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So, I tried The Hourglass this month. It is a very beautiful tune. I think it’s cool that the songs with backing tracks include the sheet music for the different instruments, like piano and guitar, which I didn’t realize because this is my first time playing with a backing track. I want to get a keyboard so I can try playing the piano part at some point, like some people did. @katazumiri nailed that feat near the beginning of the challenge; I think she played all the parts if I remember right? Really good. As are everyone’s entries this month. 😊
This was only my fifth take, so I’m pretty proud of that, even though there are definitely issues. You might think I’m referencing the tabs on my phone throughout, but in fact I was tracking a pizza I ordered while I was recording. I’m not okay. 😅
I also forgot to turn off a fan before recording. 😣
Sorry, @Andrew, your song was beautiful before I got to it, but thank you so much for the challenge, great music, and fun. 😊
The thumbnail turned out unintentionally amazing. 😅
@jbmills07, I definitely will give that one a chance! I wonder if it’s on Amazon Prime because that’s the only streaming platform I have. 😅😂 That is interesting. I don’t know how old that movie is, but if it’s around the ’90’s or early 2000’s that’s pretty on brand for that time period–Those who grew up watching the movies from the Disney Renaissance (i.e., the OG animated Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and even before that with Bambi and Snow White) those who grew up watching those movies know that sometimes sea witches meet untimely ends and villains fall off cliffs. 😅😂 Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel like it’s not as much like that now with animated movies. I am intrigued, I will let you know what I think when I watch it! 😅
I don’t think you have to bow out of the challenges! You could always just ask to be omitted from the prize drawing. I’ve done that a bunch of times, especially after winning the electric uke. I have wondered if anyone has won more than once. Haha aww no, well, I understand how you feel about that for sure but it doesn’t show at all if that makes you feel better! 😂 Straight up, there are songs that I’ve clearly stumbled my way through, as I will this month probably, but it’s awesome to try things that are, well, challenging! 😂
@jbmills07, I’ll defs have to look for that one, then, since you recommend it so highly! I did see My Neighbor Totoro when I was a kid and I remember being creeped out by the main creature. 😂😅 I’m also scared of slothes though, so I’m not a normal gauge of such things. I’ll give that one you recommend a watch though! 😊
Haha, well, you also already won a Kanile’a so I suppose you don’t necessarily need another one. 😅 Not that that should stop you from joining the challenges, obvs. 😂 Your entries are always lovely to watch because you play with a lot of feeling and skill of course. I hope I can pull together a decent entry at least.
@jbmills07, thank you so much! Hmmm, I wouldn’t say I’m fully on the mend, but hoping I can get there. Ha, I need to just draw one out so you can get an idea of what it’ll be like. 😂 I haven’t tried playing any of them yet, but really looking forward to it! I don’t really know anime at all, but those songs are very beautiful. I actually still have to record the challenge song for this month. I know it pretty well, hopefully I won’t have too many issues with the backing track (I will). 😅😂
@jbmills07, haha!! That seems like something I would do, no worries at all. 😂😅 I am still honored that you would read it. 😅 That’s so flippin’ nice that you say that about the live lessons, it’s pretty obvious that I love those lessons and the interactions I have with Matt and Andrew and all my friendos here, even though it’s in many ways parasocial. I have so much fun writing those replies, tryna be funny while still contributing something relevant, so that means a lot that you say that, thank you. 😊 I don’t remember if you said that part the first time. 😂
I’ve sadly been having some health issues the past few weeks so I haven’t progressed much on this but rest assured it will happen. 😅 I already have multiple visuals in mind for the book. 😅
@musiclover, very lovely job on that one! I’m also trying to work on The Hourglass, but, as expected, am struggling with the strumming section. I love the sound of all the ones with the backing tracks, but they all have elements I avoid when picking a song for these, which is strumming… and playing with a backing track. 😅😂 Therefore, I chose The Hourglass because it seems like a good one to start with if you’ve never played with a backing track, which I haven’t. 😅😂
But for the strumming part, I was having so much trouble with the “miss strums” because even if I’m doing the strumming motion without striking, I lose track of the rhythm doing that, if that makes sense. So, I started actually doing a muted strum where the miss strums go and that has started to help the feeling of the rhythm being interrupted by the pauses of the miss strums. I also might have to bust open the tab player despite my crushingly impatient and childlike unwillingness to do so. Strumming is my “lima beans” that my parents forced me to eat as a child, except now I’m an adult forcing myself to do it. 😅😂
@johanna2509, very beautifully played! That’s the one I wanted to pick because that’s more what I naturally love to play, flowy and fingerpicky songs, but it’s good to try different things. Beautiful job! 😊@brettboy, that was amazing! I feel like your enthusiasm is just as impressive as your technical skill playing uke. 😂😅 So funny. I love those kind of puppets, too (NOT the overly human-like ones), but when the first one appeared it legit startled me. Good job! 😂
@jbmills07, haha sweet! Thank you for that. I’ll keep you posted on how that project progresses. 😂
@katazumiri, that was so beautiful! Really good job coordinating all those different parts together. Spooky, but beautiful. Thank you for sharing! 😊
The jack o’ lanterns are fun! Did you know that you can carve pumpkins using cookie cutters and a hammer? It actually works amazingly well if you’re just doing basic shapes. We did that last year with my nieces and nephew. It was quite satisfying. 😅
@leb397, thank you so much, my friend! I kind of wanted to cry when I read that, it’s just so nice of you to say all that. 😂 That makes me so happy if me sharing encourages you and others to share as well. I think that’s so meaningful if you have a place to share your creative struggles and triumphs without fear of judgment. That’s very special indeed. You have encouraged me a lot and it’s lovely how you do that for other people, too. So, thank you. 😊
I’m very happy that you liked the variations, too! To me it’s very exciting to try things like that and try to push the boundaries of what a song can be (within my current skill set). 😅 RC101 definitely does that with their arrangements, which is very inspiring.
I actually record with the basic “Camera” app that comes with Windows, a USB mic and a USB webcam. Then I edited the video with ClipChamp which is a free program that also comes with Windows, but they just added that program maybe a week or two ago. Before that I used “Photos” to edit my videos (which is why they were barely edited). 😂 I also edit the sound with a different program that I acquired (but I can’t think of what it’s called, lol). Thank you again for the lovely comment and sorry for rambling as I do! 😅
@dianna, agreed 100%!! So inspiring and encouraging. I’m pretty convinced that I’d still be floundering trying to learn Bach from uketabs.com (or whatever it’s called) without Rock Class 101, the teachers and students here. So much talent in one place, it’s crazy. 😂💕
Heeeellllooo!
I shared this on my YouTubes (plural) channel about a week ago and now that my family has seen it, time to share it with my uke friends here. 😂
This relates to this “orig” because a section of that is this song, repurposed. This video includes two more repurposing-s of the original song, Sonata No. 8 by Beethoven (AKA “Pathetique,” the uke arr. I did of that). The repurposings are a clawhammer version and a triplet picking version.
That’s the most convoluted explanation ever, hopefully that made sense. 😂
This is the kind of thing I think I want to keep doing as I learn uke, is repurposing and trying to reimagine different songs I love.
Anyway, hope you like it! I had too much fun with video editing. It could be trouble now that I have a way to do that … 😂
@gi_gi_ great picks you have there! 😊
My confidence in knowing the difference between an arrangement / cover / original is not very high. I find things like that very confusing. 😂
My picks:
1. Bach’s Cello Prelude No. 1 arr. by John King. (Also think this is one of your picks this time, Matt, with about 70% certainty. 😅)
2. Hallelujah arr. by Jake Shimabukuro (A.K.A. J-Shims).
Just heard that for the first time during the Music and Meals For Maui Charity Live Stream. So flippin’ beautiful and for a great cause. I actually just rewatched that whole concert over the course of last week. Highly recommend it and donating if you can.
3. All the lovely arrangements on Rock Class 101. They’re the best on the Internetubes.
Thank you! 😊
So exciting! That uke is a real beauty! I think I almost started drooling looking at it… 😂
Love the song choices! This is definitely going to be a real challenge as the name implies, lol!
Congrats again on 10 years of Rock Class 101-ing, @Andrew! A great accomplishment! 😊