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February 10, 2020 at 3:07 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2020 Member Challenge β Technique Toolbox Courses! #35657
AndrewKeymaster@lisadmh – Bravo, Lisa! You’ve got it down. Great natural feel, very well played π
AndrewKeymasterThanks so much for the video, Renee! Here are my thoughts π
February 6, 2020 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2020 Member Challenge β Technique Toolbox Courses! #35560
AndrewKeymaster@jinajupiter – they would be contained within the chord. They don’t always fall on string A, so it can become “blended” to the ear over typical arr. writing that usually places them there.
February 6, 2020 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2020 Member Challenge β Technique Toolbox Courses! #35555
AndrewKeymaster@johanna2509 – WOW that was beautiful! I love how you paced it – it gave it a very natural feel/sound. I have no constructive feedback other than: let the last note ring out till it fades π
And the G strings harmonics sound great to me! All of them did. Well done!
AndrewKeymasterYou’ll want to resolve on the 1 chord. Just keep an eye on them – so def play from memory.
For cowboy chords – you’ve formed a habit that you’ll have to break. Try to be conscious of your hand position while playing.
AndrewKeymasterHi Becky, unfortunately this falls outside of our support scope, but it is something that Stephen could help you with in a Skype lesson.
AndrewKeymasterWell done! Here are my thoughts for you. Let me know if you have questions and here are the proper form lessons I mentioned: right hand and left hand.
February 4, 2020 at 11:50 am in reply to: Participate in the February 2020 Member Challenge β Technique Toolbox Courses! #35522
AndrewKeymasterYou’d have to reverse everything, Cory – but you already do this. I’d give it a shot.
February 3, 2020 at 5:11 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2020 Member Challenge β Technique Toolbox Courses! #35518
AndrewKeymasterHi Lisa, Chris says:
“Hovering is all good. Iβve seen both done by players much more adept at the style to myself and either can work just fine.”
AndrewKeymaster@reneemur – Could you post a video of you playing? I’d be happy to take a look to make sure your form looks okay π
AndrewKeymasterWelcome, glad you found us π If you haven’t seen it yet, I’d recommend starting here with our lessons.
As for your question, most folks just use their smart phone’s camera.
And if you ever need help on the lessons, don’t hesitate to post questions on the forum. Happy to help!
February 1, 2020 at 3:24 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2020 Member Challenge β Technique Toolbox Courses! #35498
AndrewKeymasterBecky, you can use the nail of your middle finger, but you will need to keep the claw-shape intact for the technique.
February 1, 2020 at 1:50 pm in reply to: Participate in the January 2020 Member Challenge β Original Music! #35492
AndrewKeymasterWe had 30 members participate this month! Stephen and I were blown away by everyone’s performances! And for those of you who wrote an original – WOW!!! – we were so impressed by your songwriting talents π
This month’s prize is 2 hour long Skype lessons, one taught by Stephen and the other by me. So without further ado, the winners are:


Our February Challenge is LIVE: https://rockclass101.com/february-2020-challenge. Weβve got a BRAND NEW Theme for this month and weβre giving away a NEW PRIZE: a $149 Banjolele! Hope to see everyone in the challenge!
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santai – Beautiful playing! There’s really nothing I can suggest other than normal “listen back / targeted practice” stuff you already know. But what I do want to say, is that you showed an excellent understanding of the different rhythms used in this piece – which is the hardest part of this tune. Well done!
BTW – sorry to hear you were sick, hope you are on feeling better!
ukeher – Wow! Amazing job! This song is a workout for the left hand and you did phenomenal on all the barre chords. One thing you do want to incorporate is putting the swing into the rhythm beginning on Theme 3. But again, truly awesome! Way to rise to the challenge, bravo π
ukukelley1 – That’s a really beautiful tune, Sheryl. I really like how you developed the harmony, which built the piece up, the second time through. The B Melody is great, fits perfectly; well done!
You know this song has a bit of a Hawaiian vibe to me, and maybe a touch of the classic song vibes with the harmony (think: stand by me, my girl). I really dig it.
Keep working on the C melody – you’ll flesh it out. And def, keep writing!
holly1 – I love it! I I think it’s really cool how you can study a style and be so inspired by it that you create your own tunes. Well done!
becky7777 – Your recording has such a haunting vibe with the EQ, I love it! Sounds like a scary movie soundtrack π
The only thing I can suggest is to focus on keeping the timing a little bit more consistent. But overall it was awesome, great job!
January 31, 2020 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Participate in the January 2020 Member Challenge β Original Music! #35463
AndrewKeymaster@mweir1 – ohh, and for right hand, see if you can straighten it up a little bit more. But you’re on the right path with that!
(For others reading this, here’s our form guidelines for the right hand.)
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