“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” –  Leonard Bernstein

SUMMARY

I feel like this week was good. I am learning a lot more and I’m starting to get inspiration to start playing the guitar again.

PRACTICE ROOM (GUITAR LESSONS)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes in the ‘room’

Chose from the following…

8 Things I regret not doing when learning guitar (10:00)

 

• Continue his 117 Free Lessons YouTube Playlist

I am still at the end of lesson 1. I don’t really practice my guitar anymore and I don’t really know why, probably because I play too many videogames. But I have been trying to push myself to do it more and making a habit of doing it.

Jake Lizzio’s 5 blues guitar tutorials

How interested in learning more about playing the guitar?

• • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: 4

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

I really found this video interesting because I love Blueberry Faygo and I didn’t realize how much 80’s and 70’s jazz-influenced it is. It showed how you make things just line up perfectly.

How interested in learning more about music theory and song analysis?

• • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: 5

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

I feel like this video was a little long. After 5 minutes I kinda was done. I did find the knowledge about chord progressions was interesting and I do need to watch the other 2 parts sometime.

How interested in songwriting, song structure, and music production?

• • 1 (YUCK!)
  • 2 (not really)
  • 3 (sorta interested)
  • 4 (interested)
  • 5 (YES!)

Your score: 3

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I didn’t really come into any problems. I did learn some things I need to do to help me learn the guitar such as learning to play the piano and learning how to play songs by ear. I also learned how the song Blueberry Faygo was made and some mistakes made when making chords.