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// **Research Program B**: For students who intend their Research Project to contribute to their Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER). Evidence of learning must be presented in written form to meet the common written assessment component. //

Week 1
====Year 12 Reserach Project started today. I did research on how to teach music lesson effectively last year. Since I know what to do, I decided to do something different this year. I have a few topic in my head. they are:====

- Paino/composers - Gundam plastic models - Piano making and tuning - Wine - Chinese Food/Cooking

Week 2 Tuesday 08/02/2010 I took a look at Piano making as my. I found out:

Piano is one of the most porpular instrument in the world. It is also one of the most common instrument in China, and some European country. In late 17th century to early 18th century, before piano was invented, the most popular keyboard instruments were the harpsichord and the clavichord. When the keys of the harpsichord were depressed, a small metal hook would pluck the appropriate wire string to produce a particular tone. However, the tone of harpsichord and clavichord are usually sharper and louder than piano's tone, therefore, It was in someway limited to some players. although they were very expressive, but the tone is too delicate. The clavichord was not suited for performances in large halls, and was frequently drowned out by other instruments.

Thursday 10/02/2011 After researching on piano making, I thought it will be intresting to look at the "Tastes for Music" of course, everyone have their own tastes for music. It could be Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock'n roll, metal, classical. But why? why does every one have a different taste of music? When we listen to music, does our brain functioning differently when we listen to different music?

So, Finally I choose Tastes for Music as my reserach project.

Week 3 Tuesday 15/02/2011 Today, I'm writing my proposal. I'm also setting up my online survay to collect some datas for my research. I also try to brainstorm some ideas about what questions I am going to put in my survay to collect the useful datas.

Week 4 Monday 21/02/2011

Today, I finished my proposal, and going to start my research. Woo! Hoo! As I said in the proposal, I will set up a online servay to begin with. It is not as hard as I thought. Puting the questions on my online servay are my next step.

Week 4 Friday 25/02/2011 Doing my concept map. As well as finishing my Proposal (Final)

[|Proposal.docx] <<<<Final Week 5 Tuesday 01/03/2011 Ms Woud came into our RSRP class yesterday and demonstrated on how to use 'Zoomerang' to setup an online survey. I just signed up for an account, and ready for some actions. But before I start, I'm writing a draft about what questions I'm going to ask in World Documents.

Week 6 Sick...

Week 8 Monday 21/03/2011 Today I talked to Ms Huwitson about my research project. She told me I need a product at the end, something not only just tow pages of paper that has everything writen, I might want to talk about it and show the different things people used to see in it. In my case, My main aim is to let people to see the story, the history, the intensitiy, and how music can be so different to what they used see and to think.

Week 9 Tuesday 29/03/2011 Last week, I arranged a interview with Ms Hunt, A music teacher in Woodville High School. However, it is unfortunatlly both of us had things to do on Monday, so I have to arrange it otherwise. My interview are mainly aiming on one style of music. Eg. Classial, Jazz, Metal, Fork, Dance, Pop, Hip-hop and etc. There are Guitar teachers I could interview on more morden music and Saxophone teacher on Jazz muisc and etc. All I have to do is to take some time and interview them.

Week 10 Thursday 06/04/2011 Mission for holidays. Go to the state library and researching on music from books. Set up an online survey Listen to a lot of music! planning on my outcome!

Research Journal for Term 2

Week 1 Thursday 05/05/2011 First week back to school, I went to the school library and browed some books about music from different era and different styles of music. It will take some time for me to finish the books but I’m keen to start on reading. Also my online survey is about to launch tonight, I will send invitations via Facebook and hopefully will go well.

Week 2 Tuesday 10/05/2011 I have finished reading books about 70’s and 80’s music. I need to listen to more different styles of music as part of my research, so I talked to the music teachers and friends in school and ask for all the music I need. All the music can be collected from them by next Monday. My online survey is not going well because not many people completed it. Reset my online survey is definitely something to do tonight and I need to have a think about what should I put in my survey.

Week 2 Thursday 13/05/2011 I have finished reading books about classical music, jazz music and pop music. My research outcome is due this term so I really need to start planning on what should I put in it. I think I am starting to hit walls during my researching processes. I need to arrange a time with the coordinator of research project in our school and asking for some ideas.

Week 3 Thursday 19/05/2011 The coordinator of research project in our school had a talk with me. She said I need to come up with 4 key findings. It is very important that I put the right questions in my survey in the beginning because my research outcome will be based on this survey and I will need to the survey results give me as much data as possible to analyse. I have returned all the books to library and start brain storming on what questions I should put in my survey.

Week 4 Tuesday 24/05/2011 During the weekend, I have written down some ideas for my survey questions Online survey questions.
 * Age 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17
 * Gender Female Male
 * What type/types of music do you listen most Rock and Roll Classical Jazz Blues Metal Other (please specify)
 * What/Who influences you about the music you listening to Family members Friends Teacher Instruments environment
 * What did you observe by listening to music,
 * What do you do when you listening to music that you don’t like?

Week 4 Thursday 26/05/2011 Now that it is close to the due date, I also wrote down a Do list as an reminder of what to do in the following week

The DO List


 * 1) Online survey
 * 2) Individual survey:
 * 3) Digital Record of a little experiment- Let teacher play different types of music and record their facial expirations, physical activity, concentration and other
 * 4) Download enough music to listen to. (explore)
 * 5) Focus questions and concept map

Individual Interview
 * 1) Record the person’s age, gender, jobs/students
 * 2) Prepare a form that asks for permission to digital or audio record the interview
 * 3) If not, pens and paper -_-|||

Week 5 Tuesday 31/05/2011 Finally, I have collected all the music from my music teachers and friends. My friends also help me made a CD so I could listen to it. I would like to do a power point presentation as my outcome but I am afraid that I don’t have enough time to pull it off. So what I need to do now is to decide what form of research outcome I am going to present.

I am still working on survey questions.

Week 5 Thursday 02/06/2011 My online survey question has been finalised, they are the following

eg. Rock and Roll, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Metal and Other (please specify)
 * 1) Gender
 * 2) AGE
 * 3) What type/types of music do you often listen to?

eg. Family members, Friends, Teacher, Instruments and environment How did it influence you?
 * 1) What/Who influenced you about the music you listening now?


 * 1) What do you observe by listening to music?

eg. Fall asleep, angry, anxious, smash stuff and etc.
 * 1) What are your emotions and your actions when you listening to music that you don't like?

Week 6 Friday 10/06/2011 Week 6 is the exam week for our school. I have two exams this week and 2 more music practical exams next week. I have to revise for my exams during the weekends so there are no much to be done this week. However launched my survey last Saturday night and the responses were surprisingly good. It is now too late for individual interviews because I have to start writing my outcome, but I will try my best to get into casual conversations with friends and make notes.
 * 1) There is a lot of music you may not heard of before. Are you willing to try it? Will you still appreciate the artists and the style of music if you didn't like the music? Why?
 * 2) What is your Nationality? Do you think your culture background influences your preferences of music? Why?
 * 3) If you are learning an instrument or a musician, what instrument do you play? Does that influence your preferences of music? And why?

Week 7 Thursday 16/06/2011 Research outcome wasn’t as easy as I thought to be. There are lots of results to analyse but I finished the outcome draft yesterday, and before I do anything with it I have to check with my research project teacher if I have done everything correctly and then I will take the outcome to my ESL studies teacher to check my spellings and grammar.

Week 7 Friday 17/06/2011 The research outcome had a few changes but that has been down and final copy has been down as well. I got a sheet from my research project teacher that guides us on how to write our evaluations. It is really important that we included all the points mentioned in the sheet.

Week 8 Monday 20/06/2011 Evaluation was quite challenging, it is based on everything we’ve done so far and self reflect. I finished reflecting on research project. The capabilities reflection I am not sure what I have to write so I need to talk to the coordinator of research project and seek some help.

Week 8 Wednesday 22/06/2011 Finished my Evaluation draft and going to let my ESL studies check my spelling and grammar. Research project is due on this Friday. I can do it!

Week8 Thursday 23/06/2011 My ESL teacher will give my evaluation back tomorrow so I can finish it off. I have done my folio and outcome.