Transcript of Allison Johnson CAN AN ADULT LEARN A NEW AND DIFFICULT TASK?
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- Allison Johnson CAN AN ADULT LEARN A NEW AND DIFFICULT
TASK?
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- Research Question: Can adults learn how to do a new and
difficult task? Purpose: To see if an adult can learn a new task,
knowing the saying you cant teach an old dog new tricks.
INTRODUCTION
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- Background: People say all the time that you cant teach an old
dog new tricks and I have always wondered if thats true. I have had
some experience with learning about the brain in my Anatomy &
physiology class and have been fascinated by it. I decided to
challenge myself to learn how to play the guitar within 30 days. I
first became interested in the guitar when my brother got a guitar
for his birthday and received guitar lessons. Ever since then, I
have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. INTRODUCTION
CONT
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- To find out if you can teach an old dog new tricks, as they
say; I have decided to learn how to play the guitar in just 30 days
by using online tutorials and my brothers papers from his guitar
lessons. WHAT?
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- I used online lessons with a guy named Justin who helped teach
me how to play different chords:
http://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-000- BeginnersCourse.php
http://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-000- BeginnersCourse.php WHAT
CONT
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- I practiced the guitar in my dorm room most of the time either
in between classes during the day or at night. When I went home one
weekend, I lugged my guitar home so I could practice at home as
well. WHERE?
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- I started practicing the guitar January 30 th when the
immersion project started. From then on, I tried to practice every
day for at least an hour a day. Some days it was longer than an
hour if I was having a good day, then other days it was less than
an hour due to my frustration. March 1 st was the last day for the
immersion project. WHEN?
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- The only person involved in my immersion project was me
learning how to play the guitar. WHO?
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- I did this immersion project because ever since I took anatomy
in high school, I have always been fascinated with the brain and
how it ages as a person ages. I have also been wanting to learn how
to play the guitar with inspiration from my brother as he took
guitar lessons and played. With being very interested in these two
things, this was the perfect opportunity to pick this topic for my
project. WHY?
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- The results of my immersion project did match up pretty well
with what I thought would happen. I did think I would be able to
learn how to play the guitar in 30 days and prove the theory,
adults cant learn new tasks, wrong. I did, in fact, learn how to
play the guitar, it was just a lot harder than I expected it to be.
It was very difficult learning how to play the guitar, but by the
end of the 30 days, I did learn how to play and achieved my goal.
INTERPRETATION
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- ANALYSIS SongHow difficult the song is How difficult it was to
learn the song Last Kiss by Pearl Jam EasyThis song was pretty easy
to learn once you learned the chords because it was the same four
chords over and over again. Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
ModerateThis song was tougher to play because the strumming changed
a little bit as the song went on. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
DifficultThis song was a little more difficult than the other songs
because the chords you played during the verses of the song were
different from the chords you played during the chorus.
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- I encountered a couple of problems during my immersion project
with finding a good website that gave good online tutorials for
free. It was also kind of difficult finding a tutorial that would
teach me the basics, plus all the chords, and strumming techniques,
etc. I found within this 30 day immersion that it just may be
possible to teach an old dog new tricks. CONCLUSION
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- APPENDIX Sample of the song Kiss Me by Sixpence None the
Richer:
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- APPENDIX CONT Sample of the song Last Kiss by Pearl Jam
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- APPENDIX CONT Sample of the song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls
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- Justin. Justinguitar.com. June 2003-2012. 30-1 Jan-March 2013.
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