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Hi Lesley,
Adding a backbeat and chunking are essentially the same thing. But, it can be executed in different ways. You are correct in describing how I add a backbeat with the claw, as demonstrated here:
Aldrine from UU uses a different approach. He uses the side of his thumb to mute the strings, as demonstrated here:
Muting in general describes lightly touching the strings so that when you pluck or strum, no sound is produced. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions. And congrats on completing the courses!
And the video is LIVE! Ask questions and leave comments on this forum post: https://rockclass101.com/lightning-round-1
Thanks for all the questions so far guys! One favor to ask: Please include the song title with the question too.
That’s what I’m here for guys, your Uke Drill instructor lol π And that’s awesome Connie!
Guys, since this challenge is harder, post all your questions on this forum post as it relates to the 2 challenge songs. The deadline for questions will be Aug 11. I’ll post a video on the 18th answering all questions that I deem to be of quality and helpful to those working on these 2 tunes.
Wow! We had 37 site members participate in our fourth challenge for the month of July! I am blown away and extremely humbled. Great job to everyone who participated!
Watch the video below to find out who one this month’s giveaway ukulele. Also below, I have left feedback for everyone who submitted on the last day π
krasimirka55 – excellent playing, it shows that you practiced a lot. Great job!
zukulele – well done! My only suggestion for you is to slow down a little bit to focus on cleaning up some of the notes.
ramilog – great job! Watch your timing when you switch to the chords, as you sped up quite a bit. So your goal would be to keep the tempo even throughout the entire piece. Also, scroll back in this forum post as we talked a lot about using the thumb to mute the 4th string when you are strumming the chords.
ukuleleloo – very well played! I love your strum attack, it sounds great!
theandersons – I loved it π I can tell the nerves set in a little bit when you’re recording. Happens to all of us, even me still! No worries on the ending, but go back and check the form for the chords. The last chord is played for two bars.
gmriley1018 – nicely played! Clarity of the notes and timing sounds great. I think your next step should be to memorize it, that way you add one more song to your repertoire.
jhooddelsigs – Great job, I dig it with the thumb approach.
Thanks to all who participated in this months challenge! I’ll be announcing the winner tomorrow, as we are enjoying a couple days off in the mountains π
Here’s a little jam from yesterday!
In the meantime, be sure to check out our August challenge, which is Hawaiian themed: https://rockclass101.com/august-2017-challenge
Lol Kay π If you think this arrangement may be too hard for your current ability, try it anyway! Even if you don’t end up learning the whole song, you will get better in the process! Hope you have fun and good luck!ο»Ώ
And if you need help, I’m here for you π
YK (cyberloh), that was really really cool! Love the variations and great playing π
Margo, you rocked that U-Bass π
Lisa, I always say slow and steady wins the race π you did very well, keep up the great work!
cbrashear – that was so good! I’m jealous I wish I was that good at that age, keep it up! And I loved the dog laugh, that was hilarious. My only suggestion for you is to go back and touch up the ending, with a little practice you’ll have it down. A truly great job! Love seeing younger members participate.
Hi Lisa, the upload limit is only 5 megabytes. The upload feature is more for sharing photos. In the last 3 challenges I have accepted videos from members and hosted it for them. This time around, Iβd like to ask everyone to please create a YouTube account to host your videos and share the video link on the forum.
Creating an account is easy and free π here is the link to create an account: https://www.youtube.com/create_channel
th1234 – Great job π Couple suggestions: Try to ease up on the strum attack. A lighter strum will produce a sweeter/softer tone. Also, tighten up the ending a bit and you’ll be rock-n and rolling!
Excellent playing Margo! My only suggestion for you is to keep your fingers curved at the first knuckle when you make the G chord.
