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Introduction
I am going to talk about my topic, and the reason I chose it: "How to become an expert at playing Guitar. " This is my topic. the reason I chose to talk about this is because I love instruments. Especially the guitar. I don't really know how many years the guitar has been around but I'm pretty sure its been around for a really long time. Many elderly people know the instrument, and there is many rock bands and gigs that have been playing the guitar for years, some of them are retired.

Research Questions
1. How many frets and strings are there ? 2. What are the names of the frets on a guitar ? 3. How do you replace/change strings on a guitar ? 4. How can you make your guitar strings last longer ? 5. What is the best amplifier I could get ?

**Annotated Bibliography** Topic: How To String A Guitar ? "How To String A Guitar." //GuitarChordsMagic.com//. Guitar Chords Magic, n.d. Web. 2 May 2011.  The main purpose of this webpage is to help people who are barely getting to know the guitar. For example, how to change the strings of a guitar. It tells me which type of guitar strings are the best. It also gives me tips on how to make my guitar strings last longer. The info on this webpage is reliable to me because it contains many webpages and topics that have to do with the guitar. Some of the popular guitar string brand are D'Addario, Elixir, Dean Markley, and Ernie Ball. Nickel type of strings are made up of Phosphor Bronze are more suitable for acoustic guitars, and gives a warmer tone. The strings that give a brighter tone are made up of Stainless Steel. - Topic : How many frets are there in a guitar ? "Guitar Fretboard Guide." //start-playing-guitar.com//. start-playing-guitar, n.d. web.2 May 2011. The main purpose of this webpage is to teach people the guitar fretboard. It teaches me about the layout, note names, intervals, and string names. I think this info is reliable because it has many other info that have to do with guitars and guitars only. This data helps me because theres important info that I didn't know that could be useful for me.

Topic: The best amplifiers you could get.

"Guitar Amplifiers." //gmarts.org//. GM Arts, n.d Web 1 June 2011

The main purpose for this article is to help you get the best amplifier. It tells you the basics. Like what kind amplifiers is the best for a certain guitar. It also tells you how to program the amplifiers to give them a nice and better sound. It tells you the "what to do" and "what not to do"so you could give your amplifier a longer time to live. It also gives you the names of the most popular amps such as Celestion, Electro Voice (EV), Eminence, and J B Lansing (JBL). These brands are the most popular because they give some of the best sounds and they are easy to program. I think this website is reliable because its talks about many thing you need to know about amps.

**Vocabulary Words**

Fret: an angular design of bands within a border. Elderly: somewhat old; near  old age: a resort for elderly people <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Fretboard: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a fingerboard <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">with <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">frets, as <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">on <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a guitar Reliable: t<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hat may be <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> relied <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">on; dependable <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">in achievement, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> accuracy, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">honesty, etc. Intervals: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a space <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">between things, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> points, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">limits, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">etc.; interspace: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">interval of ten feet between posts.

**My Presentation Plan**
1 .Introduce myself 2. Explain what my topic is about 3. 1st slideshow im going to have a person playing the guitar 4. Read part of my intro or all of my intro 5. Talk about different types of guitars 6. Talk about different guitar strings

= = =May 6, 2011=

Today Im going to look up "What type of amplifiers should I use?" Here are some site I came across with today:

** @http://www.tone-secrets.com/2010/02/14/5-common-types-of-guitar-amps/ ** @http://www.gmarts.org/index.php?go=212 = @http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/guitars/guitar-amps/buying-guide.php = = = =May 2, 2011=

Today I searched for the names of the frets on a guitar. These are some pages I looked at today.

** @http://www.start-playing-guitar.com/guitar-fretboard.html ** @http://www.guitar-theory-in-depth.com/guitar-fretboard-chart.html = = Another question I researched for today was, how to replace/change the strings on a guitar.

@http://www.guitarchordsmagic.com/how-to-string-a-guitar.html = = =April 27, 2011=

Today I searched for a list of famous guitar players. Here are some of the pages I glanced at today:

@http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/greatest-guitarists-ever.asp

@http://www.rateitall.com/t-1785-best-guitarist-of-all-time.aspx

@http://guitaristrock.com/great-guitarists/top-10-rock-guitarists-of-all-time/