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@The_Bumble_Bard & @jasdel – My pleasure!
Wow! 51 members joined us for this month’s challenge! Watching everyone’s performance has been a pleasure. BIG thanks to each of you who participated and bravo on a job well done!
Our June Challenge is LIVE and the theme is: Summer 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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shmu88
shmu88
anyon1
anyon1
marianne
marianne
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
leb397
leb397
misterbones
misterbones
alojzy_bomba
alojzy_bomba
leslieb
leslieb
katazumiri
katazumiri
lhamilton
lhamilton
henri0
henri0
ldarrow
ldarrow
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
grannieannie
grannieannie
rw1950merritt
rw1950merritt
clempek
clempek
karenj
karenj
janaq1
janaq1
kanique
kanique
mickan88
mickan88
brettboy
brettboy
rgillof
rgillof
malku2603
akukes73
akukes73
erwitt
erwitt
otzepeng
otzepeng
terryfallon3
terryfallon3
hiouke
maryjanew
maryjanew
ukefinlandgirl
bohdan
bohdan
lynnzo
lynnzo
nat-uke
nat-uke
gi_gi_
gi_gi_
xerxes
xerxes
riley_ukulele
riley_ukulele
ccwuke
ccwuke
frederic
frederic
johanna2509
johanna2509
dianna
dianna
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
ukealori
ukealori
bibilele
bibilele
yukalele
yukalele
anya09
karela
karela
leihali
leihali
joe150
joe150
dividedsky
dividedsky
jasdel
jasdelHere’s everyone on page 7 and 8.
@frederic – Fun for you to play, and fun for me to listen to! Great rhythm playing and you nailed the feel/vibe of the piece. Well done! 👏
@johanna2509 – Amazing that you played it so flawlessly after just one day of learning and practice, truly a testament to your musicianship!
@dianna – Really nicely played, Dianna! Your left-hand work was excellent. For your right hand, I noticed you’re primarily strumming by moving your wrist up and down. Try engaging your forearm more to create the down/up motion, which can help add fluidity to your overall sound.Matt has a great lesson covering the basics of strumming technique, which talks about this in more detail.
@cimarronsailor – Beautifully played! 🙂
@ukealori – Great to see you back, Lori! Performance sounded great! Honestly, it just sounds like a little more practice will smooth out the minor hesitations/transitions. Great work for your first one back!
@bibilele – You nailed that! Great rhythm, timing, and feel. Bravo! 👏The only thing I’d work on is the ending lick/riff. It’s a bit syncopated. Try counting and/or singing it, like I do in this video. And you can actually hear that I accidentally sang the very last bar with a slightly diff rhythm. My mistake, but it works! As long as it has that feel that matches the tune. And def try tapping your foot along as you do this 🙂
@yukalele – Really nicely done David! Melody B is pretty spot on, so I’ll focus my feedback on Melody A. Honestly, the only part I’m hearing that needs attention is the 8-7-5 (pull-off, slide) phrase, those first 2 notes are 16ths. So you wanna play those a little bit quicker. Try looping this section in the tab player and playing along with Evan. Aim to match him as close as possible. That’ll help you get it down.
@anya09 – Very beautifully played!
@karela – Here is my feedback for you with one playing tip to make your transitions smoother 🙂
@leihali – Sustain sounded great! You played it beautifully Kay!
@joe150 – Great work this month Joe! Playing sounded excellent!
@dividedsky – Beautifully played, Jane!
@jasdel – You nailed it! Excellent playing!Here’s everyone on page 6 that I hadn’t gotten to.
@hiouke – Beautifully played 🙂
@maryjanew – That was awesome MJ! Great to see you playing bass! You’ve got a great base (pun intended 😂) established, keep practicing and you’ll have it smooth in no time!
@ukefinlandgirl – You played it beautifully and smoothly, I’d say mission accomplished! The only thing I’m seeing is that it looks like you might have a bit of tension in your picking hand. Try to stay as relaxed as possible when fingerpicking 🙂
@bohdan – Very nicely paced! I really liked how you gave the A melody plenty of space, it added to the haunting beauty of the piece. Great playing throughout!
@lynnzo – Great fingerpicking, Lynn! The only area I’d focus on is smoothing out the ending, specifically the transition from major to minor for the F chords.
@nat-uke – If that’s last minute learning, then it’s a testament to your musicianship! Beautifully
played 👏
@gi_gi_ – Honestly, that’s amazing progress for 2 days! Keep practicing! It doesn’t sound like it
will take much more work to smooth it out 🙂
@xerxes – You played it great Milo! Fingerpicking technique and tone looks/sounded great!P.S. I liked your write up. I too, tend to overanalyze things, lol. Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working!
@riley_ukulele – You rocked that! Bravo!! 👏BTW – I love your uke! I chuckled seeing the parental advisory sticker. Was actually talking to
my mom today and Al Gore came up in our convo. For us old enough to know or remember,
we can all thank Tipper for that label 😅
@ccwuke – Great rhythm and strumming chops Chris! The only spot I’d narrow down on is the chromatic barre chord walk down in the verse. It’s tough! Practice slow and focus on note clarity.This article says it’s not officially supported, but it might work.
Friendly Reminder – The deadline for receiving feedback and an entry into the giveaway is tonight at 11:59 PM ET (check your local time zone).
@otzepeng – Your hard work payed off, it was an excellent performance, bravo! 👏
@terryfallon3 – Fingerpicking sounds great, Terry! For the lead, you’re coming in late on the opening line of the A Melody. It starts on beat 3 of measure 4, whereas you’re coming in on beat 1 of measure 5. The timing on Melody B was perfect!@brettboy – A hauntingly beautiful performance, bravo Brett! 👏
@rgillof – Beautiful fingerpicking Rich! The only thing I would work on is eliminating the few spots where there was a little hesitation in the transitions.
@malku2603 – You played it so well, Akansha! I really enjoyed listening to your performance and thank you so much for the kind words 🙂
@akukes73 – Beautifully played, Ash!
@erwitt – A brilliant first post, Antonio! Excellent fingerpicking! There is one thing I noticed. Pause your video at 1 second and look at your ring finger on your right hand. Hit play, and watch how it curves inward, into the palm of your hand, over the next 5 to 10 seconds. It then remains there the rest of the tune.While this tune didn’t call for using the ring finger, keeping it in the position it was at the very beginning will help you down the road, especially for songs that do require that finger.
@janaq1 – Very beautifully played, Jana! I think you did an excellent job on the rhythm section. For the lead, I think it could be a little more locked in with the rhythm, timing-wise. So that’s the only thing I would work on from here.
@kanique – I think you played it extremely well, Dorota! Great feel and timing throughout all of the strumming sections. The only part I’d work on is the outro. Try playing it with a straight feel, focusing on keeping the timing steady.
@mickan88 – I thought you played both parts very well! Feel and timing were spot on. Great job this month, Michaela!Welcome @old_man_uke! Glad to have you here with us 🙂
Since you’re new to uke, I’d recommend starting with our Beginner’s Course. You can also check out this page for more ideas on what to work on.
I hope you enjoy the lessons and if you ever need help on them, please don’t hesitate to email me or post questions on our forum.
@ldarrow – I think it wasn’t smooth because your right hand got out of sync. If you can maintain the steady 8th note down and up strumming, that should fix the issue. Does that make sense?
@lhamilton – That was awesome Linda and I loved the ending!
@henri0 – Great groove and feel Rhian! Excellent performance 👏
@ldarrow – You played it beautifully, Linda! The only spot I’d focus on is the chromatic barre chord walk-down. Try practicing it at a slower tempo while keeping an eye on your right hand. If you keep your right hand perfectly in sync with the steady down/up eighth-note strumming in that phrase, it’ll sound seamless!
@The_Bumble_Bard – I think it’s safe to say you’ve got that technique down! It sounds great! I was also impressed with was how well you captured the hauntingly beautiful feel of the piece. A truly lovely performance, Rachael. Bravo! 👏
@grannieannie – Lovely playing, Annie! My only suggestion would be the same tip I left above for @ldarrow.
@rw1950merritt – Performance sounded great Bob! I actually think you’re playing it a little faster than Matt. Matt’s playing it around 103. Which brings up a good point, I forget to update the tempo in SoundSlice to actually match the performance’s speed. My apologies! But what’s most important is that you’re played it steady and with a great feel 🙂
@clempek – Sorry to hear about your kids, hope they are feeling better! As for your performance, I thought you played it well! Your regular comfort level should come with a little more practice, but honestly, it doesn’t sound like it will take much work to get there.
@karenj – That was awesome, Karen! From here, I’d focus mostly on getting Melody B to flow as nicely as you’ve got Melody A. Hope to hear more of your bass playing soon! 🙂@katazumiri – Great groove as always, Lena! And I loved the visuals too 🙂
@alojzy_bomba – Beautifully played and I love the effects! Great tones!
@leslieb – That was awesome Leslie! I’m gonna share your performance in our newsletter tomorrow 🙂@nelsonlin2021 – Bravo Nelson! Your picking technique on the intro/outro looks and sounds great! I think you nailed the feel and pacing of the piece too. It’s great to hear the new uke and I’m glad you now have a low G too 🙂
The clip-on mic is pretty cool! Maybe try placing it higher up on the strap? I think it might be touching the plastic end piece of the strap, which is making it pick up some unwanted noise.
@deadbuggy – You played it so beautifully Sara! I just shared it on our socials 🙂
@leb397 – Your strumming technique looks and sounds great, Louisa! Very impressive playing overall, you rocked it!
@misterbones – That was awesome Michael! And I loved the ending. Stephen has mentioned (ok, complained, lol) many times about the string noise with U-Bass. So it’s not just you! From what he’s said to me, I think it’s the nature of the beast. I’ll show him your performance and if he has any tips on reducing string noise, I’ll let you know!