@anyon1 – That was awesome Adriana! Your feel and timing was great! Only thing I’d do from here is work on gradually speeding it up. Try alternating between playing with and w/out a click when working on this.
@lhamilton – All 3 sounded great! Excellent playing Linda!
@otzepeng – Beautifully played, you nailed the feel and vibe of each! One tip, watch out for pulling down on strings when fretting chords. For ex, if you pause your video at 35 seconds, you can see that happening. I noticed it happen a few times in the performance. Try to keep the string as parallel as possible. Pulling them down is essentially a “bend” that sharps the pitch.
Friendly reminder, don’t forget to re-tune inbetween tracking both instruments. I’m hearing the tuning of the lead uke sound a lil off. And TY for the kind words, we appreciate it!
@leihali – Your strumming technique is sounding really good now Kay! Very soft and sweet, perfect for a tune like this! All 5 patterns sounded great. The only thing I spotted was the chunks. Try not to come down so hard when doing them. It should feel like the same motion as your regular strum, no extra force needed.
@terryfallon3 – You got those licks sounding good Terry! From here, I’d jump into playing them along with the backing track. Which is also a fun way to work on timing. You can use a tool like Transcribe to slow the backing track down to a speed that’s good for you.
@dianna – Rockin’ Dianna! The one thing I’d focus on is timing. Try practicing with a metronome, or play along with me in the tab player with the click turned on. You’ll notice even I wasn’t perfectly in time in every bar. This kind of lead-style solo playing is tricky to keep perfectly tight without a backing track giving you that beat and rhythm context.
@kanique – You aced both of them, Dorota! You nailed the feel and vibe of each. Excellent playing!
For the duet, the only thing I’d adjust is lowering the volume of the rhythm uke a bit, that should help with balance. Also, keep an eye on recording levels for the lead uke. I noticed a couple notes that clipped (they were recorded a bit too hot, which can make them sound fuzzy). Just to be clear, this is all feedback on the recording side of things, not your playing, which was great.
@karenj – I thought you played both of them extremely well Karen! Great feel throughout and you nailed the vibes of each 🙂
@grannieannie – Bravo on both parts Annie! It’s amazing to see how much you are progressing. This is not an easy tune to play and you are rockin’ it! One tip for the chord melody, try not to hit the open G as loud. That’s more of a filler harmony note that almost creates a drone-like sound to help fill out space. Playing it a lil softer will sweeten the sound of the piece overall.
@suekulele – That was amazing Sue, you rocked it! Great job on the tempo and nailing the feel/vibe of each piece. 👏
@maryjanew – Your timing was spot on MJ! Great playing! And love to see you playing bass! We’ve got a real fun U-Bass lesson coming out this Friday 🙂
@leb397 – Check out the link for Transcribe that I left in @terryfallon3’s feedback above. It lets you slow a track down in 1% increments. I’ve been using it for over 15 years, and it’s been incredibly helpful for both learning and practicing.
Your performance was great! Both parts were really well played. As you keep practicing, I think it’ll naturally lock in even tighter, but it’s already sounding really good!