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Okay, so, @jbmills07, you asked if I could record an earlier take for a “before and after,” well, here is the literal first take, going in cold. 😂 This may even be too early of a take. I feel like maybe I would have done ever so slightly better if I had watched the video right before and if I weren’t “trying to be entertaining” instead of sitting in silence the whole time but these are all excuses. Hope you enjoy me fumbling around in “scum mode” (because I recorded immediately after work in my tattered, Little Orphan Annie clothes and filth). 😂 I’ll record a more complete take later, but thought this could be interesting. 😅😳

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@muzikmama, thank you so much! I really appreciate that. I feel like I pretty much never would’ve been able to do things like this, even attempt to, without Rock Class. I knew almost nothing about playing uke before I joined here. I always knew I wanted to try things like this, but I don’t know if I ever would’ve gotten this far without the help and encouragement of the people here, and indeed all the amazing educational material. I just also like to have these weird little projects while I work on Rock Class songs. 😂

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@jbmills07, very beautiful playing! That kanile’a sounds so nice, too. Ha … I can try to do that, a “before and after” (hopefully there will be a big enough difference). 😂 I’ve meant to try that before, but it just didn’t quite happen due to forgetful spasticness. I could try to record the first, maybe second, playthrough, that could be interesting. 😊

@johanna2509, ha, I can see how they are cute, too, but this might fit into the category of “things 95% of people find cute, but I find creepy,” like sloths, monkeys, and certain owls. I can see it though. 😅

@muzikmama, very lovely playing! I do agree with @jgillard that a bit more legato-ness would be a good approach. 😊

@leb397, awww, thank you so much! That’s so nice. 😊 I don’t think I’ll be too creative with that one until I learn it completely. 😅 So looking forward to your entry! Maybe during the week this week I’ll give that movie Spirited Away a watch. 😊

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Okay, here is an update. It more shows how the theme sounds being slightly more smoothed out, but that one trill is still getting me a bit: 😂

I’m also trying to work on my sound issues, still. This is what the video sounded like before I edited it:

I only had a short bit of time to record, so I didn’t have time to record the other themes but they also have progressed.

I also want to add more nuance to these song chunks because they are still very simplified. It’s because I figured them out by ear in a key I know that’s easy, C Major. But I know there are some things missing and I can add more subtely and complexity I think, even with the uke’s “limitations.”

Okay that’s all. More soon hopefully. 😅 Thank you for letting me share this with yass (you). 😅

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@rickkhan, wow, that was crazy! You did really well with some of those insane, huge, super quick jumps. And true so much material to learn, you did really well with it. I hope you keep playing it! Thank you for sharing! 😊

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@leb397, NGL I am nervous, I haven’t even started learning it. 😅🥺 It does seem daunting, but I haven’t learned a Steven arrangement for a little bit and it’s just so pretty indeed. I’m trying to not only learn the beginner arrangements (or compulsively turn them into clawhammer as fun as I find that 😅), but try harder ones if I like them enough. The October entries were amazing, agreed, yours was very lovely as well. 😁

@johanna2509, very prettily played! Prettily … That word doesn’t seem right but it is. 😅 Beautiful job! 😊

Even as an adult I continue to be creeped out by the Totoro creature a bit. 😅

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@deadbuggy, that was so beautiful! Well done. That’s also the one I want to learn along with @dianna, too. I still need to watch the movie. 😅

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@Andrew, thank you so much! That’s so nice to hear. I still hope I can learn the strumming with the miss strums, but that’s going to take a while to integrate into my brain and hands. 😅 I feel like I can already play the solo better than that, maybe I should try rerecording it, but I will try practicing it again that way. 😂 Thank you very much again! 😊

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@muzikmama, oh that’s so cool! That’s a very pretty version. It’s more like a folksy chord melody version rather than a fingerstyle classical version, which is more what I’m attempting to do. I really like that though, thank you for sharing. His is also in G major and (from what I understand) mine is in C major and C minor. The theme he did is the same as the one I fleshed out more in the second video. The first video was really me practicing what I’d figured out so far. I hope I get a chance to record again soon because I feel like I’ve made progress even since those last videos.

That’s sort of what I want to do, too, is not the whole song, but just my favorite portions / themes from it. I’d love to share the tabs with you for sure, it makes me happy and encouraged that you’d want to play it. 😂 It will be better than those recordings when I’m done I think.

I think you’re right about polyrhythms. I think that’s what’s happening there. At least you know this arrangement will be easy, especially with the theory, because I literally don’t understand a lot of that aspect of things. 😅

Anyway, hopefully I can update this soon, but I’ll keep working on this until then. ‘Squite fascinating, this song. 😅 Thank you for your encouraging comments! 😊

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@muzikmama, thank you very much!! I really appreciate that. Trying to learn songs by ear is an enjoyable challenge for me. Although, it got to a point with the beginning now that I realized I had to reference the sheet music for piano that the song was originally written for, just because I wanted at least the iconic beginning to be accurate–And also it’s hard enough being in double time (I think it’s called) where two different time signatures (rhythms?) are happening at once. I’m sure you knew that since you know a version of it. I never knew this song on piano which is why it’s funny that now I’m trying to play it on uke with a fraction of the range. 😅 But I like that challenge too. I heard the song before on piano obvs, but once I heard it on harp it inspired me to try it on uke. Just so beautiful and crazy. 😅

You know a version of this on uke? Where did you find that? Once I get further along with this I could definitely share the tabs here if you’d like to try it. 😊

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@richo_uke, ha, thank you! I appreciate that. I lead a rich fantasie life. 😉😂

Thank you! Parts of it are definitely possible, but I really hope I can capture (at least a version of) the first two minutes or so.

I am starting to make progress on the beginning. Obviously that’s going to be one of the hardest parts. 😅 That’s a pretty crazy thirty seconds, right out of the gate. 😅

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Here is actually a better take of the one theme:

Something went wrong with the recording though and it was pretty poor quality. I did try to edit it, but it didn’t help a lot. It sounds like I dropped the mic into a bowl of jello 2/3 of the way through. 😅 I’m hoping something just wasn’t plugged in all the way or something. 😣

Anyway, I hope you like the theme so far, even though it sounds like it’s being played on Benjamin Franklin’s glass harmonica. 😅

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Welcome Mika! That arrangement is very beautiful and cool, even though I don’t know that movie or song. 😅 It seems like a challenging arrangement which is always fun and it sounds really nice. Welcome! 😊

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@katazumiri, ha, that’s not the first time I forgot to turn off a fan while recording. 😅😶 I feel like a ticking clock could really be way more distracting because you’re obvs trying to match a rhythm and I don’t know what the exact rhythm of a clock is; unlikely that it would match. 😅

I did practice a bit more than three days, but not as much as I should’ve with the track perhaps because that was quite a different experience. Way more pressure to keep up and I messed up even more than usual. I probably should’ve gotten a few more takes because I know I would’ve done better with the fingerpicking parts for sure, which I actually was pretty okay with until the track started going. 😂 Yes, I thought about 75% speed, maybe next time I’ll try that, too. I had to track the pizza too because I couldn’t hear the front door from where I was. 😅😂😅😳😔 Maybe I should’ve waited to record, but it has turned out to be one of my last chance to record it. 😅🍕😔

I’m not surprised you started your entry then because there was so much involved and it turned out really great. 😊

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Oh, this is so fun! I really like voting for things, man!

I vote for How Far I’ll Go from Moana by LMM.

And welcome to Mika Kane, as well! That first lesson was awesome! 😊

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