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CAS Blog: May 2019

I would say that the ISAS Festival was a rousing success. Now, there, like with any event, there are definitely things that I would improve. Although I believe that I worked hard in preparation for the event, I nevertheless believe that I possibly could have prepared even more for the event. Although I did well, there were still some minor mistakes I made in my performances that I could have probably corrected. I'm still satisfied with myself, still, and I also think the point of the festival was mostly the overall experience itself: seeing all the young teen artists and their work, going to different master classes for different artistic disciplines (you're free to go to any of them, regardless of what arts or performances you're signed-up for).

Additionally, I got a lot of activity in due to the large distances of walking required. The St. Stephen's campus is enormous, probably rivaling some college campuses in its size, and the vast distances covered each day were honestly much more walking than I've done in a while. It was also fun going around the campus and creating and playing music and having impromptu jam sessions with some of the fellow young musicians at the festival; it almost felt like a teen Woodstock with the amount of artistry and creativity going around.

(Learning Outcome #2, #4)

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