Tag: Yousician

All That I’ve Accomplished

I began using Yousician at the end of August, 2021, and have been playing 15 minutes a day, almost every day, from then until now. During that time,…

Cleaning House

I made the decision a long while back that I wouldn’t seek perfection across my Yousician experience, in part because it would take me far too long to…

Banging On and Branching Out

On October 19th, I started–in earnest–the first “unit” of Yousician’s fourth level. After two incredibly simple exercises, it’s a collection of four melodies, with an emphasis on picking…

Oh Hey, That’s Music!

Over the last 10 days, I have learned and completed exactly two songs (though I’m a day or two away from a third). The first “unit” of Yousician’s…

Reflection 4: Graphics in Education

For many years, I have referred to myself as a “visual learner,” finding I have better success learning, remembering, and understanding things when I can actually see them…

Why Humans Matter

After completing Yousician’s Level 3, I am just beginning my 15-minute-steps on the road to completing Level 4. The very first activity is a group of songs that…

That Pesky Pinky

When I first started with Yousician, I learned how to play the individual strings before anything else. Then I learned the E, E minor, A minor, C, and…

Initial Reflections on Yousician

Yousician has been a terrific resource for me thus far, teaching me how to play the most common “cowboy chords” in the space of a month. This is…

Starting Off

My journey to learn guitar began in August of 2021, when I stumbled across a guitar in my friend Bryan’s basement that nobody was using. He was gracious…