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tenor sax

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my extracurricular activity is playing the tenor sax. The reason I choose this extracurricular activity is that it is the one that speaks to me the most and I’m really proud of it because I was playing this instrument for only 4 months now, and for that short of a period, I’m pretty good. When I play something nice it always inspires me to work on another song and another and another. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, and to learn it you need a lot of patience. it has 32 different notes and 4 different pitches. It also inspires me to learn more instruments like the French horn the flute and the tuba.

I’ve tried to learn so many different types of instruments in my life like the piano and the guitar but none of them fit me as right as the tenor sax. Playing the sax’s is easier like it took me 3 years to master the piano and then in a year I forgot it all, but I don’t think I’ll ever forget the tenor sax.

here is a video that will make you love this instrument 🙂

I enjoy playing the tenor sax because it brings joy to my heart. I feel like it takes away all the negative energy and replaces it with positive energy. Like when some people listen to music to release their anxiety, I play my saxophone and it helps me 10x better than listening to music. Imagine blowing into something and creating this beautiful tune in all your worries disappear. That’s why I love this instrument!. Without the tenor sax, my life would have no joy. Although I do get frustrated when I can’t get a song to sound right, but it always works out in the end. I also play in the junior concert band, here in heritage woods. and right now we are preparing for the winter concert.

Take Your Kid To Work Day 2018

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The Assignment:

Name: SIMA M
(First Name and Last Initial)
Advisory #: 12

You will be observing your host throughout the day. There are 3 parts to this assignment:

Part 1- The Interview: Observe your host at work, at some point interview your host and record/make notes of the results

Part 2 – Reflection: After the day is finished, reflect upon your experience and answer the reflection questions Part 3 – Post Your Assignment to Your Blog: Once your have completed Part 1 and Part 2 post it on your blog. Make sure you take pictures and/or videos to document your day, you can place them in your blog.

Name of your host: Peyman

Relationship to you: My dad

The Interview: (ask your host these questions)

1. What is your job title?
I work as a senior architect

2. What is your job description?
I design high end architectural buildings and structures, like multi use office and retail or residential buildings, beach houses, and resorts.

3. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job?
Architectural design, design management with other design specialists (interior and land scape designers), site super vision, and project management.

4. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
a) Training?
I have taken over 4 interns in the design process, and 2 in site super vison.
b) Education?
I have participated in 2 design juries (evaluating university students design work and encouraging them in upgrading their skills.)
c) Experience?
I have been in architectural design for 8 years, site supervision for 10 years, and project management for 2 years.

d) Skills and attributes (personal qualities)?
My skills are creativity, hardworking, multi-tasking, and perseverance. My attributes are sharing my experiences and helping others with the learning process.

5. What are some of the things you like about the job?
I like that the buildings that I design become land marks and part of solid structures in the world.

6. What are some of the things you dislike about this job?
I dislike the tension, high responsibility, and decision making during construction.

7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so?
I think it might change by having more advanced architectural and structural material, and making the structures that were impossible possible.

Student Reflections:

1. Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):
a) I would like to be well known with my
b) I would get to draw for living
c) I could carry the family job

2. Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):
a) Too much stress.
b) Too much work.
c) It’s not my dream job

3. Is this job for you? Why or why not?
I don’t think it is because it involves so many qualities that I don’t have, and I know I will get bored of it after a few years.

4.Explain the value of the TYKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post-secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).

I think that it helped me a lot because I was thinking of becoming an architect but now that I know what it is like it might not work for me. Because I would want to do something that includes more moving and less stress, but I still love architecture in general.