Hello, my name is Colten McMahon and this is my first blog entry for the WH Croxford Music Academy, 2018-2019. I will be setting two goals for myself that I will be able to reach by January 31, 2019. One of these goals is going to be related to school To ensure that I am able to reach these goals, I will be using the Smart Goals template as seen below.
My personal goal is to write an entire song's worth of lyrics every month until January 31st, 2019. I believe that it is very important for me to gain experience writing meaningful lyrics that can be applied to the songs that we are writing in Away Future. Since we do not have a dedicated lyricist, I would like to take the responsibility of creating a meaning for the songs that we are writing. This goal will also help me develop as a songwriter, because It will force me to develop a further understanding of how melodies relate to the music that they are in front of. Although it may seem like a lot of time to put toward one song, I am curious to see how my thoughts will change and improve through each day. To reach my goal, I will be writing down lyrics for no less than 15 minutes out of each school day, saving the weekends as a time to let my mind rest and/or brainstorm. If i have finished writing the song's before my deadline, I will continue to come back to it every day to make improvements. This step is very important to me because most of the time when I finish a writing, I find it difficult to remove ideas, even if I don't think that they work within the writing, so I want to push myself to make adjustments to my work. My expectations for my goal are that every song I write is better than the last one, this will ensure that my goal is relevant, and will also encourage me to write more because I'll be looking forward to the best of my ideas.
My goal for the academy is to hand all of my assignments in on time. This is very important because as I move along in life, due dates become less flexible, and I will most likely not be able to hand my work in late. This goal is going to be a challenge for me, especially since as I'm typing this, there is only an hour left to hand it in. I think if I am able to avoid handing in assignments late by January 31st, 2019, it will start to become a routine and I hopefully won't have to worry about this. I believe the best way to reach my goal is to finish all of my homework the day that it's assigned (besides large projects), that way I can have my teacher look over my work so I can make edits and in turn, receive better marks. This goal is important because it will apply to the rest of my life and allow me to improve myself as a person. Having someone who can hold me accountable for the goal that I'm setting will be a very helpful boost because it's easier to make irrational excuses for yourself than it is for others.