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Use of Reflective Practice in Developing Students’ Listening and
Ensemble Performing Skills in Guitar Ensemble Co-Curricular Activity

We found a similar entry from William’s reflection journal:

…unorthodox 6 beat timing (rhythm) is different
from the songs we were used to…
[Journal 03, 25 July 2014]

Similarly, John mentioned the following:

I learnt that a crotchet is one beat and that a dotted note is multiplying 1.5
beats to it. This was very useful and something new I learnt today. Today,
I also learnt a new rhythm exercise that was different variations to the C
major scale. This helped me improve my rhythm.
[Journal 04, 1 August 2014 ]

We believe that rhythmic playing will remain a constant
challenge for most of the members throughout the research
study and even beyond. This is inevitable as they progress
to more challenging pieces of music where rhythmic
playing can become more complex. However, as we
observed from John’s final entry, it showed us that aided by
reflective practice, there were some signs of improvement
in grasping the rhythm and a sense of understanding on
how to improve their rhythmic playing.

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