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@robinboyd – Bravo Tiff and Robin! Beautifully played 👏
@willw18 – Beautifully played Will and a great recording and mix! Well done! 👏
@shmu88 – Aced it, wonderfully played Sam!
@anyon1 – Timing and feel was excellent! Very well played and hope you enjoy the new game 🙂
@rgillof – Beautifully played, Rich!
@marianne – Your performance was awesome Marianne! I will def be sharing this in our email this week and TY for the kind words!
@gi_gi_ – Thanks Gigi!@bibilele – Your timing was spot on for this song! I’d try to push yourself out of your comfort zone by playing along with a click track that’s a bit faster than what you’re used to. This is the same approach I used with my students when I taught private lessons. I noticed many folks would get stuck in their comfort zone and hesitate to push beyond it. It’s like going to the gym and only doing curls with 5 pounds, if you never increase the weight, you won’t see gains. The same applies here.
Hi David, I would recommend using a high G uke for that arrangement. It will sound off with a low G.
I used our search & filter tool to populate 19 classical songs that work for low G: https://rockclass101.com/songcategories/?_sft_post_tag=classical+low-g-ukulele. Hopefully one of these catches your ear 🙂
@otzepeng – You played it beautifully Markus! Well done and thank you so much for the kind words 🙂
@jbmills07 – Bravo! Excellent playing on both accounts Justin!
@deadbuggy – Lovely performance Sara! TY so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it!
@johanna2509 – It sounds amazing on one instrument! Great job reworking it, I loved it! ❤️@misterbones – Aced it and sounds awesome on that banjolele! I’ll send it to Chris. I’m sure he’ll be impressed with how well you played it 🙂
We had 36 members participate this month! I really enjoyed watching everyone’s performances! Y’all did so well! 👏
So without further ado, the winner of our August Challenge is…
Our September challenge is LIVE and the theme is: Duets! There’s also a really sweet prize for September! Hope to see everyone in the new challenge: https://rockclass101.com/september-2024-challenge
@kelsey91 – Beautiful performance Kelsey! I really enjoyed it 🙂
@grannieannie – Great job catching that chord issue! That’s why I always recommend recording practice sessions when you reach performance level.Your performance sounded fantastic! From here, I’d suggest playing along with a click track. It’ll help you keep everything steady, as I noticed a bit of hesitation in some spots. Shouldn’t take much more practice, sounds like you’re almost there!
@leslieb – Well done, Leslie! I’d suggest focusing on memorizing the piece and practicing one section at a time. Try playing along with Steven in the tab player to help reinforce it.
@bibilele – Aced it! The only thing I’d work on from here is increasing the tempo. But truly wonderful playing Bianca, great feel throughout 🙂
@nelsonlin2021 – Your progress has been nothing short of astounding. Comparing this performance to your earlier ones really shows how far you’ve come. Keep up the amazing work, Nelson!
@johanna2509 – Both performance were awesome Johanna! Great singing and playing all around 👏
@jbmills07 – I thought you did really well Justin! Performance sounded great! When I was working on it, I felt like the main (verse) theme had a challenging picking pattern, b/c it didn’t follow a repetitive picking pattern like the second (chorus) theme does. That was what tripped me up, but at the same time, made it a fun challenge!
@maryjanew – Love the shirt and you nailed it! Excellent performance MJ! 🙂
@rickkhan – Nice job, Rick! You should definitely add this one back to your repertoire if it’s not already in there.Friendly Reminder – The deadline for receiving feedback and an entry into the giveaway is tonight at 11:59 PM ET (check your local time zone).
@lhamilton – Nice job on the flick/strum technique Linda! Performances sounded awesome, well done!
@rgillof – Performance sounded great Rich! The only thing I’d do from here is play along with Steven in the tab player. That’ll help smooth it out and keep the tempo steady. Start with one section at a time.
@karenj – Lovely playing Karen! Thank you for the kind words and happy labor day!
@swissconsinboy – That was a fantastic performance, Greg! The tone of your uke is phenomenal. I think practicing with a click could help smooth things out, eliminate any pauses, and keep the tempo steady. It doesn’t seem like it would take much practice either, you’re already so close! Keep up the great work 🙂
@anyon1 – Bravo Adriana! This is def one of my fav performances of yours. Tempo and feel were spot on! Very impressive, well done! 👏
@mysticrick – Performances sounded great Rick! As for the fingerpicking, it does look like you rely a lot on the index to do the bulk of the work across strings 1-3. Try this tune. It uses a 4 finger (PIMA) approach. This tune has no strumming, so you’ll get to work on using all 4 fingers for fingerpicking without overcomplicating the right hand by mixing in strumming.@brettboy – That was awesome Brett! You nailed it! I’m not sure what the ending image was, I thought it was gonna be a shark 😂
@peiching – TY for the kind words, we really appreciate it! Your performance sounded great! From here, I’d work on keeping a consistent tempo throughout. Try practicing one section at a time, playing along with a click or with Steven with the on-screen tab viewer. Start slow and work it up to speed.
@marlongas – Your english is great! I understood everything perfectly. No worries on the nerves, happens to all of us! And the dot def helps!
@marianne – Beautifully played, Marianne! You always play with such great feel. Honestly, it sounds like just a little more practice will get those tricky spots flowing as smoothly as the rest.
@willw18 – Wonderfully played, Will! You nailed the fun, feel good vibes 🙂
@morrieuke1 – That uke has such a lovely, warm tone! Congrats again, it sounds awesome, as does your performance. Aced it!
@The_Bumble_Bard – LOL 😂, brilliant take and animation!@marlongas – I thought you played it super smooth! Excellent performance w/ great feel! Couple spots I’d work on. The first 2 hits in bars 35/36, hold those out a lil longer. And I’d practice the transition going into the chorus and the chorus variation. Try to eliminate the gap in time there.
@jody_hendrickson – Spot on with the rhythms, timing, and feel Jody. I’d say you aced it! 🙂
@annemarie – Great plan!