Week 3

This past week I have not had enough time to actually be practicing on my own with my guitar. One of the harder parts about trying to be consistent in practicing is when you get busy or especially when you are traveling. I have spent the past week in Indianapolis so I have not been able to do much physical practicing because it is not practical to bring your guitar along on a trip. That does not mean that I haven't thought about it. At national FFA there is a big talent show with a lot of the kids playing the guitar. I have been watching them and have a lot more respect for their skill because I know how hard it is to learn, but it definitely helps to keep your morale up to see kids my age that are that proficient at the instrument. This has been a slower week so I will have to really get with it next week.

week 2

The  first week of this major endeavor has been tougher than expected. One of the major problems I have is remembering the chords and trying to transition fast enough. I will admit it is hard to stay motivated as it seems that I am making no progress. It has been said by many people that if you just stick with it for at least 2 months you will begin to see progress and be way more likely to play guitar for the rest of your life. A positive is that the more that I play the less the tips of my fingers hurt. Also just the thought of being able to play a tune is a major key to stay motivated. I am just waiting on on the work to and time to pay off so I can see some of the skills to play that tune. It is easy to get down on yourself because you see videos of people playing some truly amazing things and I wish I was half that good but I have to think back to when I first picked up the guitar and how clueless I was. I have made some progress but it is gong to be a long and tough road to get to the skill level I want to be.

The Plan

How many times have you heard some one older than you say "I wish I would have learned how to play and instrument"? I have heard it my fair share for sure. That was one of my major motives for choosing my genius hour project of getting the basics of how to play the guitar. I had a couple of ideas of what I wanted to do but I settled on the guitar because when i am a scrolling through Facebook and see some kid strumming away on a 6 string, I always say to myself "It would be so cool to be able to play the guitar. I don't plan on being a full blown guitar master by the end of this * week period, but I hope to have a good foundation to build on and "get over the hump" of the blocks that beginners usually have. And I mean the chicks dig the guy who can strum the 6 string.

When I decided that this was going to be my goal, I took a step back and tried to think how i was gonna go about learning this new skill and what would be some of the major hold ups. That was i realized i didn't even know enough about a guitar to tell you what was gonna be hard about learning to play. That is a pretty simple fix with today's technology, a few quick taps into the google search bar and i had a whole page full of reasons why this was gonna be hard. I know this is not going to be easy, but I think the hardship is worth the reward.

I was not as worried about my shark tank pitch as others. I do not have as much of a problem of getting up in front of people as some, in fact i somewhat enjoy it. The slide show was not much to look as extravagant as other but that was because I didn't feel like i needed much writing on the board to help me with the presentation. It was simple, my plan was to get up there and answer the prompted questions off the top of my head. I feel like this encourages quick thinking and makes you more comfortable when you get up in front of people.