My initial goal of the 20 time project was to be able to play
a good amount of chords on the guitar and to be able to look up a wide variety
of songs and play them with relative ease. I did learn the most popular chords,
which I think are the easiest to play, and I ended up learning how to play 5
songs. I don’t think that I’ve reached my goal yet, but I’m definitely on my
way. This is the first time that my brother has actually successfully taught
someone to play the guitar. He taught me several chords and how to play them,
despite his fear that I would eventually be better than him. He is a lot better
than me, so I won’t be outplaying him anytime soon. I feel like I could pass on
the knowledge that I learned to someone else if they asked me. The one main roadblock
that I ran into is the fact that most guitar songs are written in tab, which is
a lot different from the sheet music that I’m used to. I learned how to use it,
but it’s not second nature to me like normal sheet music is. This roadblock
taught me that it is going to be a lot difficult to learn how to play several
songs. Up to this point, I’ve been playing simple chords without much else. Here is the website I've been using for chords.
The best part about this kind of
learning is that the more that I work, the more I see results. It is a lot of
fun to work on a song for a while and then be able to hear yourself playing it.
I guess that the most difficult part of this kind of learning is finding time
to sit down and practice this instrument. I really don’t have to practice the
piano and violin. I’m at the point now where I just know how to play them. With
my extremely busy life lately, it was difficult to dedicate an hour or two to
the guitar. I would consider my project a success. I’m on the right path to
learning how to play the guitar. Before I started, I had only messed around
with it. I hadn’t really committed to learning a song or a chord. I probably
spent about two hours a week practicing the guitar. I think that this project
connected with the IB learner profile because I became more of and inquirer. I
would hear a song on the radio and want to go home and learn how to play it on
the guitar. My brother and I were both communicators throughout the project as
he taught me how to play.
20 Time has
helped me in English class because it has helped me learn how to communicate
and collaborate better. When my brother was teaching me how to play, I had to
communicate and collaborate with him in order to learn what he was trying to
teach me. I also learned a little bit about blogging, which I hadn’t really
done in the past.
For future
20 time teachers: try to prepare the students a little bit better for the
pitch. You could show them questions that the people there would probably ask
and they could prepare the answers ahead of time. I found that during the
pitch, people would ask me a question and I would have no idea what to say. I
said, “I don’t know,” a lot, and I think that makes me sound bad. Other than
that, I think 20 time went pretty smoothly. For future students: make sure to
pick something that you know that you’ll like. I had a lot of fun doing this
project, which is strange for a school project. Keep at your 20 time, try
working on it a couple times a week, and just have fun with it. I’m definitely
going to continue with my guitar practice after the 20 time project has ended.
It has been a lot of fun, and I want to continue to get better and better! Thanks for reading!
I think you have done a great job on this project and have made tons of progress!
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