It has been four weeks since I have begun learning the ukulele I can say I can successfully execute “Stay With Me” by Sam Smith. After strenuous practice of playing with the tutorial and rotating from playing without background music, I was able to hear the song playing in my head whilst strumming the chords. As for “Island in the Sun” by Weezer, I am making quite a slow progression for the transition of D chord to G chord still. However, I am determined that I will get it, if not by the midterm then by the final. As for “Counting Stars” by One Republic, the chord transition especially from C to G and G to F, has seen to be a challenge. At this point frustration is my biggest obstacle I will need to overcome as when I cant get it for the thirtieth try, I become overwhelmed and frustrated and want to stop. With that being said I don’t because I know the thirtieth time is still better and an improvement from the tenth time and so on. I need to keep my motivation high while continuing to practice each song or else I will succumb to the fear of failing. Memorization of each of the song chords has been the easiest part about playing. The hardest part now is the transition from chord to chord to make each song sound like they are being played with ease. This will only improve with each week, each practice and each time I continue to play the ukulele despite my frustrations with the instrument. I have found some confidence in being able to play the Sam Smith song thus I am hoping this pushes me to continue perfecting the other songs.