Here are some songs that I've learnt, or am still in the process of learning. I will attach the site with the chords if anyone wishes to check them out and learn them.
Sixpense None the Richer- Kiss me
Sublime- What I Got
Moldy Peaches- Anyone Else but You
Sufjan Stevens- Casimir Pulanski Day
Sufjan Stevers- Chicago
Death Cab For Cutie- PhotoBooth
NOFX- Franco Un-American
Attack In Black- Young Leaves
(PS: I did make a video of me playing "Young Leaves" and "Kiss me", but I was never to successfully upload them.)
Monday, April 5, 2010
Final Reflection
I can't believe that today is the due date, this semester has gone ridiculously fast, but I'm glad that we're at the end. This whole journey in learning the guitar was sort of a rollercoaster ride for me. At the beginning I was frustrated and angry because I didn't think I would ever get the hang of it and my fingers hurt. Then I became hopeful when I learned some basic chords and now I'm quite content with my progress.
I think what caused my frustrations at first was the fact that I had no idea where to start. And despite having the internet as my main tool, it still didn't help as much as i hoped. There was too much information and no filters, and I never really found what I was looking for.It was only until the day that Denise gave us those 3 basic chords and gave us a familiar song that helped get me started. From there I went online and researched different chords and looked up songs that I knew. I only really used one real source in learning the guitar and it was the ultimate guitar website. It wasn't easy, but I would just find songs that I knew, songs that I liked and wanted to learn. Though I was limited in my choices because I didn't own a capo, and would stay away from songs with F chords, but I still managed to find plenty of songs to practice and have fun with. And when it came to chords I never tried before, they were all highlighted in the songs so all I had to do was put my mouse over it and it showed me how to play it and different ways I could play it.
I think if I were in a school setting, teaching a class how to play guitar, I would do what Denise did. Introduce 3 chords, whether it be D, A and G or something else and find a song that uses just those 3 chords. I would encourage students to work on their transitions with those 3 chords and once they got fairly comfortable with these 3 chords, I would then introduce another one, then another and continue to provide the class with a variety of music that uses these chords.
I never needed my dad or my boyfriend to force me to play guitar. After a while, if I was bored or needed a break from homework, I would just gravitate to the guitar and play around with it. I know I'll defenitly keep up with the guitar, not only because I really enjoy it, but I had made some "dates" with friends.
I guess in this assignment, I really learnt what my limits were. I became aware with what I was comfortable with, and what I wasn't comfortable with. But when it came to certain songs that I was especially fond of and that were challenging, I was pretty determined to learn them. I guess I'm not completly music illiterate as I thought I was.
I think what caused my frustrations at first was the fact that I had no idea where to start. And despite having the internet as my main tool, it still didn't help as much as i hoped. There was too much information and no filters, and I never really found what I was looking for.It was only until the day that Denise gave us those 3 basic chords and gave us a familiar song that helped get me started. From there I went online and researched different chords and looked up songs that I knew. I only really used one real source in learning the guitar and it was the ultimate guitar website. It wasn't easy, but I would just find songs that I knew, songs that I liked and wanted to learn. Though I was limited in my choices because I didn't own a capo, and would stay away from songs with F chords, but I still managed to find plenty of songs to practice and have fun with. And when it came to chords I never tried before, they were all highlighted in the songs so all I had to do was put my mouse over it and it showed me how to play it and different ways I could play it.
I think if I were in a school setting, teaching a class how to play guitar, I would do what Denise did. Introduce 3 chords, whether it be D, A and G or something else and find a song that uses just those 3 chords. I would encourage students to work on their transitions with those 3 chords and once they got fairly comfortable with these 3 chords, I would then introduce another one, then another and continue to provide the class with a variety of music that uses these chords.
I never needed my dad or my boyfriend to force me to play guitar. After a while, if I was bored or needed a break from homework, I would just gravitate to the guitar and play around with it. I know I'll defenitly keep up with the guitar, not only because I really enjoy it, but I had made some "dates" with friends.
I guess in this assignment, I really learnt what my limits were. I became aware with what I was comfortable with, and what I wasn't comfortable with. But when it came to certain songs that I was especially fond of and that were challenging, I was pretty determined to learn them. I guess I'm not completly music illiterate as I thought I was.
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