What did you learn from perusing the Blogs of other students participating in Genius Hour/20 Time?
By perusing the other students' posts I realized the you can do so much more with a Genius Hour Project. For instance one girl was writing fan letters to Broadway stars for advice. I thought that was extremely cool. Another boy wrote about the many failures he had. That helped me realize that I am going to have to fail a lot before I accomplish my goal. My own project has been going fairly well and I hope I can incorporate some of the aspects of the Blogs I read into my own.
How can you use what you have learned to impact your own Genius Hour project/ TedTalk
I will look up famous tenor saxophone soloists and read some of their advice on the subject of soloing. Where could I find better advice then a professional? I will also attack my failures more vigorously too. I planned on only posting my solos at a performance. I think I will post my practice failures too now.
What progress do you still need to make towards your Genius Hour Project?
I just need to upload the videos of my tenor saxophone solos. I also need to work more on my freestyle solos. During these last few weeks I hope to be able to make more time for the exploration of other genres of jazz. For the most part I have been exploring the 40s and the Blues.