To summarize I enjoyed this experience and felt I have learned a lot from it. If I were to improve on this site, I would have a dedicated tab that was full of video tutorials. I believe this would greatly improve my site and offer a better experience to viewers. A better way to have promoted my site would probably to reach out to other websites with a similar premise as mine and partner with them to help gain exposure. My best experience with this project was looking at the twitter I made and seeing the likes and followers I got from my site.
This experience will benefit me in the future because I will now have a better understanding of web design which will aid me in applying for jobs that require similar skills.
My most popular week would be week February 11-17. I had 9 views and 1 visitor. My most popular post of the semester would be my introduction/ getting started post. Both of them having 3 views. I think it is the most popular because it is the first one you see when going to my website. I was honestly surprised by how low it was. I thought I would have a few more visitors, but I guess I should have kept my expectations in check. When it comes to twitter I was able to get a follower and two likes. It may be small but I still felt proud that someone liked my work.
The key to to becoming a good guitar player is not through the number of techniques you know, but by how well you can play them. The only way you can become great at techniques is to practice. I will now share some good ways to not only practice, but to also help build a routine to get into.
Before you begin your practice session you should warm up. Simply stretch your fingers and get them loose so that they are more responsive and less stiff.
Then while practicing have fun with it. Playing the guitar is very challenging and a lot of the time you might be unsure of what you are doing is right or wrong. The key is to ask questions and look up help whenever you need it.
It took me awhile to figure out what my routine should be, but the key is consistency. Here is a look at what my usual routine is.
Each night I complete whatever homework I have.
Once I am done I then warm up and do a few excercises.
I then look up some songs or background music to play to.
Once I finally find something I like I can finally start to jam out.
I practice experimenting with different sounds and chords to see how they fit with the music.
Here is a fantastic resource that can help you build the foundation for what your routine should be like.
Pull Offs are the sequels to Hammer Ons. They are also one of the key ways to being able to play at a much faster rate. To be able to pull off your Pull Offs, make sure to get your Hammer Ons down.
To perform a Pull Off is actually really easy. To put it simply strum one of the strings while holding a note. While the note is ringing simply pull the string your finger is holding down. when you are pulling the string make sure to pull downwards and not up, this will help give a stronger sound and produce the note we are looking for. To help gain a better idea of this please look at the GIF down below.
Pull Offs are simple but require practice just like everything else. A good way to practice is to combine Pull Offs with Hammer Ons. Play a note, then Hammer On. Then immediately perform a Pull Off. By practicing this you will be able to take steps to performing legendary solos such as the famous Stairway to Heaven solo by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Paige.
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