Genius Hour Reflection
My Genius Hour project was to learn new songs on the guitar. The purpose of this project was to better myself by becoming a better guitar player and, to help others become better guitar players by posting guitar tutorials on YouTube.
To start my project I had to start learning new songs. This took a lot of work and a few weeks time but I was able to learn a lot! After I had learned the songs I had to practice them a lot to really get them down. This was one of the more challenging things because it required a lot of effort, time, and hard work. I was able to get the songs down though, which was a rewarding feeling.
Learning songs, especially, a lot of songs is very frustrating. At times, I didn’t want to finish this project but I kept at it and I was able to learn a total of 7 songs since starting this project. While I had hoped to learn more, I still feel like this project was a success because it drove me to become a better guitar player.
In order for this project to be successful, I needed to put the songs on youtube and also figure out a way for local musicians to check out my videos. I decided that I would create flyers to give to the cashier at Jim’s Music in Iron Mountain. I chose Jim’s because I took lessons there for over 5 years and they have an excellent store. Hopefully with the steps I have taken, my work can be impactful to a young aspiring musician.
If I could do anything differently with my project, I would have learned more songs. I originally planned on learning a lot more but it was a lot more challenging than I had thought. If I would have put more time in, I would have been able to learn more difficult songs too. My goal is to continue working on songs and hopefully make more tutorials.
Another Thing I would have done differently would be invest in a microphone because the sound quality of my videos were terrible. I wish I would have been able to make better quality videos because they get more views and in turn, impact more people. This is something I would like to accomplish in the future as I hope to continue making tutorials to help anyone who is trying to learn songs in all genres of music.
Overall I think that My Genius Hour project was a success. I accomplished my goal of becoming a better guitar player. I also took the steps to get my videos out to the community and the public by posting my videos on YouTube. Now, hopefully people will watch my videos, and if they learn something, even better!
Another way this project was successful was that it helped me regain a love for playing guitar and gave me a new interest in making guitar tutorials. I really hope to continue this and become a better guitar player and video maker. I have learned that both of those things are challenging and require a ton of work and time.
My Genius Hour project was to learn new songs on the guitar. The purpose of this project was to better myself by becoming a better guitar player and, to help others become better guitar players by posting guitar tutorials on YouTube.
To start my project I had to start learning new songs. This took a lot of work and a few weeks time but I was able to learn a lot! After I had learned the songs I had to practice them a lot to really get them down. This was one of the more challenging things because it required a lot of effort, time, and hard work. I was able to get the songs down though, which was a rewarding feeling.
Learning songs, especially, a lot of songs is very frustrating. At times, I didn’t want to finish this project but I kept at it and I was able to learn a total of 7 songs since starting this project. While I had hoped to learn more, I still feel like this project was a success because it drove me to become a better guitar player.
In order for this project to be successful, I needed to put the songs on youtube and also figure out a way for local musicians to check out my videos. I decided that I would create flyers to give to the cashier at Jim’s Music in Iron Mountain. I chose Jim’s because I took lessons there for over 5 years and they have an excellent store. Hopefully with the steps I have taken, my work can be impactful to a young aspiring musician.
If I could do anything differently with my project, I would have learned more songs. I originally planned on learning a lot more but it was a lot more challenging than I had thought. If I would have put more time in, I would have been able to learn more difficult songs too. My goal is to continue working on songs and hopefully make more tutorials.
Another Thing I would have done differently would be invest in a microphone because the sound quality of my videos were terrible. I wish I would have been able to make better quality videos because they get more views and in turn, impact more people. This is something I would like to accomplish in the future as I hope to continue making tutorials to help anyone who is trying to learn songs in all genres of music.
Overall I think that My Genius Hour project was a success. I accomplished my goal of becoming a better guitar player. I also took the steps to get my videos out to the community and the public by posting my videos on YouTube. Now, hopefully people will watch my videos, and if they learn something, even better!
Another way this project was successful was that it helped me regain a love for playing guitar and gave me a new interest in making guitar tutorials. I really hope to continue this and become a better guitar player and video maker. I have learned that both of those things are challenging and require a ton of work and time.