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Welcome, Kermit! Glad to have you on-board 🙂

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@morrieuke1 – Excellent playing, Michael! And TY so much for you generous donation 🙂

Double check bars 26, 27, and 28. I’m hearing some incorrect notes. And also the pull-off lick in bar 33.

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@jgillard – Very well played, bravo! 👏

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@rebeca – Wow! Phenomenal take, bravo! Def gonna share on our social media this week 🙂

TY so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it!

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@mikeramsey2 – Love the fingerpicking! Great playing, Mike 🙂

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@gstriph – Love the cheerful take, Jerry! Thanks again for your generosity! 🙂

@clempek – Thank you so much for the kind words, Clem! We’re lucky to have you here with us 🙂

I thought your performance was excellent and loved that you are challenging yourself to learn more thumb-style playing. One thing I would recommend working on is increasing sustain. Slow down the tempo as you work on this. Focus on holding each note and chord for their entire duration.

Check out this lesson. Matt demos and explains how to do this in greater detail.

@shmu88 – Wow! Way to go Sam, that was awesome! My only feedback is that I want to hear a little more clarity in the slurs in bars 16 & 32. But again, bravo!

And thank you so much for the donation! Please send me an email with the amount so I can update our tally 🙂

@leb397 – Beautifully played, Louisa! I can def tell you put a lot of work into it. Well done, I was very impressed!

Thank you so much for the donation! Please send me an email with the amount so I can update our tally 🙂

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Thank you so much for your generous donation, David! 🙂

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@The_Bumble_Bard – Beautifully played and I like the fingerpicked variation you added 🙂

My only suggestion is to slow the tempo as you continue to practice. That will make it much easier to focus on transitions and keeping it steady.

And TY so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

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Thank you for the kind words, Sam 🙂

[Andrew]

Welcome, Camper! Our site transitioned to 100% ukulele lessons in January of 2015. Before that, we used to teach guitar, bass, and drums. You can read more about our history here.

But to answer your question, premium membership gains you access to all of our ukulele lessons and courses. If you’re new to RC101, I’d recommend starting here.

The first video provides an overview on who we are and what we do. While the rest of the page helps you figure out where to start with our lessons 🙂

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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MONTH! WE HAD 90 ENTRIES! YOU GUYS ROCK!

Hope to see everyone in our December Challenge. December is your LAST CHANCE to win the Kanile’a!

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

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johanna2509
johanna2509
clempek
clempek
samash07
samash07
madz_about_uke
madz_about_uke
deadbuggy
deadbuggy
mark65536
mark65536
rebeca
rebeca
katazumiri
katazumiri
shmu88
shmu88
ukandoit
ukandoit
zongozongo
zongozongo
misterbones
misterbones
lhamilton
lhamilton
laurakarr12
laurakarr12
mkstewart67
mkstewart67
gmflin8
gmflin8
leb397
leb397
morrieuke1
morrieuke1
lbilkie
lbilkie
rafaela
rafaela
jgillard
jgillard
barbecueblack
barbecueblack
gstriph
gstriph
jedart
jedart
dianna
dianna
laurajax
laurajax
ukandrea
ukandrea
joe150
joe150
marlongas
marlongas
brettboy
brettboy
ccwuke
ccwuke
kidelozzi
kidelozzi
jebergeron
jebergeron
gi_gi_
gi_gi_
evapaju
evapaju
akukes73
akukes73
just-in
just-in
mark1256
mark1256
suekulele
suekulele
terryfallon3
terryfallon3
ilk3000
ilk3000
bibilele
bibilele
ldarrow
ldarrow
ukealori
ukealori
nelsonlin2021
nelsonlin2021
olemartin
olemartin
yukalele
yukalele
lynnzo
lynnzo
coffeemug
coffeemug
hiouke
hiouke
jbmills07
jbmills07
dal08260
dal08260
dividedsky
dividedsky
krajisunny
robinboyd
robinboyd
gisele
gisele
erin99
erin99
richard_siegert
richard_siegert
richo_uke
richo_uke
biancak
biancak
karenj
karenj
ukulelee
ukulelee
joannetala
joannetala
june2020
june2020
sarahd
sarahd
jayton
jayton
lyndallk
lyndallk
janaq1
janaq1
pika80019
pika80019
nosferatu
nosferatu
cimarronsailor
cimarronsailor
sir_anzalot
sir_anzalot
jody_hendrickson
jody_hendrickson
concan
concan
leslieb
leslieb
santai
santai
jlbross
jlbross
dermango
dermango
addilein
addilein
digbybare
digbybare
kdeacon7
kdeacon7
omaon4
omaon4
lynettejd
lynettejd
felixhchan
felixhchan
uku241
uku241
k_ra11
k_ra11
sarrafina
sarrafina
puppylovesuke
puppylovesuke

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Here’s everyone on page 11.

@leslieb – Great job, Leslie! I think you have a great base established, so from here I would work on two bars at a time. Focus on timing and memorizing. I also want you to aim for 70% speed as you play along with Matt in the tab player.

@santai – Beautiful playing, Marvin! I think a little more practice will smooth out some of the very minor flubs. But it was great overall, awesome job this month!

@jlbross – Awesome performance, Jennifer! Timing was spot-on! If you listen back to your performance starting at 12 seconds. The first time you play the three notes in the barre chord, they ring clear. The second time, we hear the twang on the A string.
 
That twang happens primarily on the A string the other times you’re playing those three notes in the barre. Your form looks good, so I would say it’s probably a strength issue. As in, not pushing hard enough.

@dermango – Fingerpicking sounds great as was the overall performance! Beautifully done! I do want to share one idea with you. I noticed that the majority of your chord hits were done using the arpeggiated plucking method.

Which is really cool, but when you use the same approach a lot, it loses a little bit of its appeal. Check out this video that I made a few years ago for another member on this song. It talks about how you can use multiple strum approaches to add color and variation.

@addilein – Bravo! Excellent performance 🙂

@digbybare – Holding form looks great! I’m actually surprised you can play this song without a strap while standing up. I certainly wouldn’t want to try with all those crazy stretch chords and jumps lol.

I was really impressed with your performance. I don’t have any critiques other than to say keep doing what you’re doing. Excellent job this month!

@kdeacon7 – Great performance and I love the lightning strike at the end! You had a very creative work around for the barre chord, but I’d encourage you to work on barring. It’s a very useful skill to develop. 

You may also want to re-watch the lesson video and give the fingering suggestions I offer a shot for the section that happens after the barre. It might make that transition (barre to single note melody) a bit easier to play 🙂

@omaon4 – Excellent performance, Helga! Timing was spot-on! You had a very creative work around for the barre chord, but I’d encourage you to work on barring. It’s a very useful skill to develop.

@lynettejd – Beautiful performance! One thing I noticed is there is a bit of open string noise in between chords and phrases. Since you posted an audio performance, it’s hard for me to figure out what’s causing this. If you can post a video, I’d be happy to watch it and offer feedback on how to eliminate unwanted string noises.

@felixhchan – Excellent performance, Felix! One thing I want you to try is playing along with Matt in the tab player. His playing will act as a guide and keep you a little bit more steady overall. Try one section at a time, like the first four bars.

Record yourself and listen back. Try to match him as best you can.

@uku241 – Bravo! I just sent it to AJ to watch. He’s going to love it! You guys did so well! And I loved the ending lol

@k_ra11 – Beautiful pacing. A lovely performance overall. Well done!

@sarrafina – It makes me so happy to hear the improvement in your timing and your understanding of rhythm. This performance was truly spectacular. I, and many other folks on this site, are excited to watch your growth as a musician.

Here’s everyone on page 12.

@puppylovesuke – Great performance, David! Sounds like you need just a little more practice to get the muscle memory down for that B Melody. But overall, it was awesome! Keep up the great work!

@acornjasper – Beautifully played, Kelly!

Unfortunately, you submitted past our deadline so we won’t be able to give you an entry for the prize. I tried to give everyone a friendly reminder on the 30th. But the good news is there is 1 more chance to win! Hope you join us in December

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@deadbuggy – Thank you so much for your generous donation, Sara! And wow, your performance was 🔥🔥🔥

I also really appreciate the kind words! We’re humbled to be a part of your musical journey 🙂

[Andrew]

Here’s everyone on page 9.

@gisele – Excellent playing and timing! You had a very creative work around for the barre chord, but I’d encourage you to work on barring. It’s a very useful skill to develop.

@erin99 – Great playing throughout! I like the adaptation you made for those two bars, but it does introduce an extra note as you slide up. So from a rhythmic perspective, it’s a little confusing.

The stretches that Matt plays are definitely tough, check out this lesson for help with increasing left hand reach.

@richard_siegert – Beautiful playing and your form looks great too! Sounds like a little bit more practice will smooth out the second and third Melody.

Double check the last bar, that first harmonic should be the 2nd fret on A. Overall, you did a great job! Keep up the good work 🙂

@richo_uke – My pleasure on the previous feedback! You did a great job this month too. I will say that the second time through was a better take. You held the notes out through their entire duration on the second take. That didn’t happen a couple time on the first go-around.

So I just want to point it out as something to be aware of. And that’s why I love recording and listening back. It helps us catch the little things and know where to target our practice.

@biancak – Beautifully played 🙂

@karenj – Beautiful playing 🙂

@ukulelee – Your playing sounds beautiful. I would do exactly as you said, focus mainly on increasing tempo from here. Keep up the great work and thank you for the kind words Leone!

@joannetala – If that’s speed learned, I’m impressed! Great playing!

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Friendly Reminder – The deadline for receiving feedback and an entry into the giveaway is tonight at 11:59 PM EST (check your local time zone).

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