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It’s Red is the Rose for me because I’m going to be short on time this month and all the pull-offs in Kemp’s Jig looked like they’d need more time, but I do prefer that tune and will be going back to it later.
@jbmills, I can’t wait to see how your cat chooses to accompany you this month, although I don’t know if anything can top the headdress he decided you needed two months ago (and the fact that you played so calmly throughout)!
@abster – I’m so glad you’re still playing, and thank you for the link. I continue to be impressed with your talent.
@The_Bumble_Bard – I need to check back on forum posts occasionally – I totally missed this introduction of your new keyboard, and it’s obvious how thrilled you were with it, and how proficient you are at playing it! Your hands move up and down the keyboard with ease and grace, and I love how they make beautiful notes, seemingly effortlessly.
I’m glad your uke is still part of your life too.
@abster – I’m glad I saw your post, as I was wondering where you were! You have tremendous talent, and I hope tennis doesn’t take you too far away from your ukulele – we’d like to hear more of your playing!
Bonjour, @cyman_t! You couldn’t have picked a better place to continue learning – the lessons cover everything in detail, and the instructors explain the concepts clearly. The challenges give us something to work toward each month, and it’s really useful to post videos of ourselves to the group (which becomes less intimidating with time).
I agree with you that learning ukulele is much more than playing one note after another. I started a couple of years ago because I wanted to give my brain a new challenge; I didn’t expect it would become such an important part of my daily routine.
And no need to apologize for your English (which sounds perfect in your introduction) – I’m brushing up on my own French in preparation for a trip to Montreal later this month, and I envy anyone who has command of more than one language.
We’ll look forward to hearing more from you.
@The_Bumble_Bard – So sorry to hear your bad news. I hope the ice cream helped (as it always does), and that everything picks up from here on in. We’ll look forward to hearing from you in Junel
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This was a fun song to learn. I need to work on consistency and clarity – and I had planned to do a kazoo solo at the end (sans the fancy holder as fashioned by @misterbones), but the grandkids were playing with mine on the weekend and now I find it doesn’t work. Oh well, it was just a cheapie from the dollar store, so now I have an excuse to get a nicer one.
Great submissions, everyone.
Hey @kngrieve – nice to see you here – sounding good!
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Welcome, @granny, from one granny to another! Sounds to me like you’re already learning very well.
This was the most challenging – and frustrating – challenge I’ve faced so far. It looked like an innocuous take on an old folk song-turned-popular tv lead-in, but all the permutations of second-fret barring were a bit much. And I must have missed the part about picking with just the thumb. So here’s my best effort so far. Lovely arrangement, Andrew, and thanks for the instruction, Matt.
Loving hearing everyone’s submissions this month. To the three who played Spanish Days – @marianne, @shmu88 (in three parts, no less), and @brettboy: I bow down in complete admiration! The fingering and speed are so crazy, and you nailed it.
You may recall that I had more or less given up on The Skye Boat Song because of difficulties getting the Bm chord that pops up so annoyingly throughout, but after encouragement from @otzepeng (complete with pics – thanks – but the last joint of my ring finger wants to head off in another direction, so I’m making the chord work with my pinky instead) and after seeing @planetfink play through it despite arthritis, I decided it wouldn’t be in the spirit of rockclass101 to give up. So I’m soldiering on and will post something soon (and it has to be soon).
Welcome to our new members, @uketime, @capurvis, @turbopstros. You’ll find this group is so very supportive, and the online instruction, with so many options available, is superb. I feel so much gratitude to Andrew and crew every time I sit down with one of their lessons or songs.
Oh, another gorgeous uke to dream about! I’ve been working on Skye Boat Song, but my knobbly index finger doesn’t want to bend enough the wrong way to consistently play the three-string bar chord, so I think I’ll switch to one of the etudes. Hearing the lovely melody of the One-Finger Etude so nicely played by @heike_uke and @malku2603 has convinced me to go with that instead.
@leihali: Wow! I’m glad you did post your singing – you have a beautiful voice, and this was a lovely rendition of a beautiful song.
Oh, @The_Bumble_Bard, I’m so sorry to hear you’re facing some serious challenges now, and all I can do is wish you strength and hope that it’s all resolved quickly. Know that you’re getting many long-distance hugs of support from your friends on this forum, and take care, my dear.
Winter Glass is going to be one of my favourites that I’ll play often – thanks for another beautiful piece, Andrew. And well done to those who took on I Fall in Love Too Easily this month – you all did justice to this languid, smooth song, which is now going on my I-want-to-work-on-this-one-someday list. (Always impressed with your ensemble, @katazumiri!)
Here’s my entry for this month. Please exclude my name from the draw.
@malku2603 – I like your regular updates as you become more comfortable with each new piece over the weeks, showing us how regular practice really makes a difference. You’ve got this one now: the last few bars are almost the same as the first, which you’ve already nailed. Happy birthday tomorrow!