After 4 weeks of my course I am finally starting to settle down with all the projects in hand and eventually feel that despite my concerns I have now started progress within each of the projects I need to manage and deliver throughout the academic year. I have been suffering with some type of flu bug which has really drained my energy and motivation and I have been anxious regarding the progress of my study and workload. These anxieties have also led to irregular sleeping patterns which are not helpful as I hope to keep on top of all the work I need to do for each individual project.
Although these ailments have held me back I have been mentally preparing myself for the work that lies ahead by reading available research resources and also thinking about my current approach to each project. This time to digest all this information has allowed me to spot a few weaknesses in my preparation for each project and also to recognise that my initial ideas where not detailed enough in proposal.
With my dissertation I am more confident that I am heading in the right direction and have already began working my way through a variety of resources to critically identify the information I need to support my argument. Having scoured Dundee Central library for all relevant Beatles resources I have managed to find 3 relevant books which will provide me with much to talk about. I have also identified a number of websites and digital media sources which will also be helpful in my research of how the Beatles song writing and recording techniques changed after they stopped performing in a live capacity to an audience. This particular angle has given me scope to avoid the generalised information that is available on the Beatles.
With my digital audio multimedia project I have completed the first draft of my proposal and now have it ready for tutor feedback which hopefully will help me improve its detail and direction regarding the design of my own website with a variety of multimedia content.
The ensemble project has been going slow lately due to my illness and also briefings from tutors which will add more pressure to our performance as the weeks go by. We are also preparing a proposal for this project and must also carry out a research based case study of the particular topic we are covering. As a group we have recently defined a topic which sees us researching released popular music's role in films released after the music.
My portfolio project has also suffered due to my illness but thankfully I have taken steps to ensure that I do not fall behind schedule. I have arranged a photo shoot during the October break that will provide me with most of the images I need for the graphic design of posters, flyers and E.P. covers.
The specialist production project has also suffered a similar fate however my proposal is to do most of the work in my home built studio which has allowed me to complete certain tasks ahead of schedule.
Despite how I have been feeling lately I have found that good communication and making use of the online facilities available to me has been essential as I look to keep on track with my projects and also rid myself of the hindrance that is illness.
Next week I hope to have made more progress with all these tasks and will report accordingly.
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