Wow I cannot believe time has flown by so quickly. It feels as if yesterday I was blogging SU1 clueless about how to blog slowly trying to find my way. This is a bitter sweet moment. I will definitely miss blogging, but I am also quite excited to be on holiday in Dubai.

1. Please share your story as an LSKM 221 student by comparing your knowledge, skills, experiences, abilities and attitude towards music education from the start of the semester to the end of the semester.

My knowledge has definitely been enriched from the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester. I have gain so much more insight of the importance of music education .At the beginning of the semester I believed to a certain extent that music integration is essential, however, now that we are at the end of the semester, I cannot stress enough the importance of music integration .My knowledge has definitely increased. The study units taught me that integration of music ultimately reduces anxiety and tension, aids emotional regulation in children, and improves concentration and on-task conduct.

2. What was your experience of the role of individual reflection as part of the teaching and learning process? Use the following prompts to reflect on your blogging experience and the role that individual reflection played (or not) in your teaching and learning experience this semester:

• What did you learn from your individual reflections?

I obtained a deep understanding of the work being learned by doing individual reflections. It was beneficial for me as it helped me to revise work being learned. In addition, reading everyone's blogs and seeing how their weeks have gone was a lot of fun. Interacting with my peers was quite enjoyable for me.

• What did you find challenging?

I found is quite challenging to keep up with the dates to submit the blog entries. I had a hard time juggling all my assignments and submitting my blogs

• Did you find the individual reflections meaningful? Please motivate your answer.

Yes, I definitely found it meaningful as it helped me revise work being learned.

• What didn’t you find valuable for your future teaching practice?

I would not change anything. I believe that this module was great!

• What did you find interesting and meaningful?

I definitely thought blogging was interesting and meaningful as it was a form of revision for work being learned.

• What challenged you, and what do you still struggle to understand?

I have not really struggled with anything. I found this study unit pretty interesting and I was able to comprehend all study units being learned.

• What didn’t you find valuable for your future teaching practice?

Honestly, this study unit was very valuable. It has taught me a lot. I definitely rate this study unit a 10/10

Signing off....