I doubt this microphone is even plugged in
It's probably not even plugged in
Is it plugged in?
It's plugged in
You know, I think it's been said before if I'm not mistaken,
that it takes about a 1000 hours to become a master at any given skill
A thousand hours seems to be the key amount of hours you need to become good at something.
Like really, really good
So that got me to thinking, if it really takes you a thousand hours to become a master at any skill
What can you do with 24 (hours)?
So this following experiment that I'm about to embark on
is sponsored by Skillshare.com
So Skillshare challenged me to take an entire 24 hours to learn a certain skill.
Practicing... reading... uh doing... completely on my own.
The goal for this experiment isn't to become a master at the new skill
I want to see if I can see progress, improvement, or physical change.
And Skillshare being an online community for creators with over 15000 different courses and things like photography, design...
I really don't think I'm gonna have too much trouble finding a skill that I have interest in.
Anyone can take a class, anyone can learn a new skill, anyone can even teach a class.
The 24 hour challenge conmences (?) now.
LET'S GO
Now figuring out exactly what I wanna spend the next 24 hours learning how to do
I thought was gonna be easy...
Skillshare.com
There seems to be a lot of different classes on graphic design.
Do I like graphic design? Yes of course, but would I wanna do that for 24 hours? Probably not.
Watercolor
Hey there's a lot of stuff on music production, that's kind of interesting...
Waitwaitwaitwait, I think I got it, I think I figured it out
Nooooo I'm locking it in
Okay I'm going to learn how to play the guitar in 24 hours
This is it
I need to go buy a guitar
I bought a guitar
You and I are gonna spend the next 24 hours together
Now I do think it's only fair that I point out that I do have a headstart on this one
I took guitar lessons for a year in six grade
I already know the basic chords and strumming patterns
The rest of what this thing can do I have yet to learn
So guys I think it's been a total of like 25 minutes maybe
AND MY FINGERS HURT
I fully recall from back in the day when I took guitar lessons that eventually my fingers got calluses on them
from pressing down on the strings
I no longer have them and my fingers hurt
Do you see the marks on my hand? The indentations?
So I didn't get it on video but my guitar pick just fell into the sound hole
HOW DO YOU GET IT OUT?
I've been trying to get it out for like five minutes
You see it in there I got it right where I need it to be
But hold on...
Nope that didn't work
HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO....
YES
Guys look...
'E'
(strums guitar)
'A'
'D'
'G'
(plays out of key)
That was supposed to be 'F' - but it's way too complicated.
("... the next two strings we're gonna go first finger, to fourth finger ...")
(plays along)
The first thing that I really tried to nail was the penatonic (pentatonic) scale.
This scale is very versatile and it can be used for improvising, pop, rock, blues...
But getting it right...
... took a lot of time.
(plays pentatonic scale)
YES
I DID IT
This whole experience for me has quickly turned from a very frustrating experience to a really satisfying experience
I worked on that single scale up and down for almost an hour and then I finally got it
and it felt really good
I think I'm gonna be able to make a song
it might not be amazing, it might not be like iTunes worthy
but I'm gonna make a song
Guys listen to what I learned
ONE TWO THREE GO
(Love Yourself by Justin Bieber)
I have now what's probably the worlds most ghetto audio recording setup.
I have this microphone and I plugged it in and I downloaded Garageband
This button right here turns on live feedback if I press it
(talks in microphone) Hello everybody, this is Luke nice to formally meet you.
I love you (about five times)
I'm trying to find inspiration for the song I want to write
I've never written a song for a guitar before
Ever since the sunset I haven't had any desire to play blues or anything more heavy
All I wanna do is play the peacefull stuff
I think this just matches my mood right now
I'm in kind of a sentimental mood I don't know why
The pretty stuff
I like that
(Nooooo) This whole recording thing is turning this peaceful night into a night of pain
I really feel the music that I'm playing but everytime I mess up a tiny bit I just... I just... (grunts)
It's not really working, I've been trying to record the same thing for an hour and a half
and it's not turning out the way I want it to and it's so frustrating
I think I finally got it, I finally got it
Goodmorning guys
Congratulations you're officially seeing Luke Korns at his worst
It's 6.30 AM... um... yeah I slept
I got through around 4 AM and I was trying to record this song and I wasn't liking the way things were going
and you know at some time playing this song this morning and trying to add a melody
I've kinda come to the realisation that I
I gave myself this 24 hours timelimit
All the stuff that I'm playing right now in this song I wasn't able to do yesterday
and for that I shouldn't be striving for perfection
And ever since I kind of told myself that it's been a lot smoother and it's been a lot more peaceful
And now I try to play the melody
FREESTYLE
I think my little song here is done
Let's hear this thing all the way through for the first time
The song was so far from perfect, I made so many little errors
I guess it is possible to do this
It is possible to
To see a physical difference in 24 hours
What if I were to keep this up? What if I were to spread this out? Where would I be in a couple years from now?
How many more other skills are there in existence in this world that I would fall in love with
but I've never even attempted to try
So that's my challenge for you guys, that's the take-away of this video.
Try something new
Pick up an instrument. Pick up a pencil. Start writing a story or something guys.
Thank you again Skillshare.com for inspiring this project
I recommend you guys to check out the site, the link will be in my description.
Premium memberships are ten dollars a month but with my link you can get two months for free.
Thank you guys for watching and I'll see you next week