Author Archives: crs864

An Audio Progress Report(For Posterity)

Posted on March 11, 2024 by crs864

Hi everyone, Cody here. For this week’s post, I decided to try a recording app designed for musicians. The app is free and is called Moises. There is of course a paywall to premium options such as auto-tuning the recording … Continue reading →

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The Internet can be Great

Posted on March 4, 2024 by crs864

When I was in school and computers were introduced, the rule of thumb was to fear everything on the internet. There are predators everywhere trying to lure you somewhere (this location was never disclosed). This was problematic for me because … Continue reading →

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This Week I got Zucced

Posted on February 29, 2024 by crs864

No, I didn’t get Zucced, however I let him into my guitar journey.  So this week I reached out to my Facebook community and asked them what Youtubers they liked when they were first learning. Then I followed the suggestion … Continue reading →

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Canadian Idol, Cody Edition

Posted on February 25, 2024 by crs864

Hello all, so for my blog this week I am going to share screenshots of the videos I watched (100 times) to learn All Apologies by Nirvana. For the record, my fave version is the MTV Unplugged (back when MTV … Continue reading →

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Come Do a Flip With Me

Posted on February 12, 2024 by crs864

This week I tried The Flip app formerly known as Flip Grid. It is a video recording, editing, and posting software. I probably did not use it to its full potential. I was trying to do that with my first … Continue reading →

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I’m Cool With Technology

Posted on February 4, 2024 by crs864

“Shared difficulty creates tremendous community” is probably my favorite quote from Wesch. It was in a podcast that I had listened to years ago. What this says to me, is that through connection and interconnection, we can take even the … Continue reading →

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Yousician More Like (Lose)ician

Posted on February 4, 2024 by crs864

Hey, it is Cody here again for my weekly installment of me learning how to play guitar. This week I tried the app Yousician.  Besides being difficult to spell, I was not a huge fan for a couple of reasons … Continue reading →

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Guitar hero(in training)

Posted on January 27, 2024 by crs864

Hello, Cody here, learning how to play guitar has been on my bucket list forever. It’s weird because typically I dive head-first into learning new skills. Anyway, this is not supposed to be about that, this is about the first … Continue reading →

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Instant Gratification-Deprecation

Posted on January 26, 2024 by crs864

Instant Gratification-Deprecation I would say that this term sum up my interaction with social media and my phone to some extent. Instant gratification comes in the way of likes or positive comments on my Facebook feed. Or perhaps when I … Continue reading →

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Bassline Blog Post

Posted on January 23, 2024 by crs864

If you don’t like puns, you have come to the wrong blog. My baseline for learning how to play guitar is basically zero. I can hold a very simple beat on a 5 piece drum kit and have arranged samples … Continue reading →

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