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October 31, 2021 at 3:14 pm #49082AndrewKeymaster
Here’s everyone on page 14.
dividedsky – Beautifully played! A Melody sounds great, so I’d focus on smoothing out the B Melody. One tip, switch to the ring finger for G5 in bar 39. That’ll make the transition to the chord in measure 41 much easier.
noahchen – Well done! One thing I’d work on is increasing sustain. Check out this video that I made for another member this month. It’s got some tips on how to do that for this song.
beauke – Excellent job! So I made this video for another member this month which gave some tips on keeping the swing feel intact when doing the pull-off licks. Which are really challenging in this song!
Check it out and give the exercise a shot 🙂
jnjmalos – Beautifully played! Best advice I can give is to keep doing what you’re doing because it’s working 🙂
But I do have 1 tip: I’d use the fingerings that I recommend for some of those tricky chords, like the ones in bars 41 & 42. It’ll make those sections much easier to play.
richard_siegert – Wonderful played! If I have to nitpick, I’d say keep working on smoothing out the timing in theme 2 (bars 9-16). But overall, it was extremely well played. Keep up the great work!
artcrocker – Great job! So with this song we want to use a swing feel throughout. Take a moment to check out this lesson. It’ll explain the difference between playing with a straight versus a swung feel.
Keep working on the ending. Some of the phrases are a bit rushed. Try playing along with Matt in the tab player. His playing will act as a guide to help keep you locked in-time.
rufio0 – Playing sounds great, Ilija! So the thing that I’d work on its timing/rhythm. Try to count as you play, like I show in the video below. That should add a lot of clarity to the rhythms that you are playing.
P.S. I’m playing the first four bars a little different b/c I don’t have my high G atm.
mac1984 – Playing was great! Great pace and feel throughout. You did seem a little bit nervous, maybe?
One tip: Try not to bend the ring finger at the first joint – like you do at 15 seconds, and a few other times throughout. We always want to keep a nice curve to aid with fretting.
mfaske – Playing sounds great! So it sounds like you intentionally wanted to play it with a straight feel. Which is totally cool! But if you need a recap on the difference between straight vs. swung, check out this lesson.
flenji – Excellent playing, Hannes! Keep doing what you’re doing, sounds great! Hope you join us for more challenges 🙂
This was a really good take, Andrew! Sounds like you put in a lot of work 🙂
andrewvh – Timing was excellent, but I think if you the slow tempo down a little bit you can focus on adding more sustain throughout. Check out the video I left above for @noahchen. It’s got some tips for increasing sustain in this song.
October 31, 2021 at 3:39 pm #49084kean811MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Hi, I’m new here. I just discovered the site about 2 weeks ago, it’s a very cool resource. Here’s my submission of Moon River.
Edit: checked the rules about posting the “premium member” text
October 31, 2021 at 4:06 pm #49085terryfallon3ParticipantHi Andrew. thanks for the sustain tips. I’ve absorbed and will put into practice. Along with your other suggestions to improve playing beyond just fingerings and strums and ones I would get from a good in-person instructor – which is what makes RockClass so musically valuable. Not to mention really great fun.
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October 31, 2021 at 4:41 pm #49091gonzo-fettParticipantSorry I think I may have broken the thread. Might have reposted my post twice with a broken link.
Then I re-read instructions, did a face palm and correctly posted my video. Sorry for the brain fart over here.- This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by gonzo-fett.
October 31, 2021 at 4:49 pm #49095gonzo-fettParticipantI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Here’s my 1st submission for this awesome challenge. It’s not perfect (those only happen when the camera is off 😄) but I will keep at it.
Thank you again, Andrew for finding and claiming this little corner in the World Wide Web for all of us Uke-aholics. Your a great instructor and showcase some kickass guest instructors.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃
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October 31, 2021 at 5:01 pm #49098gonzo-fettParticipantHere’s another take of it with a different Uke with soft tension strings. My cat, Jessie was obviously wondering why I was petting this noisy thing instead of her.
October 31, 2021 at 5:25 pm #49102addileinParticipantI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
I decided last minute to participate so I didn’t memorize the whole song. But I had fun anyway.
October 31, 2021 at 5:27 pm #49103marianneParticipantI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Hi everyone,
Lovely performances! I had to learn Moon Waltz not only because it would be my first tune on the gorgeous baritone (yay), but also because it’s a beautiful and relaxing melody. Thank you @Andrew!
Going from a soprano to a baritone was quite the challenge in terms of getting used to the shift in distances/neck length as well as the ergonomics of holding the instrument, but so worth it!Marianne
October 31, 2021 at 6:29 pm #49107AndrewKeymaster@kean811 – Beautifully played! And I really like how you played through that measure that had a couple wrong notes. This is a great example of playing through mistakes, because the truth is… mistakes happen. Nobody plays perfect all the time. It’s always best to play through any mistake(s) when we’re doing a performance, instead of stopping or restarting.
@gonzo-fett – Thank you for the kind words! Your performance was elegant and absolutely gorgeous. Well done!Also, I’m sorry you had trouble posting. Sometimes things get stuck in spam.
@addilein – That rocked! It was fun to watch 🙂
@marianne – Wow that uke sounds amazing! Beautiful performance, Marianne 🙂October 31, 2021 at 6:38 pm #49108santaiParticipantWow, I was BLOWN AWAY by the colab submission of @nthibode and @brettboy! Really, really great stuff!
I chose the same song for this challenge – but much too little time to practice shows in my recording. Still: I got it submitted, which is the goal I set for myself. Lots of lots of flaws – especially from the second chorus onwards. Singing and playing the ukulele while getting more and more nervous about messing up (and actually doing just that) – overload! XD
I’ll definitely keep practicing this song.I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER!
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October 31, 2021 at 6:41 pm #49110ukealoriParticipantI am a PREMIUM MEMBER
Thank you for having beginner pieces included in your challenges. As an older learner, I still found this to be difficult – a challenge to be sure 😊 and needed all month to even get it this far.
Still working on:
clean clear tone on each note or chord
even timing
memorizing any song… this skill still eludes me
video record button stage fright, why? just why? lolOctober 31, 2021 at 6:57 pm #49111October 31, 2021 at 7:00 pm #49112maryjanewParticipantI am a Premium Member.
Again, posting on the last day! I’ve been so busy and I really need lots more time with this song. I will keep working on it!
I’ve had to use a couple alternate chord shapes due to the fact my fingers would not cooperate with the stretch and crunch to make those chords up the neck.I chose Moondance because I LOVE love LOVE this song!
Here is my “unrefined” cover of the song:- This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by maryjanew.
October 31, 2021 at 7:03 pm #49113uku241ParticipantI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER.
New member here – I really enjoyed working on this challenge and this song. I had fun figuring out how to make sure the melody still worked with the low G.
Thank you!
Brian
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