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Thank you so kindly, magicgnome!
springer1, I don’t believe they accept ukes directly but you can ask them: https://theukc.org/contact/.
Here is everyone on page 10 and 11:
uku_on, nice job! So I want to bring up a point that you made, which was: “I think I’m hitting the strings a little bit too harshly.”
This is a really good thing because if you are critical of your playing, it shows that you care.
So you’ve already evaluated you’re playing and given yourself feedback on what to work on. But I’ll go a step further and recommend to check out the advice I left a couple posts above for gstriph. Check out the lesson link I left for him, it will be good for you too.
mheiden, well done Maureen! So there are a couple things I’d work on. First, I’d turn your focus towards getting the peace to flow a little smoother. And the best way to do this is to tackle one or 2 sections at a time, as defined in our practice guide.
Second, with the rasgueado strum, you want the fingers to roll independently of each other. So, pinky hits the strings first, then ring, middle, finally index. Try to practice each hit slowly as demonstrated in the lesson. Your goal is to gain independence in each finger before trying to speed it up.
zukulele, great playing Zion! One thing I’d like to hear more of is the unique attack sound provided by rasgueado. Check out the advice I left above for Maureen. Everything else sounded great, very solid performance!
stinyuke, here is a quick video with feedback 🙂
Here’s our lesson on proper right hand form and also check out the beginner’s course for additional lessons.
casadot349, here is a quick video with feedback 🙂
Here’s our lesson on proper right hand form and also left hand form.
kanae926, so I already sent you a message saying how awesome this was and it truly is. I’m really impressed with how your playing is developing. I don’t have any constructive feedback because the truth is you’re already doing what you’re supposed to. Keep up the great work 🙂
andracass, nice job MT! I’d like you to give picado technique a shot, it’s super useful and it’ll break you out of using only one finger for picking.
One thing I’ve noticed throughout the months that you’ve been posting is that it sounds like you struggle to get through pieces. Now I can tell you to go read our practice guide, but you already know all this stuff. My assumption as a teacher is that you are not devoting enough time for practice.
I hope you realize I’m not trying to be harsh rather I want to push you, because I know you can do better. So let me know if I’m right or wrong.
Here is everyone on page 9:
edward, nice job! Your notes have a nice clarity to them. What I’d work on is breaking it into sections and focusing on one section of the time. Follow the steps in our practice guide, and it will help you get it down quicker and flow smoother.
hotmilktea, very lovely! I literally said “nice” in the middle of your performance! You are doing a really good job, keep up the great work! The only tip I have is to try a little bit of a lighter tap for that harmonic hit.
nggnmm, I thought you had a really solid performance! There are some subtleties that you can brush up on, but have you and your wife tried to play together? She has great timing mixed with a natural feel, practicing alongside her is literally the real life equivalent of playing alongside the on-screen tab viewer.
I also want to bring up an interesting point: You mentioned saying that you will work harder next month. Again, I thought you did very well this month but imagine where it would have been if you had put in the extra work 😉
russellbarnett, here is a video with feedback for you 🙂
coffeemug, nice job! You’ve definitely got some speed, but I think this is a piece that sounds better at a bit of a more moderate tempo. Now keep in mind that this is my opinion, because the interpretation of music is always up to the performer.
But I’d encourage you to slow it down a notch and to play alongside the on-screen tab viewer. This will act as a guide and help keep you in time. I’d also recommend to lighten your attack of the right-hand a little bit, this will produce a sweeter sounding tone.
timolnz, great job Tim! So I’d actually recommend the same advice I left for coffeemug above, but also check out the advice I left for edward in reference to referring to our practice guide and tackling sections one at a time over playing the entirety of the piece.
gstriph, you have a really nice tone to your playing 🙂 so I can see that you were reading off the sheet music, and the first thing I always recommend is to memorize the piece. The reason why is that you will be better able to focus on how you are playing it, which is what we talked in great detail about in this lesson.
I’d also recommend the same advice I left above for timolnz. I think it will be very beneficial for you too.
rpina61, here is a video with some feedback 🙂
Here is everyone on page 8:
brettboy, I loved it!
For those who are reading this feedback, go back to page 8 and watch Brett’s performance. What he did is adapt the arrangement from Low G to baritone. These instruments are in different tunings, so in order to perform it in the same key, there are two options:
1) use a capo – allows you to retain the same fingerings as notated for low G.
2) go without – requires a thorough understanding of the fretboard.
The latter is what he chose, essentially re-arranging the piece. To do so requires an understanding of theory, but a great place to start learning how to do this is by studying the CAGED method.
So back to feedback, I thought it was brilliant and the above is really the crowning jewel. Transcribing and arranging is a complete musician workout, same as doing a deadlift is a full body workout.
Couple critiques: Watch the timing, sometimes the flow of the piece became sluggish. And watch the left hand fingering form, sometimes you pull strings down when fretting chords, which as you know will cause it to go sharp.
lisadmh, that was really good Lisa! So it looks and sounds like you were doing rest stroke, correct? Your technique looks great, although I would move your positioning back a bit more towards over the sound hole.
I’d turn your focus towards smoothing out the attack of rest stroke in the tricky sections, such as bars 13-16. But overall I’m super proud of you, this was a really good performance and I can tell that you put a lot of work into it 🙂
sprintingyogini, here is a video with some tips 🙂
Tab formatting! I notate in guitar pro and it squishes the last bars of the piece, looking like this:
Instead of being legible:
So I created an extra bar after, so that it’s easier to read, as seen above. But, I actually just found out you can “stretch” a bar – so you won’t be seeing that note anymore.
Thank you so kindly, Russell! For anyone donating who wishes to remain anonymous in the amount, please do send me an email so that I can keep a tally going 🙂
It’s awesome to see posts already on day 1 and if you didn’t see in our email yesterday, we have raised $435 already. TRULY AMAZING!
Hey guys, Stephen and I will be leaving feedback for everyone shortly. Like last month, we’ll tackle one page at a time. We will post page 8 and above soon 🙂
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becky7777, wonderful playing! I really dig the melody variation you through in for the A melody. Your timing and note clarity sounds great, what I’d work on is boosting the tempo a bit. Start easy, five or ten BPM from where you’re at. When you feel comfortable with that, go up another 5 or 10. Keep up the great work!
Wow, Robin & Tiffany, Bravo! Truly fantastic performance. This entire month has been exciting to see your progress, but what’s most impressive is your focus on the details that bring this piece to life. Your final take exudes feel throughout with a thoughtful execution of dynamics to build and resolve. This is what music is about – relaying an emotion.
I definitely want to do that one, Robin! Next year I think we’ll start having some votes on request that have come in, the list is just too big at this point.
Def give it a shot, Kay! It will be a great one for your voice! One helpful tip for the upcoming lesson, you can actually simplify every chord down from a 4 string barre to a partial 3 string barre (in other words, don’t play string 4), which will make it much easier.