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@joe150 – Great strumming, Joe! The first time through felt a little rushed, try playing along with me in the tab player. That’ll help you with pacing.
@marianne – That was awesome! Great feel and well done on the rhythm and timing! Keep up the excellent work, Marianne!
@mark1256 – Excellent job on the rhythm, Mark! You were nicely locked into the groove. The only thing I’d recommend working on is the vamp. I want to hear that locked in a little tighter. Try looping those bars in the tab player. Sing it first “da da dahhh” (X4), then play it.@mroman99x – Well done Mary! I thought you did a great job showcasing the rhythmic variations. There are two techniques I would suggest working on. The first is #3 — quarter note triplet strums. Playing quarter note triplets is tough! This lesson by Christopher from our Strumming Techniques Course teaches and explains the rhythm.
Once you have a grasp of it, you want to add a little bit of rubato to slow it down to give it a drawn out effect.
The second is #6 — rasgueado. I cover this strumming technique in this flamenco lesson. And Matt did too in this lesson from our Next Level Strumming Course.
@johanna2509 – Very nice touch on the rubato section! Well done demonstrating each technique and stylistic change! My only comment is to practice the transition going into the rhythm changes (bar 12 into 13) so the tempo stays steady.
@rgillof – Playing was great! You nailed the feel and rhythm the second time through when you added the chunk. The first time through, you changed the rhythm giving it more of a straight, less syncopated feel. Try counting and clapping the rhythm:
For the ending lick, try to pluck the 1st fret on C right after the last strum. That note falls on the & of 1. Tricky b/c it happens so quick after the strum on 1.
@billypancakes – Excellent first post! Great playing, Will!
@The_Bumble_Bard – Try muting the strings with your left hand and playing the XXXX’s as muted strums.
@gstriph – Excellent playing, Jerry! Only tip I have is to pluck the 1st fret on C on the & of 1 instead of beat 2. Holding that note for a dotted quarter gives it that cliche jazzy-rhythmic ending sound 🙂
No adjustments needed, Jody! The only difference is that you’ll be playing in a different key. Unfortunately, that does make it unideal when playing along with the tab player or following along in the lesson.
Wow! 78 members joined us for this month’s challenge! I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing everyone did! Big round of applause to everyone who participated this month. 🙂
Our May Challenge is LIVE and the theme is Funk Songs! I hope each of you join us again.
Below, I will post a list of members who participated in the April challenge for your first chance to win the Kanile’a Ukulele. Please let me know if there are any discrepancies.
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jgillard
jgillard
rebeca
rebeca
rafaela
rafaela
clempek
clempek
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
robinl
jbmills07
jbmills07
otzepeng
katazumiri
katazumiri
ldarrow
ldarrow
gi_gi_
gi_gi_
joannetala
joannetala
The_Bumble_Bard
The_Bumble_Bard
anyon1
anyon1
ccwuke
ccwuke
patdrehu
patdrehu
shmu88
shmu88
joe150
joe150
gstriph
gstriph
marlongas
marlongas
selfrazor
barbecueblack
barbecueblack
riffyk
riffyk
mark1256
mark1256
brettboy
brettboy
omaon4
omaon4
robinboyd
robinboyd
johanna2509
johanna2509
bibilele
bibilele
leslieb
leslieb
mepasha
mepasha
lhamilton
lhamilton
lbilkie
lbilkie
lmdlinda
dorabr
ucolele
richo_uke
richo_uke
coffeemug
coffeemug
karenj
karenj
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
smokealot
smokealot
jody_hendrickson
jody_hendrickson
nishant
nishant
concan
concan
tim0721
tim0721
leb397
leb397
ukulelee
ukulelee
misterbones
misterbones
moonshoes
moonshoes
lynnzo
lynnzo
annemarie
annemarie
peiching
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
ksapp92
ksapp92
zongozongo
zongozongo
casadot349
casadot349
dianna
dianna
kdeacon7
kdeacon7
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
denisedistefano
denisedistefano
brightwing
yukalele
yukalele
suekulele
suekulele
sarahmusic
sarahmusic
rmatos
jebergeron
jebergeron
dividedsky
dividedsky
janaq1
janaq1
riley_ukulele
riley_ukulele
maryjanew
maryjanew
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
blairo91
blairo91
kidelozzi
kidelozzi
ukukelley1
ukukelley1
sarahd
sarahd
lyndallk
lyndallk
qiuyan
qiuyan@sarahmusic – Great pacing and feel! Love the ambience too 🙂
@rmatos – Bravo! Incredible take!! 👏
@jebergeron – Performance was great! I only have a couple suggestions. For the 3 bar Breakdown, try to keep it at the same tempo as the A Melody as opposed to speeding it up. That should make the transition smoother into the B Melody.Try the fingering I used for the E5 stretch chords in bar 28/29. It might make it easier to play, especially the phrase in bar 29.
@dividedsky – Excellent job, Jane! You showcased the distinct feels between both sections very well!
@janaq1 – Wow! That was awesome, Jana! Your playing has so much expression and emotion in it! I can hear what you said about uncertainty in some of the passages. So at this point, I’d recommend playing along in the tab player, one section at a time, to help smooth out those phrases and rhythm. Keep up the great work! This was a very impressive performance!
@riley_ukulele – Beautifully played!
@maryjanew – Fantastic performance, MJ! One of the best I’ve heard from you to date! Love the 2nd take too! Keep working on building speed, but try a more gradual step up from the 1st take.Also, check out the index finger barre chord tip I left for @ksapp92 in this post.
@cimarronsailor – Wonderfully played, well done!
@blairo91 – Bravo! I can’t believe this is only your second tune! Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working!!
@kidelozzi – Bravo Steve! You perfectly captured the vibe of the piece! Very well played and TY so much for the kind words 🙂
@ukukelley1 – Great playing, Sheryl! At this point, I’d recommend memorizing it and building speed for the second go around.
@sarahd – Beautifully played! Well done!
@lyndallk – Great playing as always, Lyndall! Sounds like another day or 2 of practice is all you need to smooth it out even more.
@qiuyan – Well done! Great job showcasing the distinct feels between both sections!@denisedistefano – Incredible for 3 months! Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s obv working! Couple tips. I like the roll technique. Looks and sounds great! But try to do it more sparingly. If you watch Steven’s take, he does it every other bar, on the first chord hit, in measures 1 – 8. Then for 9 – 16, he doesn’t do it much. It’s one of those techniques where less is more and doing it less often makes it that much more special when used.
Second, when the song picks up speed, try to relax your right hand. It looks like you have some tension when fingerpicking. We want to aim for 100% relaxed/no tension.
@brightwing – Performance sounded great! Well done!
@yukalele – Great playing David! Only advice I have is to continue working on building speed w/ a focus on clarity and timing. And LOL @ 31.5 😂
@suekulele – Beautiful playing Sue! And your uke sounds amazing! 🙂Friendly Reminder – The deadline for receiving feedback and an entry into the giveaway is tonight at 11:59 PM EDT (check your local time zone).