Participate in the October 2018 Member Challenge – WIN a Kanile’a Ukulele!

[hotmilktea]

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The second chord is hard T_T and when i change chord, there are always “Pull off” noises. Like my finger is super sticky. Is it because i press too hard? I tried to press softly, but the sound is not right…

[becky7777]

HotMilkTea, on my Fire tablet it doesn’t have any weird noise. Sounds fine. Good job on it too!

I’m having issues after the second chord and i’m playing so slow its more a lament for the dead trying to get the finger picking right lol! I’m impressed with everyone’s submissions!

[hotmilktea]

Thank you Becky!

Yep i can totally understand what you mean! So i play super slowly just before the chord change~ everyone knows the “big thing” is coming lol

[gstriph]

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Andrew – hope the video was better – it was shot on an iPad so…

Since most of my (limited) playing is strumming, these picking challenges are interesting.

Thanks,
Jerry

[brenna]

Hallo!!!
I try to participate..
It was very hard. Every time I tried to record the song, my brain was fused and my fingers linked together.. I tried hundred times. My family hate me now. The results is no so bad, I hope.
Good ukuleling to everyone!!!

[rickeymike]

Jerry, Nice going. At first I thought you had ribbons hanging from your fret board. ha. A dart champion?

Brenna, Great! I really like your clean fretting form.

[lyndallk]

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St James Infirmary – take 1
I recorded this last week while I was away. There’s a big jerky bit right in the middle. I hope to record a smoother up to speed version later in the month.

Thanks for the challenge Andrew, and like everyone else, I love the prize. One of us will win it!

Cheers
Lyndall

[hondamom]

I’m posting for the first time and entering for the first time. I’m hoping I can get this posted correctly for the October 2018 Member Challenge.

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I performing the Theme from the Walking Dead.

Link to Soundcloud:

Andrew, please let me know if this link is working. I am so new to posting this type of thing.

Many, many thanks for all of your hardwork! I appreciate and enjoy your lessons.

Honda Janak

[lyndallk]

Hi Anne

Sending good wishes to you and your husband. And these good wishes come from all over the planet.

with love
Lyndall

[sprintingyogini]

There are a lot of amazing uke players here! I’m impressed by all the submissions today.

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[timolnz]

Hi Hondamom. Yes the Soundcloud link you sent is working well. I had the same confusion being a first timer too when i sent my SCloud recording.I think SC recognises the format of this forum and links present correctly.
Well done on the recording…sounds Great. Tim

[annefgodfrey]

Thank you for prayers & well wishes for my husband, Tom.
He is doing well & got good reports from family doc & cardiologist this week.
Congrats to all of you who have submitted to October challenge. I’m still trying but cannot begin to transition in St. James Infirmary. Will keep practicing.

Uke players have got to be some of the nicest people on earth.
Hugs & blessings upon you all,
Anne

[stephencox]

timolnz – Awesome job! Very consistent over all, I like how you kept the timing through most of the song! I’d recommend picking lighter on the right hand to keep consist volume with each finger, but you are close! Being able to gradually swell the volume during the opening part might add a cool touch! The only other part to watch out for is the transition to the strummed chord in measure 17. I would isolate measure 15 through 17 and practice voicing the chord just a touch faster. Everything else was wonderful!

mweir1 – SUPER!!! You nailed this!!! The one spot I would say to spend just a touch more time is from measure 45 to 47. If you spent 10 minutes practicing accurately eye-balling and executing the jump up the neck in measure 46 with a metronome, you would be very close to perfect on this! Great job and thank you for participating!

willymac – I like the low G string! In measure 10, I’d recommend keeping the open A string instead of bringing it down the octave, as it is the melody note. Have you tried hitting both notes together? You have a very relaxed feel that is perfect for the song. The change to the ending is very much a way blues songs end, I like it, too…although I miss the harmonic. Great playing, thanks for being a part of the challenge!

ukulelethemes – Wow, I like that you played it at full speed! Very clean playing! My only advice is the same as for timolnz: spend just a bit longer on measure 15 through 17 to get the chord transition in time. It works even with the slight pause, though. Great work, and thanks for your first video here!

rickeymike – I enjoyed the dirge version! I’m impressed that you got all the chord shapes and the notes to come out cleanly! I would recommend working on the finger picking pattern and get the consistent rhythm of the picking hand even at a slow tempo. I would also recommend picking lightly by relaxing that hand as well. Dirge on 🙂

felixpitterling – Great job, it sounds like you worked very hard on this! The hardest part of this song is keeping the relaxed swing feel consistent through all of the hard sections! I’d recommend playing the song to a swing drum backing track like this one:

You can increase the tempo by changing the speed to 1.25 on youtube. The goal is to lock in with the relaxed ride cymbal pattern the drummer has. The notes sound great, and the majority of the rhythm is awesome, too… it’s just on the tough spots that the groove wavers. Thank you for joining the challenge!

laurasil – Wow! You are flying through this one! Very great playing and very consistent! The only spot that seems to be tricky for everyone is the strum at measure 17. Practice 15-17 with a metronome and build the speed up, then you’ll have it perfect! I know, it’s a super small detail…but there’s not much else to say, since you rocked it! Very well played!

ryzeonly – That was very fast! Great work! I would recommend working on it a touch slower to get the transitions between sections in time, but overall you have it down! Measure 15-17 is the main thing to practice, but also the transition from measure 8 to 9. Your fingerpicking sounds great and very consistent! Thank you for participating!

lisadmh – I like that you challenged yourself! I think the best thing that comes out of these challenges is the improvement you get from going through it! Your take was really good! I would recommend playing it slowly…try the backing track I recommended for felixpitterling. Playing with the drums might help you stay relaxed even through the tough spots! It’s all about that bluesy-laid-back vibe! Great work, and thanks for challenging yourself and being part of the challenge 🙂

sprintingyogini – I like the way you varied the speed with the volume, a very cool take! Also, I love the Ukulele! The finish and tone are lovely! Practice the song to a metronome to get the transitions smoother, but then take it away again and play it freely like this. The benefit will be that the transitions will flow, then you can keep the rest free. Very cool take, and congrats on incorporating the left hand pinky! Thank you for participating!

[rickkhan]

GREAT JOB, Brenna!

[rickkhan]

Thanks so much @Andrew for taking the time to respond. I really do appreciate the feedback and will work on that groove for sure. I did move back to the High G for the Etude 15 tune and will post soon, still trying to figure out a slower pace. Mahalo!
Rick

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