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[addilein]

Morning Dew

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I need more days to practice, started a little bit too late. Many little hiccups, not fluid yet.

[The_Bumble_Bard]

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Hello dear ukulele friends! 😊

Well, unsurprisingly, I waited until the last second to practice / record / share my take on Morning Dew, but it looks like a bunch of other people are last second, too! Looking forward to going back and listening to a bunch of the entries. 😊

I knew this tune would be trickier for me because it’s written for Low G and in a very different style from what I play, and therefore is the opposite of intuitive for me, since all I play is High G uke. Also, all the hammer-ons and pull-offs – Those things still can be hard for me sometimes. So, it took about 100% of my CPU to go against my instincts / habits while playing this. 😂 Nonetheless, this was a really fun one to learn! And a very beautiful tune!

Also, I have a “bonus edition” of the tune I tried to recreate in a familiar style for me, but it was really nice trying to clawhammer-ify a tune again! I didn’t get super far with it, the last bit is pretty rough (because I only played through that part once as clawhammer), but I think it has high potential for that style! 😊

I hope everyone’s T-gives was lovely for all who celebrate! And that everyone is doing well. Thank you, @Andrew, for these amazing challenges and for all that you do with your team! 🥰

[santai]

Hi there!
When I saw that “La Gitanita” was up for the challenge, I decided to take the time and participate. I love this piece ever since I first memorized it for the August 2019 challenge and played it from time to time for the last 6 years. Incredible: 6 years?!

Well, so here is my entry! Not as clean as I would have liked… But happy to be here nonetheless.

[dianna]

@The_Bumble_Bard….cool clawhammer!

Correction to my post: Over The River is Level 2 with plenty of challenges😁…not Level 1

• This reply was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by dianna.

[robinboyd]

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This is far from perfect, but it’ll do

[cimarronsailor]

I am a premium member.

I had to borrow a uke due to my travel schedule.

Here”s my shot at Morning Dew.

[maryjanew]

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I am barely making it in time with this entry! All through October and the first half of November, I have been studying for and attending a certification class for my profession and I didn’t get an entry in for October. I have only had a handful of days to work on the easiest song from November’s challenge. So here is a very rough version of “Morning Dew” Etude # 25.
Looking forward to Holiday songs in December! I think I have mine picked out already!😜
Happy Holidays all!🥰🌟

• This reply was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by maryjanew. Reason: improved sound on video

[nat-uke]

@The_Bumble_Bard – You’re so creative! Keep rocking the clawhammer version. What a fun twist!

[marianne]

Thanks a lot @The_Bumble_Bard and @nat-uke! 🙂 Everybody is doing wonderful!

[gi_gi_]

@nelson2021 nice job. Thanks. Your van is nice.

@the_bumble_bard hello my dear. That clawhammer effect was sooo good. I love that. Made me smile 🙂

[Andrew]

Here’s everyone on page 5 that I hadn’t gotten to.

@nat-uke – You played it beautifully! Your left-hand form looks good to me, so I’d say it’s probably strength related. And also, barre chords are just hard in general on uke – which I remember touching on in that lesson. Try running this exercise during your warm ups:

This will give you something fun to play while also helping to build finger strength. You can switch up the exercise by using different barre chord shapes. The exercise simply involves moving a shape up and down by half or whole steps. 🙂

@richard_siegert – Very beautifully played! One tip: Try to not rush the hammer-on note. Right now, it’s sounding more like a 16th note. For ex, in bar 1, I’m hearing: 2e&a instead of 2 &.

Try playing along with a click set to 8ths to help correct this.

@bohemiancoast – An excellent first post, bravo! Beautifully played! One thing I noticed is that you lift your fingers up after playing each note. In some contexts, that’s okay to do! But in others, like when we’re playing out of a chord shape, like the G in measure 1 and 2, it’s best to keep your fingers planted for as long as possible to help increase sustain.

You can see in this clip that I keep my index planted the entire time, and I keep my ring planted from the & of 2, through beat 3, until the pull-off occurs on the & of 3.

Check out this lesson as it goes in-depth explaining this concept 🙂

@peiching – You played it very well! All the rhythms were spot on! From here, I’d just work on increasing tempo.

@frederic – Great to see you back! Performance was beautiful! I think a little more practice will help smooth out a couple of the little hesitations, but honestly it doesn’t sound like it’ll take much more work.

@bibilele – Awesome performance Bianca! Picado was excellent, as well as, the overall rhythm/timing/feel! For the rasgueado, I’d like to hear a little more finger independence in the attack. Jump into Matt’s lesson/exercises for more help with this technique.

For the harmonic, the angle of your attack is correct, but you’re hitting the strings too hard. Try a light tap. It’s the same technique taught here.

@otzepeng – You played it really well! Excellent triplet strum technique! The only thing I’d work on is that one section that had a pause in the transition.

@bohdan – You nailed the feel and vibe of the piece, well done! Your left-hand form looks great to me. This piece does require a lot of finger strength – it’s like an endurance race, LOL. Check out the barre chord exercise I left above for @nat-uke. That’s a good one to run to help build strength over time.

@dianna – Well done Dianna! Performance sounded awesome! One thing I did notice is that a lot of your strumming action is coming from your wrist. If you watch Matt, you’ll notice most of his motion comes from the forearm for regular down/up strums, and fingers for the triplet strum.

@gi_gi_ & @nelsonlin2021 – Both of you did awesome! I’d echo my feedback I left above for @bibilele for y’all.

Here’s everyone on page 6.

@addilein – You did a great job! The main thing I’d suggest is to use the fingering I recommend throughout the lesson video. A lot of the choices you’re doing right now makes the piece more difficult to play. Also, take note of your index finger. It’s sticking straight out throughout most of the performance. Try to keep it curled above the fretboard at all times. That way it’s always ready to be deployed when needed.

@The_Bumble_Bard – Very beautifully played, Rachael and nice clawhammer edition too 🙂

@santai – Great to see you back Marvin! Performance was awesome! The only thing I’d do is play alongside a click to help strengthen timing.

@robinboyd – Very well played Robin! Review bars 6-8, I’m hearing extra notes added to the ending phrase that starts on the & of beat 3 in bar 6.

Sounds like you just missed the harmonic tap, but your technique is spot on for it! The only thing else I’d like to see is the rasgueado strum being used. Keep up the great work!

@cimarronsailor – Beautifully played! 🙂

@maryjanew – You played it really well MJ! A little more practice and it’ll be smooth as butter 🙂

[Andrew]

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH! WE HAD 42 ENTRIES! YOU GUYS ROCK!

Hope to see everyone in our December Challenge. December is your LAST CHANCE to win the Kanile’a!

Here is a list of everyone who participated. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

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marianne
marianne
misterbones
misterbones
bolognakid
bolognakid
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
darktoto
darktoto
karenj
karenj
leb397
leb397
barbecueblack
barbecueblack
lhamilton
lhamilton
ccwuke
ccwuke
patizon
patizon
shmu88
shmu88
clempek
clempek
rw1950merritt
rw1950merritt
katazumiri
katazumiri
akukes73
akukes73
kanique
kanique
lynnzo
lynnzo
rgillof
rgillof
brettboy
brettboy
cheun133
mysticrick
mysticrick
grannieannie
grannieannie
anyon1
anyon1
yukalele
yukalele
nat-uke
nat-uke
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
bohemiancoast
bohemiancoast
peiching
frederic
frederic
bibilele
bibilele
otzepeng
otzepeng
bohdan
bohdan
dianna
dianna
gi_gi_
gi_gi_
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
addilein
addilein
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
santai
robinboyd
robinboyd
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
maryjanew
maryjanew

• This reply was modified 1 week ago by Andrew. Reason: List Updated

[frederic]

It makes me realize that I forgot the “I am a premium member” part. If it’s not too late, could you consider it ?
Thanks !

[Andrew]

@frederic – Done 🙂

[dianna]

Thank-you @Andrew😁

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