I hope your week has been spectacular! This week I practiced the ukulele three times but I have come to realize that I need to actually create a certain time or day that I practice to make sure that I am doing it. It's weird to be doing this on top on regular school work because the main issue I am facing is that I am having trouble thinking of it as a priority and not just a random hobby. Probably because before starting this project I only ever practiced sporadically when I felt like it (which was not very much). I have included a video of myself playing as kind of a reference point of my skill level as of this moment. I'm playing along to the song "Whisky in the Jar" on Yousician. In the video I'm playing at around 70% speed of the actual song. The app is awesome in that it allows you to adjust the speed in order to practice at your skill level and get faster as you get more comfortable. I'll try to post another video when I manage to play at full speed. In addition to this issue, another that I am having trouble with is my main practicing outlet. As I have mentioned, I found the app, Yousician, which has been really helpful as a starting point for learning but I'm not certain it's the best way to maximize my practice time. Since I have not updated to premium, because let's be honest...I'm broke, I am constantly being interrupted by adds. They pop up what feels like every minute and when I'm only getting half an hour free practice time, it feels like it is taking a big chunk out of my time. Additionally, they are so distracting. They really break the flow of my playing and it is making me want to smash my precious, blue ukulele. As a result of this I am trying to find different resources on top of the app that allow me practice more. I don't want to give up the app altogether because it is super cool but I need more. There are a ton of YouTube tutorials for different songs but I am not sure I have reached a skill level to test that many of them out. Plus it gives me no feed back if I am doing something wrong. I wish that I had some ukulele genie in my life to grant me my wishes and just make me a ukulele god. I'm going to start rubbing lamps. Although, low-key I hope if I find a genie I'm not limited to strictly ukulele related wishes...
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| Screen Shot of my Yousician home page |
To move away from the my musical pitfalls, we used a tool in class today that I'm kind of in love with. It was called "Google Drawing" and it is basically what you would expect it to be. I just never knew it existed and therefore I adore it now. It's kind of like Paint but better because you can share what you are doing with other people and add it to any Google document you might be working on. We listed to a story called "Not a Box" and then each created our own slide to add. I think this is a great resource for teachers because it is a different medium for students to to visual art and share it with their peers! Plus, it has the option for lots of people to be working on different slides so it can be super collaborative. Check out the slideshow that we made! I'm sure there are a ton of different ways to use it. I may even just doodle in class... I mean whaaaat I am always 100% tuned in. You guys (or likely just the teacher reading this and my mom) should totally try it out. Mom you'd love it. Until next time MLL! Stay fresh.
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