Justin's Group Reflection.

This particular group was formed quite early in the semester. Consequently, it was the first group I was a member of and the first group project I undertook. Having no previous experience of this kind of exercise, it took me a couple of weeks to adjust. Previously I would have preferred to work alone but my participation in this group changed my entire mentality and I am now extremely grateful for the emphasis placed on group work throughout the course.

Our topic was chosen during our first meeting. Initially our focus was "The History and Development Of Irish Traditional Music". However, after further discussion we decided to make our collection slightly more concise as we felt that "History and Development" was far too broad. Instead, we agreed to amend the title to "Irish Traditional Music Reference Collection". This allowed us to branch out into areas that were not restricted by historical or evolutionary factors.

The majority of work on the project was done early on. In hindsight this was a good tactic. As the semester progressed other group projects began to pile up and this directly affected our ability to continue at the same rate. I believe that only for this we could have completed the project early on.

I did have some concerns about my lack of musical knowledge. Fortunately this didn't turn out be a negative factor. Any questions or concerns I had were brought up and comfortably dealt with during our meetings. The workload throughout the project was decided upon and carried out democratically. No member was found wanting in terms of work input. This led to a comfortable group dynamic. Overall, I am extremely pleased about the my group experience and what I believe to be the high quality of our project.