[Andrew]

Welcome, Kath! Check out the link Lisa posted and let me know if you have any questions 🙂

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@lildevil – Absolutely! Please let me know the amount you donate so I can update the tally 🙂

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If you missed the live stream, here it is! Congrats to our winner, Gianluca!!!!

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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH! WE HAD 95 ENTRIES! YOU GUYS ROCK! The challenge will run until Dec 31, but no more entries will count towards the giveaway prize.

I’ll be announcing the winner of the Kanile’a Ukulele tomorrow LIVE at 12 pm EST (Check Your Local Time Zone) on our YouTube channel at this link: https://youtu.be/3lRFgHDlW98

P.S. There may be a bonus trivia entry awarded tomorrow, so def don’t miss the live stream 😉

Here is a list of everyone who participated. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

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johanna2509

johanna2509
deadbuggy
deadbuggy

podgornik

lyndallk

lyndallk

rickjava

planetfink

planetfink

cauer2

cauer2

golf39

golf39

kirpuff

kirpuff

robinboyd

robinboyd

laurasil

laurasil

brenna

brenna

jedart

suesbarn

suesbarn

nosferatu

nosferatu

surfnrz

surfnrz

nthibode

nthibode

brettboy

brettboy

isabelm

isabelm

joe150

joe150

jpag7242

jpag7242

willymac

willymac

nerdjenni

nerdjenni

holly1

holly1

andrewvh

andrewvh

morrieuke1

morrieuke1

karenj

karenj

jinajupiter

jinajupiter

timolnz

timolnz

oldan_

oldan_

aquatopaz

aquatopaz

armiefox

armiefox

stfesta

rickeymike

rickeymike

turkgoose

turkgoose

dorabr

jonathan_gabel

jonathan_gabel

nosferatu

nosferatu

dal08260

dal08260

ukuleleluke

ukuleleluke

peiching

joannetala

joannetala

mfaske

mfaske

annefgodfrey

annefgodfrey

elixir

elixir

smokealot

smokealot

marygrace

zukulele

zukulele

kellyblackburn

kellyblackburn

ccwuke

ccwuke

barbecueblack

barbecueblack

coffeemug

coffeemug

cyukug

cyukug

k_rall

k_rall

bklynsoul

bklynsoul

fred21

fred21

ealtman

ealtman

gstriph

gstriph

santai

santai

alterin

alterin

raffarooni

raffarooni

russellbarnett

russellbarnett

marama

marama

tiff27

ripley

ripley

Gaby

Gaby

ramon91

lisamcc

lisamcc

iyers408

iyers408

kanae926

kanae926

kelsey91

givingtree89

givingtree89

gardn_gnome

gardn_gnome

unclemymy

unclemymy

apblondie

apblondie

mac1984

mac1984

yellowrosecottag

yellowrosecottag

wongbrown

wongbrown

richo_uke

richo_uke

awiealissa

cyberloh

cyberloh

olemartin

olemartin

stinyuke

stinyuke

ukukelley1

ukukelley1

maryjanew

maryjanew
jkulele

jkulele

becky7777

becky7777

johnnyquickpants

johnnyquickpants
funtime2018

funtime2018

drcathoward

drcathoward

puppylovesuke

puppylovesuke

debb1985

debb1985

chi-_-t

chi-_-t


[Andrew]

@debb1985 – Here’s my feedback for you. 🙂 And here is the lesson I referenced.

@chi-_-t – Well done! I’d recommend dropping your thumb to be slightly above the middle of the neck, instead of hanging above it. Check out this lesson for placement help.

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@puppylovesuke – Excellent performance! Only thing I can say is work on the parts where you paused/stumbled. But great feel and playing overall 🙂

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@drcathoward – Legit, my first thought when you said “I’m gonna try” was, Cat’s gonna kill it. And you did! Well done! The only thing I can say is to try a more gradual ritardando. Keep up the great work 🙂

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Here is everyone on page 17.

jkulele – Bravo, Jason! For one and a half years of playing, I think you’re doing a phenomenal job. Form looks great, timing is great, and you’ve got a good feel/tone in your playing. All I can say is keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working 🙂

becky7777 – I dig the trill and that eq setting is awesome, really adds to the ambience of the piece! You mentioned pauses, and yes, that’s the only thing I’d suggest working on. Keep up the great work. I’m hearing a lot of feeling in your playing; sounding really good 🙂

johnnyquickpants – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂

funtime2018 – Well done! Try an Aquila Low G, it’s what I use and won’t feel like a rubber band, LOL. For your playing, my recommendation is to try a lighter attack with your right hand. Lighter plucking and strumming produces a sweeter, soft tone.

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@jazzitup – that was awesome! Major arranging props 🙂 I wish I could count it, but I can’t bend the rules. But seriously, you’ve got a fantastic skill!

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Here is everyone on page 16. AJ will post feedback for pages 14 and 15 tonight.

wongbrown – Beautiful playing! There were a few pauses or gaps between phrases, which are the only things I can suggest to work on. Keep up the great work and thank you very much for the kind comments! I really appreciate you participating in so many challenges, Sheila 🙂

richo_uke – Here is my feedback for you 🙂

awiealissa – I dig the changes you threw in there 🙂 It’s interesting that you asked about timing, because this was something I talked about in a video I made a couple days ago for another member (@smokealot) in this post.

Watch the video I made for him and watch the video I linked in his feedback text. It’s a really interesting way to approach being in-time, but “bending” it to get a different feel. I think you should experiment with this concept 🙂

cyberloh – Great job! I thought it was a solid performance. Couple things I would work on:

1) Timing wise – the phrases have the correct rhythms, but as they connect from one to the next, it sounds like your timing is in “free time”. I’d work towards keeping a more consistent tempo throughout.

2) Watch out for pulling the third string down on the partial barre major chords (X655). That will make it sound Sharp/Out of tune.

olemartin – Well done! I’d recommend slowing the tempo down, which allows the melody to shine more. Also, try a lighter attack with your right hand. Lighter plucking and strumming produces a sweeter, soft tone.

stinyuke – Excellent performance, Christina! Fantastic job on the sustain and the melodies were beautifully phrased together. Great job on the subtleties! It’s a joy for me to listen to how far you have come from the first video I watched from you. Keep up the great work and enjoy that uke – it sounds phenomenal!

yukalele – HAHA, I’m guessing that’s your wife at the end, and I think she perfectly summed up what I would tell you 🙂 Great job on the re-arrangement and thank you for the humor!

ukukelley1 – Well done, Sheryl! The parts that you have memorized, for example, the phrases leading to the double stop walk up/down and after, is so well played and exudes emotion. I think you’re kicking butt in that area. The only thing you really need to do is just memorize the piece fully, that way there is no interruption in your playing. Keep up the great work!

maryjanew – Wonderful job, Mary! I think a great challenge for you would be to memorize it. And I don’t think it would take very long based on what I’m hearing. Try this: Play an 8 bar phrase while looking at the music. Then play it again w/out looking. If you stumble, look at the music and start from there. Don’t move on to the next eight bars until you have it completely memorized.

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@maryjanew – thank you for your generous donation! 🙂

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Friendly reminder, the deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM EST tonight. (Check Your Local Time Zone)

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@gardn_gnome – Thank you for your donation! Please email me with the amount so I can update the tally 🙂

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Welcome! 🙂

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Hi Joel, can you share a video. Happy to take a look to see if I can help w/ form issues.

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