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@misterbones – That was awesome Michael! Fantastic playing and audio/video editing too!
@katazumiri – Loved both takes! Great playing Lena!
@marianne – Great feel and groove on all 3 Marianne! Nicely played 🙂
@jbmills07 – Bravo! I’ll be sharing it on our socials 🙂
@grannieannie – Thank you Annie!
@yukalele – I will email you Joe’s email 🙂
@deadbuggy – That was awesome, y’all! An excellent and fun start to our April challenge! 🙂
We had 52 members participate this month! I was blown away by how much y’all have grown as musicians!
This month’s prize is 5 EXTRA Entries for our 2025 Kanile’a Giveaway! So without further ado, the winner is:
Our April Challenge is LIVE: https://rockclass101.com/april-2025-challenge
The theme is Concept Lessons and it’s your first chance to WIN a $2,250 Kanile’a Custom Built Tenor Ukulele! Hope to see everyone in the challenge! 🙂
Here’s everyone on page 12.
@jayton – The new take is a big improvement Jayton! You’re playing the rhythms a lot cleaner. Tempo, pacing, and flow are much improved too! Excellent work!
@potter – I’m so sorry for your loss Jen. I can hear the emotion in your playing. It was absolutely beautiful ❤️
@kelsey91 – Wow, Kelsey! I hear a big difference in your new take vs. the old one. You’re playing it with incredible fluidity and sustain. Your fingerpicking chops have greatly improved too! Keep up the excellent work!
@yukalele – Your arr. is beautiful David! I think you perfectly captured the essence of the piece. Well done!
@jbmills07 – Beautiful, Justin ❤️
@andyrose – Y’all need to take the show on the road, that was awesome!
@xerxes – You played it beautifully! The thing I would work on is eliminating the pauses between phrases. Here’s one tip that you can try:
@rw1950merritt – Your note clarity is much improved on the new take! Memorizing def helps with that as it allows you to focus 100% on what you’re playing. This is especially true with a piece like this one, as it jumps up and down the neck a lot. Overall, it was a beautiful performance! Well done!2 quick tips!
1) EP014 is the easiest (most beginner-friendly) concept lesson.
2) EP019 will be released this Friday! 🙂
@bibilele – My pleasure! Here’s one extra tip I just thought of that can help you too 🙂
And I found a clip of EVH doing this technique. His method is wild! Check it out.
Here’s everyone on page 11.
@suekulele – That was beautifully played Sue! Your pacing is much improved, as is, chord and note clarity. And I saw your note about the barre chords, they don’t look like they are a problem anymore!Truly impressive work. I have to say, I see how often you post performances and snippets on insta. It’s clear to me that you put a lot of time and effort into your musicianship, and it shows! Everyday you are becoming a better musician and it’s inspiring to see!
@lynnzo – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
@dianna – Let’s talk about both sections separately. Starting with Melody A: Your feel and sustain is incredible now! It’s a huge diff in how you play that section now vs before. Before was kinda staccato-y and the feel just felt off. Now, I feel like I’m listening to a classical record. Amazing!Melody B: This one is tricky to give feedback on because there are so many ways to interpret it as it’s usually played with a lot of liberty. To my ear, you started out strong in the first four bars, but from there, the rhythm feels a little sparse. I’d recommend binging performances on YouTube for ideas on how others approach it. Here’s a great one from Per-Olov Kindgren.
@richard_siegert – I think you smashed your goal of playing it more fluently! You also did a great job of eliminating pauses between transitions, and your fingerpicking skills show a noticeable improvement. I think this was a fantastic take Richard!
@mysticrick – I remember your original take from last year, I really enjoyed it! And your new take? Just as enjoyable! Your fluidity has definitely improved, and the added vocal was lovely. If I were you, I’d add this one to your repertoire when playing for others. I think it’ll bring a lot of joy! 🙂
@bibilele – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
@janaq1 – I think the biggest difference I hear is how much more confidently you’re playing it, and that confidence pays dividends in so many areas: feel, fluidity, tempo, etc. With these types of tunes – challenging classical pieces – the best advice I can offer is to target your practice on the sections where you want to improve. But honestly, I thought your performance was phenomenal and your progress was nothing short of impressive!Here’s everyone on page 10 that I hadn’t gotten to yet.
@karenj – Here’s my feedback for you 🙂
@ldarrow – Wow! You’re playing it so well it looks and sound effortless now! Way to go Linda!
@maryjanew – It’s really cool to watch your practice takes and compare it to your performance. It’s a wonderful way to see where you started at versus ended at. And boy, you’ve got it sounding great! I think you smashed your goal of playing with feel, and you nailed the sweet, sorrow feeling of the tune. Beautifully done, MJ!
@The_Bumble_Bard – Your second point, I had a convo w/ Evan recently about a song we were working on. As you know, he’s teaching the lessons for his arr.’s now, and in one of the lessons, when I was reviewing it, I asked him why he taught a couple sections differently than the tab. He mentioned it was a mistake and that when he performs, he doesn’t think, he just plays. I thought you’d find that interesting.And your first point, I think you should play it your way. It’s okay to adapt pieces or techniques to fit your playing style.
And you played it wonderfully! I loved it!