User:AndrewChing

biography
Andrew Ching was born on febuary 9th 1987 in Seattle, WA. He is a musician who is studying audio engineering at the Art Institute of Seattle. His dream is to make records, drive fast cars, play sold out shows and make millions of dollars. How he will accomplish this is a story all in itself, but with hope, command, and a willing perseverance to chase down an ambition far greater than anything he has ever confronted, his desires may someday become real. At an early age, Andrew was surrounded by an artistic family. His mother always loved to sing and his father would never fail to impress him with countless drawings that showed both the angles of modern architecture as well as the abstract open world that encompassed him. Often his days where filled with the very foundation of what pulls him through life still to this day. Music provided a chance to escape his waking life and he spent countless hours underneath an elderly wicker chair listening to records in his childhood living room. Timeless artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the original soul bands of the sixties and seventies, that his mother and father loved so much, subconsciously became his influences even before he had any idea of what he wanted to do in life. Today, apart from playing music around the Seattle area, Andrew Ching exists as a young producer and songwriter, eager to make a name and a living. His work can be heard live under the band The Freetown and online at www.myspace.com/AKCproductions

final
Group 2 Research Assigment

reflective assessment
My experience of analytical writing was very different than similar classes I have taken. The main reason for this is because of the online component that it centered around. I think that was a great step forward in terms of creating a community for students and teachers, but I think that like all first attempts, problems that arose. As a group, communication is so important. When things are going to get done, how they are going to be completed, organized, who is doing what etc. These are questions that normally can be answered in class, but becuase all of our work was online, it was not easy to examine it while we discussed it. Then again, it could have been the motivation of our group that created these problems.

As for myself, I did learn important knowledge through the weekly meetings of the class. I enjoyed how the class examined the fact that no writer actually writes something in 5 easy steps. I think that this is something that a school of artists and creators needs to discuss more and I think understanding this should be a necessary goal for anyone who does anything creative. What I feel I have yet to learn is more about myself as a writer. I know that I have the potential to improve my writing both creatively and technically, but the group aspect made it hard to do so.

What I felt I did well in this class is come up with ideas that contrasted with the rest of the group. I was sort of the rogue in terms of my ideas. I don't know if I was able to express them, but usually group projects tend to cause conformity within each member. This being said, I could have put in more hours writing. The online concept made it possible for others to carry more weight than others. I did do my part, but honestly I could have put in more effort ad time.

In reality I think most GE courses here at The Art Institute act more as a test to prove that one can stick it out for the credit. I typically don't learn enough so that I would be able to advance to the next level of that subject. With this class, I enjoyed going. I didn't like getting up at 6 am in the morning, but I enjoyed being there once I had woken up and I feel that I would be able to take on another class. I will certainly use the knowledge that I gained from this course within the rest of my studies here at school and beyond.

Hopefully my contributions to the in-class discussions were useful to someone. Hopefully some of this information will help in structuring future classes and hopefully I will look back and remember at least one thing...other than don't get your head stuck in an elevator door at the exact moment of a malfunction. Honestly though, this was a valuable class.

AndrewChing 09:26, 25 March 2009 (UTC)Andrew Ching