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Hi guys, we have to move the LL back 45 minutes. We’ll see you tomorrow at 1:45pm ET. My apologies for the last minute re-scheduling.
@dianna – Great singing and playing Dianna! Loved it! 🙂
@ccwuke – Fantastic performance Chris! And I like the ending strums you added. Well done!
@barbecueblack – Very well played! The only suggestion I have is to work on cleaning up bars 9-12. Try looping them in the tab player and gradually bringing them up to speed. That’s probably the trickiest part of this tune, as it jumps up and down the neck.
@abster – Way to go Abster! Always so much fun to watch your performances 🙂
@annemarie – That was awesome Anne! Fingerpicking sounds excellent! From here, I would take one section, like a verse or chorus, and work on keeping it steady. I hear a lil bit of hesitation in some of the transitions. So that’s what I would be targeting in your practice.@katazumiri – This was so creatively amazing Lena! Def gonna share it in this week’s email 🙂
@shmu88 – Great feel throughout, very well played Sam!@misterbones – I agree with Rachael, that was awesome Michael!
@The_Bumble_Bard & @leb397 – Yep, next month’s challenge will have all of the new duet songs we release this month 🙂We haven’t done any yet, but “La Cumparsita” would be a fun one to do! If you have any specific requests, def add them here 🙂
@shelle – The winner is announced in the forum post. Check the last, or second to last page, and you’ll see it there 🙂
@madz_about_uke – Loved it! ❤️@emiliano – That was awesome Emiliano! Def gonna share this in tomorrow’s email!
@lucauka – That was amazing, Luca! You’re making incredible progress in your playing. I want you to try practicing with Matt in the tab player. But take it section by section and slow the tempo down. Try your best to match his playing 100%. And check out this video/article. It talks about why this is important. It was one of the big takeaways I got from music college 🙂
@leb397 – Way to go Louisa! Great take! I thought your playing was very clean. I would focus on smoothing out the transitions where there was a little hesitation. Keep up the great work!
@deadbuggy – So much fun to watch and listen to Sara! You played it with such great feel! 👏
@kittycatlin – Awesome performance, Cat! You nailed the fun vibes of this tune! One suggestion, in bar 12 (last bar before the Outro), the second note (open A), keep that one held out for a half note. I heard a quarter in your take, which turns the bar into 3/4. So a half would keep us at 4/4 throughout the entire tune 🙂Unfortunately, we have to cancel tomorrow’s live lesson as Matt’s feeling a bit under the weather. It will be re-scheduled for later this month. We’ll post the new date and time here.
We had 43 members participate this month! To those who wrote original music, WOW! I was blown away by how talented y’all are! And for those who performed one of our tunes, bravo! Y’all knocked it outta the park!
So without further ado, the winner of our July Challenge is…
Our August challenge is LIVE and the theme is: TV Themes! There’s also a very cool prize for August! Hope to see everyone in the new challenge: https://rockclass101.com/august-2024-challenge
@kelsey91 – I loved it! I’m gonna feature your song in our newsletter tomorrow 🙂
@malku2603 – Beautifully played, bravo! 👏
@akukes73 – So peaceful sounding. Beautifully written and performed Ash ❤️
@ldarrow – You aced it! Great feel and playing Linda!
@morrieuke1 – I really like the chromatic movement throughout the piece! Well done both of you!
@frederic – Playing sounds great! I do hear that you changed the rhythm to what’s shown in the tab below. The original keeps it as steady eighths over beat 2. So just wanted to point that out incase you weren’t aware of the change you made. It works though! Sounds great!
@marthad – Fingerpicking sounds great! I saw your follow up note about swing/straight. I let folks choose which feel to use b/c the song sounds great with either. The only suggestion I have for you is to work on the transitions to eliminate any pauses. Try playing along with a click, that’s a great way to work on this. And very cool ending, I like what you wrote!
@jbmills07 – You nailed the feel, Justin! And that uke sounds amazing!
@rgillof – Beautifully played, Richard!
@grannieannie – Beautifully played Annie! I have one suggestion when you play the quarter note melody lines, try to pluck them softer like you do in the Travis picking section. So for ex:Listen to your video, the phrase you play from 0:54 to 1:02, compare that to 1:02 to 1:22, and you’ll hear the difference. All you have to do is use a lighter pluck on those single notes 🙂
@maryjanew – Great playing MJ! Hope you have an awesome trip! 🙂
@marlongas – Beautifully played! Your fingerpicking has such a great tone, well done!
@gstriph – Very well played Jerry! Fingerpicking sounds great!
@johanna2509 – Well played Johanna! The uke has such a lovely warm tone! It was perfect for this tune 🙂
@anya09 – A fantastic first post Anya! You’ve got the pattern down! Fingerpicking sounded great! Hope to see you in more challenges 🙂
@emiliano – Wow Emiliano! Such a beautiful composition. I just sent it to Mika to watch with your comments about his lessons 🙂
@1481632_m – Beautiful playing! You’ve got the pattern down so the only suggestion I have is to practice the Melody section with a focus on eliminating the pauses during the transitions. Try playing along with a click, that’s a great way to work on this.
@ruthie-roo – Beautiful composition! I especially liked how it continued to develop throughout, which keeps the listener engaged. Well done! I hope you continue to write, you’ve got a knack for it!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).
@shelle – Beautifully played, Shelle! A fantastic first post! Hope to hear more from you 🙂
@kittycatlin – Welcome back Cat, it sounds like you haven’t missed a beat! Beautiful performance! 🙂
@dianna – I love the story behind the song, Dianna! Great writing and performance! 🙂
