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Hi all,
Here is my submission of Song of Storms. It was so much fun to play along with the piano track.Happy Summer!
Jane
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Here is my submission of Fingerpicking Etude no. 37.
I look forward to the next challenge!Jane
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Here is my submission of the 5 Strumming Patterns.
I’m excited to be back doing the challenges. It’s been fun and inspiring to see/hear everyone’s submissions.~ Jane
Hi all,
I’ve missed quite a few challenges, but am jumping back in. I’d like to improve upon my playing of Smoke on the Water. Below is my submission from the May 2021 Challenge. Andrew gave me the following feedback back then, “Very nice job on this one! You are playing very well, now it’s just spending a little bit of extra time on the Verse and Chorus to work out those hesitations. You’re doing very well, keep it up!”So, my goal is to play it smoother without any hesitations. I’ll be using a different ukulele because the one I used back in May 2021 now has a low G and the arrangement is for one with a high G.
I will add that it’s been a while since I’ve played the ukulele and am looking forward to getting back to it.
Looking forward to watching everyone’s videos!
Jane@maryjanew Spanish Romance is sounding great. I hope you perform it at Bernadette’s open mic — what a wonderful opportunity!
Jane
Hi Everyone,
Here is my final submission for the technique challenge. I worked on slurs (hammer-ons and pull-offs). After watching the lessons, I worked on Fingerpicking Etude #24 before moving on to #25. My final video is of Fingerpicking Etude #25 (“Morning Dew” by Andrew Hardel). In hindsight, I wish I had spent more time on Etude #25 which has some fun slides in addition to the slurs.
As I continue to work on slurs, I will aim to make them lighter (and also to increase the tempo which I think will help with this). Perhaps I’ll choose a piece with slurs for the February Challenge! 🙂
@Andrew thank you so much for your feedback on the earlier video, especially the video that you made to demonstrate it.As always, it’s been so much fun watching everyone’s videos and reading the posts. What a great variety of techniques!
Jane
Update: I’m working on slurs (hammer-ons, pull-offs). I’ve watched and played along with Matt’s lesson and with one of Andrew’s lessons. Below is a video of the Hammer-on, Pull-off Exercise from Andrew’s lesson.
Next, I’ll watch Andrew’s lesson on Fingerpicking Etude #24.
Jane
For the January challenge, I’m going to work on slurs (hammer-ons and pull-offs). My level is approaching intermediate.
Execution: By the end of the month I hope to play slurs in an accurate and musical way. I’ll use the metronome to assure that the slurs are sounding on the appropriate beat.
I’ll set aside 15 minutes each day to practice. I will follow lessons on RockClass101 by Andrew on slurs and the one by Matt (EP005).Application: I’ll apply what I learn to Andrew’s piece Fingerpicking Etude no. 25 (Morning Dew).
Evaluation: I’ll record myself during each practice session and evaluate my progress. I’ll also, make a note of weekly progress.
I look forward to follow everyone’s progress!
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This is my submission of Harmonizing Chords: Mini Lesson 007. It was hard to decided which of the lessons to record — they were all great and there have been so many fun submissions to watch!
Jane
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Here is my submission for Rhythmic Variations. It could be smoother, and I’ll keep working on it, but this is what I have now. 🙂
Jane
@leb397 I loved watching your clean and spicy version of the Rhythmic Variations!
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I chose the lovely Fingerpicking Etude No. 23 written by Andrew Hardel. I’ll keep working on this to get the tempo a little faster.
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This sounds great – you brought out the melody wonderfully! Thanks for taking time out of your tropical vacation to share this with us!Jane
Here is my submission of Theme from Swan Lake. I’m enjoying the classical ukulele course. For this piece, I focused on playing rest stroke. Sometimes I got some extra string noise.
Jane