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Thanks foe the info @jbmills07
Congratulations @shmu88!
@The_Bumble_Bard ……..quite lovely, you make clawhammer sound so sweet…..well-done✨
@misterbones….thanks for the info, I’ll check it out🙂
I’m blown away by these early submissions!
@otzepeng….that was gorgeous….I could feel the emotion….😁
@jbmills07 …..so cool!….what program did u use?Bravo @misterbones ! I think that is the fastest I’ve ever seen a first post😂…..Well-done! Your claw-hammer is impeccable….I even like the slight tapping sound you get as your thumb plucks and hits the banjo-uke head….a drumming effect.
I also went back and listened to your January clawhammer submission…(wow!)…and I liked the raspy voice….it suited the style.
Where did u get the tabs for your January submission…..(meant to ask in January😜)
OMG @The_Bumble_Bard I love it! You are having way too much fun!😂❤️❤️😂
Just 53 secs! Oyvay…….singing and playing is not easy! Also, may have added a bit too much reverb from a new reverb app I found……..but another incredibly busy month……so here goes a cringeworthy attempt at I’ll Be There for You……
Do not include me in the draw this month…..thank-you Roc101 and especially Ashley…..and congratulations!
@morrieuke1 – congratulations!
@ruthie-roo – thank-you for the review♥️…..and thank-you for taking the initiative to give a shout out to everyone who created an original……that is no small feat….greatly appreciated.
@the_Bumble_Bard, I agree …..this was a great challenge!@grannieannie….Bella, Rica and Mikey sound like characters❤️❤️❤️
@The_Bumble_Bard I love your enthusiasm for something you are so very passionate about….it’s a beautiful thing♥️
@The_Bumble_Bard……it is so amazing what we can do with a handful of notes and chords (The DNA of musical composition)….and a lot of fun to play around with (honestly, I love this stuff….could do it all day…..but alas too many other things on my plate at this time). Thanks for spending so much time with my piece and would love to hear what you have come up with😁…….Also, @Janaq1 is highlighted this week….what I think is interesting is she uses similar chords, but creates something completely different……beautiful and haunting.
@grannieannie thank-you for your kind words and a shout out to your fur-family♥️. Just out of curiousity…..what are their names and are they usually underfoot when you are playing Uke?Awe…..thank-you so much @Andrew – you said ‘keep it simple’…..so I did. Looking for inspiration, they were right there…..as they always are…. inspiring me.
@The_Bumble_Bard….Wow! Thank-you so much for listening and sharing your thoughts……it means a lot to me….especially from my clawhammer sister😁…..Also, I’m impressed that you have taken the time and effort to listen and review so many others here….I have no doubt it is greatly appreciated.It did occur to me that someone listening to the whole piece may hear something totally different than what I was trying to convey………I think that when you put something out in the world, that ‘thing’ than takes on a life of its own, and then ‘meaning’ comes from the one engaged with it rather than the one who created it. It may also mean that I didn’t differentiate the voices enough🤪……..
Anyway, the task I created for myself was to present two ‘distinct’ (maybe not so distinct) voices coexisting harmoniously in the same tune………Cat and Dog. I kept it very simple…..mostly by ear….not theory. So here goes:
Cat: Em C7 B7
Dog: C F7 G7Intro: Cat – should sound like a cat on the prowl…..clawhammered in 1st position
Dog – should sound easy and laid back……again clawhammered in 1st positionBody: Cat – strummed in 1st position, then clawhammered up the neck
Dog – clawhammered in 1st position, then strummed in 1st position, then clawhammered up the neckConclusion: Both voices – strummed between C and Em chord up the neck culminating in a C (which makes me think this is actually in the key of C – but not entirely sure)
This can be played on high G uke too, more traditionally clawhammer.
I’m guessing all those 7th chords must give it a bluesy sound. As far as ‘cliche’, I think when you listen to the snippets individually they sound very, very familiar.
@gi_gi_ thank-you for your kind words. Also, thank-you for sharing your recording set—up….so cool and inspiring…….I use my I-pad or phone, and I’m usually very frustrated with the sound…so you have given me food for thought. Your original piece is beautiful….it sounds like a tune from the heart….’On The Mend,’…..love it…..I hope your friend is doing well🙏🏼Sorry for the dissertation…..I’m sure everyone here could probably write one on their own creative process….which would be interesting and educational….learning from each other’s experience.
……and one more thing🤪……I agree with @misterbones…….(by the way, loved your ‘original’)….my ‘original’ medley sounds like cliched snippets glued together…..so maybe it’s just best to call it a first attempt😁
