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My Second ‘First Day of School.’
My alarm sounds. 7:00am. Go through the checklist: teeth brushed, gotten dressed, packed my bag and out the door. Nerves set it. New people to meet, new classes to go to and a new school to attend. I arrive. I’m in the front door. “Hi Miss!” is heard as I enter. It’s my first day,…
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SARC-ing an interest in live streaming
by Lia Harvey For this module, I have secured my placement with the Video Team in Queen’s University’s Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), which I attend for 4 hours every Thursday. My role in this placement involves livestreaming lunchtime concerts held either in the Sonic Lab in SARC or in the Harty Room located in…
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Sounding It Out
Live sound is a catch-all term that covers a huge variety of applications; from operas to open mic nights, ballets to ‘battle of the bands’, the job of a live sound engineer is always hands-on, and it’s always been the practical, rather than the purely theoretical, that I’ve found most interesting. My course has always…
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Work Based Learning
The first challenge I was faced with in preparation for this module, was to source a work placement. During the COVID-19 lockdown I had used my time to achieve an HND in Music Performance and Rockschool Grade 8 in drums with a Disticntion, so teaching seemed like an obvious choice, and was a career path…
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Notes and Noteworthy Moments
Rain pouring. Google maps glowing. One parking space left. Who would have thought the chaos of a Friday morning driving through Belfast in September would be followed with a rewarding day of music? The music classroom in Wellington Collage Belfast was inviting and exciting right from the get go, but not without its challenges even…
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Music Therapy Work Based Learning
When I started pouring my thoughts into my personal statement for the Music Therapy Work-Based Learning Placement, I couldn’t help but drift back to the tunes that shaped the soundtrack of my life. From the cheerful melodies that danced through celebrations to the comforting notes that whispered solace during tough times, music was more than…
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To Teach, One Must First be Taught.
A reflective blog on my initial experiences at Belfast Royal Academy. What happens when a small-town country girl meets a city grammar school? When Belfast Royal Academy responded to my email and happily confirmed that they had space for me to do my placement with them, I was ecstatic. My friends who attended BRA told…
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From Classroom to Staffroom
As i walked up to the entrance of Antrim Grammar School to meet Natalie, the head of the Drama department, a realisation struck me, i am no longer entering a school as a student. When the students see me, i will be perceived as a knowledgeable educator who they can turn to for trusted advice,…
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Working in theatre isn’t always plain sailing
Working in the theatre isn’t always plain sailing. I realised this when I started searching for a placement in July 2023. It was quite difficult to reach out and write to many different theatre companies explaining why it would be great for me to do my placement there. The majority of the theatre companies I…