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@misterbones, that was insanely good! Just how much clarity and speed you achieved in playing that, perfectly crisp, is so impressive. When I think of Bach, that’s how I think of it sounding. I was wondering if / hoping you would pick that one this month. What Andrew said about the pauses between the themes is the only tiny thing, true, because I think Andrew’s arr. is sampling themes from the larger piece from what I understand. And his performance is a more Romantic interpretation of Bach, which I really love, but it’s cool to hear a more baroque-esque take on it, played so incredibly well. Sorry that really blew me away. 😂 I hope to get to that level at some point. Well done!

@Abster, absolutely amazing job!! Incredible for you to play a piece like that so well. 😊

@anyon1, so, so beautiful! Perfectly played! 😊

Sorry it’s very exciting that so many people picked the Fugue this month. Hoping I can finally get to my attempt tomorrow. 😂

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Such an amazing month of entries so far, enjoying watching every one when I can! 😊 Just want to comment on a few…

@brettboy, such amazing playing! Your puppet friend at the end has a surprisingly deep voice. 😂😉

Loved seeing all the different playthroughs of Toccata and Fugue, so inspiring and incredible! I still brazenly think I can at least get through the first theme, even though the madness this month meant I haven’t physically played through it but I’ve listened to the lesson multiple times and think I can do it. 😂😊

@dianna, that was so magical! Really beautiful playing and very spirited! 😁💕 Haha!!! If @Andrew hadn’t mentioned in his feedback about the ending, I probably would’ve been super spooked by that but I was braced for it!! 😂🎃👻🍂💕

@leb397, really beautiful playing, friend! That theme is so lovely and you captured the flow of it!! 😊💕

@yukalele, that was so funny, crazy how you did the snapping too! That “Thing” hand always creeped me out, I hate the idea of that existing (thankfully it doesn’t…). Well played!! 😊

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@shmu88 and @marianne, such amazing takes on that one! I agree with Shmu, Marianne, I am jealous of your long fingers (along with your majestic playing and seemingly ethereal nature 😉😂). I have stubby, puffy little Hobbit fingers. 😂😅 Also not good for playing piano especially which always was a struggle. 😂 Anyway, really, really lovely playing! And @lucauka, too, that’s a fun song! Well played!! 😊

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@katazumiri, haha, that doesn’t surprise me at all that I got the chord progression wrong. I’m sure you’re right that that’s what it is. 😅 That may affect my plan but we’ll see.

I’d love to see what you come up with and then I can also do what I was planning and we can compare! Great idea!! 😁

I will probably try to write it down in this case because I think that’d just be way faster and more efficient (even though I prefer to play by ear). I feel like there’s a high chance I could make a mistake in reversing it. 😅 This is fun! Should be interesting to see how this unfolds! 😂

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Okay, here is the melody I came up with a while ago, but just got to recording it:

So, my thought was to reverse the melody and overlay the reversed version, if I’m understanding that concept correctly. I actually think this might work with this one possibly because I think it is a “musical palindrome,” going G, D, C, D, G, if I remember what I did. 😂

Either way, I actually did end up liking that melody, even though it’s simple and think it might have potential to be made into a more developed song perhaps. Let me know if you think that would work, the reversing and overlaying. Once I get a chance to try it I’ll share it here. 😂

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@otzepeng, I guess that’s really true, that feel is more important than speed. I think overall I tend to play more slowly so that’s probably why that happened. The song is 100% fun to play. I think I learned it quickly because I’m pretty familiar with Matt’s style of arrangements because I think I’ve learned his songs the most and also have talked to him a lot in lessons about how he creates songs. Anyway, it’s a really fun one and I loved your take on Blue Moon! 😊

@dianna, haha, thank you, I hoped to capture both the spooks and scares of that one! 😂😅 Ha, very true about Toccata and Fugue, but don’t worry… I’ll definitely learn the whole thing and be able to play it at Andrew’s level in a month’s time! 😉😅😂🥺🤐😶 Oh but I do have a little surprise of sorts of how I’m going to play it which might be amusing. However much I learn this month I’ll share that. 😅😊

@deadbuggy, so beautiful and fun, you captured the spirit of that song so perfectly! 😊

@deflygirl, really awesome take on that one, such an iconic theme! Well done!! 😊 I like the bats you added. 😂

So excited to see more entries this month!! 😊💕

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@Andrew, thank you so much! It always means a lot when you like those kind of changes, because I’m not always sure if they work. 😅 The first chord of the B Melody in SSS is a chord from Steven’s Spanish Romance and so it made me think to play it more with that fingerpicking style. 😊 Thank you, I was surprised I was able to learn it that fast, but I’m determined to tackle T + F. 😅

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@leb397, thank you so much, friend!! 😊💕 Haha nice, which one did you say you were thinking of doing?

I realized I was playing SSS way slower than I thought. I listened to Matt’s play through again and then realized how much faster he played it. Whoops, that was not on purpose. It’s Spooky, Scary, Sluggish Skeletons. 😂😅😂

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I actually didn’t get to re-watch @simonalexander ‘s performance again until just now. Wow, indeed. Good gracious, that was perfection. Maybe if I quit my job I could learn that in a month, LOL. But I’m still going to try and see what happens. 😊

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I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER

Boom, baby! Step one, complete: Learn a simpler song to secure my entries for the challenge. Step two, begins: Time to serve up a delish hot “Fugue” sundae (really stupid, lol). Actually, I do realize it’s borderline impossible for me to learn that this month, but I’m still going to see how far I can get. I already started.

I actually am pretty pleased with this (Spooky, Scary Skeletons) considering how quickly I learned this (for me) and how I tried to be a little “extra” with the chorus. It could be smoother, still some pauses, but overall… Not bad, eh?!?!?!? ;D Also, I really, really enjoyed playing this more than I even expected and would recommend this song to anyone who’s not sure what to work on. 😊

Thank you for listening and for all these amazing challenges! 😊❤️

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@katazumiri, holy crudsticks, that was amazing! Absolutely beautiful! So you created all that based on that folk song? Wow!! Golly. 😂

I’ll have to watch it again and comment more later but just wanted to say that was so cool!

And I actually did come up with a melody for this concept that I want to attempt to do something similar with, but just haven’t gotten to put it together yet. I may be able to get to that tomorrow finally too. Life has just been extra crazy lately, not just with busyness but other stuff I’ve been going through.

Thank you so much for sharing that! 😁

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@bibilele, yes, the pipe organ is the gigantic kind that’s built into the walls of churches, with all the pipes, obvs. I think they vary in size. I saw one in England that took up the whole wall and it was rather breathtaking. I forgot that the smaller kinds were called electric organs. That’s really interesting with the different kinds of foot work involved. I would love to try that one day, sounds entertaining. 😂

Toccata is a good one to try, I still am going to try to learn as much as I can of it this month, with my “safety” option of a simpler song. 😂

@simonalexander, really amazing playing! I found your video on here when you first shared it because I was interested in that song and you were the only one who shared it here. Really really amazing! 😊

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(Suddenly a portal opens up in Matt’s ceiling, revealing a bright celestial glow)

Hello Matt! It’s me, Daniel Day-Lewis.

Perhaps you remember the last time I saw you I had ascended on the back of a surly papa Pegasus into the great beyond. You had arranged the Gael for uke, so thence my time on this earth was done.

Under the majestical roof of heaven, they only play open chords, for they are the fairest and sweetest of harmonies.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello, lol. G2G.

(The portal to the other realm closes, but also all the pens from your desk get sucked into it by mistake)

(I accept the consequences of writing this post. 😂😂😂😅😅😅)

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@bibilele, that is sooooo cool that you used to play that one on a pipe organ! I always wanted to try to play one of those because I liked to play piano. Oh wait, you said an electric organ, so I guess that’s something different? Hahaha I know, it’s a bit ridiculous to think I could learn that in a month too, but maybe I could learn one of the easier ones as a “place holder,” then start learning the Fugue, at least. We should both try it. I think I could definitely learn part of it. My favorite part is the third theme. Shows what an incredible player Andrew is, watching him play that. 😅☺️

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Every time I catch a glimpse of that kanile’a, I feel like I’m going to start drooling. 😅 But then I think about how clumsy I am and how I probably shouldn’t have it…

I want to try to learn Toccata and Fugue, that being my “white whale” of the Rock Class songs, but we’ll see what happens. Whale see… 😉😅

Edit: I just rewatched the performance of Toccata and Fugue. I forgot how insane that is. So cool though. Is it for low g or high g? I couldn’t find which it was. If it’s low g, that would sound really amazing on my electric uke. ☺️

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