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Hi Mick, in english these are known as “harmonics”. I’ve yet to make a stand-alone lesson on them, as we usually cover it when it occurs in an arrangement. In the meantime, here is an extra lesson I made for another premium member on how to do them. Let me know if you have any questions. 🙂
Actually, I have been in PT since May of last year. It has helped a lot! And before that, I had seen doctors, hand surgeons, etc… none of which were helpful until I met my current PT. Things are much better these days, still a long road to go. Thanks for all the links and the kind words!
Vaibhav, way to go! You are rocking for such a short time of playing, bravo! I hope your pain subsides, I know all too well about repetitive stain injury and struggle with pain everyday 🙁 Hopeful that one day it will end!
Keep playing and sharing! I look forward to your next video!
Wow! This month’s challenge was so much fun 🙂 It’s always a blast to rock the blues on the uke! Overall we had 22 members participate. I absolutely loved watching everyone’s performances! Bravo to everyone who participated! Below, I have left feedback for those who submitted at the end of yesterday.
But before we get there, we have to announce the winner of this month’s challenge!
**Drum Roll **
And the winner is…
Congrats, I’ll send you an email so we can get that Peanut Uke shipped out to you!
Our March Challenge is LIVE and it is Random Themed! This will be another fun challenge, click HERE to check it out!
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Tony – excellent playing! The only thing I can suggest for you is to try to lighten up your playing a little bit. If we push too hard, for example on a pull-off or regular single note, it will cause the note to go sharp. And a lighter touch will produce a sweeter tone. Give that a shot and let me know if you hear a difference.
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nobukofogarty – that was lovely! You have great feel in your playing, keep up the good work and don’t worry too much, we all get nervous in front of the camera 🙂
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Ben, way to go! It’s always inspiring to see you perform 🙂 2 tips, try to memorize the piece, which will allow you to focus more so on your performance. And second, don’t be afraid to use your pinky. It’s our weakest finger, which makes a lot of people omit it from their playing, but using it will make your playing easier and more efficient. Keep rocking!
LOL 4:43-4:45 is the best part 🙂 Seriously though, this is a true testament to the fact that practice and dedication gets results! Fantastic work Machie! I’ll def be sharing this on our Facebook page!
Hi Curly, unfortunately no. In essence, you would be playing this uke reversed and would need a left handed model. I’m not sure if they make one, but the one I’m giving away is right handed.
Glad it was helpful Carmen!
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Hi Sheryl! Bravo! Love it, I can hear you’ve been practicing 🙂 I thought your timing was great, as well as your tone. Yes, some of the rhythms are quite tricky, so do watch the videos above as I’ve highlighted the tricky lick rhythms to help others out as well.
I did notice that your uke looks a little high on that strap, causing your wrist to curve downward a bit awkwardly. Maybe try to lower it a little bit and see if it feels okay in your wrist. Oh and one other thing, try to memorize the piece, so you can put all of your focus into the performance. But truly great job overall, I enjoyed watching your performance!
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Hey MT! Great job! Strumming rhythm is spot-on. What I would work on though is getting the piece to flow smoother. So go back and try to tackle 4 bars at a time and use the tab player in “synthetic” mode with the metronome on to help keep you steady. In the video feedback above, I went over the rhythms for some of those tricky licks, so definitely check that out and try to count it out as you play. Keep rocking!
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Woah! Look at Lisa go! Love it, love it, love it! Going to share this one on our facebook page 🙂 keep up the good work, you’re kicking butt and taking names! (haha, couldn’t help myself)
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curlyuke – great job and that’s a very pretty sounding ukulele! Couple tips for you, first off I would encourage you to adjust your seating position and the way that you hold the ukulele. Check out this guide and this guide for a detailed look at holding the ukulele properly. Furthermore, make sure that you practice in chairs that allow you to sit up properly, this will also be vital for correct posture. Although, I’m guessing you just sat there for recording the video 🙂
And be sure to check out our Beginners Course for lessons on strumming to help break you away from using only 1 finger. Great job overall, keep up the good work!
Wow, it’s awesome to see so many entries come in today 🙂 I’m going to leave feedback for everyone, except those who did “Green Tea” as Stephen will be leaving you feedback shortly!
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abaluyot – here is a short video with some tips for you 🙂
edward – love the intro! I thought you did a great job; I always say: slow and steady wins the race. One thing that I would work on though is to get the timing to flow a little bit better. This was the same advice I left for Anna above.
I would recommend to put the tab player into “synthetic mode”, activate the metronome, and slow it down to a speed you are comfortable with. (Watch the second video on this page and jump six minutes into it if you don’t know how to do this.) Loop a few bars at a time and try to count the rhythm as you play along.
Here is an extra lesson on counting and understanding rhythms.
ukuleleloo – that was awesome! I agree, with an extra month you will have it very polished. Keep up the great playing!
zukulele – great playing Zion! You have a great tone in your playing. I have the same advice for you as abaluyot above; so watch that video and check out this video for some help with the rhythm of the last lick:
ser_ser – awesome! Yes, rhythm blues is always fun to play and everybody loves to hear it 🙂 I thought you did well! I would just watch the timing on some sections, most notably the intro, as you started out slow and then went into the first riff full speed. Also, it sounds a little tense, maybe you were playing tight in the arms/hands and that was why you were sore?
Try to relax when playing this and keep the vibe laid-back. Let me know if that makes sense.
carmen-s – love it! You’re doing so well, love hearing your playing throughout the months 🙂 If you need a little help on that last lick, check out the video above.
pup123 – lol, harsh audience! Way to knock it out of the park for your first challenge. Great feel, great timing, great playing. Let us know what your practice approach was for this 🙂
Hi Belinda, for exercises 1-4, you can use a 4 finger approach; Where each finger gets its own string:
String 1 – Ring
String 2 – Middle
String 3 – Index
String 4 – ThumbGive that a shot and let me know how it goes 🙂 You can also check out our Fingerpicking Course for more exercises on a 4 finger approach.
Hi Lisa, great job on the speed! But, one big thing I want to point out in your playing, which is to lighten up your attack. It sounds like you were pushing and hitting very hard, which probably resulted from it being a lot of takes 🙂
A light touch prevents injury, helps you play more efficiently, and produces a sweeter tone.
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Sorry to hear about your father-in-law, Vida. I’ll keep him in my prayers. I thought you did very well, that one is a fun one to play! It’s interesting to hear your performance, I see you sped up for the last rhythm. Which was exactly what I kept doing, and really had to practice for the recording to stay closer to the original tempo. But, I think it’s just a natural thing, as that part feels like it should jump up in speed.
Good ear Rickey! That phrase is very similar to that melody. I actually wrote a rough draft for a lesson on that tune, hopefully I’ll release it at some point this year 🙂