[Andrew]

Hey Lisa, cool song! Might need to get Stephen on bass for that one 😉

I added it to my request list, which yes, is getting quite long! Usually, when a song gets requested multiple times, it becomes a priority to do. Which was the case for our recent lesson on “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri.

[Andrew]

Hi Ryan,

First of, thanks for supporting the site for all this time! I really appreciate it.

You’ve brought up a great point, and I’d like to address it. In January of 2015, the site switched over to 100% ukulele lessons (you can read about our history here). Our business model throughout 2015 and most of 2016 was, as you stated, the release of a popular fingerstyle arrangement every Friday. (I believe its been a year and a half that I have been sticking with that release schedule, without missing 1 week.)

But towards the end of last year, it became apparent that we needed to evolve the site into a place where you could actually learn to play ukulele instead of just learning arrangements of songs. I wanted to help people develop their playing skills and technique. This way, they would establish a foundation, which would help to tackle the arrangements on our site.

Therefore, I decided to move away from that business model and introduce Courses, Concept Lessons, and Original Etudes. These lessons are specifically focused on developing certain techniques, playing styles, etc.

Moving forward, I plan to release 1 arrangement of a popular songs every 6-8 weeks. I’m currently working on Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes, which should be out in May. Now I realize some members, such as yourself Ryan, prefer the older business model. But, I hope you understand why I have changed to our current model.

With that said, we are constantly evolving and I am currently working on introducing a new concept to the site. I can’t give it away yet, but it is going to be a very beneficial asset to our learning curriculum 🙂

Cheers,

Andrew

[Andrew]

Well, there are two ways to answer this cyclopsphucle:

1) Yes, you must play our arrangement. For ex: if you know a single note version of “Ode to Joy” and submit that, it will not qualify as entry into the giveaway. Plus, this challenge is related to Rock Class 101 material, so most likely I will have to delete that performance from this post.

Members are always welcome to post any video/audio performance in this forum (regardless of: if it’s a Rock Class 101 lesson or something you learned elsewhere): Showcase Your Playing.

2) If your question is more-so: I am a very beginner and struggle to make it through the entire piece. Then, please post what you can play! I’m here to help and will give pointers and feedback to all who participate. But, again please note that the entire performance is required to receive an entry into the giveaway.

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[Andrew]

Hi Joyber,

Have you seen our beginner’s lesson on Adding a Backbeat to Your Rhythm Playing. That lesson should def help you get that technique down!

Let me know if you have any questions 🙂

Cheers,

Andrew

[Andrew]

Hey Phil!

That technique is taught in the lesson for Aura Lee. Here is the YouTube link to skip straight to that part: https://youtu.be/-RMlp31R5PE?t=6m18s (starting at 6:18). Here I talk about the specific strum attack you mentioned in this video in complete detail.

Let me know if you have questions!

Cheers,

Andrew

[Andrew]

Haha Charles, yes I’ll send you one if you do all 5!

[Andrew]

Thanks to everyone who voted! We had over 100 votes! See which Ukulele won and find out what the May 2017 challenge will be about here: May 2017 Challenge

[Andrew]

Glad to have you here Dave! Share a pic of your Dulcimer in Discuss Your Gear. I’d love to see it!

[Andrew]

Hi Edward, this is a Tie:

A tie is a gently curved arch connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch. Ties indicate that the note should be played once and held for the length of the initial note’s value plus the connected note’s value.

Have you seen our write up on: How to Read Tabs, Chord Graphs, and Chart Symbols. This article will help answer any other similar questions about sheet music you may have 🙂

P.S. If anyone is wondering this question was in regard to our Fingerpicking Concepts Course: Module 2, unit 3. Direct link: Exercise 3: Advanced Level (Thumb Approach)

[Andrew]

So awesome! Fantastic playing Shashank! This is one of my favorite melodies, I really enjoyed your version! 🙂

[Andrew]

Welcome! Check out this lesson, from the Beginner’s Course. I cover the E minor chord in complete detail 🙂

[Andrew]

Welcome Edward! Share a pic of your collection in Discuss Your Gear. I’d love to see those ukes!

[Andrew]

Next week’s lesson will be a “seasoned” beginners piece. Not as hard as most of level 1, but a step up from the beginner series 🙂 I think a lot of people are going to really enjoy it!

[Andrew]

Hey guys, Wiktor (vissttoor) sent me a picture of his new CloudMusic ukulele that he won! It’s beautiful, congrats! Fun fact, he lives in Poland 🙂 Remember guys, these challenges are open to the entire world!

Big announcement coming tomorrow about our May challenge, stay tuned!

[Andrew]

Thanks Kit, now I’ve got a lot of pressure haha 🙂 Seriously, thank you – I really appreciate it!

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