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@bethany_guardiani – Can you post a video playing it? I’ll be better able to help if I can see/hear what’s happening.
Andrea, Matt used his left hand to mute since the right hand is strumming. Try to lightly, and evenly, touch across all 4 strings to mute. I’d practice this way: take any strum pattern and insert muted strums into it. That way you can get used to going from ringing out to muted.
@seoulkim – got it!
Sounds awesome! Couple things I’d suggest:
1) Focus on timing. You can do this either by looping sections while playing along to a click or with Matt in the tab player. But note, he does use rubato – especially for the 3rd melody. So if you use the player, you may want to put it into synthetic mode.
2) Pause your video at 53 seconds. You’ll notice you are hugging the neck, which limits mobility/dexterity of the left hand. Take a look at this lesson on proper left hand form. Try not to curve your wrist inwards either.
@terryfallon3 – No worries, I added the extra one!
@johanna2509 – got it!
Wow! 76 members joined us for this month’s challenge! Stephen and I were BLOWN AWAY by how amazing everyone did! Big round of applause to everyone who participated this month. 🙂
Our May Challenge is LIVE and the theme is Classic Rock. We’re also giving away an EXTRA Custom Painted Uke! I hope each of you 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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samash07
samash07
johanna2509
johanna2509
ukandrea
ukandrea
turkgoose
turkgoose
shmu88
shmu88
mr_zarf
bibilele
bibilele
clempek
clempek
andrewvh
andrewvh
bethany_guardiani
bethany_guardiani
stefanic10
stefanic10
marlongas
marlongas
debb1985
debb1985
ukulelee
ukulelee
henri0
henri0
brettboy
brettboy
sylus9
terryfallon3
terryfallon3
kirpuff
kirpuff
robinboyd
robinboyd
lyndallk
lyndallk
jonathan_gabel
jonathan_gabel
effortless
effortless
malku2603
joe150
joe150
emiliano
emiliano
ccwuke
ccwuke
marianne
marianne
lhamilton
lhamilton
katazumiri
gstriph
gstriph
riberbula
riberbula
barbecueblack
barbecueblack
misterbones
misterbones
richard_siegert
hiloukes
stianukulele
stianukulele
robinl
wongbrown
wongbrown
concan
concan
nthibode
nthibode
richo_uke
richo_uke
ukule_lise
misskika
cncamacho
cncamacho
mademoiselleannette
unlegendaryn00b
unlegendaryn00b
lbilkie
lbilkie
biancak
biancak
karenj
karenj
lakeside339
lakeside339
john316
john316
seoulkim
seoulkim
ealtman
ealtman
jeng18
jeng18
brithor
brithor
bemarlie
bemarlie
lisa-k
lisa-k
ldarrow
ldarrow
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
amalia
amalia
dennisdickens
dennisdickens
givingtree89
givingtree89
joelnal
joelnal
timolnz
timolnz
b_ukes_101
b_ukes_101
baileysr
baileysr
jayton
jayton
iyers408
iyers408
dividedsky
dividedsky
mac1984
mac1984
qiuyan
qiuyanHere’s everyone on page 10.
mac1984 – “Come As You Are” is on our May Challenge! Hope you join us again this month!
You did a great job on this tune! I think you have a good base established, so I’d work on polishing up sections and boosting tempo. Break the piece down into 4 bars at a time. When you get those mastered with a steady tempo, work on the next 4. Then piece those together, so 1-8. You’ll master the song faster if you break it into sections instead of trying to play everything.
qiuyan – Excellent playing! The only suggestion I have is to work on keeping the tempo a little bit more steady.
@kelsey91, @omaon4, @maryjanew – I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you guys submitted past our deadline of 11:59 PM EST. I tried to give everyone a friendly reminder yesterday. But the good news is, there’s still two more months to participate for a chance to win the baritone 🙂Here’s everyone on page 9.
ldarrow – Excellent performance! Great feel and well phrased. Keep up the good work 🙂
morrieuke1 – That was a killer performance, Michael! Swung feel matched to a playful vibe and solid, steady tempo – I’d say you nailed the feel. Well done, I’m impressed!
amalia – Sounds great overall! I’d work a little bit on tightening the rhythms for the second melody. Here’s a video I made earlier this month for another member which should give you some tips on how to tackle this.
dennisdickens – Sounds great overall! I think you have a good base established, but I’d work on getting that playful feel that this song is known for. Here’s a video I made earlier this month which talks about that vibe. And the way I’d go about approaching it is to take one section at a time in the tab player, loop it and try to match my playing as best you can. My playing will act as a guide to help you groove with that feel.
givingtree89 – Well done! The only suggestion I have is to try to keep the second melody a little bit more steady.
joelnal – That KoAloha sounds ridiculously good! Your performance was great overall, Joel! Don’t worry about the nerves, we all get them!
Couple things to point out, work on boosting the tempo for the second melody. A fun way to practice is to play along with Matt in the tab player. Start at a speed you’re comfortable with, then start to boost it by 5 or 10%.
For the third melody, soften your picking attack. Here’s the video I made awhile back which talks about why this is important:
timolnz – Excellent performance overall! The only advice I have is the same I left for @amalia in her feedback post above.
@pika80019 – Video is set to private. Can you set it to public and email me to let me know that you’ve done that. Or else, I won’t be able to leave feedback or give you an entry for the giveaway.b_ukes_101 – Well done, Brandon! So I want you to slow the tempo down a little bit and play along with me in the tab player. Try eight bar sections at a time. My playing will act as a guide to help keep you locked in and steady with the groove 🙂
baileysr – Sounds great, John! Double check measure 2, sounds like you omitted the first hit. I’d work on memorizing the piece so you can focus more so on how you’re playing it. Then, I’d loop 4 bar sections at a time in the tab player and play along with Matt. Slow it down to the speed you need, but try to match his playing as best you can. His playing will act as a guide to keep you locked into the groove while keep the tempo steady.
jayton – I’d say it’s very recognizable! Excellent playing, keep up the great work!
iyers408 – Well done, Shankar! I think you’ve got a great base established, so what I would work on is taking 4 bars at a time, loop them and work on increasing speed. Keyword here is: Gradually. Try 5 or 10% faster then where you’re at right now. When you get those four bars down at the faster tempo, do the same with the next four. Then go back and do one through eight. Use this approach instead of trying to tackle the entire piece.
dividedsky – Beautiful playing, Jane! The only suggestion I have is to lighten your picking attack a touch for the second melody. I left a video above in @joelnal ‘s feedback that touches on why this is important.
Here is everyone on page 8 that we haven’t gotten to yet.
lakeside339 – Performance sounds great! The only thing I can suggest is to work on boosting the tempo. Keep up the good work 🙂
john316 – Well done! So there’s a few parts where you hesitate or slow down, I’d target my practice on those areas. Use the tab player to loop the phrase, slow it down to a speed you’re comfortable with, and rinse and repeat 😉
seoulkim – Great job on the lead! I’d work on lightening up your picking attack. I talked about that concept in the video below. While it covers a different song, the same principles apply for this tune.
ealtman – Glad to hear you’re getting back into playing, Elizabeth! Sounds great overall! I’d memorize it, so you can focus more so on keeping it steady.
jeng18 – Here is my feedback for you and here is the lesson and course I referenced.
brithor – Sounds great, Bri! I think the way that you’re holding the uke is limiting your ability to play. I’d use a strap or adjust the way you’re holding it as follows:
Here’s a video I made earlier this year to help another member out. Here is the first and second lesson I recommend reviewing.
bemarlie – Sounds great! I’d slow the tempo down to focus on cleaning up your playing and getting some of the rhythms a little bit more accurate, like the triplet strum.
lisa-k – Sounds great! I’d work a little bit on getting a playful vibe – I made this video earlier this month for another member which demos and talks about getting that feel.
@pika80019 – Your video is private. Can you make it public?
