initial assessment

I chose to play a section of Shadow of the sun by paul weller. I picked this song because it has a nice use of chords and strumming

I feel I could of stuck to the original instead of improvising with the strumming in and chord order

On the other hand it is a good improv of the song and I feel it goes together nicely

I used my phone to record my assessment the sound quality could be better if I had the right recording tools it overall it wasn’t too bad

I slowed the outro down to give the ending more emphasis on the final chords

The song is made up of barre chords and open chords wich isn’t too much of a challenge the only thing I need to work on is keeping the strings from buzzing and getting a clear sound from the extension of a chord

target 1-

I need to specifically work on perfecting my left hand muting.

I’m going use this initial assessment as a point of reference then use it to compare to future videos and look at what’s changed what’s good and what’s bad

I believe the tasks I have given myself are definitely achievable to me with time spent learning and practicing

it is important to do this for me because I want to improve and I am determined to learn more about music as a whole and not just guitar itself

I practice as often as I can and will continue to do so until I am happy with the results of whatever piece I am trying to perfect

target 2-

I need to work on my timing and keeping everything together.

I will know when it improves because I will record my rehearsals and look back every 2 to 3 weeks.

I know I will be able to achievable because I will practice 3-4 times a week to perfect it.

this is important to me because to be a guitarist you need to have the proper skills to stay in time and to not throw people off the tempo of the song.

I will aim to complete this task by the end of the month .( September).

target 3

I will learn the entire song from start to finish to the original song with no mistakes

I will know this is better because I will compare it to my initial assessment

I know this is achievable because I will practice often and not give up on it

this is important to me because to be a guitarist u can’t make mistakes on a live show

I will aim to complete this by the end of the month .