Sadly, I don’t have much to report on this week. I’ve been so caught up with school work that I haven’t had much time to work on learning and playing guitar. But, I learned ‘Hostage’ by Billie Eilish! And I can perfectly play ‘Wish You Were Gay’ by Billie Eilish - I’m even able to play the song and perfectly time up with it. So that’s all I’ve really got to talk about in terms of progress.
I won’t be home this weekend, so I need to get some time in on my project today (Wednesday), Thursday, and Friday. I also need to start working on my final presentation. I’ve found a template online that I’m going to use, but I need to actually fill it in and organize it. I also need to set a day or two next week where I can start filming some of the songs I’ve got done so far. I’ll also incorporate the little bits and pieces I have of some songs. A list of some other things that I need to do are: memorize some chords, update my website, watch some YouTube tutorials on some songs I’m learning/want to learn, and some more :).
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I don’t have much to report for this week, but I’ve just been practicing all week and learning some new stuff. I stayed at my dad’s over the weekend and we went to Guitar Center together and I also tried out a bunch of his guitars, so that was pretty fun. I also found an acoustic guitar I’m interested in saving up for.
STUFF I AM WORKING ON/FINISHED:
STUFF I AM CONSIDERING LEARNING:
I’m going to work on learning some new chords, music theory, and I’m going to work on scales and how those work. I’ll keep you all updated! :) I haven’t been able to practice much in the past week or two, but I’m hoping I’ll be able to get a bunch done this week and into next week. I haven’t learned any new songs lately, but I’m going to try and learn 2 songs by this time next week. Those two songs are: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol and Hostage by Billie Eilish. Besides that, I’ve got Wish You Were Gay by Billie Eilish completed and I’m working on perfecting the intro to Come As You Are by Nirvana.
Over the weekend, my Dad gave me some equipment to help with my guitar journey. He gave me a case for my electric, an amp and a new chord, and a capo. I tested out the amp and it seems to be working pretty well! I’m gonna mess around with some of the settings sometime this week to see how it affects the sound, if anything. Another thing I need to get on top of is deciding what I’m going to do for my final project/presentation. I’m leaning towards making a general slideshow with a brief description of my project along with a short performance of some of the stuff I’ve learned over the past couple of weeks. I’ll either film myself doing these performances or I’ll play directly in front of the class, but I’m learning towards the recording. And just so you know, no.. I won’t be singing! If anything, I’ll put the song’s voice-over over the video or I’ll play it in the background (if I perform in class). I’ll also bring in my electric guitar to show it off and I might even bring in my Dad’s acoustic that he is letting me borrow for this project (maybe I can convince him to let me keep it ;)). Also, a big shout out goes to Mr. Barker for being a mentor and a big help in my guitar journey! He’s helped me start to learn and understand music theory and he has also helped me with Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. I’m thinking about bringing in my electric guitar next week so I can practice and maybe even get some additional help :). Just like I’ve put for the past couple of weeks, leave me some song recommendations down in the comments! I’ll try to get to them and if I do, I’ll be sure to give you credits for the inspiration :). So far this week, I’ve just been practicing and perfecting all that I’ve got done so far. Next up in my project is one of two things: either learning some new songs or filming what I’ve got done and then learning some new stuff. Either way, I need some song recommendations! Because although I love Billie, I don’t want all of my learned songs to be hers. I need some diversity, because all I’ve got so far is Billie and Nirvana. And honestly as I’m typing this, I’m considering some Arctic Monkeys songs that I could possibly consider trying to learn.
Although I don’t have much content for this week, I think my project is coming along pretty well! I still need to get some equipment from my dad, specifically for my electric guitar. I’ve also found some things on Amazon that might make my guitar-playing experience a little better! I’ve found a cool strap I like, a bunch of picks with different thicknesses (thin, medium, heavy, etc.) and a case for my picks. Again, I need some song recommendations! So please leave some down below in the comments and if I get around to them, I’ll let you know how it goes! Over the weekend, my girlfriend bought me a guitar! It’s a Squier by Fender Bullet Stratocaster in the color Sonic Gray. I started crying as soon as I unwrapped it, I can’t believe I have my OWN guitar! And if you’re confused, the acoustic Taylor guitar I’m using is my dad’s and he is letting me borrow it for this project. Either this year or next, I’m hoping to have purchased my own acoustic guitar (if I have the money for it of course). I showed it to my dad and he said the next time I go over to his house, he’s going to give me a case for my electric and also an amp + cable because he has SO many, both with him and in his storage unit.
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