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@gi_gi_ – Fantastic job on the technique! Timing was great! Performance was great! Well done this month, GiGi 🙂
@sarahmusic – Love to hear when y’all play along to a click! Performance was great! As you continue to practice, I’d focus the most on the verse. Try a slower bpm to focus on nailing the rhythm and keeping it steady.Thank you for the suggestion on YouTube videos and for the kind words. I will look into it. In the meantime, we always label sections on the top right of the screen. So you can hover over the play bar to find the section you are looking for 🙂
@sarrafina – Beautiful playing Sarrafina! In the past, I’ve recommend you jump into our reading course. I’m going to recommend it again. Your playing of notes and chords is wonderful, but I want to see more focus being put towards rhythm. Rhythm is 1/3 of music. The other 2/3’s being melody and harmony, which you are crushing! Turn your focus on rhythm and timing and you’ll be unstoppable 🙂@tessiert – Speed was perfect! Keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll be Sonic in no time lol. But seriously, great job this month Trace!
@nelsonlin2021 – Amazing job! You aced the timing! Incredible for your first run with a band. Bravo!Technique sounds great! Make sure to keep your wrist and forearm loose. That’s the key to making this technique effortless. And I love the new uke, tone sounds great!
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@moonshine – Bravo! That’s a really tough tune to play with all the syncopation. I thought you did a great job on the rhythm and your performance nailed the fun, feel good vibes 🙂Only thing I’d recommend to continue working on is timing. See if you can keep it a little more consistent throughout. Keep practicing with a metronome, that should get you there in no time (pun intended lol).
@bibilele – Great performance! I loved it 🙂
@mac1984 – Bravo! I thought you did an excellent job with timing and rhythm, which are the hardest parts of this song! My only suggestion is to memorize it, that way you can put your full focus into your playing. Very impressive job this month, Marc!
@jody_hendrickson – Excellent performance! Great feel throughout! So there’s a couple hesitations here and there, but it sounds like a little more practice will smooth that out. Keep up the great work Jody and thank you for the kind words!
@tric_o_tronic – I loved the video! Especially the big chair and the jump shot lol. Performance sounded great! My only suggestion is the same advice I gave @moonshine above: which is to continue working on timing. See if you can keep it a little more consistent throughout. Keep practicing with a metronome, that should get you there in no time (pun intended lol).
@andrewvh – Amazing job this month, Andrew! Great feel and impressive speed! In regards to the H/O’s & P/O’s, try removing the chords and playing just the melody notes so you can focus on the technique. When you’re comfortable with that, add the chords in again but work on them at a slower tempo than your performance tempo.
@ukandrea – That’s awesome to hear, Andrea! I took a screenshot of what you said and sent it to Matt 🙂
@june2020 – Way to go, June! You nailed the melody. For the Riff, I want you to play along with Matt in the tab player. Try to count the rhythms out-loud as you play. That should help you get locked into the groove more.
@biancak – I thought you did a great job on the rhythm and timing! Great performance overall! My only suggestion is to slow the tempo a little bit. I think the song grooves more at a slower tempo.
@lynnzo – I hope you and your family are safe. My thoughts are with you and everyone in FL.Performance was great! With the tremolo technique, try to keep your right hand at a consistent down/up movement to keep the flow of notes steady. Make sure to keep your wrist and forearm loose. That’s the only way to achieve this.
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@leb397 – That was a fantastic take! The only thing I’d recommend is to practice slower to focus on the clarity of each note/chord. Then slowly build it back up to the current tempo. As for the clicking sound, do you mean your right hand finger nail(s)? If so, that’s natural. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. But you could trim your nails if you want to lesson the impact sound they create when hitting the body/neck.
@mark65536 – Another one knocked outta the park, Mark (and twin lol)! And bravo on the tempo, very impressive!
@brettboy & @shmu88 – Bravo! Amazing take guys! Was an honor to share it in our newsletter today 🙂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).
@riffyk – Please scroll up to the first post and see: GROUND RULES FOR PARTICIPATION. It answers those questions 🙂
Unfortunately, AJ’s out of the country until late October so we wouldn’t be able to. If you jump to 39:40 in the lesson, I covered how to voice the chords on ukulele to turn it into a ukulele only duet. Hopefully that gives you some ideas on how to voice the chords on piano 🙂
@dermango – That’s our participation goal. To have 100 members participate this month. Everyone is welcome to participate, regardless of if this is you first challenge or 50th 🙂
@karenj – I loved it! You nailed the fun, feel good summer vibe 🙂
@misterbones – Bravo! Brilliant take, one of the best I’ve heard from you to date! There’s only a couple spots that I’d work on syncing the groove a little tighter. First was 24 to 48 seconds (in your performance) and 1:42 to 1:54 (strumming part over the solo). Rest was solidly locked in with a great feel. Well done!
@lhamilton – Very nice playing, Linda! I want you to try something with this song. Play along with a click and try to groove a little behind the beat.
@madz_about_uke – PM is only needed for K giveaways 🙂Song sounds great! But the motion for this technique should come from the wrist/forearm, not the up/down movement of the index finger’s joint. The wrist/forearm will give you a greater speed that can’t be duplicated by the method you are using.
@mkstewart67 – Brilliant take! I’m going to share it on our social media today 🙂
@rafaela – That was an excellent take! Great playing throughout all the parts. Keep working on increasing the speed. From what I hear, 75% doesn’t sound that far away 🙂
@madz_about_uke – Bravo! Excellent performance 👏
@turkgoose – I went back to listen to your original recording from April of 2020. And the difference was apparent from the start. Your playing shows much more confidence and is more defined in articulation. These are improvements that only come with time. Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working!@ccwuke – That rocked, Chris! And so cool to hear about the class! I used to run a “rock band” program alongside a drum and bass teacher and at the end of it, we also booked a real venue for the kids to perform at. It was so much fun! Good luck with the gigs!