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Vida, thanks for the sweet words, much appreciated! I’m not hearing much deviation from a swung rhythm, I think your timing and feel was great. I’d work on the same area that I left feedback for MT, which was to: Practice (loop) bars 12 to 16 in the tab player in synthetic mode, with the click turned on. This will act as a guide and help you get the rhythm, timing, and transitions down for this section. Also, it seems like you’re getting a lot of finger noise when plucking, new strings?
Krystle, amazing job for 5 months of playing! Really impressive, I actually shared your performance in our weekly email this past Friday 🙂 Take a look at the advice above, I’d work on that one section. But I think your greatest focus should be on how you are performing the piece (your overall feel). Here’s a great article/lesson on this subject: https://rockclass101.com/copying-good-thing/.
So for this song, while the tempo is brisk, it has a laid-back charm to it. Now you’ve got speed, but I would lighten up on your attack. A softer attack will produce a sweeter tone and should help to better match that laid-back groove. So take a look at that article and let me know if this concept makes sense.
uku_on, great job! I think you have a great base established and here’s what I would work on: Take 4 bars at a time, loop them in the tab player and start slow. Watch your timing. When you can nail those four bars, move on to the next four, and then practice 1-8. Breaking it into sections will help with your timing and make it easier to get the entire piece down.
Kevin, I think this is your best playing that I have heard! Really great job, how much time did you put into this? Everything looks great, from form to feel. Watch out for that last part of the last Melody, and keep working on the last Melody to clean it up a little. But, bravo! I shared this on our Facebook Page 🙂
Hi Kasia, finger size shouldn’t make a difference. Can you post a video? I’ll be better able to help if I can see what you are doing. 🙂
Wow, Lisa! Really really good job, I can tell you put a ton of work into this! Very clean playing! I know we talked about some buzzy notes in a recent video, was that something you focused on a lot with this one? Because it sounds great! I’ll definitely be sharing this one on our Facebook Page. 🙂
Side note: I forgot how pretty this melody is! This week’s lesson will be a Flamenco piece with a cool melody. I just love the melodies in these traditional pieces!
I haven’t played both models, but I have played both brands. And they are both great! Islander is the sister brand or entry-level models of Kanile’a; in the same way that Epiphone is to Gibson.
Angelo has an Islander and it was quite nice. I don’t recall the model though, but here is a video with it for an audio sample (plugged in, direct).
Send an email to Mike at http://www.ukerepublic.com/. He’ll be better able to help you, tell him I sent you!
Hey Gaby, I just recorded a performance today for an upcoming lesson and of course I managed to mess up the ending LOL. So you know what, I punched it in. I am FAR from perfect and while I strive to improve, mistakes happen and I learn from them.
I too get nervous towards the end and I have a BAD habit of rushing or speeding up at the end of a performance. So while I try not to punch in performances, it happens and you know what, not 1 single person has ever called me out on it. As long as you try your best and make note of what you need to work on, that’s all that matters 🙂
Some of my edits include:
Canon in D – Punched in the last 2 melodies as I flubbed them at 1:19, notice the fade to black
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Rushed the ending and punched it in as new take at 1:50.
Welcome suzums! Be sure to check out Learning Paths for some ideas on where to start and what to work on with our lessons. And if you ever need help, don’t hesitate to ask! 🙂
Welcome Kyle! I started creating lessons with a $50 Makala, and it was an awesome uke! I used to get comments all the time from folks saying they loved seeing advanced playing on a beginner uke 🙂
Look into solid tops, they start around $250. Feel free to shoot an email to Mike @ http://www.ukerepublic.com/. He’ll be able to recommend a few 🙂 Tell him I sent ya!
MT, great job on the timing! You did very well playing alongside the click 🙂 I hope you have time to record another one, here is what I would focus on: Practice (loop) bars 12 to 16 in the tab player in synthetic mode, with the click turned on. This will act as a guide and help you get the rhythm, timing, and transitions down for this section. And double check the ending of the tune, so that you have the form correct. But overall, really good job! I think this was some of your best playing that I’ve heard!
Tessa, great playing! Sounds like you had more time to practice for this month, which is awesome! I only have a couple suggestions for you, and the first is that I hear hesitation in your playing. As in, with a little more practice you will have the form better committed to memory. Since the song covers 16 bars in length, you could always break it into chunks and loop them to help commit it to memory faster. For example, 4 or 8 bars looped at a time.
And for bar 15, I’d play the open A instead of the 5th fret of the E string. It should be much easier that way.
ukulelelady, Amazing playing again! It’s really awesome to hear how well you are doing with your playing! Keep up the great work 🙂
Hi Kay, check out the “helpful tips” on: Down By The Bay. I gave a brief overview and linked the picks I use. I also cover it more in detail in this overview: Top 10 Uke Accessories.