Participate in the July 2022 Member Challenge: WIN Electric Ukulele!

[artcrocker]

I am a Premium Member,

I submit Aura Lee

[Andrew]

@gi_gi_ – I gave her your email 🙂

@artcrocker – That’s a beautiful looking and sounding uke! I dig the changes you added to your performance. Only thing I’d say is to try to keep it locked into tempo more.

[gstriph]

Andrew – good idea – I like it. Thanks! Jerry

[biancak]

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(My previous submission doesn’t show…)

Imposter syndrome is at its max but I’m submitting Aura Lee this month
(I had a lot of fun trying to learn the 50s rock and blues but I didn’t and won’t get to recording level with that)
Aura Lee or Lea was one of the first pieces I learnt from Ukulele Mike / Michael Lynch not long after I first picked up the uke, so for his memory I played it in his style: downwards thumb strum throughout.

[leslieb]

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This month I worked on Aura Lee. The other song choices are a lot of fun and after I become proficient with bar chords I plan on learning them as well. Slow and steady…

Thanks for the fun!

[gi_gi_]

@Andrew Thanks so much

[jedart]

My first post disappeared, this is my attempt at “Crazy”, this piece kicked my but, but I’m still trying it…

I am a premium member.

[Andrew]

@biancak – Beautifully played 🙂

@leslieb – Well done, Leslie! I have one tip to make your transitions more efficient. When you switch chords, for example going to F in bar 4, I noticed that your index finger goes down first then your middle finger. Try to place both down at the same time. Same thing goes for the G chord transition in bar 2, although you can make that one easier by omitting string 1 since that note is not needed (in other words, fret a G5: 023X).

@jedart – Great singing and playing, Jed! This is a tough song to play with so many barre chords, the swung feel, and the fingerpicked sections. I thought you did excellent in all these areas! I would mainly focus your practicing on the transitions that you hesitated on. Loop these sections w/out the vocal then add it in.

Last thing I want to mention, see if you can get the chromatic walk-up intro to have more of a triplet rhythm. Check out this lesson for help with that rhythm.

[leslieb]

Thank you for your guidance. I see what you mean and will incorporate the change as I practice. Hope to make progress with muscle memory!

[varajas]

Hello Hello,

Here is my entry for the July 2022 Electric Ukulele Member Challenge.

[gmflin8]

Had fun practicing Aura Lee this month
And also had fun creating the video 🙂

[brettboy]

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Salutations Fellow Uke Lovers! I took on 50s Rock & Blues. Super lesson. Thanks Andrew and Stephen! Here’s my best take:

[debb1985]

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I tried relearning Stairway to Heaven this month. Needless to say, I only got through half. Summer has been busy and I have been nurturing some other outdoor hobbies, so I have fallen behind. I am posting what I learned along with my video from 2 years ago to show my growth. I played it this time on my Baritone. I leave for vacation Friday so this was the best I could do. Happy to see the improvement after 2 years though! Okay if it doesn’t count as a submission since it isn’t the whole arrangement 😀

2 years ago….

[zongozongo]

Hi Andrew
I here is my submission. It’s Aura Lee. I am a premium member.

Happy practicing
Nicolas

[shmu88]

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Hi guys!

Here’s my best take at 50’s Rock and Blues 🙂

Cheers

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