Curricular Competencies

I have been on and off with guitar for the past 6-7 Years. As I played it when I was young, stopped playing it while I grew up, then came back to play it in school. I demonstrated aspects of improvement over the course as it eventually got easier to switch from chord to chord, especially playing the barre chords I even got the hand of power chords. Each class we had learned something new to use in our playing skills, like power chords, platonic scale, and more and more songs. For guitar as a whole, I plan to just play it as a hobby as my work choice will be the sheet metal industry.

Collaboration

I collaborate well with my peers, as when we played songs together, I can take my role on quite well. Strategies we came up with to help with our miscommunication were to have some sort of a beat to keep up on track, or even just practicing parts we can’t do well, together so it becomes easier to play them.

Critical Thinking

I demonstrated critical thinking by the ways I solve problems. So, for guitar, a problem was keeping pace with everyone, or the song. So I leave out some chords, then once I get better, I start playing them in the song. I usually tap my foot to get the flow of the song, as to stay in beat. I used feedback to improve upon my skills, as I take criticism as a structural thing, meaning I have room to improve.

Personal Awareness and responsibility

I showed these skills as I am, for the most part, a punctual person, meaning I am on time and ready to learn for class. Some strategies I used to monitor my learning, is setting goals, or playing songs I found difficult. I did all that to see if they got easier or if thy are about the same feeling as before.