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Love this Minuet though it was unusually hard for me to memorize it. You can still hear a few hesitations.
The prize is bombastic, wow! Still I’d rather not get an entry cause I fear the taxes. LOL
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I loved learning this happy tune! Never without a couple of hiccups, but here is Andante No. 2:
@Andrew Is it possible to get the backing track for “A fifth of Beethoven” at 60% and 70%?
This worked for me: https://audiotrimmer.com/audio-speed-changer/
You can upload a soundfile, convert it to any speed you wish (without changing the pitch) and download the converted version.
I used it to create a 150% speed version of the backing track, as I thought at 100% it sounds a little bland. Just wait for my submission.
Nah, just kidding, I’m shooting for 90% right now. 100% is still just too much of a stretch for me.
@Misterbones Thanks a bunch. It worked like a charm. Can’t wait to hear yours.
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As always a good challenge for me! Coming up on a year playing and I know I’ve made a lot of progress with Rock Class 101. My right hand looks really stiff and maybe in the wrong position? Thanks for any feedback!
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Hello Andrew and Rock Class folk! Thank you so much for this challenge. I love this tune with the bass backing tracks at two speeds. So handy. I always use the looper on the play along tracks to dig into the tougher bits. It is super helpful. A bit more time will smooth out my effort, but there it is. Oh my, that Kanile’a is ear and eye candy at its finest. What a prize! Thank you again.
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April was a rough month for me. Both my boys were sick (youngest spent a night in the hospital for dehydration – all better now though!) and then I got sick right after they finally got better. I was originally going to learn Prelude in C, but due to not having a lot of practice time early in the month, I knew I couldn’t memorize and learn it in time. I went with Andante no. 2 instead and really glad I did. It is super fun to play and I like the challenge of the finger frenzy aspect of it. I played it on my Baritone so I am still working on nailing the stretch chords, but overall pretty happy with it after this crazy month!
@leb397 – can you upload your video to YouTube and share the link here? Unfortunately, our upload feature is primarily for photos.
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Here it is, my first foray into recorded ukulele. I can definitely hear my hesitation in some spots, and it’s only at 90% speed, but hey, it’s my first try so I’ll take it.
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I am submitting Prelude in C for April’s monthly challenge. Thank you and Steven for such a beautiful piece of music. I have been enjoying so much in playing.
I still made lots of unwanted sound. I had been trying to mute the strings but sometimes it just happened.
@wongbrown: I had that unwanted sound problem as well for a very long time. I remember Andrew’s and nthibode’s tips lie in the left hand technique (they have videos on that) – I developed another approach that works totally fine for me – In cases where the lifting of the left hand chord shape does an unwanted sound, I just very slightly touch the strings with my right hand picking fingers at the moment directly before lifting off the left hand chord shape. Don’t press, just touch it super lightly. I do not know if this is an official technique but it is what works and now comes natural to me.
Happy picking,
Andrea
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