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Welcome, Ethan! Pre-Kanile’a means you’re an OG subscriber 🙂 Thank you for your support and I’m looking forward to watching your performance this month!
Hi Laura, unfortunately we can not go back to the old method. With so much content on the site, we had to introduce a way to sort through the lessons in an efficient manor. I’d recommend taking advantage of the search filter. In the example video below, you can see that I selected:
Level 1
Level 2
BluesAnd then further narrowed it down to High G Ukulele results only. Producing a narrowed result like this with the old setup was not possible. I believe this method will help folks find lessons they are interested in faster.
@debb1985 – Great job on the feel and pacing. That’s one of the hardest aspects to nail, well done. If I have to nitpick, I’d say a couple transitions seemed to have a slight hesitation. And watch out for curling your fingers inwards, like at 1:33. We always want them floating above the fretboard ready to be employed.
@marianne – Great job on the work around! Timing sounds spot on and nice vibrato. I like that you focus on the subtleties in your playing. That goes a long way in shaping the overall sound.
@effortless – Well done, great playing overall 🙂
@brettboy – Groove is the big takeaway of this lesson and you aced it! Great job, Brett!
@taylor22jane – that was awesome! Performance is great and I love the trill. Great idea!2 tips for the video: Try not to cut off any of the neck in the shot. Most folks focus solely on the left hand, so we want it to be fully visible throughout. Also, try to center your body in the shot too.
@lisadmh – I like that pace much more! I think it suits the piece better 🙂
@ukandrea – For passages that move downward (i.e. strings 3 to 1), you can use the palm of your right hand to mute the strings as you move down. This lesson covers this concept in great detail.
You will have to alter your pick attack, it won’t be possible to do this while anchoring underneath the strings.
@gmflin8 – Check out this lesson. It teaches you how to simplify arrangements 🙂
That’s a great idea, Grace! It’s actually something I’ve though about before. What stops me (or us) is that it takes a great deal of time to produce one version. To write a secondary arrangement at an equally high level would require a comparable amount of time.
@shmu88 – Well played, Sam. I loved it, great job! 🙂
@b_ukes_101 – Yes, the lesson covers both parts and that would be awesome! I look forward to watching your duet 🙂
@deadbuggy – timing & rhythm are spot on, Sara! Well done! But, I wouldn’t change the melody in the B section, so I’d go back and learn that section note for note.
@lisadmh – Great job on the arpeggio strum technique. It really adds a nice color to this arrangement and I think it’s quite needed as that little “pop” adds so much texture.Your sustain and feel is getting much better. Try not to rush through this song, I want you to slow the tempo down and let the music breathe a bit more. Playing slow is actually equally as hard as playing fast.