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February 25, 2023 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56452
AndrewKeymaster@hiouke – Great playing! The only thing I want to hear is more emphasizes with the swing rhythm. Check out this lesson for help with that.
@annemarie – Nicely played! 👏
@anyon1 – Excellent performance! Great feel throughout 🙂
AndrewKeymaster@The_Bumble_Bard – I really like this version too! Robin, you did a great job! Perfect key for your voice too.
February 24, 2023 at 12:05 am in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56442
AndrewKeymasterFebruary 23, 2023 at 2:05 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56429
AndrewKeymaster@gi_gi_ – Great playing on both takes, Gi Gi! And that’s a really cool looking uke! Sounds great too!
@jbmills07 – Timing was great! Feel was spot on too! Well done 👏
@ukulelelady – Excellent performance!February 22, 2023 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56409
AndrewKeymaster@malku2603 – That was so good! Bravo 👏
And TY so much for the kind words! We really appreciate it!
@leslieb – The B Melody and the last A Melody flowed super smoothly! It sounds like a little more practice will get everything up to par. You’re super close! And I’m happy to hear the prev feedback was helpful. Keep up the great work, Leslie!
@marlongas – Performance was great! Your thumb placement looks fine. I’m not sure what size that uke is, it looks like a concert? But it’s def easier to use the thumb on tenor or baritone sizes. If you have a larger uke, give it a shot and you’ll feel the diff right away.February 21, 2023 at 8:33 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56395
AndrewKeymasterHere’s everyone on page 4 that I hadn’t gotten to.
@misterbones – That was so cool! I love the backing tracks. They add an extra layer of fun!
@gstriph – Excellent playing, Jerry! Rhythm was spot on. Only thing I’d say is try to not staccato the opening notes. Only apply it to the 2 notes that are marked with the staccato dot. To clarify, I’m only talking about the first 4 bars.
@bibilele – Nicely played 👏
@The_Bumble_Bard – LOL the 2nd video made me think of that movie, Inception 😂Great playing in both takes!
@kelsey91 – That was a great take, Kelsey! I’ll be rooting for you to win the uke for your sister 🙂
@ldarrow – Beautifully played and with only one finger! Bravo! I hope your hand heals soon 🙂
@terryfallon3 – Way to go Terry! I thought you did an excellent job getting the pull-offs to ring nicely!For the B Melody, try using your middle finger instead of the ring on that 3rd fret, string 2. It should give you more dexterity playing those phrases.
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@dianna – That was a very good take, Dianna! I thought you did a great job with the pull-offs. I’d suggest slowing the tempo just a touch. It sounds like you’re going at your max speed and I think it would groove more a little slower.
@jody_hendrickson – Beautifully played, Jody! 👏
@lhamilton – Great takes Linda! I heard the swing feel more defined in the opening notes when you went slower. So keep that in mind as you practice at the quicker tempo.
@clempek – Great playing Clem! The only thing I want to hear is more emphasizes with the swing rhythm. Check out this lesson for help with that.
@rgillof – Your fingerpicking is great! And you nailed the swing feel. The only thing I can point out is that you pause in between phrases. For ex, the first pause happened at 10 seconds in your video. That was the end of bar 4, before 1-4 gets repeated.When I taught private lessons for over a decade, I noticed a lot of folks do that. They would nail a phrase (1-4), but did not practice what happens next. So my advice for you is to work on playing through the next part without hesitations.
Practice bar 4 into 1. Then when you are comfortable with that, try 1 – 8. Apply the same principle for any other pause you did later in the tune.
February 19, 2023 at 1:30 am in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56364
AndrewKeymasterWelcome, Paula! I’m glad you found us 🙂
We launched baritone lessons not too long ago and have 9 lessons up so far. We’ll def be adding more!
Did you know that you can play any low G arrangement on baritone? The only difference is that you’ll be playing in a different key.
February 17, 2023 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56355
AndrewKeymaster@samash07 – That rocked, Sam! I def think you’re ready for the more challenging tunes 🙂
February 16, 2023 at 8:30 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56352
AndrewKeymasterThat was awesome! Great playing! The only thing I’d change is the last chord in Theme 1. I’d let it sustain and fade out before jumping straight into Theme 2.
Keep up the great work! You’ve been on a learning roll 🙂
February 14, 2023 at 8:15 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56344
AndrewKeymaster@rafaela – I thought you aced it and I loved the second take! Bravo on the tempo and very clean playing!
@coffeemug – Great take, Mary! I have 2 suggestions. Try to keep your thumb planted on that top note throughout the first measure to increase its sustain and I’d also recommend slowing the tempo a little bit. It sounds like you are going at peak speed. And I think if you went a touch slower, it would allow the notes to breathe and sustain more.
@008-keys – Excellent performance, Juan! Great groove!
@katazumiri – That was awesome and the trade-off was a great idea! Loved it!
@jgillard – Bravo on knocking them all out! Very impressive! For this one, I’d recommend practicing slower and focusing on transitioning between the A and B Melody (and B to A) without losing time.February 10, 2023 at 9:10 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56309
AndrewKeymaster@rebeca – Great playing, Rebeca! One tip, try to keep your thumb planted on that A note so it sustains throughout the first bar.
February 10, 2023 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56265
AndrewKeymasterAnother awesome post, Jeremy! I shared one of your performances in our newsletter email today 🙂
February 7, 2023 at 8:04 pm in reply to: Participate in the February 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Ohana Pequeno Ukulele! #56224
AndrewKeymasterYep, that’s it 🙂
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