[Andrew]

Glad to have you here with us, Jamie! I’d keep going. One thing you can do is use those exercises in module 2, unit 5 as a warm-up when you first pick up your uke to start practicing.

When you’ve got those down, I’d replace them with a more musical-sounding exercise, such as the beginner level units in modules 2, 3, and 4 from our Fingerpicking Course.

You should join us for this month’s challenge. Challenges help keep folks motivated. I’d recommend picking 1 of the 3 performance pieces from Module 5 (in the Beginner’s Course) as your goal for this month.

[Andrew]

I’ve actually asked Matt about using the ghost strum before with a low G, and in his opinion, it doesn’t work. This is because the high G creates a drone, whereas a low G would stand out too much. With that said, if you like how it sounds on a low G, go for it! But his advice would be to save this strumming technique for a high G.

[Andrew]

Amazing progress, Tim! Really nice job on the strumming techniques, timing, and feel 🙂

[Andrew]

@malku2603 – Beautifully played, keep up the great work! 🙂

[Andrew]

Wow, Rick! That is quite the resume. Very happy to have you on-board. I look forward to hearing you play 🙂

[Andrew]

@brettboy – I do! Check out this song. I always liked this song and the keys part translated really well to the uke using tapping. 🙂

And for artificial harmonics, this is def the most challenging song we’ve arranged.

@The_Bumble_Bard – I like it! It has a haunting feel to it.

[Andrew]

Happy NY everyone! Looks like we have some awesome ideas this year 🙂

@malku2603 – I think either option works for your playing level, so I would pick the one you’d like to learn first. Alternatively, you could work on both if time permits.

[Andrew]

The printable tab should match the lesson. With performances, sometimes we play a section or two slightly different, so I update the Soundslice player tab to reflect those changes.

If you need help on a specific part, please let me know. 🙂

[Andrew]

WE DID IT! WE RAISED $2,315 for The Ukulele Kids Club. The money we raised will donate 46 ukuleles to hospital based children who will be paired up with music therapists that TEACH THEM how to play!

Thanks to everyone who participated and donated in our December Challenge.

Together, WE GAVE the gift of music to children in need. ❤️

[Andrew]

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[Andrew]

While we came a little short of hitting our participation goal this month, I went ahead and made our full donation of $500 to The UKC tonight 🙂

Together, we have now raised $2,265 for the charity! AMAZING!

Thank you to each and everyone of you who has donated. Your generosity truly makes a difference in the lives of the children.

If you’d like to donate, it’s not too late. I will be updating our tally until December 31st. Please send me an email with your donation amount so that I can keep our tally up-to-date 🙂

[Andrew]

TY MJ!

[Andrew]

We did it! We crushed the Fall Challenges!

178 members participated in our last 3 challenges and I have been blown away by everyone’s performances! Thanks to each and everyone of you who participated.

I’ll be announcing the winner of the Kanile’a Ukulele tomorrow LIVE at 12 pm ET (Check Your Local Time Zone) on our YouTube channel at this link.

P.S. There may be a bonus trivia entry awarded tomorrow, so def don’t miss the live stream 😉

Here is a list of everyone who participated this month. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.

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The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
nat-uke
nat-uke
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
muzikmama
leb397
leb397
planetfink
planetfink
anikali
anikali
firebladetim
firebladetim
madz_about_uke
madz_about_uke
johanna2509
johanna2509
ccwuke
ccwuke
lhamilton
lhamilton
lyndallk
lyndallk
brettboy
brettboy
abster
abster
anyon1
anyon1
jedart
jedart
joe150
joe150
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
ldarrow
ldarrow
terryfallon3
terryfallon3
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
katazumiri
katazumiri
coffeemug
coffeemug
misterbones
misterbones
concan
concan
marthad
marthad
leslieb
leslieb
karenj
karenj
dianna
dianna
hiouke
hiouke
shmu88
shmu88
richo_uke
richo_uke
clempek
clempek
akukes73
akukes73
rafaela
rafaela
annemarie
annemarie
anikali
anikali
jody_hendrickson
jody_hendrickson
omaon4
omaon4
denisedistefano
denisedistefano
mark1256
mark1256
ukandrea
ukandrea
ukandreas_girl
otzepeng
henri0
henri0
lynnzo
lynnzo
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
bibilele
bibilele
potter
potter
swissconsinboy
maryjanew
maryjanew
rgillof
rgillof
kelsey91
kelsey91
suekulele
suekulele
mkstewart67
mkstewart67
lv2playukulele
lv2playukulele
kirpuff
kirpuff
krystalwilbert

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[Andrew]

@lv2playukulele – Very nicely played, Yvette! This song involves chords where you don’t strum all four strings; instead, you stop short of strumming all of them. For example, this happens in bar 1 and 2. Take a look at the F and G5 chords:

For these 2 chords, we want to strum from string 4 to 2. And the reason we stop on string 2 is because the melody note falls on that string.

The only other suggestion I have is to practice playing along with me in the tab player. Try looping 4 bars at a time with a focus on keeping timing/tempo steady throughout. Overall, I thought you did awesome for your first performance video! Hope you join us again for another challenge 🙂

@kirpuff – That was awesome take Sara! I don’t think that cut held you back at all! You rocked it 😊

And TY so much for your donation. Please send me an email with the amount so I can update our tally.

@krystalwilbert – Very nicely played, Krystal! My only suggestion would be to memorize the piece so that you can focus 100% on playing it. I think that would eliminate some of the little hesitations that we hear, for example in the phrase from 42 to 48 seconds. Overall, it was an awesome first post and I hope you join us again for another challenge 🙂

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[Andrew]

@swissconsinboy – Very well played w/ great clarity in your notes and chords, Greg! Well done! Only thing I would say is to double down on your observation of timing. Try playing along with a metronome to keep it a little more steady throughout.

@maryjanew – Lovely performance, MJ! I love your outfit and even your glasses match the holiday cheer! No worries on reading, the holidays can get quite hectic. Hope you catch up on sleep soon and TY so much for your generous donation. Merry Christmas!

@rgillof – Bravo, Rich! I have to say, working on finesse this year has paid dividends in your playing! Your performance of this tune has such a sweet, melodic tone. It was a pleasure to listen to. Keep up the great work and TY so much for your generosity 🙂

@kelsey91 – Great job, Kelsey! You played it beautifully. As you continue practicing, try working on 4 or 8 bar sections at a time. Focus on keeping it steady.

@suekulele – You did so well, Sue! Great feel, as always, in your playing. I think you nailed it, just sounds like a little more practice will get the parts that aren’t as smooth smoothed out. Good news of course is we get to play these songs every year 🙂

@mkstewart67 – That was an awesome take Melissa! You nailed the cheerful vibes! From here, I’d just work on keeping it steady throughout so you can rock with the band ❤️

And it does not sound like it will take too much more practice to get there. Excellent job this month and TY so much for your generous donation. It truly is appreciated 🙂

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