So it's a few weeks into my
project and so far I think it's going really well. I have learned quite a few
chords that I can switch between fairly quickly and now that I have learned a couple basic strumming patterns, when I play
it all together it's starting to sound like I can actually play a legit song. I
was even able to figure out a strumming pattern on my own that Daniel planned
on teaching me next time. I think it's starting to become more of a natural
thing. I'm starting to hear the guitar in every song that I listen to and there
are so many songs I want to learn to play. I'm having lots of fun and even the
things I expected to struggle with aren't that bad. When my fingers get sore I
just take a break and come back later and I have actually managed to find a
decent amount of time to practice despite my busy schedule.
The main key to my success so
far is definitely Daniel. He's been a really great teacher. He is very patient
and knows how to say things in ways I'll understand. I think having the right
person to teach you is a very important thing in learning anything. It makes it
much easier and more fun to learn when you're getting taught by someone that
you get along really well with and who knows exactly what they are talking
about based on past experience.
The next thing I'm going to be
working on is learning an actual song that I know and like. Daniel said I can
choose any song I want and he will figure out the chords and strumming patterns
and teach it to me. I'm super excited to learn one of my favourite songs and
get to a point where I can play and sing along at the same time. I don't know
exactly what song I'm going to choose but I'm thinking a Taylor Swift song
because she has lots of guitar in all her songs. Maybe The Best Day or Back To
December. We'll see what Daniel thinks is an easier one to learn first.
