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@alojzy-bomba besides being an awesome performance…the background is stunning…..sounds and looks like summertime…..love it!
@The_Bumble_Bard….our pets are family too, no matter how long they have been with us♥️
As far as learning new pieces goes……it’s true we all have our own strengths and learning styles…….I love that Rockclass101 offers so many opportunities to practice and develop new skills and techniques……a ukulele enthusiasts treasure trove!
Good-luck….”Free Falling” is a great rhythmic/strumming piece to hone your skills….looking forward to seeing your performance…..
@gi_gi_ You are being too hard on yourself…….it was good and you have a beautiful voice!😁
@anyon1….Great job…..solid rhythm!Thanks @Andrew, I will absolutely check out Matt’s lesson……and will work on using my forearm in my strumming…….it makes a lot of sense…..I think putting a strap on that Uke might help too?
OH @The_Bumble_Bard I’m so sorry to hear about your sweet little fur-baby…..♥️♥️♥️
@Gi_gi_ I remember you singing Summertime also……it was beautiful….I’m almost thinking we should repost it in this thread…..but I will let you be the one to decide…..😁
@leb397 and @The_Bumble_Bard I am definitely not one of the people who can practice for 2 days and have something to post…..it is quite the opposite….I usually feel I could use more than a month to prepare……I find I’m anticipating that first day of the month….(almost like Christmas) waiting to find out what our new tunes will be…..maybe he should post the last day of the previous month (he has done that before……) I’d probably still be anticipating….
Not sure which one to work on this month…..tough choice!
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Hi Uke Friends, I have enjoyed listening to everyone’s submissions this month. As always, I’m so impressed with all the hard work, commitment and talent! This month I worked on Dock of The Bay….and here it is already the end of the month……so here goes. Fun little piece….thanks to Matt and Rockclass101 for a great arrangement.
@shmu88 that was great….You make it look so easy, setting the bar high….I am also working on that piece….not easy! Sometimes I strum up when I’m supposed to strum down and visa-versa….will take some time to discombobulate my strum pattern.
@leb397 – Yes! I am becoming a little more patient with myself, because it does eventually start to come together….it does take a lot of repetition…over and over again….yes there is a level of frustration…but then I do seem to break thru….this does not necessarily mean it’s 100% by the time I post(more like 75-80%)….usually it needs more work…..and now I just try to keep them in rotation hopefully keeping them in my memory….continuing To practice at a much slower pace.@Andrew….thank-you!😁
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I worked on EP015 Blues: Rhythm & Licks. Did not get it up to speed….my fingers were tripping over each other, especially during the arpeggio…..
Great job Uke gang, always impressed by the hard work,commitment and talent in this forum…
@The_Bumble_Bard little Mowgli is beautiful, thanks for sharing pics of the newest member of our community!@deadbuggy love it! The orange shirts, the hats, umbrella drinks…..fun times with the ukulele!
Congratulations @frederic!
Musicians keep crazy hours (lol)! @Andrew, thank-you for the (3am) critique and the link to Per-Olof Kindgren’s magical performance…..beautiful and inspiring. Also, your critique for @bibilele (great job @bibilele) was just cool!
@Potter I loved your rendition of Sponge Bob Square Pants, a perfect tribute to Verity. RIP sweet Verity.
@jbmills07 thank-you for sharing your montage of Regina…..what a beautiful soul.@evanjdesilva….if that was for me ( @dianna ) thank-you so much for your critique, and I certainly will continue working on it!
I also want to add….this is a great challenge, so thank-you to RockClass101 as always….I believe that when we can spend time on the subtleties and nuances of these tunes, we can learn so much….I also think it takes time to work thru them…and for me sometimes a month or two just isn’t long enough. It was great to see the growth and improvements for others….so impressed with everyone’s hard work.
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What an interesting challenge! In the beginning of the month, when I was able to re-memorize Adelita pretty quickly….I thought great!…I will now be able to work on the subtleties of the piece….which I did….or attempted to do….and I thought things were going pretty well, until I went to record. Having done this for awhile, recording has become a monthly discipline….I don’t believe I’m nervous anymore…..but something does seem to happen when I press that recording button. After several imperfect attempts, frustration begins to build and a certain anxiety (which @The_Bumble_Bard also expressed……)…..and then I run out of time….(it is the 31st of March already!) and I have to submit something….so here it is…..my not so ready for prime-time performance……..On a positive note,…..I see improvement in my performance, but there is still work to be done.
