[Andrew]

@cinichol – I’m not sure I understand what you are asking. Can you elaborate?

[Andrew]

Essentially, yes.

[Andrew]

@mark1256 – Sounds awesome, Mark! I like the intro/outro and the changes you threw in there. You nailed the feel/vibe of the tune. Well done! At this point, I’d target your practice on the tricky transitions. That should iron out any gaps in timing.

@marianne – *EDIT* Whoops – I initially answered thinking of Jailhouse Rock. For Sleep Walk, I’d recommend using a low G. It’s going to sound off with high G.

• This reply was modified 5 years ago by Andrew.

[Andrew]

Sounds great! Good job on getting the playful vibe down 🙂

[Andrew]

Wow! 63 members joined us for this month’s challenge! It has truly been a pleasure for Stephen and I to watch everyone’s performances and offer our humble feedback. BIG thanks to each of you who participated and bravo on a job well done!

Our June Challenge is LIVE and the theme is: 50’s Rock Songs! I hope each of you joins us again.

Below, I will post a list of members who participated in the May challenge for your second chance to win the Kanile’a Ukulele. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

—-

smokealot
smokealot
mark1256
mark1256
debb1985
debb1985
tric_o_tronic
tric_o_tronic
bibilele
bibilele
ldarrow
ldarrow
sebi75
sebi75
kirpuff
kirpuff
ukandrea
ukandrea
samash07
samash07
marlongas
marlongas
bethany_guardiani
bethany_guardiani
shmu88
shmu88
lbilkie
lbilkie
ukule_lise
ukule_lise
katazumiri
ccwuke
ccwuke
clempek
clempek
bomarkt
bomarkt
misterbones
misterbones
stianukulele
stianukulele
qiuyan
qiuyan
brettboy
brettboy
wongbrown
wongbrown
ukulelee
ukulelee
robinl
robinboyd
robinboyd
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
nthibode
nthibode
brithor
brithor
marianne
marianne
mademoiselleannette
lhamilton
lhamilton
timolnz
timolnz
richard_siegert
johanna2509
johanna2509
henri0
henri0
gstriph
gstriph
bemarlie
bemarlie
joe150
joe150
riberbula
riberbula
andrewvh
andrewvh
joelnal
joelnal
ukealori
ukealori
chiaracasella
chiaracasella
riley_ukulele
riley_ukulele
sarahd
sarahd
seoulkim
seoulkim
biancak
biancak
givingtree89
givingtree89
concan
concan
karenj
karenj
maryjanew
maryjanew
dennisdickens
dennisdickens
cheun133
b_ukes_101
b_ukes_101
themccoys
themccoys
mac1984
mac1984
taylor22jane

taylor22jane
dividedsky
dividedsky
emiliano
emiliano
john316
john316

—-

BONUS GIVEAWAY LIST

sebi75
kirpuff
shmu88
misterbones
brettboy
morrieuke1
nthibode
marianne
lhamilton
henri0
bemarlie
riberbula
andrewvh
chiaracasella
riley_ukulele
taylor22jane
emiliano

[Andrew]

@seoulkim – I’ve got you down for two entries for April 🙂

[Andrew]

I always update the tab player to reflect the performance version. Sometimes this differs from the lesson version, which you noticed. We try our best to play exactly as taught, but sometimes when you’re in the moment a note/chord here or there changes 😉 Either one should work, I’d say pick the version you like the most.

[Andrew]

@qiuyan – Check the transition in those 2 bars. They repeat throughout the entire song.

[Andrew]

Friendly Reminder – The deadline for receiving feedback and an entry into the giveaway is tonight at 11:59 PM EST (check your local time zone).

[Andrew]

@qiuyan – Sounds great! But try not to rush the tie that happens on & of 4 in bar 15 into the first beat of bar 16. That phrase repeats over and over.

[Andrew]

@brithor – Well done, Bri! One tip: try not to tug down on the strings when fretting/playing notes. Try to keep the string as linear as possible. Tugging down causes the note(s) to go sharp.

I think you’ve got the song down well! What I’d work on is adding a little bit of finesse to the piece. Check out this lesson for help on this subject.

[Andrew]

nthibode – That was a great performance, Nathalie! I’d work on cleaning up that first note in the riff. But killer job on that tricky strum pattern in bar 18. Well done!

@henri0 – sounds awesome to me!

[Andrew]

He uses an arpeggiated technique for some of those hits. Check out this lesson. It teaches that technique in great detail 🙂

[Andrew]

Welcome, Gunawan! Happy to have you here 🙂

[Andrew]

@ukandrea – TY so much for the kind words 🙂

@morrieuke1 – That was awesome, Michael! Performance was great! What I’d work on is spending a day or 2 on one section a time. So like a verse or pre-chorus. Slow it down and loop it until you’ve got it clean, then build the speed. That should help get every section as tight as that intro riff.

For the solo, try a couple licks at a time. Use the tab player and try to match the phrasing as close as possible. Ohh and great job on the tapping lick!

[Author]

Posts