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  • in reply to: Need help navigating the site #48360
    Andrew
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    Yes, it only shows up on lesson pages. Concept Lessons or Free Lessons show a unique sidebar that allows you to search/sort through those lessons.

    Check out the second video on this page. It’s a rundown on how to navigate the site πŸ™‚

    Also, do you receive our newsletter? We send one email a week, every Friday. That’s the best way to stay up-to-date with new lessons.

    in reply to: Need help navigating the site #48357
    Andrew
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    It only shows on lesson pages, such as Fur Elise.

    The forum has its own sidebar, which is related to forum activity πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Need help navigating the site #48354
    Andrew
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    Hi @gi_gi_, the second video on this page will give you a rundown of how everything on the site works. But, as far as finding the new Friday lessons, on the right hand of the screen (sidebar), you’ll see “Recent Lessons”, which will list the five newest lessons that I’ve posted. It looks like this:

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    FYI: It only shows up on the sidebar for lesson pages, not search pages like the pages in the main menu, “Ukulele Songs” or “Courses“.

    Andrew
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    @lyndallk – Way to go, Lyndall! Excellent groove throughout!


    @bethany_guardiani
    – Great playing and I loved the video! Very creative πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Hi from Sydney – Australia #48341
    Andrew
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    Welcome, @doddyk! The best place to start is here. Have fun and if you ever need help on the lessons, don’t hesitate to ask πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Ei Nei #48340
    Andrew
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    Incredible progress for 2 months, Niclas! Keep doing what you’re doing!

    Form looks great. Only advice I can offer is to target your practice to the areas where you stumble a bit.

    in reply to: Cordoba 24t-CE Tenor Ukulele #48331
    Andrew
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    I have the old model of this one and pretty much everyone I know uses it for their acoustic setup/gigs. It’s awesome, WAY more affordable than what the sales guy pointed out, and its got reverb and chorus built in!

    Andrew
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    My pleasure!


    @katazumiri
    – Sounds awesome! Great job πŸ™‚

    Andrew
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    You should have enough time to come back down to play those notes. Maybe your strum is too wide in its down/up motion? Or as you said, you need to work it up to speed. It’s hard to say without seeing you play it. Feel free to post a video if you want me to take a further look πŸ™‚

    Andrew
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    @biancak – That part is strummed with the island strum. The melody notes occur on beat ‘4’ and the ‘& of 4’. Which means, your hand should be coming down on beat 4, but instead of strumming, you would be plucking.

    Either way, you should be moving down towards the A string, not up towards the G string. Try counting the rhythm as you play and making sure your up/down motion follows:

    1 D
    & U
    2 D
    & U
    3 D
    & U

    Motion down to:

    4 Pluck
    & Pluck

    Andrew
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    @shmu88 – Sounds great, Sam! I asked Chris to review your video and he had a couple tips:

    “I’d have him move his hand up over the fingerboard, which will seem a bit weird at first, but stop him from attacking the strings too hard on the first stoke. He’s digging into that a bit too much and wants to bounce off the string a bit more.”

    in reply to: Introduction to Music Theory & Jamming #48292
    Andrew
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    It depends on the music: where you are at or moving to in the progression of the piece.

    If you’re strumming a 4 chord progression at the beginning of the neck, it would be out of place to move 1 chord all the way up the neck. But if you take those 4 chords and want movement where each gets higher in pitch, then the CAGED method comes in handy.

    in reply to: Gymnopedie No. 1 #48290
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    You nailed the mood, Robin. Beautifully played πŸ™‚

    Andrew
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    @bibilele – Beautiful played with a great, relaxed feel. Well done!


    @johanna2509
    – Aced it πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Pink Panther Theme #48285
    Andrew
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    Sounds great, Ulli! If you look at measure 7, you’ll see you’re a half step flat on those 2 melody notes on the C string.

    The hardest thing with this song is the timing/flow. It’s really hard because my version is based off the virtuosic Tommy Emmanuels. I’d study his performance as it’s a great reference point for those 2 areas.

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