Reflection
Genius Hour Semester 2 Reflection and Evaluation
Your Name: Nicole
The Title of Your Genius Hour Project: Learning Guitar
Summarize the purpose of your Genius Hour project in 140 characters.
The purpose of my Genius Hour project is to educate myself on the basics of guitar. Which includes the general knowledge of chords, tabs, and how to change the strings.
Explain the process of your Genius Hour project. Be reflective. Be contemplative. Explain and describe your journey. (No Less Than Three FULL Paragraphs.)
The process of my Genius Hour project started with the decision to familiarize myself with guitar. However, I did not own a guitar so that was my first speed bump. My boyfriend knows everything to know about guitars. So he asked me to prom by buying me a brand new guitar for this project.
The journey was not easy if anyone has ever tried learning how to play an instrument it takes time and patient..something I do not have any of. The first thing I tried learning was a tab for smoke on the water. Then I learned the basic chords. ( See video below)
A huge thing to make a guitar sound good and play well is to have tuned and new strings. Which is part of my project is how to properly change the strings. It is important to have the correct equipment and to make sure you don’t snap the strings.
The intention For Genius Hour is NOT only to learn, but ALSO to share your knowledge with others who can and will benefit from your learning. How did you share your learning? What do you hope the result might be? (No Less Than Two Full Paragraphs.)
The intention to spread my knowledge about my project is to combine all my clips that I have made throughout this journey and make an educational video that I will share with the elementary music teacher. In hopes that they will learn the intermediate level of how to play guitar and hoping they will can to proceed and get better just like I am in the start of my own journey with learning guitar.
If you could do anything different with your Genius Hour project what would you do differently and why? (No less than two full paragraphs.)
If I could do anything different with my Genius Hour project I would have wanted to spend more time playing around with different chords and tabs and putting more effort into it. However with my busy work and school schedule I didn’t have a lot of free time to put into learning the guitar.
Given that, I would have wanted to set more time aside because learning guitar is something I want to purse. It is a great stress reliever and it’s rewarding when you have achieved something like learning a new song.
Reflect on what you did well during this Genius Hour process? Note your successes and accomplishments. (No less than two full paragraphs.)
What I did well during my Genius Hour was obtaining a new guitar and learning some basic skills. These skills will benefit me in furthering my knowledge. What I have learned is the general knowledge of guitar and it provides me with a backbone into advancing my skills.
Also, I have made a video with all my clips and progress I have made. Which I successfully expanded my digital video editing skills.
Your Name: Nicole
The Title of Your Genius Hour Project: Learning Guitar
Summarize the purpose of your Genius Hour project in 140 characters.
The purpose of my Genius Hour project is to educate myself on the basics of guitar. Which includes the general knowledge of chords, tabs, and how to change the strings.
Explain the process of your Genius Hour project. Be reflective. Be contemplative. Explain and describe your journey. (No Less Than Three FULL Paragraphs.)
The process of my Genius Hour project started with the decision to familiarize myself with guitar. However, I did not own a guitar so that was my first speed bump. My boyfriend knows everything to know about guitars. So he asked me to prom by buying me a brand new guitar for this project.
The journey was not easy if anyone has ever tried learning how to play an instrument it takes time and patient..something I do not have any of. The first thing I tried learning was a tab for smoke on the water. Then I learned the basic chords. ( See video below)
A huge thing to make a guitar sound good and play well is to have tuned and new strings. Which is part of my project is how to properly change the strings. It is important to have the correct equipment and to make sure you don’t snap the strings.
The intention For Genius Hour is NOT only to learn, but ALSO to share your knowledge with others who can and will benefit from your learning. How did you share your learning? What do you hope the result might be? (No Less Than Two Full Paragraphs.)
The intention to spread my knowledge about my project is to combine all my clips that I have made throughout this journey and make an educational video that I will share with the elementary music teacher. In hopes that they will learn the intermediate level of how to play guitar and hoping they will can to proceed and get better just like I am in the start of my own journey with learning guitar.
If you could do anything different with your Genius Hour project what would you do differently and why? (No less than two full paragraphs.)
If I could do anything different with my Genius Hour project I would have wanted to spend more time playing around with different chords and tabs and putting more effort into it. However with my busy work and school schedule I didn’t have a lot of free time to put into learning the guitar.
Given that, I would have wanted to set more time aside because learning guitar is something I want to purse. It is a great stress reliever and it’s rewarding when you have achieved something like learning a new song.
Reflect on what you did well during this Genius Hour process? Note your successes and accomplishments. (No less than two full paragraphs.)
What I did well during my Genius Hour was obtaining a new guitar and learning some basic skills. These skills will benefit me in furthering my knowledge. What I have learned is the general knowledge of guitar and it provides me with a backbone into advancing my skills.
Also, I have made a video with all my clips and progress I have made. Which I successfully expanded my digital video editing skills.