{"id":600,"date":"2020-07-31T07:55:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T07:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/?p=600"},"modified":"2020-07-31T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T07:57:22","slug":"learning-electric-guitar-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/?p=600","title":{"rendered":"Learning electric guitar &#8211; Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started learning the electric guitar in July 2019. Earlier, I had learned the acoustic guitar for 2 years from 2017 &#8211; 2019 and I wished to try another variation of the guitar. Music has been my passion since a long time, so exploring another genre of it &#8211; rock and pop &#8211; was a fun experience. Electric guitar requires a lot of control of your fingers as even the slightest movement can cause loud sounds. I aimed to learn different techniques for composing good music that were not feasible in the acoustic guitar like : sliding, vibrato, hammer &#8211; on and pull &#8211; off among a few. I applied some of the techniques in some rock songs like November rain, Layla and highway to hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LO 1 &#8211; Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>During the learning period, I identified that my strength was my improved hand coordination. My teacher said that I have really long fingers that are beneficial for playing complex chords like bar-chords and power chords etc and also for playing solos. So, realizing this as my strength, I decided to learn as many solos as possible. I started with one that my teacher suggested, November rain, and then moved on to others. Solos give out a clear tune of the song and since one of my weaknesses is not being able to sing, solos attracted me more as I didn&#8217;t have to sing and people listening could guess the song easily. On the other hand, my sole weakness was strumming. I would usually lose track of the song and go out of tune. To improve this, my teacher suggested that I should listen to the song multiple time before playing it and that I should learn it in parts. After employing these suggestions, I was able to play several Bollywood songs smoothly and without any difficulties.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LO 2 &#8211; Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The most challenging thing for me in the whole year of learning electric guitar was practicing continuously. At the beginning, I would get blisters on my fingers because of playing the solos on the electric guitar so much. After just about 20 mins, my fingers would pain so much, that I just wanted to go home. However, my teacher was always very supportive and he would tell me to relax for 2 minutes and then practice again. He also noticed some of the things that I was doing wrong that caused the pain, and he helped me rectify the mistakes. Finally, I now know that technique is the most important thing while learning any skill. By knowing the technique you save yourselves a lot of time and effort. Hence, since then I ensure that I know the proper and apt technique to complete the task or even while learning a new skill.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LO 4 &#8211; Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have always been interested in learning new instruments, however, I always have a hard time committing to the skill and continuously learning it. For example, I had started learning keyboard and even violin, but I just didn&#8217;t continue them. Similarly, this time too there were many instances when I wanted to give up because sometimes it would get very difficult to manage with my exams coming up.  Furthermore, even in the time of lockdown, I continued with online classes, however I had to learn acoustic guitar as I didn&#8217;t have as electric guitar at home.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning new skills is always fun and music itself is a very helpful skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learner Profiles &#8211; Reflective, Balanced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4603\" width=\"305\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4604\" width=\"315\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4605\" width=\"328\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" width=\"311\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4608\" width=\"285\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/classof2021.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started learning the electric guitar in July 2019. Earlier, I had learned the acoustic guitar for 2 years from 2017 &#8211; 2019 and I wished to try another variation of the guitar. 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