Participate in the April 2025 Member Challenge – WIN $2,250 Kanile’a Ukulele

[Andrew]

Here’s everyone on page 6.

@abster – Great job on the chord melody Abhay! The duet was wonderful too, but I do notice sometimes you’re fretting the melody notes using the chord shapes from the chord melody. No need to do that. You only need to fret the single note, or the double stops.

@bohdan – I thought you played it really well! Feel, timing, and groove were great! An excellent first post, I look forward to watching more of your performances.

@sarahd – I’d definitely say you can handle advanced pieces b/c that rocked! Let’s talk about the strumming break first. You got a little off at times, so try tapping your foot throughout that section. It’ll help keep you locked in, especially when the guitar is firing off a ton of notes for the lead.

As for the rest of the piece, just keep at it. It really sounds like things will tighten up naturally with more practice. But again, you did a great job overall!

@frederic – You aced all 5 patterns, well done! 👏

@riley_ukulele – Perfect performances, great playing all around! Bravo! 👏

@nelsonlin2021 – That was awesome, Nelson! Great job on both the lead and rhythm parts! For the rhythm section, try playing it with down strums instead of plucking. You can still keep the staccato feel, but to my ear, the strums will sound much better and more natural.

As for your question, here’s my best advice: practice starting from random points in the solo. I’ve noticed that a lot of students can only jump in at the very beginning of a lead. By training yourself to start anywhere, you’ll build confidence and flexibility in your playing.

@rw1950merritt – All 5 patterns sounded great! Love to hear that you played to a click too, timing was excellent!

@dividedsky – Very beautifully played Jane! All 5 patterns sounded great!

[Andrew]

Wow! 46 members joined us for this month’s challenge! I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing everyone did! Big round of applause to everyone who participated this month. 👏

Our May Challenge is LIVE and it features brand new songs we’ve released this year! I hope y’all join us again!

Below, I will post a list of members who participated in the April challenge for your first chance to win the Kanile’a Ukulele. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

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Note: @frederic was the winner of our March Challenge and has been awarded 5 extra entries. I’ve also given @leihali one extra entry since I mistakenly left her out of the March draw.

frederic
frederic
frederic
frederic
frederic
leihali
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
marianne
marianne
katazumiri
katazumiri
misterbones
misterbones
lynnzo
lynnzo
shmu88
shmu88
clempek
clempek
mickan88
mickan88
ccwuke
ccwuke
planetfink
planetfink
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
brettboy
brettboy
nat-uke
nat-uke
alojzy_bomba
alojzy_bomba
anyon1
anyon1
lhamilton
lhamilton
otzepeng
otzepeng
leihali
leihali
terryfallon3
terryfallon3
dianna
dianna
kanique
kanique
karenj
karenj
grannieannie
grannieannie
suekulele
suekulele
maryjanew
maryjanew
leb397
leb397
rgillof
rgillof
hiouke
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
johanna2509
johanna2509
leslieb
leslieb
coffeemug
coffeemug
bibilele
bibilele
henri0
henri0
xerxes
xerxes
janaq1
janaq1
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
abster
abster
bohdan
bohdan
sarahd
sarahd
frederic
frederic
riley_ukulele
riley_ukulele
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
rw1950merritt
rw1950merritt
dividedsky
dividedsky

[otzepeng]

Hehe, thx @abster, far away from divinty but i’m glad you liked it.

[xerxes]

@Andrew thank you that makes so much sense, telling me, showing me and pointing out his I can see that. I will work more on that and the piece, I appreciate that feedback, thank you..

[ldarrow]

Great work by all who did this challenge. Enjoyed listening to the entries. May snuck up on me and I did not make the deadline. However I did work on walking the bass line throughout the month. It is really fun and I recommend it highly

[Andrew]

@xerxes – My pleasure!

[leihali]

@Andrew, thank you for your feedback. It’s always very appreciated!

[nelsonlin2021]

@andrew Really appreciate the feedback and guidance, as always—I’ll make sure to work that into my practice routine.

@ldarrow Thanks for the rec on walking the bass line! I’m adding that module to my learning. There’s so much great stuff on RC101—it feels like it could take a lifetime to get through it all!

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