Participate in the October 2020 Member Challenge – WIN the Islands Kanile’a

[emiliano]

@Andrew Thank you for the comment, by the way really enjoyed the halloween songs on youtube, super cool posts!

[marni11]

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Unfortunately my recording quality is terrible and it’s been busy so haven’t had as much practice as I want. Happy Reformation Day!

[cinichol]

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Boy, I soooooo apologize for the horrible audio. Just as I did last month, I waited too long to practice recording (I basically know nothing), and this one came out with some electrical buzz in the background. Last month I didn’t even post, but I’m going to offer this one, as bad as it is, because the time is so late and I’m exhausted from a long week.

Also, Andrew, help! I have performance anxiety. I fall apart, become herky-jerky, sometimes my hands go utterly out of whack, and I can’t even play around my husband. I swear I’ve played this etude a thousand times pretty smoothly through, but if someone’s listening, I suddenly don’t know how to do anything. It’s pathetic.

Do you happen know an old Woody Allen movie–I think it was Annie Hall? In one scene, he’s so nervous trying to put a record on a turntable, it shoots straight out of his hand across the room from the tension LOL. Well, that’s how it is with me. I did takes on this recording in which my hands just utterly fell apart. My finger pressure shifts and sometimes the fretboard suddenly looks like something I’ve never laid eyes on.

I hope it’s ok enough to count.

You’ve probably never had such a nervous wreck of a student.

I will study your recording tips for next month, and just practice recording myself a million times, plus play a million times in front of the hubster. Or maybe I should just seek therapy.

EDIT: oops, I see now that my file didn’t upload. I’ll come back and try again!

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by cinichol.

[iyers408]

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Thank you for the awesome course on Triple Strum Magic. I am going through the complete course, and am currently doing Tobias’s piece “Out in the North” which is simply marvelous.

Here is the link to my rendition of the etude:

[cinichol]

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Hope this works.
I already posted a few minutes ago, but my upload didn’t work. I meant to come back with a smaller file or a YouTube file and edit my post, but I can’t find it!

Anyway, here’s the link:

My original post included a long sad tale of no recording experience, some kind of buzz all over my audio, and absolutely raging stage fright. The performance anxiety makes me suddenly play like a complete nitwit.

[junkourata]

Hi, I’m a premial member. I’m a beginner so I tried Triple Strum Etude!
https://youtu.be/TYIyRuiZfPk

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by junkourata.

[cloud_cactus]

welp… i was super busy this month that I somewhat forgot about the challenge until recently…like, really recently haha. I learned the A melody 3 days ago and the B melody today so this really is not that good, but at least it’s the easier song haha. i guess i learned my lesson… next time im planning time in my schedule to do these challenges lol.
-Brinley

[maryjanew]

.Ugh! Late again! I have been so busy this month with work and special projects that I started on this challenge very late.
I will keep workin on this song and technique. It is so hard!I wonder if I can ask for special dispensation for this entry to be counted??? It is Halloween and I spent the afternoon and evening with my grandkids then dinner with my hubby. AND a few Trick-or-Treaters at the door.
I am 30 minutes past the deadline. Please? 🙊🧟‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️
Oh yeah, and I am in California so its only 9:30 and we get to turn our clocks back tonight so really its only 8:30, right?!? LoL

Anyway, I need lots of work on this. It will be worth it but it’s a very difficult technique to learn.

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• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by maryjanew.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by maryjanew.

[qiuyan]

Can I get some feedback on my performance on page 9? I didn’t need that post to be counted as a raffle ticket (because I should have a previous post on melodic etude), but can I still get some feedback on the playing? Thanks!

[utemor]

Good morning Andrew,
Thank you very much for your instruction!
I think, I got the point and I have to
practice a lot!
I forgot to anounce:
I am a premium member.
Have a nice sunday!

[b_ukes_101]

Nooooooooo. I forgot to record the video. 🙁 oh well…. have to get it this month.

[Andrew]

Here is the rest of the feedback for folks on pages 14 and 15.

givingtree89 – Well played! The only suggestion I have is to try to get a little bit more “flick” in the strum attack. Check out the video for a more detailed explanation/demo of this:

marni11 – Sounds great overall! Although it sounds like the audio skipped quite a bit, you may want to look into that.

cinichol – I thought you played wonderfully! Don’t worry about the nerves, it happens to all of us. Check out this article that I wrote with some tips to help combat stage fright. The only thing I’d point out about your playing, is to work towards keeping the form consistent. For example, in the A Melody you played a lot of it with just the index finger instead of ID, TD, IU.

iyers408 – Well played! Technique looks great! Have fun with OITN, it’s a fantastic composition 🙂

junkourata – Well done! So with this technique, you want the attack of the first hit (the strum) to come from the “flick” of the index finger, as opposed to the motion of the wrist – which is what a typical strum uses. Check out the video above in @givingtree89’s post. It explains this in greater detail.

cloud_cactus – Sounds great! I think with a little bit more practice you’ll get it down smoother 🙂

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@maryjanew – You’ve got a great start to it! Keep practicing. Unfortunately, I have to stick to the deadline rules and cannot count late entries. But, you’ll have 2 more chances for entries in November and December 🙂

@qiuyan – Sounds great! Well done on the timing and sustain! Very impressive for such a hard tune 🙂

[Andrew]

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH! WE HAD 100 MEMBERS PARTICIPATE! YOU GUYS ROCK!

Steven and I were truly impressed with everyone’s performances this month. This was a TOUGH technique to learn! And you guys rose to the challenge. I’m proud of everyone 🙂

Hope to see y’all in our November Challenge!

Here is a list of everyone who earned an entry for the giveaway. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

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johanna2509
johanna2509
mozcyc
effortless
godmustbecrazy
mark1256
mark1256
henri0
henri0
rebeca
Catherine
Catherine
qiuyan
qiuyan
turkgoose
turkgoose
andrewvh
andrewvh
sebyul
sebyul
shmu88
shmu88
marygrace
marygrace
mennloo
cncamacho
cncamacho
robinl
ukesilver
ukesilver
marianne
marianne
jedart
lisadmh
lisadmh
debb1985
debb1985
stianukulele
stianukulele
allesyone
amylilley
amylilley
gstriph
gstriph
cauer2
cauer2
nikolaaa
nikolaaa
kittycatlin
kittycatlin
brettboy
brettboy
patparr
patparr
bklynsoul
bklynsoul
wongbrown
wongbrown
rockmyuke
rockmyuke
oldan_
oldan_
katazumiri
bdenham14
lissid
newber
newber
lyndallk
lyndallk
gmflin8
gmflin8
pippin105
pippin105
rucha11
rucha11
lhamilton
lhamilton
tsetsova
tsetsova
sdorunga
akukes73
akukes73
rufio0
rufio0
ukulelee
ukulelee
antotonin
antotonin
janett75
janett75
concan
concan
coffeemug
coffeemug
nthibode
nthibode
laurakarr12
laurakarr12
ccwuke
ccwuke
goody2shoes
goody2shoes
whollyprofit
whollyprofit
themccoys
themccoys
xarqin
haroldh101
haroldh101
karenj
karenj
joannetala
joannetala
sebaraedo
sir_anzalot
sir_anzalot
alana_
alana_
cyberloh
cyberloh
jkulele
jkulele
janaq1
janaq1
addilein
addilein
schaap123
schaap123
lisamcc
lisamcc
aloooy
aloooy
luizaveit
luizaveit
stinyuke
stinyuke
celia21
miztaken
miztaken
andyrose
andyrose
beauke
beauke
robinboyd
robinboyd
andracass
andracass
olemartin
olemartin
torung
misterbones
misterbones
ukandrea
ukandrea
willymac
willymac
kirpuff
kirpuff
emiliano
emiliano
mademoiselleannette
pgoody
pgoody
utemor
utemor
zukulele
zukulele
joe150
joe150
givingtree89
givingtree89
marni11
marni11
cinichol
cinichol
iyers408
iyers408
junkourata
junkourata
cloud_cactus

[cinichol]

Andrew, thanks much for “how to calm nerves” link.

Also, I can’t believe I fudged my right hand for the triplet form so badly at the start of my vid. I guess my nervousness was all focused on my left hand lol.

[rucha11]

Hey!
Quick Question, the winner is going to be announced this month or next month?

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