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Hello Everyone,
This month I started out learning the Blues Bars Etude and got stuck on the hammer ons and pull offs section. So about halfway through the month I switched to the Etude no. 3. I enjoyed both, and am submitting the Etude no. 3 for this challenge. Congratulations to everyone on their progress this month with their ukulele playing. Great work.
Best,
Megan@anya09 not sure why but I don’t see you sound cloud entry
@The_Bumble_Bard thank you. Your encouragement means a lot to @abster.
@anya09 I see it now. Nice entry!
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Thank you, Andrew. Your etudes are not only beautifully written, but each one is geared toward a certain level while managing to add an extra little challenge somewhere in the piece. I don’t feel I’ve risen to this challenge adequately — clearly I need to strengthen the hammer-ons/pull-offs, and I’m not sure why I kept looking down at what my right hand was doing — but I wanted to submit something on my new low-G Kala. I’ll definitely be working on this one because it’s such a lovely piece.
Not sure why my Youtube video isn’t embedded in the message, but I assume the link will work okay.
Again, I’m in awe of the talent in this group. One day I hope to feel effortlessly comfortable on the fretboard (you immediately come to mind, @abster, @Nico_uke, @marianne, among so many others), but for now I’m still picking my way through each piece. @leb397, ain’t that the truth: it takes longer to make the connections between older fingers and older brains—but what a pleasant way to keep the synapses firing!
@The_Bumble_Bard: Thanks for watching for my entry. I’m on the last minute again because I changed etudes halfway through—wanted to play something on my new Low-G, but my first pick proved to be beyond my capabilities, and my second choice was almost as difficult. How true that the fingering has to become second nature before attempting to add feeling. This Etude, no. 17, is meant to focus on dynamics, which I thought would be easy to incorporate, but I found I had to put all my attention into the fingering.I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Wait – November only has 30 days? I’d like to spend a little more time on the triplets but here is DayDreaming.
I mostly strum the ukulele rather than melody playing and it does show. However, in the role of rhythm uke, I did join a ukulele band and we started performing at open mikes (my first time in front of a live audience!) and some adult centers.
Jerry
Hi Everyone,
I relearned Etude 25 – Morning Dew. Trying to do it more justice, compared to 1 year ago.
Actually had to learn it all over again =), but I just really like this relaxing little tune.
I do not play this ukulele enough, sometimes I just get lost listening to that low G.Grt,
Jayton
Premium MemberHi gang,
I haven’t posted for a couple of months due to painful lateral epicondylitis in my left arm which did not let me practice much. Just this month I am getting back to short (very short!) practices and am submitting this half-speed, not quite there yet version of Etude 28. Loving all the entries of the different etudes this month. So many beautiful ones to learn!
Best,
JodyPremium member
Hi, I’m a newbie here, just became a member a week ago and started taking Rock Class 101 lessons. I’ve played the piano for my entire life, and ukulele (any string instrument) is very new to me. But I love the sound of ukulele and want to learn it well.
Although it was a huge hurdle for me, I decided to do the November Member Challenge. Please bear with my very slow Fingerpicking Etude #3.
Hey everyone! 👋
Last month was a whirlwind for me, I went on an incredible trip to Japan 🇯🇵 and didn’t find much time to post. But I’m back just in time for this month’s challenge!
Here’s my entry: Etude 36. It’s a super relaxing fingerstyle piece and a joy to play. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did learning it!
(P.S. Proud premium member here 😉)
Welcome @leihali! (Don’t forget to say that you’re a Premium Member.) I also grew up playing the piano, and learning uke has given me a new respect for players of all stringed instruments. Piano has provided a solid sense of rhythm (also in your case, clearly), so at least we don’t have to learn that at the same time as trying to master the fretboard.
@The_Bumble_Bard Thank you for your tip. I see what your are saying. Playing with feel and not thinking about it. The instrument and me need to become one! The challenge is sometimes I feel my uke don’t listen to me 😂 cheers!
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