After assessing feedback from my peers and reflecting on my two project proposals, I've decided to learn "The Scientist" by Coldplay on the acoustic guitar. It seems outrageous to me that I would love music as much as I do and not know how to play even one instrument. I believe learning to play a song on guitar will be a wonderful way to take a break from the academic rigor of the teaching credential program and all of the reading and writing that comes with it. Also, the more I thought about my song selection of "The Scientist", the more excited I was at the prospect of learning it. Coldplay was one of my favorite bands growing up and I remember watching their music video, embedded below, for "The Scientist" over and over.
I remember hearing that Chris Martin, the lead singer, had to learn how to mouth the lyrics backwards so that the story could be told in reverse chronological order. If you watch his mouth closely, you can almost tell sometimes the words don't quite match up. Still, it's a pretty amazing feat and terrifically creative. What I also like about this song is that the primary instrument is piano. If I'm successful in learning this song on guitar, perhaps I can try to learn it on the piano next!
Now that I've chosen my project, my first objective is to acquire a guitar by the cheapest means possible and then learn how to tune it. Check back here soon to see how I'm progressing.
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AuthorOn this page, I will document my progress throughout my 20% Project. The purpose of this activity is to see first hand how a 20time project can be used in education. Archives
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