Thursday 5th September :
On the first day we got into the college at 9:30am and had a meeting with Emma about the college rules and also about maths and English. This lasted till 11am and then we got told to go with our course teacher to go to our rooms. At 11:30am our teacher told us and media makeup the course about why we are two courses together. Then about half a hour later media makeup left and then we got a talk with Steph about the different type of projects that we would be doing over the year. At 12:30pm we then had lunch till 1:30pm. After lunch we had a tour of the college with media makeup, and this lasted till 2:15pm. Then we had a 15-minute break and then came back, and the media course came in because they are working with us this year because of our screen project so it is helpful for the project instead of doing it ourselves. We then got into groups for our scavenger hunt to know our way around college. Also to get to know each other well enough. We finished this at 3:30pm.
Friday 6th September :
At 9:30am we came back into college and are playing games because we did not get to know each other very well on the first day because of what we did on Thursday, so we did not get to introduce to each other very well. The first game we played was Splat and after that we played “What are you doing?” and before break we did a game where we did age order, shoe sizes and birthdays. Then finally we had a 15-minute break at 11am and came back at 11: 15am. After this we played more games and did a game where we learnt interesting facts about our partner, the first fact was “What do you like most about performing arts?” then “A interesting fact about themselves” also their name. Then we had lunch at 12:30pm to 1:30pm. After lunch we did our first course work lesson in C10 and me and the returning students already know what we are doing, so some of us went home. However, me and my friends stayed to start on some of our course work because we have more this year then we did in level 2.
First Week :
Wednesday 11th September:
we had our first dance technique lesson everyone was very excited about this because some people have never had a technique lesson or just excited about the first day back at college. After about 30 minutes we got to learn some choreography from hairspray, and this lasted until lunch time. This was helpful for us because we got to have a incite of what we could do for our first project. Having technique lessons for this year can help the non-dancers on this course so we can all have better progression together through the year. After dance at 12:30pm till 1:30pm we had lunch. Once we came back, we had ambition hub and we got split into 2 groups, because this year’s group has a lot of students. The first group is a dance group who are performing a dance routine for the light cinema for people with special needs. The other group is doing a presentation on how to talk about resilience in performing arts. The group that I am in is the performance for light cinema. We warmed up for about 40 minutes then had a 15-minute break and then came back to learn the dance. We had to switch studios because the sound was still not working. So we decided to swap studios with the other group as B25 has better sound. Then we finished at 3:30pm.
Here is our hairspray dance:
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Thursday the 12September:
Thursday morning, we had our first vocal session, Eric didn’t have all the equipment before our lesson so me and everyone helped to get the equipment for the lesson. Then we finally started our lesson so we can start our first vocal lesson. Our musical number we are doing is “Journey to the past” we have finished the chorus part and now we just need to pick someone to do the solo part at the beginning of the song. Then it came to 11am and we had our first dance technique lesson and first It was Jazz. We did a quick warm up and then a lot of corner work and we finished of the lesson with some choreography to “Beautiful people ” By burlesque. Then we went to lunch for 12:30pm. Once we came back from lunch at 1:30pm, we had our first project acting lesson when we had given our scripts for the acting part of our variety show, in my group is Amber, Kerrie and Oma. Our script is the most important one, so we focus every minute to get this right so it can be the best one because it is the most darkest one to be out of all the groups in the whole levels. We finished college at 4:30pm
This is our Burlesque dance that we did :
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The song we have to do for our musical number :
Track with vocals :
Track with vocals :
Eric Hayes: Journey To The Past
Friday 13th September :
Friday morning at 9:30am we had our first proper theory lesson. Everyone came and try and log in to get start on with our course work, finally after 25 minutes everyone got onto their computers logged into digital space, most of them started working on it. Whilst I was finishing of my first week of reflections and halfway starting on research. Then we had a 15 minute break at 11am and then came back at 11:15am. After we all came back in the head of Ambition hub came in and did a talk about navigate and how it is useful to use it and how good it is for our coursework for extra marks. We had a test to do on navigate to help out with our course work. After this it was lunch time at 12:30pm and finished lunch at 1:30pm. After lunch we then came back for a acting technique lesson, we talked about certian acting method you can use or use in our course work. Then after about half and hour we then went for a break at 3pm had a 15 minute break came back at 3:15pm then worked on our scripts again and learnt our lines to be better and have a better understanding on what we are doing with how we are working in the play. Then finally we got home at 4:30pm.
Week two :
Wednesday 18th September :
Wednesday morning at 9:30am we came in and had Jess till 12:30pm. And we have got halfway finished the hairspray dance for our induction project. But first we did a warm up and then did some technique in the middle for example, turns and kicks. Then we went to the corner and did some kicks, turns and leaps. Then finally we got round to kind of finishing the hairspray dance. This is helpful for everyone because it can help us refresh on what we did the day before and help us what to do on the day. Then we went to lunch at 12:30pm till 1:30pm. After lunch we had Ambition hub where we had the freshers fair to go to from 1:30pm till 2:45pm. And got to go home at 3pm.
Thursday 19th September :
Thursday morning at 9:30am we had Eric for singing lessons to improve our vocal skills, and we finally finished the song but have not got a solo yet. Then we had Jess for dance at 11am and we first did a warm up , stretch and finally corner work. We all felt really happy with our selves because we got a dance done in two weeks. Then we went for lunch at 12:30pm till 1:30pm. After lunch we came back and finalized our scripts and then tried to learn our lines if we finished it. This is good for us to learn our lines so whilst we are still practicing we get to practice it without our scripts and focus on our facial expression. We then went back for a break at 3pm and came back at 3:15pm. After break we then came back and did our scripts again for the last our and half, but then also watch couple of groups is well. We then went home at 4:30pm but also got feedback from our learning objectives from that lesson.
Here was our aim and objectives for our acting lessons :
Hairspray dance :
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Friday 20th September :
Friday morning we had Steph for our coursework from 9:30am till 12:30pm. We had a break at 10:45am till 11pm.We then came back after break and the level 2 had the whole induction project, whilst me and the rest of level 3 knows what we are doing so we just got on with our work. Then it came to lunch time at 12:30pm till 1:30pm.After lunch we had our acting technique lesson, where we learnt loads of different type of acting methods. Steph helped us do this by having it all lade out in a power point, this power point was about the different type of scripts for theatre and film. But also how to analyze the script properly. After this we had a break at 2:45pm till 3pm. After this we set out our acting part of the variety show and because there is so many of us we had all the group on stage one by one and then my group is the most darkest one, so everyone went first then we came on stage and then did our group. Our group need’s to be practiced with lighting the most because of how the way they described the script, of three kids- seven, eight and ten. Who got kidnapped and at the end died because the creepy old man gaslighting them into coming and seeing the cats… We finished this at 4:35.However some people were being disrespectful towards my groups play, when I screamed and they laughed. So I walked out and had some time out and Steph talked to them all. Because of how they disrespected the UNITED rules and especially the actors on stage. Then when everyone went out of the studio I came back in and cried a little but then I had my supportive friends to help me and cheer me up, then I went home.
Here is my acting part of the play :
Things I need to reflect on before the project show :
I need to learn my lines more and practice them over and over and also give my self time to contrast who my character really is.
Final week of the induction project :
Wednesday 25th September :
Wednesday morning we had Jess at 11am we was in B25 having our second to last dance lesson before the project. We first did a clean up of the dance before we got put in our places. We was split into two group because they was so many of us so we could not all fit on to the stage. But what was also helpful we got to do it with a mirror first in our places then we did it where we would be doing the dance in front of the audience so we know what to do when it comes to performance day. We have finished this at 11:45pm because we had our first ambition hub master class as we normally have lunch at 12:30pm till 1:30pm so we got a early lunch but not as long. Then it came to 12:30pm and we all met each other outside the lister cafe, then we went to walk up to Trinity green so we can have our first master class. About what we are doing throughout the year and what other classes are doing through the year. This lasted about a hour and a half. And at the end we got given our Ambition Hub hoodies for the master class we will be doing. Then we all came back at the end and then me and my friend Amber went back to the studio and practiced our scripts and the dance to make sure we know what we are doing on the day and not mess up. We then went home at 3pm.
Here was our second final practice of our dance rehearsal :
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Thursday 26th September :
This day was our SHOW DAY! In the morning we had Eric for singing lessons where we had a power point about what type of voice types you can use for when you are singing. I was put at as a Alto however there is a soprano ,bass, alto. Then we started a new song from Moulin Rouge called bad romance. We started recapping our original song Journey to the past. Then after this we had a lesson with Jess at 11pm and this was our final dance lesson before our show in the afternoon. However we was not in B25 we was in B41 and it was not like how we did not have as much space but we delt with it either way. Then we had lunch at 12:30pm till 1:30pm and after lunch we had our performance at 3pm, however we had Steph show us the run through and then did a practice of just the dances first then we had a full run through but also put all our props back stage so we can put the props on stage as quick as possible. We also set out the seats for the audience. Then after that we had a run through with the props and lights and at 3pm we had a break and then started the show at 3:20pm and it lasted till 4pm and then got feedback, and left at 4:15pm.
Here is our singing lesson :
Here is our performance :
PAPA L2/3 Induction Project Assessment 24/25 (youtube.com)
Here is a picture of our lyrics for the moulin rouge song :
Friday 27th September :
9:30am we had our course work lesson and we had to do our navigate second quiz for our course work and then once we did that we got to have a safeguarding tutorial, after this we went to have a break from 10:45am till 11pm and after we came back and then their was a fire alarm that lasted about 15 minutes (This was our first fire alarm) When we came back we had our student union meetings. Then it came to 12:30pm and then after lunch we had a acting technique lesson , where we helped one of our peers in the class who missed the project performance and we started on the dance and then went on straight to acting, and we filmed there acting scene and then into the dance. After this we started on our new project witch is The crucible by Arthur miller. We then had a break at 2:45pm till 3pm. After our break we had a insight on what The crucible is so we know what it is about, this was helpful because when it comes to practicing then we do not get surprised on what the script is when we have a look at it. We did a research game to also put more depth into the play, first we did a alternatives vs chavs and we did a presentation on this. Next we answered some questions about the play is well and to create all this we did it in a mind map. Then we went home at 4:30pm.