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@surferjay, thank you kindly for that! That was definitely my best take of the ones I tried while recording. I just have a real problem, once I hit the “record” button, that’s when my performance anxiety flairs up beyond belief and I can’t play as well because I’m thinking about it too much. So, I feel like the recordings are not necessarily the best representation of how I play the songs. Not that I don’t make mistakes while playing off-camera. Not sure if that makes sense. It’s this issue I’m trying to get over when playing in front of other people, both when recording and in person.
But then I am relatively new to the uke and brand new to recording songs, so this all makes sense. Like the songs I shared here are my first recordings that I’ve shared with anyone. :O But hopefully sharing more will help me start to get over this anxiety I have when playing for others.
Annnnyyywwaaayyy, thank you for the encouragement! I’m so glad I decided to join in here. Hoping to maintain the patience and discipline and focus enough to improve my skills through this site! LOL.
Just want to say again that the other entries so far are incredible! My favorite is @deadbuggy because I dream of being B.A. enough to play a rock guitar like that. I just want to be cool, man! Okay, bye! LOL.
All the Aura Lee entries are lovely, and in particular @lyndallk and @madz_about_uke ‘s cover of “Crazy” are stunning.
Oh, and to also play Bach’s Toccata and Fugue as @Andrew does on the site. That is my hashtag life goal. Okay, really bye…
@Andrew, thank you so much for that! I’ll defs have to look that up.
Well, I found this one. The other ones were offensive to the ears. This one sounds “realistic”:
https://www.musicca.com/metronome
@robinboyd, you are correct about that! That seems like more of an existential issue. How much should anyone strive for perfection? I feel like if you never strive for it, you won’t ever even get close. But, you also can’t be afraid to make mistakes. I’m certainly not afraid of that, most of what I make are mistakes. 😉 LOLWell, actually that may not be true. I think I do get frustrated at my inability to reach perfection.
@Andrew, thank you so much for your feedback! Step one for me: Get a metronome. 😁 That is probs the thing I have the most trouble with, is timing. Also, I’m realizing I have to get over the anxiety of hitting the “record” button.
This may be a dumb question, but even if my video has mistakes and such, and needs some improvements, does it still count as an entry in the contest? Also asking that for future reference, because I hope to continue joining in on these challenges! So much fun and such a great motivator for trying to learn and polish a complete song! Another thing I have trouble with.
Anyway, thank you!! 🙂
Hello everyone!
Here is my entry for this contest, my take on “Aura Lee.” I hope that it’s okay and that my approach is okay.
Just want to say that some of the entries so far are so amazing! So many talented people on this site. Thank you for sharing. 😊
This recording took about 200,000,000 tries–and even though this is the best one–there are still mistakes.
Thank you for listening!
Also, VERY excited to see that there is a lesson for this song on this site and other clawhammer songs and lessons! 😀 Definitely going to look at that. It seems like I know the song, but I’d say 1 times out of 10 it goes as well as this recording.
Sorry to double post, but that seemed relevant to say. 😀 So excited to dig into all the songs and lessons here!
@ldarrow, thank you kindly for that! That means something coming from someone who knows how to play an instrument well. I grew up playing piano, also a lot of classical music, but am relatively new to the uke, only 6 months or so. Hahahaha fiddle around! I see what you did there! 😀
@surferjay, thank you kindly!! 🙂@surferjay, oh, thank you! Maybe I will. Having looked around this site a bit more, and looked at a bunch of the lesson songs, including some of the originals, I am reminded how much of a newb I am. Hashtag, humility. 😂
@Andrew, that’s really amazing! I’ll definitely have to look through that thread! I felt like odds were you had done something like that in the past, a bit sad I missed it. Can I still submit an entry almost two years late? 😂 I really appreciate you replying, by the way! Thanks for taking the time. 🙂That makes perfect sense! It is a very lovely and beautiful arrangement; that definitely isn’t the reason I asked. I just am a manic human being who has trouble coloring inside the lines. 😂
All of the songs you have on the site are really beautiful and I look forward to learning them, especially the Rock & Blues one you just posted (though that will likely take me longer to learn than the time for the contest, but that’s okay), but I just wondered if you’ve ever had more open-ended, creative contests–because that is my favorite way to play songs on the uke, with total freedom to vary and explore as the wind takes me, on the strings ‘n’ wings of the uke-icorn-asus (ukulele + unicorn + Pegasus).
If you or anyone read all of that, I apologize…
Anyway, thanks for your reply! I look forward to exploring this site! 😀
Hahaha, why, thank you! I cordially accept that award! LOL!
Question for you: If you play the complete song for the most recent Member Challenge, say, Aura Lee, how much variation is allowed? Does it have to be the exact version from the site? Really I’m asking, how far off the rails can you go and have it still count as a legit entry?
Please forgive that rambling, perhaps foolish question… LOL.
