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[jbmills07]

Hope everyone is doing well out there! This month I went with “shake it off” by taylor swift. I felt like learning something I wouldn’t normally and thought it would be a good way to practice slides and pull off’s as well.

[ruthie-roo]

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I’ve been unable to play uke much recently because of pain (likely arthritis) in my hands & shoulders but I really wanted to participate this month even though it probably sounds like I’m getting worse, not better. 😂 I really loved this piece as soon as I heard it, particularly the B melody. Thank you Andrew. Here’s my imperfect rendition of “Maybe I’m Still Amazed”.

Ruthie x

[nat-uke]

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Hi All – I learned “Rainbow Connection” this month. I was going to also sing it for you, but…nah! LOL. I enjoyed learning this one – fun. Good job everyone!

-Natalie

[xerxes]

I wasn’t going to post but I told myself when I signed up for rock class that I had to post for the monthly contests. There are reasons I didnt spend the time I should have but that isn’t important (health), I didn’t spend the time I needed and this is beyond rough, I dont think I probably should be counted in the drawing for this month. I want to continue with this piece because I would like to play it. When I do think I get it down better I will make another posting for feedback in the future (there isn’t much point in doing this one at this stage). It’s about half speed, I found out I need to work on chord changes and make them so they are done by muscle memory (I had a bad time of even going to G chord without muting). I found I really need to work on my arching and finger placement because the thunking/muting is terrible. It did show me that I need to work a lot now. Thank you for putting up this lesson.

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[jody_hendrickson]

Hi all,

As a Severance fanatic, this month I just had to tackle the Severance theme. Thanks to Steven for the fun arrangement, and thank Kier.

[rgillof]

Fun to hear everyone’s chosen pieces. I decided to keep with the summertime theme and picked Summertime Blues. As usual, I wish I had practiced more.

[jobarjo454]

Hi everyone,
For this months challenge I decided to learn Hawaii five-o and here is my take on it.

[otzepeng]

@gi_gi_ Nice to see your new mic in action, i think it does a great job! 🤙🏼

@jobarjo454 A superb performance with great groove, timing & technique! I also love the goat 🤗

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[gi_gi_]

@otzepeng I didn’t know how to work it. I just put every piece in place. Everything turned green automatically and I just pressed record on my phone. I wish I would’ve figured out how to do noise cancellation. Any tips? Thanks.

@jobarjo454 Wow. You play like a pro. Nice performance.

@nat-uke What a beautiful song. Very nice.

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[otzepeng]

@gi_gi_ I thought that the green light stands for “noise cancelling” .. but, no matter – the sound of the recording was great. 🤗

[leb397]

Wow what a variety. It really showcased the different songs RC has in the library. So impressive.
Great entries but a few comments mostly because I love the song selection.

@bibilele so pretty, River runs, love it.

@dianna one of my favs, freight train, well done and yes a cool arrangement.

@leihali such a moving song, lovely. @janaq1 beautiful. I mentioned in different post our Uke group has learned various Hawaiian tunes this month and your Aloha Oe is so pretty.

@karenj love your banjo Uke. It’s so fun to play. I have to learn cripple creek. Well done

@Riley_ukulele amazing playing on Scarborough! Impressive

@gi_gi_ love the sound and how lovely that was. I haven’t purchased the mic but think I’m convinced.

@the_bumble_bard you do have a pretty voice and shouldn’t be shy. Your imagination always makes me smile with you puppet rendition ☺️👏 nicely played and thank you for my kudos. Btw I’m sorry about your car. You’ve had your challenges and loss this year. I wish for you smoother times to come. Keep strumming (I know your least fav) but do it well. As Matt’s lesson, focus on our strengths.
Well done friends 👍👏👍👏👍👏👍❤️

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[jedart]

@jody_hendrickson

Your “Innie” plays ukulele too.

[gi_gi_]

@otzepeng and @leb397 Thanks about the sound. I had a couple of recordings with my husband making noise in the background that I couldn’t use so I didn’t know if it was working or not 😂

[grannieannie]

Everyone’s entries were great this month, and I can only echo @The_Bumble_Bard’s positive comments. But I do have to mention one entrant in particular:

@abster: You are a remarkable player! One day I expect to be taking lessons from you.

[leb397]

@otzepeng and @gi_gi_ I just ordered the same mic. I’ll let you know. Btw the site i ordered on gave info on syncing and noise canceling. One click of button then two and three. I’m surebthere is a learning curve.
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