Interview questions

BJ: Firstly. I’ll just show you how much you improved. So in the first one you said you were guessing. There’s a definite improvement as you’ve gone from 0 to 42%. Just answer these honestly.

1. How many times did you watch the animations?

Twice.

2. Were the animations helpful?

Yes. I had no idea about half of it.

3. Can you think of any improvements that would have made them more effective?

Some of them were a bit quick. I wasn’t expecting it the way it went. The layout of some it, like how the notes were done as a table was really helpful. This broke it up a bit and you could see the link between all the notes. Keeping them separate made it easier for me by not jumping all over the place.

BJ: If they had all been one after another…

I would have got lost completely so having that one just focusing on the beat and the tempo was good.

BJ: And the fact that you were watching them at you own leisure so you could watch it again without having to feel like you were putting your hand up in class.

Yes, definitely.

4. Do you think children would be able to understand them?

Yes, I think they would. They have a lot more knowledge than me anyway as I’ve come in completely blind to it. They’re learning music as it’s going so I think they’d have a bit more understanding as to some of the words where as I was like, completely from scratch.

BJ: Although they are from scratch when they first come in.

Yes, from Prep level.

5. What was the first concert you remember attending?

Usher. I only started attending concerts a couple of years ago.

BJ: So that would have been about two years ago?

Yes, two or three.

BJ: So you’ve been to pubs to see bands or anything?

I’ve been to pubs but not a concert. My ex-boyfriend was in a band so I used to go and watch that but I wasn’t into the music or anything because it was alternative.

6. And what’s your favourite album?

I like a bit of a mixture, bits of everything.

BJ: I don’t have a favourite album either.

I like Usher and Lindsey Lohan.

BJ: Lindsey Lohan? Does she have an album?

Yes she has two.

BJ: Really?

Yes. I’m just trying to think what else I’ve been listening to. Then you’ve got good old Britney (Spears) and Mariah (Carey). I like stuff I can sing to.

7. And just one more question. Is there anything else that comes to mind that might be relevant?

To help?

BJ: Yes. Like for instance, it was supposed to be on DVD originally but I had technical trouble getting it to play at the right speed so maybe it would have been more comfortable watching it on your TV rather than on computer.

I don’t think that would matter too much. The kids would get used to both mediums so I don’t think that would effect them too much.

BJ: Thanks heaps for that.

That’s alright.

BJ: I appreciate it.

No worries.