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    Oh man, I am so pumped for this topic! This should be interesting. Despite being an anxious person, I do enjoy horror movies.

    I think one thing that can make music sound scary is a minor key but especially musical dissonance. I think something about that is automatically unsettling to the human brain.

    Another thing is when there is a slow, steady, deep rhythm in horror movies – that triggers an ancient fear within us, that emulates the pace of a t-rex’s slow, ominous stride. That isn’t true, I just made that up. …Or is it?!

    Can’t wait for this one!!

    The_Bumble_Bard
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    Hello friends! I tried to leave a bunch of notes and also reply to all the kind words from everyone about my submission, but didn’t quite get to everyone! Thankfully, @leb397 @Marianne and others left lovely comments and everyone got at least one reply, I think! That’s what makes this community so beautiful! Thank you for that! 😍


    @otzepeng
    , your performance of the Severence theme was so good! I’m not smart, though. Is… that you in the video? How did you do that? Really neat! πŸ™‚


    @misterbones
    , really amazing performance as usual! So neat how you’ve incorporated the bass so much into these challenges – although, once again I am being a bit daft – that isn’t a u-bass this time? I guess I didn’t realize that you also play the guitar bass (I’m probably saying that wrong). πŸ˜…


    @shmu88
    – such a gorgeous performance of Marianne’s Contemplations. You really captured the expressiveness and beauty of the tune so perfectly. Lovely playing! πŸ™‚


    @leb397
    , such a beautiful performance of House of the Rising Sun! I really loved that one by Matt. You played it so perfectly! πŸ™‚ I could never quite get the “ghost notes” down, but they sound very natural when you played them. And you nailed the harmonics at the end, too! Thank you so much for your encouraging words about my submission, that really, truly means a lot! I pray that I can make it through this. Despite some really hard days, more often now I am starting to feel like myself. I just take it one day, one hour, at a time. Anyway, thank you so much!! 😍


    @nat-uke
    , very beautifully played, Matt’s tune, Drifting! That’s one of my favorite of his tunes, and you did capture the emotion very beautifully. Also, the scenery in your video is gorge! πŸ™‚


    @brettboy
    , such a happy tune and lovely and fun performance as always! I can’t help with any of the recording stuff since is my great struggle in this world, as well. πŸ˜… I think your videos always sound really good, though, sound-quality-wise and it helps that your playing is very clean. πŸ™‚


    @malku2603
    , very beautiful playing!! πŸ™‚


    @katazumiri
    , that was so stinkin’ magical! I love what you did with this tune. This was originally a vocal lesson, wasn’t it? And you used the xylophone for the melody – it works so well. So fun! πŸ˜€


    @misskika
    , very beautiful playing!! Somewhat hard to hear, but after turning up the volume it sounded really good! πŸ™‚


    @anyon1
    , such lovely playing! You always capture the spirit of tunes when you play them and the feeling. I really loved that one by Andrew – his compositions have such depth to them. Beautifully played! πŸ™‚


    @lhamilton
    , your take on Marianne’s Contemplations was so lovely! You’re very adept at playing tunes in a classical style for sure. Lovely! πŸ™‚


    @grannieannie
    , loved your take on Maybe I’m Still Amazed! Very beautifully played. πŸ™‚ Hehe, thank you so much about my video! I am thinking I really will redo the music to the video to include some clawhammer. I don’t know how I could’ve overlooked that!! Thank you so much! πŸ™‚


    @nelsonlin2021
    , really loved your performance of A Shade Of Minor! That one is sad, but beautiful. Haha, thank you so much about my video! Ha, I had to put the twist at the end. Oh okay… so… Matt created a version of Canon in D in C major on his YouTube channel, but I took that and attempted to figure out a minor version. I was just guessing on most of the chords, though. I have to go back and figure out more specific chords that he used, because I only based it on what I remembered from listening to his lesson a few times. I sure am loosey-goosey with how I do things! But if I can figure out more specifically, I may be able to write it down because it is relatively simple. Sorry, that’s a very convoluted reply. I think that tune has potential to be quite pretty in minor, though. I just might need help. πŸ˜…


    @ldarrow
    , very beautiful performance! I’m so sorry to hear that you are feeling minor. I so understand that. On the bright side, your performance was so lovely! πŸ™‚


    @akukes73
    , really lovely playing, even more amazing that it was only 3 attempts recording! So tricky. I don’t remember who started that trend here on RC101, might’ve been @johanna2509 (sorry if I remember that wrong), but it’s a really good idea! Very pretty performance! πŸ™‚ Hehe, thank you so much about my video and for thinking that is my superpower! Being more imaginative can be fun, but boy does it have drawbacks at times! I’ve learned that the hard way. “Uh oh, what’s real?!” my brain says sometimes. Sorry that was TMI, but thank you! πŸ˜…


    @janaq1
    , I was so excited to see that you picked this one before even listening to it, knowing it would be great, and you did not disappoint! Really, really amazing performance, wowzers! Good golly! 4StringBoy sure has skillz, as do you! I’m so happy that my goofy video made your day, that makes me smile! Thank you so much! πŸ™‚


    @karenj
    , very beautiful performance! Your playing was pretty dang close to perfect to me! Your videos always make me smile because of how kindly you connect to people through the camera. To me that means a lot, but you’re a great player, too! Thank you! πŸ™‚

    (At this point, I am starting to run out of steam and not feel well, I’m afraid, so sorry for not getting to reply to everyone’s submissions (I know I don’t have to, but I gave it the ol’ college try!), just one more reply:)


    @dianna
    , really amazing performance of House of the Rising Sun! The way you put your videos together is also really neat, neat style! Haha, thank you so much for your kind words about my submission, that was so much fun to put together! I may try it that way again with ChatGPT, perhaps, though I think the drawings have more character when a person does them, frankly. πŸ˜…

    Really amazing month of performance, everyone did an amazing job!! Really looking forward to this month’s challenge! πŸ™‚

    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    Hello ukulele friends! πŸ™‚

    I managed to get together an entry this month! I have no idea how, lol. I frantically threw this together… today. πŸ˜‚

    I really wanted to do the option with the live lessons, since I’ve loved those so much, so I chose the What Is Your Ukulele Superpower? lesson. That led me to thinking about the imagined “origin story” for how I acquired my “ukulele superpower,” which I feel is creativity/imagination, and also being able to (re)create a clawhammer version of different tunes. I feel like those are two of my strengths with ukulele and this video showcases those things (but now I’m thinking, why didn’t I add clawhammer to this?! Der). I also included the Live Lesson on reharmonization because the background tune for this video is suppose to be a minor version of Pachelbel’s Canon, which Matt just did a lesson on for his Patreon. I figured that out somewhat at the beginning of the month, but then didn’t get to practice it again until tonight – so some of it was completely made up on the spot and that shows. I also was guessing on a lot of the chords because I struggled to figure out the “minor equivalent” of some chords. But considering how flippin’ quickly I threw all this together and that I was guessing with most of it, I think it’s okay. πŸ˜‚ I may redo the music at some point when I have time again.

    The images I created using ChatGPT. I would’ve drawn them all out myself, but I just didn’t have time with everything going on. I think it’s still pretty hilarious. Also, at one point, ChatGPT generated a random “critter” that I did not ask it to. So, if you’re wondering why there’s a weird creepy little grub creature – that was just pure AI nightmare fuel. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

    Also, with the panels with the black background and text only, I forgot to remove the “camera turned off” icon, sorry about that. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

    I think that’s it. I’m very tired, so hopefully I remembered everything. Can’t wait to listen through all the other entries this month, no doubt they are amazing!! 😊Thanks to @Andrew for these more creative challenges! 😊

    Here ’tis:

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    in reply to: Test Drive Our NEW Search & Filter Functionality! #76087
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    Andrew, I won’t lie to you, that took me multiple readings to grasp, lol, but I think I’ve got it now! Everyone else can disregard what I’m saying here because you explained it perfectly. But if I understand, you want the “and” within each category and the “or” between categories? I feel like this is getting borderline philosophical. That is so confusing, but now the search works perfectly. I just tried it. πŸ˜‚

    in reply to: Test Drive Our NEW Search & Filter Functionality! #76085
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    @janaq1, I do see what you’re saying about that. You mean, that if you select “country” and “love” songs, you would want to see both those categories appear as separate entities but listed together – as in ALL the love songs and ALL the country songs, not just “country love” songs? I definitely see the logic of that with the song difficulty levels, but with the song categories, I feel like the best solution might be to just do two separate searches. Select “love songs” to JUST see love songs, THEN select “country songs” to JUST see country songs, THEN a combination to find “country love songs.” Hopefully I’m following what you mean. I just don’t know how you would design the search to be able to look up the two separate categories (love songs AND country songs) AND a combination at the same time (country love songs). If the search showed country songs, love songs, and country love songs – then that’s almost too much information, I think, too broad of a search. That’s just my thought on that. πŸ˜‚

    I didn’t have the issue with the search only listing 3 songs, unless the search actually did narrow it down to 3 options, but I’ll let others weigh in. Those are just my thoughts.

    in reply to: 100 Challenges of Rock Clas 101 – Replies! #76071
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    @jbmills07, thank you so much for all of that, Justin! Your thoughts and prayers mean a lot. I’ll say more about that in a minute. 😊

    Ha, I understand what you mean when you say you have “choice overload.” There are so many amazing songs to choose from here. It can be helpful when there are only four to six options. I kind of thrive in a “free-for-all” environment which is probably pretty obvious. πŸ˜‚ I actually know 100% what I’m doing now; hopefully I can get a good chunk of it done this weekend and week coming up. 😊

    I’m not sure if you picked a song yet or went with one that @Andrew suggested (the first “Rocktober” song already being released – and that’s amazing – you could defs do that one and it’d be really awesome. Here ’tis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw1C5KNtZAs). I also looked through RC101’s YouTube to find the most recent tunes and picked four from 2025 that I think would be lovely if you played them (because the new search here isn’t public yet, otherwise I would’ve used that!!):

    Drifting (beautiful tune by Matt, if I remember correctly)

    “Drifting” – Matt Dahlberg

    The Interstallar theme by Sammy (I always forget how he writes his screen name, is it 4StringBoy? πŸ˜‚)

    “Interstellar (Main Theme)” – Movie Theme

    Sunset Skip by Matt (I think Marianne did this one and it was absolutely beautiful – it’d be so lovely if you did it, too!)

    “Sunset Skip” – Rock Class 101

    Etude No. 37 by Andrew (very beautiful and not too tricky to learn if you’re just starting now, because it’s marked as beginner level)

    “Fingerpicking Etude no. 37: The In-And-Out Pattern” – Rock Class 101

    Then there’s this mini-lesson No. 24, but I don’t if those are an option – I’m sure they are, though. 😊

    A Shade of Minor – ML024

    So there ya go! I curated a list for you!!! They’re made up of both songs I love and songs I think that would be lovely if you played them! πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‚ Also, it’s totally okay if you already picked something else, obviously. 😊

    …

    And just wanted to say thank you again for your thoughts and prayers about my health and for your encouragement. It really means a lot and lifts my spirits to read that. πŸ₯°

    A good portion of the issues relate to my mental health. I have had issues with my depression and anxiety my whole life – a very physical experience of those issues. I think sometimes people don’t understand how those conditions can be so very physically debilitating and, at times, absolutely terrifying – when you feel like you have no control over your own mind and your interpretation of, or connection to, reality. It’s actually hard to think of something scarier than that. In August, I had some really bad panic attacks that basically led to me having non-stop panic/anxiety issues for the entire month – that led me to go to doctors who did not give me the best mental health treatment (though it is typical of what they recommend and makes sense) and I reacted very badly to it. I am still recovering from all that, but right now feeling better. Every day is a battle to recover – it can be very intense, but taking it one day, one hour, at a time, and learning techniques to manage it. For me, more natural solutions tend to be better for those kind of issues. I feel like I can jinx if I say, “I’m doing better today,” then I seem to suddenly not be doing better. But I am slowly, slowly, getting better and back to normal. I am still playing ukulele pretty often and trying my best to be productive, but also rest when I can. 😊

    Also, I am going to get another cat before winter because my family and I decided that cats are the solution to all ails. πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‚

    The anxiety I was having also related to a “heart issue” that they discovered because I thought I might’ve had a heart attack when I had the worst panic attack early last month – so they did an EKG and did discover a heart abnormality. So, that fueled my anxiety more because I am hyper-sensitive to things happening in my body in general, but then I kept thinking, “welp, I guess I’m dying.” πŸ˜‚ That’s an intrusive thought, though parts of your brain can send false alarm signals and make you feel that way. There is a chance that could just be my normal heartbeat that is slightly “off.” But I am in weekly contact with a counselor about these issues and have doctors appointments for checking on the other causes of the heart palpitations I’ve been having non-stop (one potential cause is Lyme’s disease, which can cause abnormalities in your heartbeat, but also high cholesterol, thyroid issues, and vitamin deficiencies can cause that, so I’m having those things tested next week and also seeing a cardiologist at the beginning of next month). So yeah, that’s basically what’s been going on. So, part of what was so stressful is not knowing if my mind was causing the issues (because again anxiety can cause very physical reactions in your body, including with your heart), or if the physical issues were causing the anxiety – it turns out it was probably both. πŸ˜‚ But I feel, think, and pray that things are getting better now.

    One other thing that I want to mention is that all of this relates to my faith in God and my relationship to Him, so that’s been another really profound aspect of this experience – is that I feel the trouble I’ve gone through has caused me to reconnect with God in a much deeper way than I have in a long, long time. I never have lost my faith, but I was not really living it the way I should. So, prayer, reconnecting to God through His Word, and through music – through the ukulele and singing. I feel like that is why I went through this, is because God was drawing me back to Him, even though it’s been one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through. I also think because I have drifted away from Him in some ways, such as not going to church every week, that has caused my mental health issues to run even more rampant, as I have a tendency to want to isolate myself. So, I view this as a really good thing. It is a lot happening at once, but steadily trying to take it all in and adjust my lifestyle in every way conceivable, basically – including adding in more exercise because that can also help with all these issues. πŸ˜‚

    But yeah, I feel like I am doing much, much better than I was. It helps that I know a bit more what is going on, in that a good chunk of it is just my “monkey mind” (amygdala) going crazy with fight or flight reactions, a good part because of my own thoughts. So, I am trying to be mindful with that. So yes, an ongoing recovery every day. Thank you again for all your kind words and support, Justin! 😊


    @leb397
    , thank you so much, my friend! Your encouragement and concern means a lot, Louisa. πŸ₯° I detailed a lot of what’s been going on (above) to Justin, just because I think it’s less helpful in my case to be vague. Ha, yes, oopsies, I sure can be prolific! I have said it multiple times but I am planning to really start a blog before the end of the year because I think it could be really good for me. I have had a lot of inspiration to write on these topics, especially spiritual topics, such as about the Psalms, so I think that might be a good chunk of what I write there, along with sharing my ukulele tabs and songs, daily goings on, experience as an older single lady, recipes, and things. So, I think that could be a really good, productive, cathartic outlet for me. 😊 Hahaha, I would love if Andrew did something like that because my love for this group of people is deep and undying, and I love to “give back” the encouragement and inspiration everyone here has given to me. So, it definitely goes both ways. 😊

    And thank you again for your kind and thoughtful words and to everyone else who was so incredibly encouraging about all of this and also about my entry for August – in case I don’t get back to that. The ridiculous, beautiful otamatone – so stinkin’ stupid. That made me laugh so hard last month and still gets me every time. πŸ˜‚ My entry for September will be even worse as far as the silliness, but that should be fun right now, hopefully I can get it together. Thank you again for the thoughts and prayers, they help a lot right now! πŸ₯°

    in reply to: Test Drive Our NEW Search & Filter Functionality! #76072
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    To my eyes, the search looks really perfect, I wouldn’t change anything! πŸ™‚

    At first I thought the spacing between the categories looked off, like there was too much space, but I think that was just in one of the screen shots. When looking at it on that link, the layout and spacing looks perfect. Really looking forward to that, the more detailed search will be so helpful, especially in more “free-for-all” challenges!! I also really love that you can search by instructor / performer of the songs. Thank you so much for all your and your team’s work, Andrew!! πŸ™‚

    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    Oh man, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOooooooooooo excited for this one!! I can’t wait to learn more about this concept!

    Without fully knowing what’s involved with this idea, my question is: How far can you modify a given tune before it no longer is that tune anymore? That’s more an existential question, perhaps. πŸ˜‚

    Maybe as long as the main melody is in tact and recognizable, no matter how much you change the harmony, it still is the song you started with?

    I’ll be pondering this way too much now…

    Thank you for coming up with these great topics and lessons! πŸ™‚

    in reply to: 100 Challenges of Rock Clas 101 – Replies! #76038
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    Hey @jbmills07 Justin!! I immediately knew roughly what I was going to do, which was one of the Live Lesson options – because I love how open-ended that is. I’m probably going to do the Live Lesson Andrew mentioned, “What Is Your Ukulele Superpower?” (not to give too much away because I want it to be a surprise) but then I had a moment of inspiration last night, knowing “more approximately” what I’m going to do – a more specific, rough idea. πŸ˜‚ You could also do that – showcase what your Ukulele Superpower is (here is the link to that lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcdJEyJZFg)! I’d love to see that! I think you can also choose any song from 2025, and there are a lot of great options with that. πŸ™‚ I also saw that you left me a lovely comment on my YouTube video for the August challenge – just haven’t gotten to reply yet, but thank you so much for your kind words there! πŸ™‚ My health has been very spotty, as I’ve mentioned, and I’m just getting caught up with things now. A lot of it has to do with my anxiety and the effects it’s had on my health – which have been pretty serious, but I am hoping and praying that I am through the worst of it now, though I am still dealing with daily physical symptoms (though overall less intense than last month so far, but I take it day by day, hour by hour, and I’m learning to navigate this “new normal” right now). I am trying to lean on my family and my faith – and the healthcare I am trying to acquire – as I navigate what I’m going through right now. I went into more detail here because I don’t think too many people will read this, though I’m still being vague enough that I think it’s okay. πŸ˜‚ Sorry, hopped aboard the TMI train there once again. I basically am the conductor of that train. Anyway, I really look forward to whatever you pick!! πŸ™‚

    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    @otzepeng, haha, that is so magical!! That’s almost as tiny of a uke as one could create! Almost! πŸ˜‚


    @malku2603
    , awww yay, that makes me so happy!! πŸ™‚


    @lhamilton
    , okay, that really makes sense! I was just thinking, whistling that good needs to be heard by many! Thankfully it already is and has been! πŸ™‚ I can see what you mean about falling in love with playing the melody on an instrument – that’s also how I love to play instruments, as not “just” an accompaniment, but it also shows how lovely that can be when you do play an instrument that way, too.

    I still have more replies “bottled up” that I’m going to write out this weekend at some point. πŸ˜‚

    in reply to: Test Drive Our NEW Search & Filter Functionality! #76035
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    I’m really glad you’re going to keep the lesson count, @Andrew! Glad @Marianne agrees, too – I’m sure most people like that feature! And the styling looks so great!! I’m excited for this frankly! πŸ˜‚

    in reply to: 100 Challenges of Rock Clas 101 – Replies! #75917
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    @abster, awwww, wow, thank you! It’s an honor that you say that!! It truly is a joy to play clawhammer, it’s so stinkin’ fun! I just realized recently that I’ve gotten a little rusty with it, so I need to fix that! I hope we hear more of that from @Abster, he’s already got such skills in the technique!! πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Test Drive Our NEW Search & Filter Functionality! #75916
    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    This is looking so good!! These improvements will be so helpful as I am a big “search” person and enjoy categorization almost to a neurotic degree, so I love this so much! πŸ˜‚

    I personally really, really like having the “lesson count” that displays in parentheses – it is really helpful to know the number of options that are available in a given category, so I hope you decide to keep all of those! I honestly would be sad if you got rid of that, but that’s just my opinion! πŸ™‚

    Thank you so much for all the work you put into the site and everything, @Andrew! πŸ™‚

    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    I have to say, when this challenge first came out, I was absolutely pumped and delighted (but couldn’t reply with my health issues until now), especially that the Live Lessons are an option this month – which obviously I am going to pick! LOL. I already have a vague idea of what I am going to do and it once again falls into the “chaos” category (because boy – could I ever use some light-hearted chaos lately). πŸ˜‚

    Also, this challenge felt extra special because it seems to be just for the community here, unless I’m mistaken – since the challenge video was not shared publicly (unless I’m missing something). But I love that, and also thought that the video was really nice because it seemed very candid to me – I found that especially endearing for some reason. And also very happy that you’re getting a break, @Andrew, to work on the site and everything, though you are obviously really missed in these challenges. πŸ™‚


    @marianne
    , such a gorgeous performance, as always! I always look forward to hearing what you share – it is truly inspiring, for real. Truly majestic playing! πŸ™‚ <3

    The_Bumble_Bard
    Participant

    Hello friends of the uke!

    Sorry this is very late (sadly still struggling with my health most days – today I was feeling somewhat better), but I wanted to reply to some of the entries in this challenge, but then ended up replying to everyone once again, lol. This is just the first “chunk” of replies. I want to reply to the rest later, but it may not be until this weekend! I also wanted to reply to those who commented on my entry, but that will be in Part 2 (normally, I literally take smilies from a different source on my laptop because the ones that appear with the “typed” smilies are weird and kind of creepy, but I don’t have the energy tonight to put in the non-creepy ones, so just accept it, LOL!)

    …

    Here are some replies! πŸ˜€


    @henri0
    , that was such a magical cover of Frolic! Really a flawless performance! You really captured the whimsy of the tune so well! πŸ˜€ The M*A*S*H theme was also so lovely. You played with such beautiful expression and control! πŸ™‚


    @malku2603
    , so cool that you are tackling such a tricky technique! Sounds so lovely after watching even the first take! Definite improvement into the second take, especially in speed! By the third take, you seemed a lot more comfortable and confident, not having to look at what you were doing the whole time (not that that matters, but I think not looking at what you’re doing can show that you don’t have to think about it as much – in my opinion, lol). The end take was sooo good!! It’s so hard to do those kinda quick “instant” motions with those type of techniques. It’s basically like a tremolo, it seems like. I hope you keep working on that technique, it sounds really amazing! πŸ™‚ Very beautiful keyboard playing later, too! πŸ™‚


    @otzepeng
    , I really love that little olivewood uke!! I really love tiny uke things, I am a sucker for that!! So cute!! (Ha, I won’t get to your entry until part 2.)


    @leihali
    , even the very first take sounded so lovely!! Such a peaceful and elegant tune! Loved hearing that so much! πŸ™‚


    @johanna2509
    , You Are My Sunshine sounds so gorgeous on the kalimba! You played it so beautifully! No one would ever know you struggled with memorization! Oh my, your Moon River was also sooo beautiful!! You had such feeling behind it, too. Really beautiful, friend! πŸ™‚


    @misterbones
    , that was so amazing!! That is some crazy good improvisation! That turned out really amazingly, especially with apparently not that much practice! It’s like a magic trick, really. Just genuinely great music to listen to, truly a pleasure! Okay, professional! πŸ˜‰ πŸ™‚


    @anyon1
    , that was absolutely amazing!! Sounded so lovely!! I think I’ve actually heard that song before because I immediately recognized it! I’m really bad at knowing artist’s names / song titles. Anyway, really lovely playing! πŸ™‚


    @rw1950merritt
    , beautiful first take of Fly Me To The Moon! Chord melody is one of the more beautiful ways uke can be played and it suits this tune so perfectly and your performance was very lovely!


    @nat-uke
    , that was so stinkin’ adorable in every way! Off the charts cuteness!! Really amazing work on all the video editing and production, those things are so hard! Beautiful job with the song and I agree with @dianna that it’s so touching! πŸ™‚ <3


    @lhamilton
    , so majestic!! You are the Whistling Queen, no question! That was so elegantly performed, so beautiful – so much feeling behind it! I never thought that whistling could give me chills, but here we are! Get yourself onto AGT right now! Really stunning and moving to listen to, thank you for sharing! πŸ™‚


    @jasdel
    , so beautiful! I love listening to other people playing the blues (haven’t tried a lot myself), but love that style! Very chill and well played!! πŸ™‚


    @marianne
    , your playing truly has a “transporting” quality – as when you listen, everything around seems to stop except for the song. Not sure if that makes sense. Oh my, so majestic! I kind of want to try that one, but it’s also that you make it sound so good, lol. Beautiful, as always! <3


    @karenj
    , that was so stinkin’ lovely! I really love that tune by Matt – that’s one of my favorites of his, Crossing Hemispheres, but I haven’t been bold (or skilled) enough to try it! You did such great job with it!! Thank you for sharing! πŸ™‚


    @katazumiri
    , okay, we believe you, okay?! You’re a musical magician! When I read the list of instruments for your tune, I was so pumped going in and you did not disappoint! That was an amazing musical journey of crazy unique sounds! I wish I knew which was which, though, for the instruments. Was the canjo the xylophone-esque one? The metallophone looks like…………….. or is it a harmonica? Don’t worry, I know what’s happening (no I don’t, lol). Either way, that was so magical, so many props for regaling us with your cornucopia of instruments! <3 πŸ™‚


    @leb397
    , your take on Cripple Creek made me smile so much and filled my heart with joy! Just so stinkin’ magical! Girl, you are officially part of the Clawhammer Club (not that I have the authority to say so, maybe?). But we already knew that! Amazing playing, friend! πŸ™‚


    @grannieannie
    , such a beautiful performance of Spanish Romance! Oh, how I love that version of that song, Steven’s version, so elegant and a “palate” for expressive playing. That was one of the most inspiring RC101 tunes I ever learned, for creating my own arr’s even. LOL!!!!! The dog’s nails clacking diffused some of the emotional tension. Nonetheless, your playing was so beautiful. Now I really want to revisit that one. Beautiful! πŸ™‚ <3


    @brettboy
    , oh my word!! That delighted me to my core to hear. I think it sounds perfect just the way it is, honestly – I don’t think it needs to be faster (unless you want it to be). I don’t know why, but to my ears it sounds much more expressive the way you played it – as incredible as Sam Muir’s original take is, at the pace you play it, I think it sounds more like you and has a lot of character to the sound. The way Sam Muir plays it is maybe more accurate to the original (I’m guessing) and just as amazing in a different way. I hope you see what I’m saying, my brain is still not good! Amazing playing! πŸ™‚


    @akukes73
    , the guitarlele sounds sooooooo lovely! Very beautiful performance! That instrument is interesting – I can see the advantages of it, having sort of the “spirit” of a guitar with a ukulele size and of course a semi-ish-hybrid of the two instrument’s sounds. It’d be cool to see more of that one! Very warm and lovely sound with your playing! πŸ™‚ The song you shared by Sam Muir was also so stinkin’ lovely! <3


    @taylor22jane
    , so glad you got back into playing!! That can happen that you kind of drift away from playing uke. I kind of had that happen in the last couple months. I hope we get to hear more of your playing ’round here, very, very lovely!! πŸ™‚


    @dianna
    , that sounded so stinkin’ good, friend!! Amazing work with that! That piece seems so daunting and technically tricky, but you played it amazingly and with a lot of spirit!! πŸ˜€ I also love your videos, they’re always super fun! πŸ™‚


    @janaq1
    , wow, that was really amazing!! I absolutely love that style of ukulele playing, but it’s beyond me because my strumming game is so weak! You honestly played that perfectly! So much fun to listen to!! πŸ™‚

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    So many incredible, incredible entries!! I am feeling too tired to continue now, but I’ll come back for the final “chunk” of entries later! I know @dianna, @leb397, and others already left lovely feedback for everyone, but as always I started replying to a few, then ended up replying to everyone! My health still isn’t in the best place, and it’s a daily struggle right now most days, but hopefully I’ll know what’s going on soon. Thank you all so much just for being amazing humans!! πŸ™‚ <3

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