Milestone: By the beginning of Term 4 I aim to have a well practiced solo for guitar that I can present to others during a performance at school. This solo will be at least 5 minutes long, showcasing a range of technical skills, both musically, and physically.

Practise: The micro-habit I will do for the 2-3 weeks is to practise at least 30 minutes each day. Practise is an essential part to any instrument, and with the background experienced already at my hands, I am able to further drive my skills with that enhanced practice.

Anticipate obstacles: I may be distracted by some other areas of my life when trying to develop my solo. These distractions may be other work, my job, or making time for friends. This may be an obstacle that I would need to overcome in order to properly create the solo.

Check in plans

• Check one - have a basic outline of the solo, start experimenting with the sounds and progression

• Check two - Be more confident with the parts I have constructed earlier

• Check three - Experiment more with the outline, and have a formed progression with the entire solo.

• How long would you like the solo to be?

- Because I am trying to fit my solo time to match the slot for the performance next term. This performance's duration is around 6 minutes

• What dynamics, progressions, and sounds do you want to add on to what you already have?

-I would like to add some more higher on the fretboard licks, as well as some rhythmic aspects, instead of normal soloing.

• How are you thinking you will achieve this goal?

- I will be able to listen to more soloing tips online, and experiment with different sounds both from my guitar, and with the effects built into my amp.

• Where else would you like to go with the solo, what direction of sound?

- I would like to start to form a memorable part, maybe lots of repetition, and a high part that would show the versatility of the guitar, as well as the sounds I am able to make with it.

• How do you think you will blend the sounds of other solos into yours?

- I think using very specific parts from other solos, such as picking techniques, tones, licks, and riffs, and sometimes even creating slightly different sounds would help me to implement the sounds into my work.

- In general, I think the solo was well rounded, and touched on most if not all the areas I would have liked to showcase and improve on. These include riffs, legato, high neck motifs, and tapping.

• Are you able to see the journey of your technique from when you started, to now, and can you name any examples?

- Yes, from the start of this process, I was unsure of a couple techniques, and had to rely on the provided videos to really see what the guitarists were doing with their hands. Tapping for instance, is quite a technical skill to acquire, however with the practise that was used throughout the process of writing the solo, I was able to master it.

• Are you happy with the length of the solo, would you shorten it or elongate it if you did this another time?

- If I were to do another solo, I think I might really hone in on one or two techniques, just because the audience may lose the attention. Though the solos that were mentioned on the videos are generally long, I think a short, sharp and shiny solo would really grab the viewer's attention, and for the setting in which it was in, that is the optimal strategy.