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Hi Monika, which one are you working on? The slap/pluck version taught in this lesson, or the one that is used with strumming technique?
This video shows the difference between the two.
For the slap/pluck, you will come straight down and hit the strings and body of the uke. For the strumming chunk, you’ll just hit the strings.
@turbopstros – My pleasure!
@planetfink – You nailed the feel and fun of the tune! Well done Kathy 👏
@misterbones – Lol, I loved the ending! Def gonna share this in our newsletter this Friday 🙂
@turbopstros – Well done Vlastimil! I have a few tips to share with you. The first is regarding how you are holding the uke. When we sit on a couch, unless it’s a firm couch, it causes us to sink in. In your video, you can see how the uke is pointed upward, instead of facing the camera. That position makes playing more difficult.If you can, always practice on a firm chair or stool. I’ll go ahead and share a video below that I made for another member with a few tips on proper holding technique. I’ll also paste additional lessons that touch on this topic. Here is the first and second lesson I recommend reviewing.
Second tip, try not to stick your left-hand thumb above the neck as much. Try placing your thumb slightly above the middle of the neck, though for this song, having it stick out a little is okay. This adjustment will help improve your fretting dexterity. Check out this lesson, it talks in more detail about thumb placement as it relates to proper left hand form.
Your notes when you play out of a position or chord have a nice sustain, but the ones you play when moving up the neck sound a little staccato-y. Try to keep finger pressure held down throughout the duration of the notes value to increase sustain.
@jbmills07 – Aced it! 👏
@darktoto – That was awesome Thomas! I’m gonna share your performance in our newsletter tomorrow 🙂
@kngrieve – Unfortunately, you just missed our submittal deadline. I tried to give everyone a friendly reminder the day of. The good news is there are still 5 more chances to earn entries (May, June, Oct, Nov, and Dec) 🙂
@brettboy – Works for me!
@marianne – Beautifully played, Marianne 🙂
Wow! 53 members joined us for this month’s challenge! I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing everyone did! Big round of applause to everyone who participated this month. 👏
Our May Challenge is LIVE and features a collection of cute-sounding tunes. I hope y’all join us again!
Below, I will post a list of members who participated in the April challenge for your first chance to win the Kanile’a Ukulele. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.
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malku2603
heike_uke
heike_uke
carynjoy
carynjoy
planetfink
planetfink
marianne
marianne
ccwuke
ccwuke
darktoto
darktoto
shmu88
shmu88
uketime
uketime
laurakarr12
laurakarr12
capurvis
capurvis
turbopstros
turbopstros
patizon
patizon
karenj
karenj
chantmt
mickan88
mickan88
rgillof
rgillof
clempek
clempek
lynnzo
lynnzo
brettboy
brettboy
rw1950merritt
rw1950merritt
lhamilton
lhamilton
joe150
joe150
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
jasdel
jasdel
katazumiri
katazumiri
anyon1
anyon1
otzepeng
otzepeng
kanique
kanique
misterbones
misterbones
dianna
dianna
granny
grannieannie
grannieannie
sarahd
sarahd
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
barborapolach
leb397
leb397
monika101
monika101
tessiert
tessiert
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
bolognakid
bolognakid
frederic
frederic
jayton
jayton
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
leihali
leihali
jlbross
jlbross
maryjanew
maryjanew
jody_hendrickson
jody_hendrickson
valuke@cimarronsailor – The video is viewable on YouTube, but not embeddable. I think it’s because it might be set to “made for kids”. As long as I can see it, which I can now, we’re good 🙂
@valuke – Your post has no link for an audio or video file.@jayton – I fixed the embed for you 🙂
@cimarronsailor – Your video is private, can you set it to public?Friendly Reminder – The deadline for receiving an entry into the giveaway is tonight at 11:59 PM ET (check your local time zone).
@ccwuke – Playing sounds great, Chris! I think a little more practice will polish it off. One thing I am hearing is in measure 10, the Dadd9 chord, you play that twice in the arr (at the beg/end) and both times I heard it sound a lil out of tune, like you were bending a string slightly. Keep an eye, or an ear 😂, out for that.
@darktoto – Both songs sound great! The 2 chord jam was nicely accented throughout. Well done Thomas!
@shmu88 – That was amazing Sam! I’m gonna share it in our newsletter tomorrow 🙂
@laurakarr12 – Fingerpicking sounds great Laura, beautifully played!
@capurvis – I’d say you aced it! Excellent playing 👏
@turbopstros – Very impressive for one year of playing! You’ve got great tone, feel, and sense of timing. Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working 🙂
@patizon – Beautifully played! The only thing I can suggest is to target the spots where you had a little pause or hesitation.And I loved the backdrop!
@karenj – I think we can consider this a duet, lol. I loved it!
@chantmt – You’ve got the tone and effects dialed in perfectly for this piece. It really adds to the mood and ambience, and of course, you played it beautifully!
@uketime – That’s it! Well done 🙂
@mickan88 – Aced it! Flawless performance and amazing tone 👏Side note: I only read what folks write until after I listen as to not color my feedback, but I didn’t notice any of the things you mentioned when I was listening. And I listened via studio headphones, so I can hear EVERYTHING lol.
@rgillof – Excellent performance Rich! Great fingerpicking!