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Welcome, @baileysr! Glad you found us. 🙂
If you ever need help on the lessons, don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to help!
Kanile’a changed their neck size in 2016. I think I talked about it in this video.
They became thicker, whereas the old ones were the opposite (like my K-1 from 2015). I’m on the same boat as you, it comes down to preference in which one you like more.
@maryjanew & @zerratheterra – Thanks guys!
@nthibode – Updated!Wow! 102 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 its theme is: Classic 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.
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brettboy
brettboy
nthibode
nthibode
shmu88
shmu88
schaap123
schaap123
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
rebeca
yooki-h
yooki-h
willymac
willymac
surfnrz
surfnrz
cncamacho
cncamacho
tim0721
tim0721
funtime2018
funtime2018
andrewvh
andrewvh
alisefrenchyuky
alisefrenchyuky
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
taylor22jane
taylor22jane
janett75
janett75
mark1256
mark1256
johnnyrotten
johnnyrotten
joe150
joe150
sgwarren
sgwarren
stianukulele
stianukulele
planetfink
planetfink
uku_on
uku_on
robinboyd
robinboyd
lyndallk
lyndallk
verity2003
verity2003
johanna2509
johanna2509
eszti5mail
eszti5mail
lisadmh
lisadmh
oldan_
oldan_
barbecueblack
barbecueblack
rickeymike
rickeymike
marianne
jedart
ukulelee
ukulelee
dryossi
dryossi
gstriph
gstriph
slr4chums
slr4chums
turkgoose
turkgoose
kkaszuba
kkaszuba
jonathan_gabel
jonathan_gabel
brightwing
rockmyuke
rockmyuke
wongbrown
wongbrown
tric_o_tronic
tric_o_tronic
sgorsuch
sgorsuch
dennisdickens
dennisdickens
nproost
nproost
sticks366
sticks366
givingtree89
givingtree89
elealong12
smudge
smudge
lhamilton
lhamilton
miztaken
miztaken
aloooy
aloooy
goody2shoes
goody2shoes
katariin
katariin
stinyuke
stinyuke
ukulelemaster3000
karenj
karenj
kellyblackburn
kellyblackburn
zerratheterra
zerratheterra
riley_ukulele
riley_ukulele
santai
santai
mikeramsey2
coffeemug
coffeemug
humerosa
kaidunc
kaidunc
simonalexander
simonalexander
lisotta
lisotta
holly1
holly1
amandali
amandali
marygrace
marygrace
mljordan3
mljordan3
b_ukes_101
b_ukes_101
ccwuke
ccwuke
bzediver
bzediver
anirbaf
anirbaf
audreyrozowkywiatlucie
audreyrozowkywiatlucie
lisamcc
lisamcc
mac1984
mac1984
surrealflea
surrealflea
gardn_gnome
gardn_gnome
timolnz
timolnz
joannetala
joannetala
emiliano
emiliano
kirpuff
kirpuff
andyrose
andyrose
maryjanew
maryjanew
kanae926
kanae926
ukukelley1
ukukelley1
asiakaiser
asiakaiser
rustypal
rustypal
nitsur
nitsur
hotshot
hotshot
ukuleleloo
ukuleleloo
debb1985
debb1985
iyers408
iyers408
cloud_cactus
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
ronnieg
ronniegHere’s everyone on page 21 and 22.
gardn_gnome – I can hear improvement in your playing!! That puts a smile on my face 🙂 As you continue to practice, focus on mastering 4 bars at a time. Work mainly on keeping it steady. After that, I want you to think about accenting so we can start to create a little bit more color in your playing. Try this: Hit beat 1 and 3 a little harder than the other beats. That will create contour.
timolnz – Well done! Theme 1 sounds great! What I recommend working on is increasing the sustain of the chords as you play the triplets. Basically, you want everything to ring out into each other.
The trick with this is to keep finger pressure applied for the entire note duration; which in this theme, the bass notes are actually quarter notes.
The other trick is to make sure you have proper form, which is something I talked about in this video I made yesterday for another member as it relates to Theme 2.
joannetala – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
emiliano – That was awesome! Killer job on Theme 2, that’s very impressive! The only thing I’d say for this section is to keep working on increasing the sustain.
The only other thing I’d suggest working on is to slow down the tempo in Theme 1 to get the triplets a little bit cleaner. But excellent job overall! Keep up the good work 🙂
kirpuff – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
andyrose – Awesome job, Andy! Watch the video I left above for @joannetala. That’s actually the same advice I’d offer you 🙂
maryjanew – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
kanae926 – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
@puppylovesuke – Unfortunately, you submitted past our deadline. I tried to give everyone a friendly reminder yesterday. But there’s still one more month for the Spring Challenge. Hope you join us for June!@hotshot – Got it! And TY!!
@baileysr – Can you upload your video to YouTube and share the link. Our upload feature is for photos only.
Here’s everyone on page 19. Stephen is working on page 17 and 18 and will post feedback soon 🙂
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aloooy – That was excellent! I think it was at a perfect level for you. A couple of things stood out to me. First, I’d double down on practicing Bar 23. It’s hard to keep the tempo steady when you have to do picking on the same string versus a linear movement (i.e. strings 3 to 1).
For Theme 2, I’d recommend you soften up the strum on beat 1. IMO, this section should have a really soft, delicate feel.
goody2shoes – Here’s my feedback for you and here’s the lesson I referenced.
katariin – Well done! I’m going to embed a video below that I made earlier this month for another member. It’s got some tips on how you can switch up your right hand attack to create different colors. So for your performance, this would apply for the A Melody as you played it entirely with the thumb, which gives you only 1 timbre.
stinyuke – Awesome job! So I noticed that you and @aloooy struggled on the same measure (23). That’s a really tough bar for keeping the timing steady while doing the triplet on 2 strings as opposed to a liner movement (i.e. strings 3 to 1). Try to switch to Picado for that spot. I think it’ll make it easier to play and keeps the tempo consistent.
Beautiful feel on Theme 2. The only thing I can suggest is sometimes it seems like you lift up prematurely. But, it’s very slight. See if you can hold on and prolong the chords for just that extra touch of sustain.
ukulelemaster3000 – Nice playing! And what a cool looking uke 🙂 So the big thing that I noticed is your left hand form. I’d recommend positioning your thumb slightly above the middle of the neck. This will increase your dexterity. Check out this lesson as it dives deep into developing proper left hand form.
karenj – Here is my feedback for you and here’s the lesson I referenced. 🙂
kellyblackburn – Here’s my feedback for you and here’s the video with tips on the rake technique 🙂
zerratheterra – Well done, Zenon! For the B Melody, there’s one eighth note in measure 10 that you are omitting which is messing up the timing. So I’d recommend going back and just double checking the tab to make sure you’re playing that section correct 🙂
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).
@wongbrown – Wow, Sheila! TY so much for the kind words! I really appreciate your support 🙂
The new take sounds much better! Your timing is getting locked in! Keep up the great work.
@wongbrown – Well done, Sheila! I have a couple suggestions for you. First, I wouldn’t come down with the percussive tap using the index & middle. That breaks you out of the fingerpicking/strumming claw shape. So instead, I’d come down with a traditional claw shaped slap (as taught in this lesson).
I’d also suggest playing along with me in the tab player. This will help you stay locked into the groove as my playing will act as a guide.
@schaap123 – nicely done!! 🙂
@tric_o_tronic – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
@sgorsuch – Well done! The only thing I would recommend is to practice at a slower tempo so that you can focus on playing every note/chord with clarity. I know Tobias plays this at a brisk pace, but there’s a lot of clarity and an incredibly relaxed vibe to his playing. And the best way for us to get to that is to gradually work up to it.@joe150 – much better! Do the same with Melody B and you’ll be rockin’!
@brightwing and @kkaszuba – My pleasure!@gstriph check out @rockmyuke’s take. He did a good job of what I talked about in your feedback 🙂
turkgoose – That was a very good take! The only suggestion I have is to target your practice on Theme 2. Keep up the great work, that was excellent!
brettboy – I got a kick out of the 1 minute mark 😉 Killer job on the rhythm, Brett! You’re locked into the groove the entire time.
I dig the poetic license used in changing up some of the licks for the first half of the solo. It’s really cool to see you guys take it and make it your own. Well done!
kkaszuba – Well done, Karl! Your riff is super cool and perfectly fits the vibe of the piece, but I would put it at the very end of the arrangement instead of in the middle of the last theme.
So I think you’ve got a great base established, but I would suggest breaking this piece into sections and mastering each section before attempting the entire piece.
This song is comprised of 4 bar phrases that define an entire section. Apply the three steps from our practice guide to each section and master one before moving on or connecting multiple sections. Watch your timing as well.
jonathan_gabel – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
brightwing – I thought you did a great job! Pretty cool change to tie the & of 4 into beat 1 on bar 2. The only change I would make is to sustain the first hit of Melody B instead of cutting it short. Keep up the great work!
rockmyuke – Here’s my feedback for you and here’s the lesson I referenced.
Here’s everyone on page 13.
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oldan_ – well done! The only thing playing wise I’d suggest is to work on connecting all the phrases while keeping the tempo steady.
One of the things that I think is making some transitions difficult for you (like the double stop walk up in measure 4) is your left hand form. We talked about thumb placement in the video review of your performance for Canon in D.
I can’t stress enough how important it is that you correct the placement of your thumb. This should be your number one focus as it will drastically increase your left hand dexterity. Check out this lesson for correct placement guidance.
barbecueblack – Great job! What I suggest is to slow the tempo down and focus on increasing sustain in both melodies. Check out this feedback that I left for @mark1256 the other day. It touches on this concept.
rickeymike – Awesome job, Rickey! I can hear that you are improving and that makes me so happy 🙂
Pro tip, don’t forget to tune before you record. Playing wise, I’ve got nothing new for you as I want you to keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working!
One thing that you can add is a pull-off every time you have 0 to 1 on the E string (both melodies). This gives you one more technique to incorporate in this tune. Which by the way, your slide sounds great in the B Melody!
marianne – Great playing! So I have a few comments. First, I’d dial the reverb back. The trick with reverb is always: Less is more.
In regards to your left hand, you want to bring your thumb down so that it’s slightly above the center of the neck instead of sticking out above the neck as it currently is. Proper form will increase your left hand dexterity. Check out this lesson for correct placement guidance.
Lastly, I’d work on your timing. Try playing along with a metronome or if you become a premium member, you’ll be able to use the on-screen tab viewer to play along with Tobias 🙂
jedart – Great job! I thought you did really well with getting everything to sustain, which is a big takeaway of this tune.
What I suggest is to memorize the piece and focus on four bar sections at a time. Apply the three steps from our practice guide to each section and master one before moving on or connecting multiple sections.
ukulelee – Well done! Timing and sustain both sound great. I’d start working on building speed. Push yourself to go 5 or 10 bpm faster. When you get comfortable at that speed, bump it up again.
dryossi – Well done and awesome job on the solo! My advice for you is to use the same practicing approach I recommended above for @jedart. But I’d also recommend playing along with the tab player. You’ll be able to loop the four bar sections and my playing will act as a guide to help you stay locked into the groove.
And don’t forget to add “I am a premium member” for next month’s challenge 🙂
gstriph – Here is my feedback for you 🙂
slr4chums – Hey Sue, sorry for the posting issue! If you post more than one link, the forum automatically puts it into the spam folder for me to approve. I wish I could change that or set a limit, but it doesn’t let me 🙁
I thought your playing was great and the ending was pretty funny! I think if you played along with Tobias in the tab player, it would smooth out some of the timing issues I’m hearing. Which are very minor, by the way. But, his playing will act as a guide and keep you locked into the groove.
And I’m happy you joined us for your first challenge. Hope you join us again next month!
