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@rickeymike, you rocked it!! That was so fun. You look like you are having a blast.
Love seeing everyone’s videos.Here’s everyone on page 9 and 10
Brenna – Wow, wipeout is a hard one to tackle! You’re doing a great job, for sure! I like that you went for that crazy lick at the end…you were very close! My only suggestion is to either practice that ending a bit slower, or just make up your own! As far as the rest, there were only a couple of spots that you can make more legato with consistent practice…but not in such a short time for a challenge! Wonderful job as always!
PS: The 2nd version with your son is great! Obviously you got a bit more practice in on that ending, it sounds much cleaner on this one. I like that your son played a little bit of slap bass as well! Maybe he can get a U-bass in the near future…he sounds great!lisadmh – You’re doing a great job! I can tell you’re getting frustrated as you look a little tense in the video. It’s not super audible, you are actually playing fine! I noticed that your fretting hand wrist is a often bend at an almost right angle. Make sure to relax and keep good posture in mind especially on frustrating passages, as these habits can only lead to injury in the long run when you are practicing a lot. Most of the song sounded spot on, there are just a couple of notes missing, and a bit more practice to get everything super smoothly. Thank you for your entry!
wongbrown – You have the notes pretty spot on! With the rhythm there’s one big thing missing: The 8th notes are swing eighth notes…this means that if two eighth notes are back to back anywhere in this piece, the first one will be twice as long as the second one. Check out this lesson for help on this. Make sure that you are swinging the 8th notes instead of playing them evenly. Then there’s not too much more to cover! Great job on the triplet strum! Thank you for entering the challenge!
citznmag – That was a fun version! I didn’t expect you to do the humming at the end! You played wonderfully throughout! On measure 12, Matt plays a slightly different rhythm, as swung eighth notes and quarters. The rhythm that you played was almost triplet quarter notes, which is still a very cool way to play it. Aside from this, there are a few spots that playing along with a metronome will help stay in time, although I think you understand the rhythm in those places. Great work, thank you for taking part in the challenge!
rickeymike – I love how serious you stayed even when pulling out the kazoo! That was great! You are doing an excellent job of getting which notes go along with the vocal line and which ones are part of the harmony. One thing to add to this now is to try to play along with a metronome and really tighten up some of the rhythms. You’ve come a long way in the last few challenges. Keep it up! Thank you for being part of the challenge!
jedart – You are doing wonderfully on this challenge! The secret with the right hand technique is to isolate it: don’t worry about the left hand and just focus on the right hand alone. It takes time to get your hand used to staying in that close position to be able to pluck after the strum. Take it super slow and build speed gradually. On the section starting at measure 12, the rhythm is evenly spaced until the triplet. this means there is no extra space between the plucked two note chords and the individual notes. Give that part an extra listen to make sure you have the rhythm correct in your mind. The big takeaway is to isolate the specific hand/thing you struggle with and really master it alone before combining everything. You’re doing great! Thank you for your entry.
I consider myself a beginner but thought that I should try to play “Aloha ‘Oe”. Especially since I’ve recently learned about my ethnic background … that I’m 30% Polynesian :-). Not a perfect performance, but hope it’s acceptable 😉
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I love all. Your version, your kazoo, your psychedelic shirt. For me, number 1.
It’s so evident you have a lot of fun whit ukulele.
It’contagious.. 😊😊😊
Ciao
GianlucaThank you for your feedback, Stephen. I have forgotten about it was a swing eighth note. When I replayed the performance of Matt’s then review mine. I did realise that I have totally missed out the swing part. Thank you so very much for the feedback. I’ll work on the swings, xx Sheila
Thank you Stephen for the feedback. I have been resisting the dreaded metronome. I will make a concerted effort to make it part of my practice.
Thanks Stephen and classmates. I did truly have a blast learning this one. It’s been on my favorite list for quite a long time.
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I had a lot of fun learning Wipe Out, especially sine it is much different than anything I’ve ever played before. There are plenty of mistakes, but here it is anyway. I try to remember that the goals for me with these challenges are to learn, improve, have fun, and to let go of the goal of getting a perfectly clean recording. The percussion section sounds a lot better in my head than it does in the recording. And I know I muffed the transition back to the melody. I am still working on transitions and trying to keep a consistent rhythm.
I do suffer from U.A.S (Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome). This Epiphone Les Paul isn’t my favorite sounding ukulele, but it seemed perfect for this song. The fret marker at the 9th fret instead of the 10th rather messed with my head and made me realize I use those fret markers ore than I thought.
It would, of course, be nice to add that lovely Kanile’a to my collection, but I am a winner just to have the opportunity to benefit from these great classes and such a supportive ukulele community. I’ve enjoyed everyone’s submissions so far and look forward to listening to more!
Thanks again,
Karen
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