April 2023 SMART Goal Project

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SUMMARY

Focus / Instrument

keyboard

Intention (SMART Goal)

By May 10, I will learn the song Kenner Boogie on the piano, by following various practicing strategies and sheet music from this source for my April SMART Goal.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Jon Batiste grew up in a family of musicians and in my opinion, has created some of the most influential and emotion-filled music of the modern day. He grew up performing and eventually became the musical director for the Late Show as well as writing music for the movie Soul, releasing albums, and winning various music awards. I am trying to learn the song Kenner Boogie which is the first track on his album “Holywood Africans.”

Training Source(s)

-you retain more information when you study over multiple days
-surgical students who place their practicing in 40-minute increments rather than a three-hour block performed better.
-it works better when you sleep in between practicing
-the more breaks you take when learning something the faster you learn it

SMART Goal Schedule

-practice the first part of Kenner Boogie for the first 10 minutes of class

-work on other sections in 5-minute increments

PRODUCTION

SMART Goal Starting Point Evidence

(Kenner boogie, first two lines)

SMART Goal Ending Point Evidence

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving)

During this session, I had to get creative with some of the notes and use the sheet music as a rough guide. I did this because in videos I have seen of Jon Batiste performing this, the song is different every time so I didn’t think it had to be exactly like the music.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I worked solo on this project so there wasn’t much communication or collaboration other than communication surrounding equipment.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I used a keyboard to practice as well as an M-audio 25-key keyboard to play the song into Garage band for recording purposes.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

This session will help me with my life and career because it has helped me practice doing something regularly every day and having a routine when we played for 5-10 minutes at the start of class.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

April