning story

Title:                                                         Beats & Beyond
Name: Kaedun	Teachers: Mr Mitchell & Mrs Hastie			Date:
VALUES / SKILLS
Year 8 Graduate Profile Highlight the parts of the Profile you are now doing on a regular basis	Commitment	Achievement	Resilience	Respect	Skills
	In your reflection think about how you displayed the CARR values and what curriculum skills you learnt.
People Smart I listen to understand people’s ideas and opinions I can work successfully with others I understand how my feelings and actions can affect others I act responsibly even when no one is watching I can give useful feedback to others I take responsibility for my own actions I am an outstander – I choose to help others who are having a difficult time  Active Learner I am a curious learner – I ask questions I use feedback to improve my learning I have a growth mindset I know what my next steps are I share my ideas and point of view with different people Learning Smart I am organised and have everything that is needed for my learning I complete my work in the time I’m given I am punctual by being in the right place at the right time I manage my emotions when I am frustrated or challenged I ask for help when I don’t understand what to do Thinking Smart I can reflect on my learning I understand others’ opinions and ideas I can think critically I can think creatively  Cyber Smart I use the internet and devices in a safe way I can be trusted to use my device for the task I am meant to be doing I can use digital tools creatively I can use digital tools for different purposes	What we did: For the Beats & Beyond Hurumanu, we have been learning about new instruments that Mr Mitchell brings. After that we met a singer named Ryan Neville, we came to our school and only the hurumanu people went to see him at the auditorium. He taught us some parts of the instruments and also talked a little about himself. After we made our own song lyrics and then made our own music using Garageband. After we were put in little groups to perform a song with the team in front of the hurumanu class.
	What I learned: I learned different instruments, I also learned new different parts of the instruments. One type of instrument is woodwind, the clarinet is a woodwind which you have to blow into. That is something new I learnt in the hurumanu. But I also learned more than that. I learned different genres like Blues, Folk Music, Dubstep and etc.
	What I enjoyed: I enjoyed learning about new instruments and also learning about famous people, we had to write a biography about some famous people and I enjoyed that task a little bit but not too much because it was a tricky task. I enjoyed writing song lyrics and making music for it too. It was also a difficult task because it had to be something I'm inspired about. I didn’t know anything that inspired me so I wrote a song about a game that I was good at, to make it easier for me.
	What I found difficult: What I found difficult was that some people were distracting us and we couldn’t focus that much we managed to get our work finished. The other thing I found difficult is writing the song lyrics and working with others because they waste most of the time and don’t get the work done.