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This separate Moodle course is an easy way to access information for discussion groups and individual tutorials, as a supplement to the main Reflective Practice Moodle course.

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Discussion Group 1

12 October 2020

What is reflective practice? How do we reflect?
Setting reflection-informed goals

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Discussion Group 2

Aims:

How to meet goals
Independent learning / methodology
Keeping each other accountable
Reflecting in action/conversation

Reflection on first essay:

What was your experience of writing the essay?
Share goals

Activity 1: Brainstorm questions…

…to help each other reflect on goals (Why that goal? Why now?)
- What’s your experience of the process? How do you feel it’s going? Where are you on the spectrum from stress to contentment?
- Is there a specific aspect of confidence you want to achieve? What is your thing that you want to build on?
- Which aspect of confidence is the most challenging to you?
…to help each other action goals (What’s your strategy? What steps are you taking TODAY?)
- In your day-to-day life at Guildhall, how do get around the fact that there is a language barrier with your coaches and teachers? How do get around the difficulty in communicating?
- What resources help you translate from your language?

Mantra: You are the best at being you / I am the best at being me.

Activity 2: Real and imagined perspectives

What would my larynx say to me?
What would my jaw say to me?
What would the composer say to me?
What would my favourite teacher from primary school say to me?
Etc

What’s next:

Ongoing reflection (keep a record) leading towards SRA2
Activity Log
- Performances you give
- Other meaningful artistic experiences
  - A ‘light-bulb’ moment in a lesson or coaching or project session
  - Performances you attend
  - Recordings you listen to / watch
  - Masterclasses
  - Etc
- Meaningful encounters with other art forms
  - Poetry
  - Prose
  - Visual art
  - Cinema
  - Theatre
  - Etc
Next Discussion Group Meeting (late February / early March)
Individual tutorial near end of spring term to feedback on material you are collating material for 2^nd SRA

Discussion Group 3

Aims:

Assimilating experiences that are contributing to our development
Spurring further action, musically and non-musically
Keeping each other accountable
Reflecting in action/conversation

Activity 1

How have your recent experiences contributed to your development?

Activity 2

List approximately 5 things that you could be doing right now consistently over the next 40 days to become the go-to person for the kind of work you want to do

Activity 3

Questions to stimulate action:

What gets under my skin? What irritates me about the world as it currently exists?
What would I be doing today if I were truly committed to _____________ ?
Is there anything else I could possibly do to take another step closer to my vision? Any stone left unturned? What’s the very next physical action I could take to move me — even slightly – in the direction of my goal? Where am I holding back?

What’s next:

Ongoing reflection (keep a record) leading towards SRA2
Activity Log
- Performances you give
- Other meaningful artistic experiences
  - A ‘light-bulb’ moment in a lesson or coaching or project session
  - Performances you attend
  - Recordings you listen to / watch
  - Masterclasses
  - Etc
- Meaningful encounters with other art forms
  - Poetry
  - Prose
  - Visual art
  - Cinema
  - Theatre
  - Etc
Next Discussion Group Meeting (April)
Individual tutorial near end of March to feedback on material you are collating material for 2^nd SRA

Discussion Group 4 - 5 May

Aims:

Reflecting from new perspectives
Reflecting in times of change

Activity 1 - Creating a Personal Brand

Activity 2 - A guided reflection on change

by psychotherapist Julia Samuel, as seen in The Guardian

Get a notebook and write down your answers, or talk to someone you trust and take it in turns to explore these questions.

What has changed?
In your relationship with yourself? Your relationships with friends and family? Your relationships with work and with health – and any other important aspect of your life?

From those changes…
Which ones would you like to keep? How might you support yourself to embed them? This will include what you say to yourself, as well as your habits and decisions.

Consider
What are the things likely to get in the way?

Remember, small steps can have big outcomes
Picture yourself in a year’s time, after you have adapted and transitioned into the version of yourself and your life that you wish for. How would that feel? What would your belief about yourself be? Keep a list; make a mood board or Pinterest board of images that will inspire you in the weeks and months ahead. Add to it and change it, as you adapt and change.

Discussion of 2nd SRA

Due 10am, Monday 16 August (for full-time or 2nd year part-time only)
2250-2750 words
Resources
Assessment criteria

What’s next:

Ongoing reflection (keep a record) leading towards SRA2
Activity Log
- Performances you give
- Other meaningful artistic experiences
  - A ‘light-bulb’ moment in a lesson or coaching or project session
  - Performances you attend
  - Recordings you listen to / watch
  - Masterclasses
  - Etc
- Meaningful encounters with other art forms
  - Poetry
  - Prose
  - Visual art
  - Cinema
  - Theatre
  - Etc
Individual tutorial in July or August to feedback on your plans for 2^nd SRA

The Baritone Blog by Lucas Meachem

Hardwiring Happiness by Dr. Rick Hanson

Speaking the Piano by Susan Tomes

20-21 Lana Bode - Reflective Practice Group

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