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Hi Rickey, I’d encourage you to only use Chrome for the site. Explorer has been replaced by Edge and will no longer be supported by the features that will be continually updated in web browsers.
The issue affects all browsers. They have not found a solution yet, but hope to have it resolved by Monday. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Hi Rickey, let’s hold off on adding another tune to this month’s challenge. But, I’d encourage you to keep working on it!
wabbit, that’s exactly what was happening. They wrote me back today saying it has been fixed, but I’ll be keeping an eye on it and please let me know if you have any further issues with it.
I’m not sure, it may not be working for some folks. I have submitted a ticket for the issue, so hopefully it will be fixed by tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Overall we had 23 members participate in this month’s challenge! And guys, I know I sound like a broken record, but it is so cool to see everyone come together and support each other as a community and to challenge ourselves to get better! Bravo to everyone who participated 🙂
Our August challenge is LIVE and the theme is “Swing Your Rhythm”! There’s also a really cool prize for August! You can check out the new challenge here: https://rockclass101.com/august-2018-challenge
So without further ado, the winner of this month’s challenge is **drum-roll**
This is super cool, because Kelly is the very first Rock Class 101 member, joining back in September 2014! Congrats, my friend!
And last but not least, I’ve left feedback for all those who I hadn’t yet below. See you in the August challenge!
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benjamin, I love your videos Ben! They are so much fun to watch you play 🙂 I think you did an awesome job with this song. What I would encourage you to do, is to slow it down a touch and focus on playing one section at a time. So for example, maybe a four bar phrase.
This way, you can focus on keeping the timing and the pace of the music flowing at a constant rate. Because, you’ve already got awesome form and technique, so let’s focus on breaking it into sections, piecing them together, and getting the song to flow smoother.
But truly great job, I wish I played like you at that age!
rickeymike, that was some of your best playing I’ve seen! I love getting a good take on the First Take, because the first takes have the most feeling. And you are doing extremely well with those chord shapes, and this one had some tricky chords to tackle! What I would focus on with moving forward with your practice is on the feel and the flow. Check out this lesson for more ideas with that: https://rockclass101.com/copying-good-thing/.
YANKEE – congrats, you just earned yourself the featured member spot in our newsletter this Friday! Huge Improvement!
Oh and I love your shirt, I shared this video on the ukulele go facebook page 🙂
jlbross, you nailed that on the last time! I’ll tell you a secret, sometimes I flub notes and punch them in when editing. But, shhhh don’t tell anyone 😉
surfpimp9er, great job Jason! Friendly tip, don’t forget to tune up before recording. I really enjoyed your performance, it had a great feel. The only suggestion I have is to try not to pull the string down, which you can see happen at 0:17 – 0:20 seconds. This will cause the note to go sharp, and sound out of tune. Try to keep the string(s) straight at all times when fretting notes.
carollaj, that was an excellent take! I love the laid-back feel of the second Melody. If I have to be really nitpicky, I think the first Melody had a bit of hesitation in some of the movement, but it’s not a bad thing. Just me being picky 🙂 keep up the great work!
kanae926, sounding much better! You are really getting the flow down 🙂 excellent work!
cait23, great job! You’ve got a really great base established. Check out our tips on practicing: https://rockclass101.com/practicing-the-correct-way/. What I would do is, break it into sections and focus on a two or four bar phrase at a time. Master that at a slow tempo before trying the next phrase. And then piece those sections together. Breaking songs down into chunks helps you learn easier 🙂
cornishdpt, Cory, if I remember correct, that’s what we talked about last month – cleaning up your playing, correct? Because this month was super clean! And that Tempo was totally fine. Actually, if you slow down, it allows you more time to focus on everything that’s happening in a performance: What type of feel you want, what Dynamics to use. All the things we talked about in this lesson: https://rockclass101.com/copying-good-thing/.
I really think this was one of your best performances, very good job this month. I’m impressed!
cyberloh, so real quick, a couple things stuck out to me. Watch the timing in bar 9, should be quarter notes. And you definitely want to use your middle finger to play the last note of Bar 10.
I agree with Rickey, that was far from bad. But, I am an honest teacher, and I know what you are capable of. And I know that you can perform this better. So I’m wondering what your practicing was with this tune compared to one that you killed on, like Canon?
Anyways, I’m just giving you a friendly nudge, because if you can play it this well as you did on the video, if you take the extra step, you’ll get to where you want it to be. And if I remember correct, I think I pushed you a little on the last month too.
kellyblackburn, that uke sounds so great Kelly! Great form and technique in that performance, but here’s the thing I would work on, which is a mix of timing and Flow. This is a song that definitely does not have to strictly adhere to a steady tempo, but instead we want it to have a natural flow. So I want you to either sing it out loud while you play or in your head. And this should add a more natural flow to your performance. Let me know how it goes.
ukulelelady, you’ve got a gift for music. It’s amazing how natural things come for you. Do you have music on your family? Like parents or grandparents that played?
If you couple your talent with structured practice, you will be unstoppable 🙂
mayaqatsi, awesome job! I attached a video with some tips for you 🙂 And I didn’t mean to say “sounds staccato”, so please ignore just that bit.
Okay, so that just happened to me too! Looks like we may have a bug, I’ll report it to the developer. In the meantime, hit refresh on that page until you see both options.
Glad you enjoy it Rickey!
Marni, can you log out and re-log in. Let me know if that fixes it. If not, can you send a screen shot to me: [email protected].
Hi guys! Thanks so much for ALL the Feedback! I truly appreciate it! I have read every comment as they came in and I will be re-reading and taking notes and posting some ideas for discussion on this post in the near future. 🙂
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Exciting news: Today we added a fantastic functionality feature to the site: My Favorites! In essence, you can now “bookmark” your favorite lessons, which will then be displayed on a master list.
Take a look at the video on this page, for a complete rundown on how this feature works.
My pleasure, happy to help! And please share a performance with the community here, would love to check it out!
Sounds really good, rontel!! I’d bet you need a break, what you are experiencing sounds like a result from overplaying. But, bravo! Keep up the good work, but listen to your body – break when needed.
