Associate Name: Rex Costello
Main Advisor and OP Reviewer: Jennifer Dauksha-English Morgan

Output Packet #:  	3	Year: Capstone BSc
OP Title: Sonic Stewardship Part 2: Self-Engineering, Production, & Becoming Professional

Title: Sonic Stewardship Part 2: Self-Engineering, Production, & Becoming Professional

Self Review Mark: 69

Date Submitted: August 30th, 2016 (Incomplete)
Date Reviewed: October 17th, 2016
Mark: 71

Time Spent on Review: 3.75 hrs

Dear Rex,

This is a great project again about your music, and Output Packet (template getting better and better). I’m really seeing an improvement in how you’re engaging. Keep it up! I look forward to reviewing OP 4 soon!

My review is broken into these sections:
1. Evaluation Form 
2. Comments Per Section

Required next step: 
- OP design process - you didn’t include any design methods or principles applied. We need to discuss this as it’s a hard requirement.
- Critical evaluation - you did not include any evidence of research and your annotated resource review is not adequate.
- Benefits to the field, dissemination and world context all need considerable improvement.

* Let’s discuss in our meeting what we can do to move forward. I have some ideas that will hopefully not require too much of your attention. First I will review OP 4, then decide how to move forward from there. I’ll post in OP 4 my decisions about next steps and requirements.

I respect your integrity in managing your pathway. I'm lucky to be your advisor!

Cheers,
Jennifer

OP REVIEW-------------------------

1. EVALUATION FORM-------------------- 

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2. COMMENTS PER SECTION---------------

Specification 
- On Navigation, maybe add a statement about interacting with media.
- In the specification, add a colon after of (second sentence). I would also suggest turning the bullets into more powerful statements that catch your eye immediately, such as, “Collaborative music through mentoring - learning how to record, engineer, produce, etc (as you have it written is fine)”. That way the key outcome is evident at a glance. Great scope for the project however - excited to read the rest of the OP.
- Check with Ava to see why your image is covering text.
- On OP design: good that you utilized another Associates template and came up with goals, along with your step by step process, and the process reflection, however, you didn’t talk about your design methodology or principles at all. I also don’t see a direct tracking of your OP goals. On the reflection, I understand that this is for your mother, yet I’m still wondering if the monotony can be a bit more rewarding for you - is there anything that you can achieve that adds value to something you need to be doing, inspiring or otherwise?
- On your self evaluation, did you intend to give yourself a 69? Also when you give feedback, don’t simply say, “I think I covered this.” That tells me nothing and is simply a space filler of unimportant information. Give me an example. In some places you do this well, like on critical evaluation, saying you referenced a quote. Self evaluation is not spell checked. 

Overview
- Good overviews/section summaries.
- After that bit about getting monotonous and repetitive in your reflection on the previous page, I am glad to hear what makes this unique - that you pushed through your insecurity around recording and performing without Paul’s presence. Nice work! Not only did you skill build, but you also worked through some emotional blocks.
- Fantastic storytelling around your mother’s proposal to get to the island for learning!! I’m reminded and sad to hear Paxon passed away. What a blessing though that he was able to help you. Your mother too.

Collaboratives
- Wow, powerful learning around creating agreements from your experience with Augustine. 
- Fantastic that you were able to support Ashlyn condense her songs to less than 4 minutes. You say “Examples” in the text - did you mean to add some for 2:30 min songs?
- Musical midwifery - <3
- Sounds like you learned a lot about boundaries, agreements and communication during this period of time. And of course music production!!
- The mental apathy around Hannah’s music is sad. I enjoyed meeting her in 2014 and I’m glad that you were together for the time it made sense, and parted when it was no longer serving you.

Project Process
- Good opening. Provides an anchor for what you’re about to share.
- Again, add a colon after  opening “are” in section on components.
- This 16-step process is super helpful for anyone who wants to replicate your work - nice work. Good that you provided a list of equipment needed also. However, this isn’t a complete design process here. It would help if you stepped back from the content details and looked at the flow of energy. IF you can do that and then speak about the energy as a step - then describe the details. After you do this then ask yourself, can this same step by step process (on an energy level) be applied to other areas of my life? Also, there’s a lot of steps missing that you don’t discuss which have to do with choosing the song. How do you get to that point? What design process are you using then that helps make the decision? Let’ do this while we are on the phone together.
- As a BSc in a design degree, you must practice using multiple design tools to graduate. We need to discuss this and figure out a way for you to pick up this slack in your pathway.
- I love the bit on learning about what was broken and how to fix it - — that seems like a useful metaphor for life. Where else has that shown up for you in life? For me, living on my farm; managing my non-profit; working in teams; managing a grant and the flow of money reimbursements/tracking, etc…
- Ah!! This second section on design is more resonant with what I was envisioning. Still need to understand how this is a design process and not just steps taken.
- These last bits on mixing and mastering are very well written. I appreciate that even I, someone with zero experience, understand what you’re saying. My only other suggestion would be to show images of steps rather than just mostly text on this page.
- Would be excellent at this point to provide a sample of music.

Conclusion
- Great opening quote in world context section. I appreciate what you share here about helping people, this is true. What I need though is more on world context or field context in relation to oppressions. Think of it in zones and sectors. You have international field all the way down to your own musical experience. A step past you is your band mates or maybe two steps away is these mentors or collaborators. Sectors you have different types of music, one maybe being self produced or music with a message maybe? Anyway, the point is, talk to us about what you see as strengths or weaknesses of the industry. Some good examples of matrix busting you did include were the relationship bits around self entitlement of not having clear agreements, or Hannah’s lack of self confidence. The thing is though I need you to then talk about them on a pattern level in regards to world or field transformation of the industry.
- In benefits to the field - could type statements aren’t helping me understand your strategic level of engagement in the field. We need to increase this area of reflection. The idea of mentorship for example, is an added value concept. Let’s talk more about how to improve this in your next OP.
- You say that you were in the studio for 3-weeks, but that doesn’t include the time you spent learning doing the recording for Ashlyn and Hannah, right? This is just your own album?
- Great personal and professional gains.
- Glad to see you included next steps. You have them worded using powerful language. My only suggestion would be to bullet point them like you did when you were talking about “songs and album design” on previous page. That bolding key words then description adds more power to manifestation potential.

Commentary
- Good reflection on project management. What tools did you use though to keep track of your time and tasks?
- Do you have a guild note documentation for one of your meetings with Lauryn?
- Is sharing your music really dissemination on the topic of this OP? I think it would be more important to share how you disseminated tips on production and engineering. Maybe a blog?
- Your annotate resource review is basically a Digiphon and it is not annotated. INCOMPLETE.
- I’m glad to see your provided a bit of comparison in your skill flex areas - but I need an assessment of what this means.
- Journals - good!

Supporting Evidence
- Awesome!