Describe the most useful resource you have found to help you develop your Genius Hour Project?
There are thousands of websites that are for people to learn to play guitar. I have found a few that are useful and can be found in my resources page of my weebly website. Out of the few I found there is one in particular that I love to use. The website is called guitarlessons.com. This websites is set up by Nate Savage who is a very popular student instructor known around the world. He is known for his special online videos and being a professional guitarist.
Guitar Lessons has helped me start playing the guitar because of his quick start series. This series helps guitar players who have not touched a guitar. He goes through step by step, video by video on parts of guitar, chords, strumming techniques, and other little tips to help the players along the way. He goes nice and slow so it is easy to catch on without falling behind and having to rewind the video. He has taught over 70,000 people learn guitar or become better at guitar from his online videos. Personally I have learned two chords and understand the parts of the guitar and how to strum the guitar correctly without injury or pain.
Guitar Lessons has helped me start playing the guitar because of his quick start series. This series helps guitar players who have not touched a guitar. He goes through step by step, video by video on parts of guitar, chords, strumming techniques, and other little tips to help the players along the way. He goes nice and slow so it is easy to catch on without falling behind and having to rewind the video. He has taught over 70,000 people learn guitar or become better at guitar from his online videos. Personally I have learned two chords and understand the parts of the guitar and how to strum the guitar correctly without injury or pain.
Be honest. How could you use your Genius Hour Time more effectively?
When I read this question I knew right away that to be more effective I need to have the guitar in my hand as I watch videos. Its hard to watch videos or look at notes and try to do it later at home. Once I am home I pull the videos up again but then what did I accomplish at school during Genius Hour? Nothing. Maybe not nothing because once I am home I won't have to stop the video since I have some idea of what he means because I already processed it in class.
To make class time more effective I need to think of a few things I could do. I could take notes down then I won't have to pull the videos back up. Or I could find other websites that have just how to read music so when I do watch the videos I know what he means. I could also look up easy songs to learn to play later on. Even though I can't bring in my guitar I am still getting something out of Genius Hour every week, whether it be learning new chords or practicing reading music for guitar.
To make class time more effective I need to think of a few things I could do. I could take notes down then I won't have to pull the videos back up. Or I could find other websites that have just how to read music so when I do watch the videos I know what he means. I could also look up easy songs to learn to play later on. Even though I can't bring in my guitar I am still getting something out of Genius Hour every week, whether it be learning new chords or practicing reading music for guitar.