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Thank you so kindly for your generosity, Brett and Zion! Evan J De Silva has graciously donated $50 too.
We have 25 entries in so far and with our donation of $5 per entry this means:
WE DID IT! We’ve surpassed our fundraising goal and have now raised $1,006.47. Absolutely amazing! 🙂 Thanks to everyone who has participated and donated!
Let’s set a new goal and go for $1,500!
Great job, Becky! Look forward to hearing it 🙂
And to answer your ? – it is a WordPress feature that I have disabled. Which is why it does nada.
Hi guys. I’m waiting on something special – so the video announcing the winner of the Taimane lesson and uke is on delay. Will release asap.
@miztaken – I’m not sure I understand.
Looks good eric, but you forgot to write “i am a premium member” on your post 🙂
Lisa, well the rules of the challenge are to play the entire arr. So at least that much. I know that song has more verses… but not required.
Start with a couple easy ones. Nerves usually subside by the 3rd tune. Be prepared and have fun. People just want to listen and have fun, there’s really no pressure, but everyone’s counting on you 🙂
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH! WE HAD 70 ENTRIES! YOU GUYS ROCK!
Hope to see everyone in our December Challenge December is your LAST CHANCE to win the Kanile’a!
I’ll be announcing the winner of the skype lesson with Taimane (plus signed uke and cd) in a special end of year video this Friday!
Here is a list of everyone who participated. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.
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TAIMANE ENTRIES
Count: 15
deadbuggy
jakeypoo
rickkhan
robinboyd
brettboy
russellbarnett
lyndallk
annefgodfrey
ukukelley1
kmelton
hondamom
benjamin
planetfink
suzums
sudave—-
KANILE’A ENTRIES
EXTRA ENTRIES
carmen-s (Instagram Bonus)
Count: 70
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
jakeypoo
rickkhan
rickkhan
brenna
brenna
poopsies
hafeez3115
hafeez3115
kmelton
kmelton
planetfink
planetfink
robinboyd
robinboyd
becky7777
brettboy
brettboy
lisadmh
lisadmh
sprintingyogini
sprintingyogini
edward
edward
nggnmm
hotmilktea
hotmilktea
russellbarnett
russellbarnett
coffeemug
coffeemug
timolnz
timolnz
gstriph
gstriph
rpina61
rpina61
uku_on
uku_on
mheiden
mheiden
zukulele
zukulele
stinyuke
stinyuke
casadot349
kanae926
kanae926
andracass
andracass
dreadhead
dreadhead
kellyblackburn
kellyblackburn
incywincy
incywincy
felixpitterling
felixpitterling
annefgodfrey
annefgodfrey
lyndallk
lyndallk
rickeymike
rickeymike
laurasil
laurasil
hzhuodie
springer1
springer1
jacoob_slezak
jacoob_slezak
ryzeonly
ukukelley1
ukukelley1
der-binni
der-binni
benita
curlyuke
curlyuke
hondamom
hondamom
karenj
karenj
marni11
marni11
ultramom
ultramom
timstacks
timstacks
peropata
peropata
benjamin
benjamin
shortman
shortman
josephus
akshxd
akshxd
planetfink
planetfink
arbuscula
arbuscula
pauvaliente
flora-
gtrdude6
gtrdude6
yukalele
yukalele
sudave
sudave
lisamcc
lisamcc
ukuleleloo
ukuleleloo
suzums
suzums
cyberloh
cyberloh
suzie1
cconuku
cconuku
joannetala
joannetala
mayaqatsi
mayaqatsi
cmab81
cmab81Here is everyone on page 17:
gtrdude6, here is a video with some tips and here are the two lessons I referenced:
1) https://rockclass101.com/swung-vs-straight-rhythm/
2) https://rockclass101.com/proper-left-hand-ukulele-form/
yukalele, here is a video with some tips:
sudave, nice job! I’d like you to focus on your timing when you’re practicing. Take a four bar phrase and play along with the on-screen tab viewer. When you can lock in with me, or the computer playback in “synthetic” mode, move on to the next four bars. Then piece the eight bars together. Continue on with this approach for the remainder of the tune. This acts as a guide to help reinforce keeping the tempo steady.
Okay so I just got to your version of “Moon”. Your timing on this was much better than the other tune. And big props for getting both tunes down this month. So you already know that you need to keep working on this one. Couple things that stick out: Focus on getting proper form and finger strength for some of the chords that buzz. And try to tackle one section at a time; similar to the advice above.
When you working on that one section, think about the dynamics that we talked about in the lesson video and how you can incorporate them into your playing. But overall, very good job. To me it sounds like you worked on this one a lot more than the other.
lisamcc, ohh I like the twiddles and your smile at the end. 🙂 Excellent execution on the Rasgueado, honestly sounds better than mine! My only critique is to watch your tempo a little bit more, see if you can keep it flowing a bit more steady. But super good job this month!
ukuleleloo, great job! Here is one tip for you:
suzums, bravo! You play beautifully. 🙂 Great feel, great tone, and great picking/fretting form. That’s three Greats in a row, lol! You also showed tasteful use of dynamics, but I would say don’t be afraid to go harder when the song builds – strumming and picking with more force will help to emphasize those sections. Keep up the great work!
cyberloh, awesome job this month! I can hear you’ve been practicing. Timing sounds really good. In the B Melody, you play a D minor, should be an F chord. So you want to swap that out. I left a video above for ukuleleloo, it was on hammer on and pull off tips. Check it out I think it will be useful for you too. But again, really great performance this month 🙂
suzie1, okay big lesson here, always play through your mistakes. If you miss a note, keep going. If you play a wrong chord, don’t stop and backtrack and play the right chord, keep going. Always pretend you are playing with a band, they will not wait for you if you mess up, they will keep going.
For what you did play, I thought you did well. I would go back and review some of the rhythms and watch your timing. Also, don’t be afraid to try the picado technique, it’s super useful!
cconuku, nice job! So it looks like you were reading off the music, correct? If so, I’d encourage you to work on memorizing it. But focus on one section at a time, for example an 8 bar section. When tackling the eight bar section, follow the advice (first paragraph) I left for sudave above. Memorizing allows you to focus on how you are playing it (which we talked about in this lesson: https://rockclass101.com/copying-good-thing/) but also the mechanics behind your left and right hand.
Sometimes I noticed you hug the neck, sometimes you didn’t. Check out the video I left for gtrdude6 and yukalele (I think I touched most about not hugging the neck in the first video). And, don’t be afraid to try the picado technique, it’s super useful!
joannetala, that was really good! It’s definitely a toughie for a beginner and I’m really proud of how well you did. ESPECIALLY, that you used picado. That technique was a big takeaway of this lesson. So what I would do is focus on the same advice (first paragraph) I left for sudave above. Breaking songs into sections is a great way to master them easier and quicker. Keep up the great work!
mayaqatsi, here is a video with some tips for you:
cmab81, great job, Kashif! I want you to watch the first video that I left on this post for gtrdude6. It talks about a few points but I want you to listen to these 2: not hugging the neck and lightening up your attack. So with the latter, you have a really nice tone when fingerpicking, but if you were to lighten up the strum attack, I think it would blend better with the prettiness of the fingerpicking. And the video right above your feedback, that would be a good one for you to check out for tips on rasgueado technique. Keep up the great work, you are sounding awesome 🙂
benjamin, amazing job! Last month, I gave you a challenge that revolved around developing your timing; specifically, getting the music to flow evenly. And boy oh boy, it really sounds like you focused on this area and it totally blew me away! Very well done this month 🙂
P.S. I’d still love to see you submit a video of the custom challenge song I chose for you.