This is going to be a very honest blog. I’m really struggling with this project. As I said previously I don’t have my own guitar and should have taken this more into consideration. I didn’t have as easy of access to a guitar as I should have therefore making it difficult to practice frequently. I decided to simply stick to just learning the chords of the song D-A-G and the strumming pattern. On my musical growth plan sheet I said I would be learning some basic chords. I have scratched this as its just not as beneficial for me to learn a bunch of chords that aren’t going to be in the songs I am learning.
I should have chosen something much easier. I have always wanted to learn guitar. I really truly hope some day I can actually get lessons. The whole teaching myself thing is not flying well for me. I truly don’t know how great my playing is going to be by the time the video is due. I intended to play a lot when home because my brother owns one but over this break I have travelled quite a bit. This past weekend I was in Invermere for my sisters tournament and next weekend I am headed to Chicago to visit my brother. This has left me little to no time to practice. So this has just been very overwhelming for me in that during school I cannot seem to manage time to practice and then when a break comes I would like to be on break but have to slot in time to play.
Overall I have just been very disappointed by a project I was excited about at the start of the year. It just became a little unrealistic for me given that I have no background in it and am left to my own devices. I think the idea of this project is really great but I don’t know how realistic it is for all of us. I am trying my hardest, I hope you know that. I did not take this project lightly in any way it just came down to some outside factors that have limited me. I am trying my hardest to get better at my song but at this point it is nowhere close to being ready. I am definitely going to need to adjust my plan which I think is challenging me. I feel as though I am disappointed in myself for not being able to complete it and having to change. I need to be okay with this decision in the end and adjust it so that yo know I have shown growth because at the start of this I knew nothing!
