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@leb397, so true! I think even Gollum joined in this challenge ( @moonshoes ) and boy is that ever an honor! 😅 A lot of time in those mountains to practice I guess, though it is kind of dark…
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This is my submission of feel good strumming riff.
I haven’t been practicing or playing much lately. But I would allocate more time and effort on practicing and playing the ukulele next month.
@leb397, haha!! When I first joined here I was actually “potato lady,” but I asked Andrew to change it to what it is now because it’s the same as my illustrious YouTube channel and still-currently-unpublished, highly-refined blog. That’s why it’s The Bumble Bard because bumbling around and acting a fool is what I do best (not always in a good way… 😳). Also, I like bumble bees, even though I’m scared of them, and poetry. 😅
That is the “short” explanation. 😅
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I had a very serious go at Rhythmic Blues this month, but it defeated me. Just couldn’t get a video take that was near acceptable (even at 75%). But I love playing it to myself in a locked room – brilliantly of course…
So I aborted and did a last minute take of Harmonising Chords. Apologies for the poor sound quality, my mic has failed and I had to use the PC mic.
Hi all, here’s my attempt at Rhythmic Blues. I don’t have a uke tuned to Low G (yet) so I did have to cheat a bit.. but I had fun trying to find ways around it. Let me know what you think!
I’m really amazed how good the ukulele can sound using only one fretting finger at a time (at least when Matt is playing it :). I really like the tune and appreciate the opportunity to work on things like rubato and dynamics with an easier-to-fret song. If only I could get rid of the extraneous sounds.
Happy spring everyone,
Trace
ok, storm, internet outage, and then electical outage (short luckily) but here it is!
hopefully the link will work from easyvirtualchoir, it worked for me?
https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/115576
thanks so much for the challenges! love them!!!
@ksapp92 – Beautifully played, Kelby! I really liked your pacing. Especially the fermata before going into the second theme. I also liked how you played the piece with a softer touch. Gave it a great feel. One suggestion. That single note on the 4th string before the triplet strums start, let that note ring just a little longer. It sounded cut short to me, like an 8th note instead of a quarter. Overall, well done! I think this is my fav performance from you to date 🙂
@janaq1 – Rhythm was spot on! The only thing I noticed was that you re-interpreted bar 2. Here’s what I think you meant to do:I have to say you played the piece very well! Great job this month 🙂
@hiouke – Excellent strumming! Form looks great and you aced the feel-good vibes! Only thing I’d work on is increasing tempo (gradually). Keep up the great work!
@yukalele – Great job on the duet David! Timing was very good! Only thing I’d work on is getting the harmony part to be a little cleaner. Practice at a slower tempo and work it up to speed. Doesn’t sound like it will take too long to get 100% clean.
@addilein – Bravo Astrid! Very well played! Only thing I’d suggest working on is increasing tempo, while keeping it steady. Keep up the great work!
@rmatos – It works brilliantly on high G! You aced it! Phenomenal performance, very well done! 👏
@lynettejd – Beautifully played, Lyn! Well done!
@omaon4 – Playing sounded great, Helga! You have great strumming form too! One thing I’d recommend changing is when there’s a muted strum (XXXX) on the & of 4. Come up with a muted strum for that hit instead of coming down with a slap (chunk).Other than that, work on keeping it steady and boosting tempo (gradually). Well done this month!
@tessiert – Beautifully played, Trace! Pacing was well done and I love the softer feel you played the piece with. For the triplet strum, since you played 3 quarter notes before it, I’d recommend doing only 1 triplet strum, instead of 2. That keeps the time signature of the measure uniform with the rest of the piece.And I wouldn’t worry about “extraneous sounds”. That’s part of what makes acoustic instruments charming 🙂
P.S. Don’t forget the premium tag for K giveaways 😉
@lmdlinda – Beautiful feel and excellent timing! Wonderful performance, Linda! Well done!
@maryjanew – Excellent job on the strumming part, MJ! Harmony was very well played and your timing was great! Only thing I’d work on is getting the quarter note hit (beat 4) in each bar to ring a little cleaner.
@nelsonlin2021 – Strumming form looks great, Nelson. But I’m hearing a different pattern. Try to count the pattern as you play:Mute Mute Strum Mute Mute Strum Mute Mute Strum Mute Mute Strum Mute Mute Strum Strum
Unfortunately, you just missed our cutoff time for an entry. I tried to give everyone a friendly reminder yesterday. You still have entries from April 🙂
We did it! We crushed the Spring Challenges!
228 members participated in our last 3 challenges and I have been blown away by everyone’s performances! Thanks to each and everyone of you who participated.
We are going live at 12 PM ET (check your local time zone) on July 4th to announce the winner who gets to choose either a $1,745 K-1 Kanile’a Ukulele or a custom-built $2,900 Kanile’a Ukulele! The live stream link is below:
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Here is everyone who participated this month. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.
muzikmama
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
billypancakes
billypancakes
jbmills07
jbmills07
hawaiihaze
hawaiihaze
musiclover
musiclover
mepasha
mepasha
jebergeron
jebergeron
bunny2311
mark1256
mark1256
gi_gi_
gi_gi_
smokealot
smokealot
lisadmh
lisadmh
ldarrow
ldarrow
suekulele
suekulele
jgillard
jgillard
misterbones
misterbones
lyndallk
lyndallk
brettboy
brettboy
annemarie
annemarie
kaski85
kaski85
dianna
dianna
joannetala
joannetala
leslieb
leslieb
rebeca
rebeca
jedart
jedart
rafaela
rafaela
ukandrea
ukandrea
shmu88
shmu88
otzepeng
katazumiri
katazumiri
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
laurakarr12
laurakarr12
anyon1
anyon1
lhamilton
lhamilton
richo_uke
richo_uke
june2020
june2020
robinl
robinl
ccwuke
ccwuke
jody_hendrickson
jody_hendrickson
clempek
clempek
denisedistefano
denisedistefano
kdeacon7
kdeacon7
abster
abster
gstriph
gstriph
moonshoes
moonshoes
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
leb397
leb397
ukukelley1
ukukelley1
bibilele
bibilele
karenj
karenj
rgillof
rgillof
marlongas
marlongas
riffyk
riffyk
coffeemug
coffeemug
johanna2509
johanna2509
dorabr
lbilkie
lbilkie
concan
concan
akukes73
akukes73
mlarson
mlarson
joe150
joe150
lynnzo
lynnzo
gracme2
gracme2
patdrehu
patdrehu
ukulelee
ukulelee
dividedsky
dividedsky
uku_on
uku_on
brightwing
lynnsheila
lynnsheila
ksapp92
ksapp92
janaq1
janaq1
hiouke
hiouke
yukalele
yukalele
addilein
addilein
rmatos
lynettejd
lynettejd
omaon4
omaon4
tessiert
tessiert
lmdlinda
maryjanew
maryjanew
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