Branden+12

Feb/6/12 My name is Branden Olsen & I am in beginer guitar 11 because I have always wanted to learn how to play basic guitar & hope this course will benefit my learning more then it has started out to be. Feb/20/12 The first presentation went pretty well but the person I went with practiced the song differently which through me off. I have learned notes D, C, G, Em and 3 songs Something in the Air, Spanish Fandango, And Brown Eyed Girl. Feb/27/12 Currently we have not done anything worth mentioning frankly this class is a complete waste of time and I regret taking it because the "instructor" fails to instruct and he just tells us what to do and sends us to self learn which is not what I was looking for in a class and I am currently self learning a song off of youtube videos for instructions which is harder to see the fingering on a 2d screen then it would be in a real life class my progress has not improved since the beggining of this course and probably wont go anywhere aslong as the teacher fails to instruct and teach us how to play. We are currently attempting to learn pumped up kicks which will go till Friday when we perform. media type="youtube" key="wZZ7oFKsKzY" height="315" width="420" April/2/12 Starting a new week we shall see what happens. I am self learning a song by oasis called wonderwall its pretty simple finger positioning but the strum pattern takes some time to figure out and you have to keep your arm constantly moving. This is the video im using to learn it. media type="youtube" key="fXyj2WNBerA" height="315" width="560"The video shows the notes to play and the strum pattern & the alternative/easy version to do without the capo April/30/12 We are starting song writing and father and son by cat stevens learned a few more songs but still need to perform them for the teacher.

May/14/12 Just got back to school after a week of being sick this week we will be doing a song by Jack Johnson Upside Down

May/22/12 Same as last week still learning the song Upside Down by Jack Johnson got the finger placements down just need to get faster transitions.