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Hi Rock Class 101 Community!
We are back with site member challenge #89! WOW, there has now been over 4,500+ members participating in our challenges! If you’ve sat on the sidelines, please join us for this month’s challenge! Challenges are a fun way to stay motivated and a great way to meet fellow ukulele players who are passionate about learning and becoming better players. 🙂
And I offer feedback on ALL submissions!
Please watch the video above and read instructions below carefully for details/instructions on this month’s challenge.
Pick 1 from the following 6 RC101 Lessons:
1) “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts * – Learn to sing and strum the theme song from the TV show Friends!
* Taught in its entirety for FREE!
Note: If you choose this song, you MUST sing.
2) SpongeBob SquarePants – This piece is ideal for seasoned beginners who want to practice playing with a swing feel and eighth-note triplet rhythms.
3) “Frolic” by Luciano Michelini * – Learn the quirky theme song from the American television sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm.* Taught in its entirety for FREE!
4) Game Of Thrones – Learn our most popular arrangement! This theme song is also used as the theme for the spinoff series, House of the Dragon.
5) The Office * – Learn a fun and energetic fingerstyle take on the theme from the U.S. version of The Office.
* Taught in its entirety for FREE!
6) “Hawaii Five-O” by The Ventures * – A fingerstyle take on an iconic surf rock song!
* Taught in its entirety for FREE!
** If you need assistance with how to record yourself check out our FREE course on recording audio/video and/or private message me and I will be happy to help you out. **
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GOALS FOR MEMBER CHALLENGE:
1. Beginner Level: Be able to play one of the lessons as shown by Andrew smoothly and in time. Do not worry about trying to play fast; slow and steady wins the race.
Recommended Piece: Friends OR SpongeBob SquarePants
2. Intermediate to Advanced Level: Be able to play one of the lessons as shown by Andrew smoothly and in time. Do not worry about trying to play fast; slow and steady wins the race.
Recommended Piece: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Game of Thrones, The Office, OR Hawaii Five-O
3. Participation Goal: 40 Rock Class 101 Member Participant Videos/MP3 posted.
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GROUND RULES FOR PARTICIPATION:
1. Post your Youtube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud links of you playing 1 of the 6 RC101 pieces anytime between Thursday, August 1st until Saturday, August 31st, 11:59pm ET.
The upload feature on the site only supports photos. Members must host their own files. Creating an account is easy and free! Here are the links to create an account:
YouTube (For Video) – https://www.youtube.com/create_channel
SoundCloud (For Audio) – https://soundcloud.com/signin
2. Submit individually, as a reply, IN THIS POST.
3. Feel free to submit more than one video for the challenge, but additional videos will not count as extra entries into the raffle for the prize.
4. Have fun and don’t be intimidated by this challenge!!! Use this challenge to help you set goals and complete them by a deadline. You can also use this as an opportunity to chat with your fellow Rock Class 101 members and share tips or tricks on this challenge that you think are useful.
5. You must perform the entire piece to receive an entry into the prize raffle. Performance must be submitted by the deadline listed (in #1) above to gain an entry in the raffle, as well as, to receive feedback.
* Note: In my opinion, it is better to show progress versus perfection with these challenges. So if you are a beginner and can only play the first couple of measures. That is completely ok. If you play two more measures of the next challenge piece than you did the previous one, you are on track to getting better. This is what these challenges are about… you learning ukulele and getting better. Remember we are all here to support you no matter what your current playing level is.
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COMMON FAQs:
1) The prize and the challenge is open to the entire world!
2) Premium membership is NOT required to participate, but will make participation easier as it gains you complete access to the full video lessons, tabs, and the on-screen tab viewer.
3) Basic membership (free) is required to submit a reply on this forum post. You can sign up for Basic Membership HERE.
4) To post YouTube video links (in which they appear embedded on the forum), simply copy and past the video URL in its own line. For example:
YouTube URL
5) If you live in the Continental U.S., we will ship the giveaway ukulele to you for FREE! If you live outside of the Continental U.S., there will be a shipping fee ranging between $40 USD to $80 USD. This fee will be collected by Uke Republic. You are also responsible for any custom fees or duties.
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Giveaway Rules:
There will be 1 winner, selected by random drawing on September 5th. To qualify to win, you must submit your audio and/or video links of your playing by the deadline listed above.
Grand Prize:
1) $160 Grand Prize: Ortega RUGH-OCT Ocean Solid Spruce Top, Rosewood Tenor Ukulele w/ Bag
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR!
Uke Republic: https://www.ukerepublic.com/
Let’s crush this challenge!
Glad to hear Ashley’s take on the “Friends’ song. I like that it’s less than a minute long ☺️
Congrats to @Ashley on her bundle of joy ❤️💞❤️💞❤️💞@gi_gi_ ohhh that’s so precious! Congrats to Ashley! 😁💕
I really liked her version of that song, too. 😊
I think I’ll probably go with The Office theme just because my sister and her husband are obsessed with that show and then maybe I can eventually play it for them. It may take me longer than a month to learn it well though because it seems pretty tricky. That, or the Game of Thrones theme because that one’s a real bop. 😉😂
Edit: Just went to go look at the lesson and noticed The Office theme includes ghost note strumming. 😶 I’m still going to try it though. 😅
Edit x 2: I tried playing through The Office theme and boy is that satisfying to play. I recommend that one if anyone likes that theme. It’s tricky, but not as impossible as it seems. 😂 Okay, done excessively updating now… 😂🤐
This month’s choice was a no-brainer for me. As a huge fan of The Office (well, maybe not the later seasons as much), I just had to go with this iconic cover. It’s such a fun song to learn!
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I decided to play the Office theme! I was initially put off by it having a “level 3” difficulty, but I like the show, and its theme song, so I decided to give it a try anyway. I think that it also helped that I had previously worked on learning the “Margaritaville” cover here on Rock Class 101 – it also has hammer-ons, many of the same chord shapes, and a lot of quick movements up and down the fretboard.
I was originally planning to record a video later this month so I could get some more practice in – and I know that this video is pretty rough with weird timing changes, a muted string, and a point where I pause – but I realized a couple of days ago that today marks 100 days since I bought my Ukulele. So, since I always like watching progress videos and that feels like a milestone, I thought it would be cool to try to record it now as an example of what 100 days of learning looks like. I’ll keep practicing and if I think I improve by leaps and bounds I’ll post a newer video later in the month 🙂
@emiliano, perf take on that one! Lovely to listen to! 😊
@lucauka, really lovely playing! I also have issues with pauses for sure if I’m at all taking time to “process” what I’m doing or what comes next. 😂 Congrats on 100 days o’ uke playing! My uke’s birthday was last month, I think he’s 4 or 5 but I’ve only been consistently playing for the last 3 years or so. I didn’t get him a cake though…! 😂🥺😶 This can be fixed… 😅Thanks @The_bumble_bard! Have you watched The Office? It’s such a hilarious show. I’d love to see your take on it too!
@lucauka Happy 100 days! 🎉 The key is to have fun and enjoy the journey. What kind of music do you enjoy? I’m mostly into OSTs and video game music.Great start @emiliano. Glad you are getting your new uke soon. @lucauka congrats on 100 days. I’m impressed with how far you have come. Nicely done.
I hope to post my entry soon.
@ruthie-roo thank you for the July compliments. I really like blues music and playing it on the uke is extra fun.
@the_bumble_bard I think our ukes birthday playing is about the same time frame. Took a year off during covid when we moved from our home of 47 years… lots of stuff you get rid off.
Ok, lets see if I can post my entry. LouisaHere’s what I have for Hawaii Five-O. Maybe someday I can get it cleaner and up to speed. Like Stephen said in his lesson – lots of tricky parts. Busy August.
Louisa@deadbuggy loved it!
@The_bumble_bard Thank you! Wow, that’s really inspiring that you’ve been able to consistently play for three years- I hope I can stick with it for that long too 🙂 I hope that your uke has a very happy birthday haha
@emiliano Thank you! I’m definitely having fun so far, how long have you been playing the uke for? I listen to a little bit of everything – which definitely includes OSTs and video game music 🙂 Do you have any favorite songs to play on the Ukulele?
@leb397 Thank you! I really liked your rendition of the Hawaii Five-O song! I haven’t watched the show, but the tune is so iconic and I think you did a great job@leb397, that was an epic take of that one!! Really lovely playing! I’ve never seen that show but I love that theme. Well done! 😊 It’s pretty dang cute that our ukes have about the same birthday for being played! 😂 That’s pretty crazy about your move. That’s a long while to live in one place. I started playing uke also after a big move and around quarantine time. I also thought that I shouldn’t be playing uke because I thought for some reason singing while playing was necessary. 😂 So I stopped for a while. And I didn’t know what I was doing literally at all until I found RC101. That was kind of a turning point for me because I also learned how beautiful the ukulele community is and that made me love playing uke even more. 😊💕
@deadbuggy, that was epic! That song is such a bop! Haha I like your acting at the beginning. 😉😂
@emiliano, haha yes, I have seen The Office and it is hilarious! I haven’t watched that much of it but my sister and her husband practically have the show memorized and quote it constantly so I’ve learned a lot about it through that. 😂 I loved the episodes I’ve seen though. I just don’t like to watch TV by myself very much, only with other people. 😂😅 Anyway, hopefully I can do okay with that theme, I haven’t been practicing as much yet! I wonder how much practice everyone puts in during these challenges. Sometimes I only put in a few days, or slowly practice bit by bit over the month. 😂😅😶🤐
@lucauka, haha thank you! The easiest way to play ukulele that long is to love every minute of it and have as much fun as possible. And also continue to challenge yourself which is why I love RC101. All their songs are challenging and fun. 😊 Haha my ukulele says thank you, it’s basically my pet at this point… 😂
@kittycatlin, really lovely playing! You really brought out the sea shanty quality of that song. Nice!! 😁
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