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Oh wow! That’s crazy! I’d contact Mike or Ohana directly. I’m sure there’s a warranty on their instruments.
Yes, that’s called Picado Technique. You can def use it! If you need an overview on it, I covered it in the second video in this lesson (from our Reading Course).
@stinyuke – I’d recommend high G. It’ll sound pretty off at times with Low G.
@deadbuggy – TY for the kind words Sara and lovely playing 🙂
Welcome, Emily!
First off, I’d recommend checking out Learning Paths. It’ll give you a few ideas on where to start with our lessons 🙂
I’d also recommend creating a practice schedule that consists of 3 parts. It can cover any 3 areas of study, but here’s an example to get you started:
1) Technique Building – For example, developing 3 and 4 finger fingerpicking. There are multiple exercises for this in our fingerpicking course.
2) Rhythmic Study – Rhythm is 1/3 of music and is almost always the part that is overlooked. Developing a good sense of rhythm and timing is best accomplished through learning to read music.
3) Songs – Pick 1 or 2 songs at a time to work on. Think of these as the cookies, they are what help to keep you motivated and having fun! Try to pick songs that reinforce the 2 other areas of your practice schedule. A good place to start is with the performance tunes contained in the courses.
If you ever need help on the lessons, please don’t hesitate to ask.
@samash07 – An excellent start for our April challenge, Sam! Beautifully played, well done 🙂
WOW! We had 65 members participate this month! This challenge was a lot of fun and I thoroughly enjoyed watching everyone’s performances. Bravo to each of you who participated! Everyone did an amazing job!
This month’s prize was ANY ukulele valued at $250 or under from Uke Republic. So without further ado, the winner is:
Our April Challenge is LIVE: https://rockclass101.com/april-2022-challenge
The theme is Classic Songs and it’s your first chance to WIN a $6,000 Kanile’a Platinum Ukulele! Hope to see everyone in the challenge! 🙂
Here’s everyone on page 8.
sarahd – Beautifully played! Keep up the good work 🙂
@jbmills07 – Nice job on this tune too! Try to lighten up your picking attack to get a softer, sweeter tone.karenj – Great job, Karen! Watch out for the timing in the bar before the B melody. It starts out with two quarter notes. Other than that, keep working on the B Melody. Overall, you played it really well 🙂
mac1984 – That was really well played and I thought you did a great job with expressing feel in your playing. Only suggestion is to get that B Melody memorized so you can put your full concentration in performing that section.
robinboyd – You aced the feel and flow of the piece. Well done, Robin!
mademoiselleannette – Beautiful performance! My only suggestion is to play it a little bit slower. But that’s a preference more so than a suggestion lol.
kirpuff – Beautifully played, Sara! Just target those notes that you want to touch up. But it was fantastic overall!
sarrafina – Here’s my feedback for you and the lesson I referenced 🙂
uku241 – LOL @ the intro! Playing sounded great and your adaption for that chord works. Only thing I’d say is to target your practice to the opening bars of the B melody. Keep up the great work!
maryjanew – Good job, MJ! I think you have a good base established, just needs more practice time. You were so close, but unfortunately you missed the deadline by 1 minute 🙁
Here’s everyone on page 7.
tules14 – Playing sounded excellent and great job on the timing! Only thing I’d suggest working on is cleaning up some of the buzzy notes and chords that did not ring out completely. Most of this can be fixed by making sure you keep finger pressure held down throughout the entire notes duration.
P.S. I can’t believe you’ve only been playing for 5 months! It sounds like you’ve been at it for much longer. Keep up the good work!
janne__ – Beautiful performance played with excellent feel!
morrieuke1 – Excellent take this month and love harmonics at the end!
qiuyan -You played it beautifully! Keep working on the B melody and watch the timing a little bit. Overall it was excellent!
themccoys – Bravo, Tim! This is the best performance I’ve heard from you to date! Here’s what I would do as you continue to practice. There’s a couple spots where timing gets a little loose, for example bar 5 and 6 in the A melody.
I want you to take 4 bars at a time and play along to Steven’s performance in the tab player. His playing will act as a guide to help keep you locked into the timing. Do small sections like this at a time.
In essence, we’re just refining what you’ve already got which is really really good!
akukes73 – Wonderful playing! There’s a couple spots where the rhythm is incorrect. For example, the bar before the B Melody starts out with quarter notes, which you played as 8ths. Double check that and the B melody, because I’m hearing similar mistakes there. Other than that it was excellent!
Catherine – Great job and that uke sounds nice!! So I’d recommend the same advice I gave @themccoys above. Which is to work on timing and one of the the best ways to do that is to play along with the tab player 🙂
richard_siegert – Great performance! Excellent job with getting the sustain of each note and chord to ring beautifully.
biancak – Beautiful take! Keep up the great work 🙂
yukalele – Here’s a video I made last year to help another member out. Additionally, here is another lesson and one more covering this topic that I recommend reviewing.
Great job on the tune! Watching your performance, I can see that you are hugging the neck while playing. That’s going to limit the mobility and dexterity in your left hand. Check out the lessons I linked above and let me know if you have any questions.
jbmills07 – That was awesome! I’m impressed, really good job! Only thing I’d say is to speed up the ending lick of that first melody.
@lbilkie – BIG improvement in timing, flow and feel. I’m impressed!! I can tell you put a lotta work into getting it here. Great job!
Here’s everyone on page 6 I hadn’t gotten to.
ldarrow – Playing sounds great! My only suggestion is to keep the timing for the first melody a little bit more steady.
nthibode – Bravo! Excellent playing with such great feel 🙂
lynnzo – I thought your playing sounded nice and relaxed. I’m not hearing any stiffness. What I would suggest working on is the timing of the first melody. The first part is a little rushed. Try playing along with Matt in the tab player. Other than that it was excellent!
leslieb – Great job! While watching and listening to your performance, I noticed that the last melody had a beautiful flow to it. Whereas the first couple melodies seems like you were referencing the sheet music in between playing. Let me know if I’m correct.
But if I am, I’d recommend memorizing those sections. So you can put your full focus into playing just like I’m hearing you do in that last melody.
andyrose – Excellent job, Andy! Only thing I’d suggest is to lighten your thumb attack for a softer strum sound, as well as, the picking attack in the last melody. Keep up the great work!