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[johanna2509]

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I chose Etude no. 32. It kinda gave me The Witcher vibes, maybe because it is in the same key as the tutorial for Toss a Coin To Your Witcher (?)
I really enjoyed learning this piece, but time to practice was short this month. My brain froze at minute 0:46 but I decided to just continue as I would if it was a live performance (even though I would only play for family members at most :)). However, I am happy with my progress because I could practice arpeggiated strums 🙂

[marianne]

Thank you very much @Andrew! I can’t stay away from that beautiful deep sound 🙂

[bibilele]

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Another Etude no. 32. 🙂 I love that tune! Enjoy! 🙂

[leslieb]

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Etude number 1 on the Ohana “mini”

Lesson learned, this beautiful instrument was a challenge for me to play. I am having difficulty tuning it and keeping it in tune. I usually play a concert size.

Thankful for the opportunity and hope to get better.

[mepasha]

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Thanks for the challenge Andrew!

[Andrew]

@omaon4 – Beautiful performance, Helga! The only comment I have is that I hear a bit of string buzz in some of the notes. I think it might be due to long nails on your fretting hand. Try trimming them so they don’t prevent you from fully pushing the strings down when fretting notes.

@robinboyd – Well done, Robin! Great feel and pacing throughout 👏

@johanna2509 – I could def hear it being used in that show! Your performance was great! You nailed the distinct feels between both sections 🙂

@bibilele – Fantastic performance with a backdrop to match it! Loved it!

@leslieb – The new uke is beautiful and has a lovely tone, Leslie! I hear where you are coming from. It’s prob a bit challenging to play due to its smaller sized frets. You may want to reserve it as a travel uke instead of a daily player for that reason. As for your performance, it was beautifully played! Well done!

@mepasha – Excellent performance, bravo! My only suggestion is to add a ritardando to the ending phrase.

[lhamilton]

Hi,

I tried The Ascent this month. It’s a really lovely piece and I haven’t really done it justice, but it was fun to work on.

Linda
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[gi_gi_]

@lhamilton Wow that was so enjoyable. Awesome work….

[lhamilton]

Wow! Thanks gi_gi_! I was really worried I wouldn’t manage to memorise the piece by month-end, let alone play it 😀

Linda

[lbilkie]

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I’m back after a couple of months of finger injuries on my left hand. A little rusty, but it feels good to be playing again!

[Andrew]

@lhamilton – Wow, Linda that was awesome! As you continue to practice, I’d recommend working on each section individually w/ a focus on tightening the timing.

@lbilkie – Welcome back, Lori! Your performance was great! Only thing I want to mention is bar 15 & 16 should be half notes 🙂

[lhamilton]

Wow! Thanks, Andrew! I’ll definitely continue with this one. It’s really fun to play.

Linda

[lmdlinda]

my april entry. thanks so much for these lessons and opportunities! love this etude!

[dorabr]

Always so late but at least I managed to get this in. Not my best performance but always learning.
Good luck everyone! Thanks you Andrew for this amazing opportunity to learn and be in this giveaway!

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[Andrew]

@lmdlinda – Beautifully played, well done!

@dorabr – Lovely performance! Only thing I noticed is you skipped bars 17 and 18 in the B Melody. Other than that, very well played!

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