User:KMOschool2021

About me
I'm an EVCC running start student, and a musician. I play the electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano and the ukulele. I have been fascinated with music since I sat down for my first piano lesson at age six and since then my interest has only grown. Other things about me, I have been a youth group leader for my church for 2 years and have been involved in the youth group since i was in 6th grade.

Wikipedia Interests
My Wikipedia interests are mainly school based. I created this account as a part of a ongoing project for my English 101 class, and that will be this pages purpose. In the past I have used Wikipedia as a research outlet that inspires me to look further into what is being presented. Since Wikipedia is editable it leads me to ask questions and in turn learn and have a greater understanding of the topic I was researching.

Article Evaluation
I've been interested in music since I could talk. I mostly played piano until the start of quarantine in 2019 when I decided to teach myself how to play the guitar. Since then, I have basically played every day! I can currently play 3 kinds of guitar, acoustic, electric, and bass, although bass is quite different from the first two listed. With that being said I want to how resourceful the Wikipedia can be in regards to the history and common knowledge of guitars. I visited the guitar page on Wikipedia and found these aspects worth commenting on, the first instruments classified as guitars, how the guitar has changed throughout history, the most popular models of guitars.

First instruments Classified as Guitars
The first instruments called "guitars" were used in Spain in the early 1200s. These two instruments were called Guitarra Morsica and Guitarra Latina. Guitarra Morsica Moorish guitar had a rounded back and a wide finger board with multiple holes for sound. Next Guitarra Latina or the Latin guitar had a single hole for sound, simular to what we often see today, and a narrow neck. these two guitars were popular during the medieval period in Europe.

Guitars and their Evolution
As previously talked about, the Moorish guitar and Latin guitar were some of the most notably influential first guitars. Later during the 15th and 16th centuries the Spanish vihuela, whos influenced the baroque guitar. The baroque guitar most resembles our modern guitars we see today it had six courses, and its tuning is similar to a lute which is done in 4ths. As far as the overall look of the guitar it had the body of the modern guitars we see today, a single hole for sound and a long neck.

Popular Guitar Models
After going over some brief history on guitars lets go over where we are today in their evolution and what makes them so differ from each other. Starting with the acoustic, when you think of an acoustic guitar you think of the hollow bodied guitar that you would play around the campfire. This guitar produces sound when each of the strings are plucked the sound bounces around in the hallow belly of the guitar producing sound. The electric guitar, has a multitude of different shapes styles and uses, but one think remains the same in order for their sound to travel they are plugged into a amp. Electric guitars pick up sound from electronic pick ups (hence the name). My personal favorite is the electric guitar because you are able to manipulate the sound and change it with effects petals and overall i enjoy how they play best.

Summary
Overall I would rate this page as a solid 8/10 because it provided substantial information on guitars and their history as well as talking about the multitude of varieties of guitars. The site also provided a plethora of different citations with very useful information about everything listed in the article. I would recommend this article to anyone who is looking into either getting a guitar, or wanting to expand their knowledge on the history.

relevant or subpages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_latina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_morisca

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_guitar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar#History