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March 30, 2023 at 8:07 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56941
AndrewKeymasterMy pleasure, Dianna!
March 30, 2023 at 2:42 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56937
AndrewKeymasterHere’s everyone on page 9 that we haven’t gotten to.
@ldarrow – You played it beautifully! You def have not lost your touch! I hope your hands continue to strengthen and heal π
@dianna – I love the expression in your playing! For sustain, can you try playing at a slow tempo and focus on sustain each note/chord into the next?If you watch Steven closely, he’s doing just that to increase sustain. In other words, he keeps each note held for it’s entire duration (as notated).
For ex, if you look at measure 1, the p/o of 10 to 9, you cut the note (9) short to move down to 5. Try to increase the reach of index (9) to ring (5) so that you can continue to hold 9 for longer as opposed to moving your entire hand down the neck.
Another ex, if you look at measure 3, he barres 7555 and keeps that held down the entire measure. This allows the G and A string notes (out of that chord) to continue to ring.
In your performance, I noticed you remove your ring immediately after playing it. The same with 5 on A, that note is cut short by not holding the barre down.
These examples shine light on the subtitles of how we play the notes/chords.
@morrieuke1 – Bravo, Michael! Excellent flow and feel π
@leslieb – Great job on the timing, note clarity, and sustain Leslie! Very well done!!March 28, 2023 at 7:50 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56911
AndrewKeymaster@ben-j283 – Nice dynamics and excellent pacing! Well done, although the ending is questionable π
March 28, 2023 at 4:07 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56906March 22, 2023 at 6:21 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56856March 20, 2023 at 3:08 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56812
AndrewKeymasterMarch 14, 2023 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56769
AndrewKeymaster@lhamilton – Beautifully played, Linda! Great pacing and feel throughout. I think your thumb work-around was a smart idea! That bar is tough as it requires an index barre followed by another barre with the middle!
March 13, 2023 at 8:30 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56757
AndrewKeymaster@jgillard – Beautifully played! The only thing I’d do diff is put more emphasis on the rit. at the end of bar and 8, as well as, the end of the song.
@dividedsky – Bravo on the technique, Jane! Your notes have a fantastic punch with excellent clarity! One tip, try resting your thumb on the G string. It should help stabilize your picking hand, cutting down on any unnecessary movement.
@marianne – That was awesome! I’m going to let Steven chime in with his thoughts for you π
@ramiro – Excellent fingerpicking π
AndrewKeymasterThat was awesome! Well done!
March 9, 2023 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56677
AndrewKeymasterMarch 7, 2023 at 5:41 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56614
AndrewKeymaster@katazumiri – Just shared it on our social media (FB and insta) π
And I forgot to say, great job on the rest stroke technique! Your picking technique is excellent!
March 7, 2023 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56613
AndrewKeymaster@katazumiri – Bravo on the duet π The bass line is equally as beautiful!
And metal swan lake is epic! Def gonna share this performance in our newsletter this week π
@dianna – Happens to all of us. The only way to retain it is to keep it in constant rotation. As in, playing/practicing it at least every week. Here’s Matt’s lesson on memorizing that GiGi mentioned.March 6, 2023 at 11:38 am in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56598
AndrewKeymaster@katazumiri – Thanks for letting me know, it’s showing now π
March 5, 2023 at 2:30 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56587
AndrewKeymaster@jbmills07 – Generally, doing that has placed it in spam. I just contacted their support team to see if we can relax some of these strict rules. Such as that and the ability for ya’ll to post more than one video at a time.
@erin99 – Beautifully played, bravo πMarch 4, 2023 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2023 Member Challenge: WIN Classical Ukulele! #56574
AndrewKeymaster@jbmills07 – Pacing was excellent, Justin. Great job on the accents and dynamics too!
And sorry the post disappeared. It ended up in the spam folder. I think it’s because you tagged Sarah and posted a video. Anytime folks do more than one, tag or video, it puts it in spam. Unfortunately, there’s no way for me to relax the spam protection rules. I wish there was!
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