Mind -
This week we had a good session, as we had
a strong lesson plan that involved development elements, which included a
tongue twister which meant we learnt some basic and we then followed and
developed on with writing our own tongue twister which we did with the clients.
I felt that this activity worked well as we had a workshop that developed and
didn’t feel like we just did different activity all the time.
I think that this is what needs to happen
each week, for example, we focus on a skill or an activity like voice or body
or something along the acting road, like improvement or development of
expression or miming.
We haven’t done well if with everyone being
there each week, as one member of the group has never turned up so we have not
relied on her for the last few weeks. Apart from that not all the members of
the group have been there, only three members were there this week, so it is
disappointing as we know most of the clients of this group, with this type of
group it becomes difficult to play games which involved names that they really
like, they used the names they remembered from last week which helps when
people are there from last week.
The strengthens from this session would be
that I was more professional towards the client, I also feel that I need to work on my delivery
as I feel that I am not delivering as strongly as I could. I need to find the
simple way of explain the activity we are doing or need time before hand to get
my thoughts in line before I deliver it.
Panto -
This week I felt I didn’t have any control
over what I was delivering which I felt is disappointing for me as I had a
great start on this project. I need to get back on track before it was too
late, so I sat down and wrote what I needed to look over which was the song
“pop goes the weasel” as I need to do a dance and the children need to learn
the song, I was feeling overwhelmed by the whole project at this point of it,
so I came up with a plan of action, what I did was I went to see the director
as I needed to get the right music and see if there was anything that was
needed in this scene or if it was something that I could just come up with my
own ideas. So we talked though song and made it easy for the children to learn
and for it also to work in the scene. Completing these things I felt better
about the project.
The other thing I feel overwhelmed about
was that I couldn’t control the group as well as I could at the beginning, I
also didn’t want to ask someone as I was worried about a couple of thing like
if they would take over, they would judge what I was doing, and that I didn’t
know what I was doing if I ask someone, after talking it thorough with my Mum I
find that no one would think any of those things because I was trying to keep
control of the children, run the session, make sure everyone was coping with
the movements and songs, so it was becoming that I could keep all the balls in
the air. So I have now got some help which will make the session less
stressful. I also find that because they picked up the other song and dance
really easily that they would be able to pick the routine I planned for “pop
goes the weasel”, but it didn’t happen. I find that they weren’t picking it up
and they were all going different ways when they need to go one way. I have fixed
the problem by changing the dance routine which will work better with their
abilities.
I feel that my strengths are that I can see
where I’m going wrong and can accept when I am told that I need to work on a section,
I also feel a strength is that I can pick up the piece then analysis then make
a new plan for it to work.
My weakness would be that I am not planning
as well as I should, for example that I plan for how much I need at that
movement in time but not for the long run.
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