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Welcome Kelby! Glad to have you here with us and thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it 🙂
Welcome @gildoarod! Glad to have you on-board 🙂
@mark1256 – Great playing Mark! And I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the mini lessons 🙂
For the Celtic etude, I want to hear a little more clarity with the pull-offs. Try/check out the advice I left above for @morrieuke1.
Blues piece was excellent! Well done!
Dianna, can you click the “speaker icon” and double check the volume is on?
If that doesn’t fix the issue, please let me know what device and browser you are using. Also, can you try using the player on a different device or browser? Please let me know if it works there.
@jgillard – Playing sounds great on both pieces! Well done 👏
Welcome, @a4patch! You can play any low G arrangement on baritone. The only difference is that you’ll be playing in a different key. There are 2 mini lessons in this month’s challenge that are for low g. They are ML001 and ML004. Both are a bit challenging to play.
I’d recommend starting with an easier tune, such as this one for baritone.
I’d also recommend purchasing a high or low G ukulele. All of our courses, such as the Beginner’s Course, will be catered towards that tuning.
As for creating a practice schedule, please take a look at this page. It’ll help you create one based off your interests 🙂
Thanks for letting me know. I’m getting the same issue on my end too. I’ll report the issue to their support team and update y’all when I hear back 🙂
@ethankoenig – Excellent playing and a fantastic first entry, Ethan!
@morrieuke1 – Well done, Michael and thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it 🙂
I honestly have no idea if I’ll develop it more. Songwriting is weird for me. If I try to write, nothing happens. And when I don’t intend to write, I write. It makes no sense lol.
I thought your performance was great! The only thing I want to point out is that I’d like to hear a little more clarity in the 3-2-0 pull-offs on E. Try the same advice/video I left for @dianna in last month’s challenge for Etude no. 16.
Bes, that was awesome! My best advice is to keep doing what you’re doing. It’s obv working!!
As far as where to go in your studies, take a look at this page. It’ll give you a bunch of ideas on creating a practice schedule based off your interests. Let me know if you have any questions 🙂
We BLEW AWAY our participation goal with 62 members participating this month! Big congrats to each and every one of you! I loved hearing everyone’s performances! Y’all did SO well! 🙂
So without further ado, the winner of this month’s challenge is ** drumroll **
Our February Challenge is LIVE: https://rockclass101.com/february-2023-challenge
The theme is Mini Lessons and we’re giving away a VERY unique ukulele! Hope to see everyone in the challenge!
@cartoonnatalie – You played it beautifully! A great first challenge post 🙂
One thing I want you to work on is proper holding technique. I’ll embed a video I made for another member a few years ago on how to hold the uke. Additionally, here is another lesson and one more covering this topic that I recommend reviewing.
@maryjanew – I love your interpretation, MJ! It reminds me of “We Are Gonna Be Friends” by the White Stripes. Well done this month! 🙂@gracme2 – Thanks for making it public 🙂
Your playing sounds great! It was beautifully fingerpicked and an excellent first challenge post! It sounds like a little more practice will smooth out the very minor hesitations. Keep up the great work!
Here’s everyone on page 8.
@ben-j283 – Beautiful playing and excellent ritardando at the end. A fantastic first entry! I look forward to watching more of your performances 🙂
@ksapp92 – You played it beautifully! For that transition, or any transition that you need a little extra practice with, try stripping away the music (i.e. the fingerpicking pattern). And just work on moving between the two chords:I’d also recommend taking it a step further by using a metronome. Set it to a simple rhythm, for example, strumming on beat 1 and 3 (half notes).
@jbmills07 – This was very good, Justin! Excellent clarity in the notes in the H/O & P/O licks. Timing and feel was spot on. You even nailed the fancy rhythm strum at 1:09! I am continually impressed by you!
@dividedsky – Beautifully played, Jane 🙂
@omaon4 – That was awesome, Helga! You played it so well!! My only advice is to memorize it so you can focus 100% on your playing.
@sarahmusic – Even with the underwater audio (lol), your playing still shined through! Great job this month 🙂
@mkstewart67 – What! A double take with both instruments! So cool! I sent Stephen your bass performance, he’s gonna love watching it!Both takes sounded great! I really enjoyed watching them. Keep up the great work, Melissa!
@gisele – Both takes were great! I love that you use a metronome. Keep up the great work, Gisele 🙂
@gracme2 – Your video is showing as private. Can you please make it public? Here’s how to change the privacy setting.
@jody_hendrickson – Your performance was awesome! I was grooving in my chair watching it 🙂And yes, definitely pick up a copy of transcribe. It’s so useful and totally worth it!