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@leb397 – Thanks for inducting me into the bonus track group, although I can’t guarantee to be a regular member! Merry Christmas to you.
@abster – I always look forward to your submissions, and you gave us a bonus this time! Your sister has a lovely voice, and I hope she will join you again some time.
@The_Bumble_Bard – It took me a while to build up to “performance” standard, if you can call it that. One day, navigating around the fretboard will come more naturally, but I have to let my brain come to that in its own time. Happy holidays to you – I can imagine you and your googly uke are the life of the party!I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Why is it that when I practise on my air ukulele (especially as I’m falling asleep), I can play through an entire piece without any clangers, with smooth transitions, and everything sounds lovely? When I practise in real time, I can play each section without mistakes, but when I try to put them all together, I get . . . well . . . this. Anyway, it’s the best I can do for now. To make up for it, I’ve added a little bonus track at the end.
Thanks again, Andrew and crew—I’m so glad I discovered Rockclass101. I hope you get a well-deserved break. And now we can look forward to the days getting longer.
Happy holidays, everyone. Take care of each other, take care of yourselves, and we’ll see you next year.
Another day or two and I’ll have a video ready to submit – another day or two is all we have left, isn’t it? There’s so much talent in this group and such a range of experience. This is a great community where everyone is so supportive and helpful. Special thanks to Andrew and crew for making all this happen. You make it look easy, which is a sure sign that you’re putting a great deal of time and effort into everything you do. I hope you all get a well-deserved rest for the holidays.
Just a few comments:
@The_Bumble_Bard – You are always having so much fun with your playing! Thanks for continuing to remind us of this.
@ukefinlandgirl – I love your beautiful instrument! And you are making some beautiful sounds with it.
@katazumiri – What graceful hand movements! It’s fun to watch that addition to your playing.
@leb397 – I never tire of hearing someone play the banjo uke – thanks for adding that little bonus. Strangely enough, my brother recently reminded me that our older sister once had a banjolele many years ago. So long ago that I can barely remember it, except that I was allowed to look but not touch. We don’t know what happened to it – it didn’t turn up when we cleared out her house, and my sister has been gone for four years now. One of life’s mysteries!Welcome @leihali! (Don’t forget to say that you’re a Premium Member.) I also grew up playing the piano, and learning uke has given me a new respect for players of all stringed instruments. Piano has provided a solid sense of rhythm (also in your case, clearly), so at least we don’t have to learn that at the same time as trying to master the fretboard.
Not sure why my Youtube video isn’t embedded in the message, but I assume the link will work okay.
Again, I’m in awe of the talent in this group. One day I hope to feel effortlessly comfortable on the fretboard (you immediately come to mind, @abster, @Nico_uke, @marianne, among so many others), but for now I’m still picking my way through each piece. @leb397, ain’t that the truth: it takes longer to make the connections between older fingers and older brains—but what a pleasant way to keep the synapses firing!
@The_Bumble_Bard: Thanks for watching for my entry. I’m on the last minute again because I changed etudes halfway through—wanted to play something on my new Low-G, but my first pick proved to be beyond my capabilities, and my second choice was almost as difficult. How true that the fingering has to become second nature before attempting to add feeling. This Etude, no. 17, is meant to focus on dynamics, which I thought would be easy to incorporate, but I found I had to put all my attention into the fingering.I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Thank you, Andrew. Your etudes are not only beautifully written, but each one is geared toward a certain level while managing to add an extra little challenge somewhere in the piece. I don’t feel I’ve risen to this challenge adequately — clearly I need to strengthen the hammer-ons/pull-offs, and I’m not sure why I kept looking down at what my right hand was doing — but I wanted to submit something on my new low-G Kala. I’ll definitely be working on this one because it’s such a lovely piece.
Oh, @leb397, I feel your pain! But you came back strong with another submission right away. I think I bit off more than I can chew with Etude #17, but I wanted something I could play on my brand new low-G Kala, thanks to the generosity of Uke Republic. I didn’t realize it would have such finger-tangles toward the end, so I’m going to have to crawl through it at a snail’s pace and submit it at the last minute – I hope Andrew has an extra half hour to listen to it!
@The_Bumble_Bard, congratulations for putting three different styles together, and so seamlessly!Love hearing everyone’s entries – so much talent in this group.
Welcome, @ukulelebetsy! This site is amazing – I discovered it earlier in the year when I found myself thinking there must be more than strumming with this instrument. And indeed there is – I had no idea there would be so many possibilities for learning and improving. Andrew and the other instructors are thorough and patient, and the community on this forum are all positive and encouraging. And don’t hesitate to post an entry – there are so many talented people here, and they all had to begin somewhere. We’ll look forward to hearing more from you!
Again, what an impressive display of talent in this group! I so admire the skill of everyone who submitted Tocatta and Fugue . . . maybe one day I’ll reach that level. A special shout-out to @abster – your fingers knew just what to do even as you looked around for possible distractions! You are amazing.
@brettboy: You are an absolute riot, with your selection of crazy videos. (I had to watch your cat very carefully in your first submission – it sat so quietly through your playing, I wondered if it was part of your decor.)So here’s my humble entry, complete with little corrections where I should have just plowed through – I didn’t realize I was doing that until I played it back.
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Oh my goodness, I’m gobsmacked! Now my dream of having a low-G and a high-G at the same time will be fulfilled! Thanks again to Andrew and crew for writing and arranging the tunes that know how to challenge us and for putting so much time into RockClass101 and its amazing website.
@The_Bumble_Bard: I agree, you deserve all kinds of credit for putting it all together in just an hour and making it sound quite presentable! Nicely done.
@leb397: What a beautiful vintage find! I love how you can see the wear on the fretboard from all the tunes this instrument has played in the past – imagine the stories it could tell.
I continue to be blown away by the talent in this group. @abster, you are amazing – I look forward to each of your videos, as I do the entries from @brettboy – your creative personality shines. And to everyone else, thanks for the inspiration.
And special thanks to Andrew and crew for making this all happen.
Thanks, Andrew, for this lovely little duet. I thought my fingers would be able to master it fairly quickly . . . until I got to that devilish run up the fretboard, which others have done so effortlessly, while my fingers just wanted to tangle up in a panic, even at 75%. Something else to practice!
@marianne – I always look forward to your entries because you always play so beautifully! You are my inspiration.
