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@The_Bumble_Bard – Beautifully played Rachael! And it sounds amazing as clawhammer style too 🙂

TY for the kind words, I appreciate it!

@kittycatlin – Perfect performance! Well done Cat! 👏

@leslieb – Really well played, Leslie! The only 2 things I’d work on is the last bar of the B melody – which, I think is the trickiest one in this piece – and smoothing out any little pause in transitions. Again, great playing this month! You rocked it!

@kickass – Excellent performance! I like your stylistic choice of pausing between transitions. And TY for the kind words!

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@marianne – Can you try clearing the browser’s cache and seeing if that resolves the issue? If not, I would try clearing the cookies too, but heads up, that will log you out of every site.

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@lbilkie – Great to see you back, Lori! Your playing sounded beautiful! The only thing I’d suggest working on is smoothing out the transitions to minimize the gaps when switching between chords.

@mark1256 – I’d say you nailed it Mark! I also like the subtle changes in the H/O & P/O licks you made. Well done this month! 👏

@nat-uke – Perfect playing Natalie! Great timing and feel, well done!

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@dianna – Beautifully played, Dianna! The only thing I’d suggest working on is smoothing out the transitions to minimize the gaps when switching between chords.

@clempek – That flows better! I hear you rushing the first hit of the pattern. Make sure you hold it for a quarter note.

@brettboy – It’s crazy how different each sound! If I had to pick one, I’d say the first is my fav b/c the low, deep tone reminds me of a haunting sound, kinda like the version of Mad World in Donnie Darko. Great playing all around!

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@mepasha – Beautifully played, Peter! Great fingerpicking! TY for the kind words, I appreciate it!

@kirpuff – That was awesome Sara! Fantastic playing and your cat is adorable ❤️

@clempek – Clem, watch this video. You’ll hear me perform the same etude, but at a slower, more heartfelt pace than how I performed it in the original recording. I think it sounds better at that slower pace. So how does this all relate to your performance? Well, rhythmically, you played it correctly. So it’s not a timing issue. I would suggest changing the feel of the piece by copying what I did the second time around. Which is to let the piece breathe and flow more by slowing the pace/tempo. Give that a try!

@katazumiri – This was amazing Lena! Def gonna share your performance this week on our socials and newsletter 🙂

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Welcome Kasia! Glad to have you here with us 🙂

You should join us for this month’s challenge. Challenges help keep folks motivated. I’d recommend picking one of the beginner pieces for this month.

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@marianne – Absolutely beautiful! Great playing Marianne 🙂

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@mysticrick & other folks that may encounter this issue – Starting in 2024, YouTube videos embedded on websites, including Rock Class 101, may show a message asking viewers to “Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot.” If you encounter this message, the only way to bypass it is to sign into your YouTube account through the same browser you’re using to access Rock Class 101.

To clarify, this prompt is asking you to log into your YouTube account, not your Rock Class 101 account. If you do not have a YouTube account, creating one is free. If you prefer not to create an account, try accessing Rock Class 101 via a different web browser, as the message may not appear there.

Rick, try staying logged into YouTube via the browser you use to access RC101. That will prevent the issue from happening.

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@ruiafonso70 – Jump into our reading course, that’s the best way to gain a thorough understanding of rhythm and timing. And you headphones setup looks great! That will def help 🙂

@terryfallon3 – Really nicely played Terry! Great work this month 🙂

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@ruiafonso70 – Fingerpicking sounds great Rui! Rhythmically, you switched it up quite a bit. If this wasn’t intentional, I’d recommend playing along with Matt in the tab player and counting the rhythms out-loud as you go along.

@shmu88 – Nailed it Sam! Great feel too!

@planetfink – Really nicely played Kathy! Your instrument has such a nice, deep tone too! The only thing I can suggest is fine tuning the A Melody. There’s a few spots where I’m not hearing each note as crystal clear as I’d like. Try slowing the tempo and listening out for note clarity.

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Thanks to everyone who tuned in! We’ll be adding tab graphics to the video, and the replay will be released on December 13th 🙂

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@ukefinlandgirl – Beautifully played! An excellent first post Tara! Hope to hear more from you 🙂

@hiouke – Absolutely lovely take, well done 👏

@willw18 – You nailed the haunting feel of the piece and the arpeggiated technique. Beautifully played, Will!

@suekulele – This might be the most adorable video we’ve ever had, I loved it! Great playing too, Sue!

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@marlongas – You kicked off our November challenge with not 1, but 3 amazing performances! Great playing all around Carlos! 👏

@deadbuggy – Beautifully played Sara! ❤️

@lucauka – BIG improvements on timing! Well done and great note clarity and fingerpicking too Luca!

@jbmills07 – Beautifully played Justin and love the reverb lushness too 🙂

@misterbones – That was awesome Michael! You aced it! I have a funny story on the whole tone scale, I once played a theater gig with two of my instructors from music college. It was a 13 piece band and one of my instructors was on lead guitar. He made a joke at rehearsal that he makes money teaching whole tone scale in class but playing pentatonic at gigs 😂

@darktoto – Beautifully played Thomas! I shared your performance in our newsletter this week 🙂

@annemarie – It sounds great on baritone Anne! You played it beautifully! Great job on all of the techniques in it! The only thing I would work on is smoothing out measure 8. That’s the hardest bar in the tune, IMO. Take it slow and try to keep the tempo steady.

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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH! WE HAD 77 MEMBERS PARTICIPATE! YOU GUYS ROCK!

I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing everyone did! Big round of applause to everyone who participated this month. 🙂

Hope to see y’all in our November Challenge!

Here is a list of everyone who earned an entry for the giveaway. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

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simonalexander
simonalexander
otzepeng
otzepeng
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
willw18
willw18
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
deflygirl
shmu88
shmu88
marianne
marianne
lucauka
lucauka
clempek
clempek
kanique
kanique
ramiro
jgillard
jgillard
brettboy
brettboy
ruiafonso70
ruiafonso70
leb397
leb397
dianna
dianna
kittycatlin
kittycatlin
planetfink
planetfink
yukalele
yukalele
misterbones
misterbones
abster
abster
anyon1
anyon1
lhamilton
lhamilton
kickass
barbecueblack
barbecueblack
ccwuke
ccwuke
katazumiri
katazumiri
karenj
karenj
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
jasdel
jasdel
johanna2509
johanna2509
ldarrow
ldarrow
suekulele
suekulele
grannieannie
grannieannie
kelsey91
kelsey91
corey_mclean
corey_mclean
marlongas
marlongas
leslieb
leslieb
giveittomebaby
anikali
anikali
rgillof
rgillof
mepasha
mepasha
robinboyd
robinboyd
darktoto
lynnzo
lynnzo
jayton
jayton
gstriph
gstriph
hiouke
hiouke
janaq1
janaq1
1481632_m
akukes73
akukes73
jebergeron
jebergeron
mysticrick
mysticrick
shelle
shelle
b_ukes_101
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
frederic
frederic
k_ra11
k_ra11
Nico_uke
Nico_uke
hotshot
hotshot
mmoynihan
mmoynihan
bibilele
bibilele
joe150
joe150
ukulelee
ukulelee
olemartin
olemartin
rickgrant2025
rickgrant2025
mademoiselleannette
maryjanew
maryjanew
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
mkstewart67
mkstewart67
puppylovesuke
puppylovesuke
addilein
addilein
ukealori
ukealori
lyndallk
lyndallk
kirpuff
kirpuff
markmdive
markmdive

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Here’s everyone on page 11.

@puppylovesuke – Bravo Daniel! You aced it! I really enjoyed listening to your performance 🙂

@addilein – Very well played, Astrid! From here, I’d focus on refining and smoothing it out. You already play it so well! Just a couple more practice sessions, and you’ll have it perfected!

@ukealori – Very nicely played Lori! The ghost notes sound great! Keep at it, it’s a tricky technique at first, but over time it becomes easier. So for this one, keep an ear out for consistency, that you hit it clean and clear each time.

@lyndallk – Nicely played Lyndall! Watch out for the opens in bar 13 and 15, those are quarter note hits.

@kirpuff – That was awesome Sara! Great playing!

@markmdive – Really well played, Mark! One thing to focus on is consistency. While this song can be played with a bit of rubato, we still want to keep the tempo relatively steady. Some sections flow smoothly, while others take a bit more time to get through. For example, in Theme 1, the single notes from bars 6 to 9 have a nice, even flow. But in bars 10 to 12, the chord walk-down starts smoothly and then slows down significantly, with the diminished lick at the end of the theme being much slower than the beginning. I’d suggest working on maintaining a consistent tempo throughout, and then going back to add rubato where it feels right.

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