Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Could you post a video playing through the parts? I really need to see what’s happening as you’re doing it. Sorry, I should have clarified that.
@lyndallk – Okay, that’s what I suspected. Tempo plays a big role in the overall presentation of a performance. And often times it’s overlooked. I’ve been guilty of this many times. Game of Thrones is one arrangement that I actually ended up re-shooting the performance, because I played it too fast.
I remember listening back to the original performance and just knowing it had to be re-done. Playing wise was great, but the feel was off.
Anyways, try it slowed down and let me know how you think the vibe compares.
@lyndallk – Lovely playing, Lyndall! Great articulation with the arpeggio strum. The one thing that stood out to me was your tempo. To me, this has always been a super slow song. Curious as to why you chose a quicker tempo?
Awesome, Phil! Hope you join the challenge this month 🙂
Proper holding is covered in our Beginner’s Course, as well as the other lesson you mentioned: Proper Left Hand Form. Here are the links:
1) proper left hand form
2) how to hold the Uke (from our Beginners Course)Could you post a video of you playing and going from form 1 to 2. I’ll be better able to help if I can see what you are doing.
johanna2509 – Great job! Fingerpicking sounds good, but I’d slow down the strumming section and focus on transitioning to each chord while keeping the timing steady. I don’t think it will take much work to accomplish this, you have it down pretty well already 🙂
So you ask an interesting question: However, I have one question: In Matts playing, the melody note on the a string, even on the higher frets, really pops out, how does he do that?
The answer is, it’s an illusion. It’s not really the A string that he’s accenting, rather it’s the entire chord. If you listen to his performance and watch closely, notice how he accents (hits harder) each beat (chord) where the melody note falls.
So to do this, I’d recommend singing the melody while strumming, and strumming harder on those beats. That will make the melody pop.
@santai – Added! Thx for letting me know 🙂
@turkgoose – wow! TY so much. Really appreciate it. Means a lot to me 🙂
Looks like you ran out of room for your hand: large hands, small instrument.
Try a partial barre for that position: 0 11 10 10
That uke has a nice tone! That white noise happens because you raised the volume. To alleviate this, you must find the correct setting on your audio interface, so that it records at a loud enough volume from the get-go, without having to be boosted in post-production.
deadbuggy – Very cool! I like the subtle melody lines you threw in. My advice is to continue to work on fine-tuning the finesse of phrases and transitions. Let me point out an example. Listen to the walk-up melody line from 48 seconds to 50. Contrast that to the same line at 2:23.
The latter has a soft, delicate timbre; while the former is the opposite. So I’d be listening back to your performance and noting spots that stand out like this. Thats what I’d be targeting in your practice.
turkgoose – Well done and thank you for the kind words! I think you’re doing just fine on the chord changes. What I’d work on is keeping both sections at the same tempo. If you listen back, you can hear the fingerpicking section is much quicker than the strumming. So I’d slow down the former to match the speed of the latter. Work on uniformly increasing the tempo for both. Keep up the great work!
@andracass – Way to go, MT! Fantastic performance! I agree, it is a toughie for jumping up and down the neck on. And I think what’s hard about it, is that you are bouncing between form 1 and 2; and it would be so much easier if it was only the latter. But I don’t see any noticeable dipping of the neck or body, so I think you are doing well on this front.
Honestly, the only advice I can offer you for this performance, is to work on keeping the timing steadier. Which the best ways to do this, is to break it into pieces and focus on one section at a time. Keep up the great work!
I’ve always bought Hercules. The clips close upwards when the instrument is placed on it. Which helps add more piece of mind.
@oldan_ – Thanks for the kind words! I look forward to watching your performance 🙂