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  • July 10, 2025 at 5:47 pm in reply to: Steven Warren #74463
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    I came here in Panic!
    I regularly listen to his arrangements and they are so magical.
    Really had to push my skills to learn some of them and 2 I play daily 😀

    Wish him all the best of course!

    June 30, 2025 at 6:00 am in reply to: Participate in the June 2025 Member Challenge – WIN $2,250 Kanile’a Ukulele #74323
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    Hi All,

    Awesome summer challenge! Really wanted to learn Free Fallin’, but I am just to Zelda minded nowadays… (Do not know what Nintendo did this Month to ignite that :P)
    I also did Song of Storms 2 years ago and really did not do it much justice then. So good time to record it with a new Low G uke and a bit more experience 😀

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    March 31, 2025 at 6:47 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2025 Member Challenge – Rewind & Replay! #73353
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    Good effort everybody, so many nice performances!

    Finally did the redo.
    Never perfect, often too fast. So many thoughts rush through my head when I play slower 😀
    I tried till my fingers hurt, but this song is one I will always practice on my uke.

    With kind regards,
    Jayton

    (Do not know if I double posted, had some issues with editing and resubmitting)
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    March 14, 2025 at 6:06 pm in reply to: Participate in the March 2025 Member Challenge – Rewind & Replay! #65980
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    Hi All,

    Time to revisit one of my favorite renditions on a ukulele by Steven, Always with me.
    I still listen to Stevens performance regularly, so I need to polish mine!
    Original recording is from Nov 2023, and I looked up Andrews comment:

    … From here, I’d put the majority of your practice time into the first half of Verse 2. But I’d also suggest practicing this piece at a slower tempo while monitoring tempo (keeping it steady throughout). Try this approach: work on one section a day. Bit size chucks help a lot for smoothing out harder tunes like this one
    …

    For some reason, I had a voice in my head saying the second part sounds nothing like what it should =). Time to work out the kinks!

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    December 20, 2024 at 7:16 pm in reply to: Participate in the December 2024 Member Challenge – WIN $3,100 Kanile’a #64940
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    Hi All,

    Premium Member.

    Had so much fun with Feliz Navidad, great arrangement!
    Initially I thought it would be too advanced for me, but I just had to learn it. =)
    I tried many times, but keep making little mistakes.

    Like in the song: Wishing you A Merry Christmas (in advance)!

    Jayton

    November 30, 2024 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Participate in the November 2024 Member Challenge – WIN $3,100 Kanile’a #64684
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    Hi Everyone,

    I relearned Etude 25 – Morning Dew. Trying to do it more justice, compared to 1 year ago.
    Actually had to learn it all over again =), but I just really like this relaxing little tune.
    I do not play this ukulele enough, sometimes I just get lost listening to that low G.

    Grt,
    Jayton
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    October 31, 2024 at 11:47 am in reply to: Participate in the October 2024 Member Challenge – WIN $3,100 Kanile’a #64284
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    Hi,

    Loved the challenge of Blue Moon, initially thought it would be out of reach… but I learned a lot in the process and it made me practice a lot this month! Thanks.

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    May 31, 2024 at 6:39 am in reply to: Participate in the May 2024 Challenge: Double Kanile’a Giveaway ($5,800) #61785
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    I learned Clocks this month, so catchy I could not resist =)
    I found the chord changes sometimes hard, good thing to isolate and practice more…
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    November 30, 2023 at 9:47 am in reply to: Participate in the November 2023 Member Challenge – WIN $935 Kanile’a #59638
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    Hi all,

    Premium Member here.

    Here is my try of Always With Me. I instantly needed to learn this song, when I saw it on Steven’s youtube channel 2 years ago. That performance blew my mind on how a Uke can sound (in capable hands) =).
    Luckily he simplified it a bit and I was finally able to learn it.
    The tip of my fingers hurt of al the attempts on getting an ok performance.

    Super fun challenge, thanks!

    Regards,
    Jay

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    October 31, 2023 at 7:55 pm in reply to: Participate in the October 2023 Member Challenge – WIN $935 Kanile’a #59256
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    Hi,

    Here is my entry of Morning Dew
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    I really liked the tune and the focus on hammerons and pulloffs.
    Also got the chance to play more on my Low-G 😀
    Those distractions with all the nice Ghibli tunes were harsh, though 😀

    Grtz,
    Jay

    December 23, 2022 at 9:15 pm in reply to: Participate in the December 2022 Member Challenge – WIN $6,000 Kanile’a #55380
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    Last Challenge of the year already! Great job All.
    And Happy holidays!

    I tried Chopsticks, but need some practice to get the speed and clarity.

    Premium member

    Looking forward on improving in 2023.

    Regards,
    Jayton

    November 30, 2022 at 6:58 am in reply to: Participate in the November 2022 Member Challenge – WIN $6,000 Kanile’a #54854
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    Hi,

    Loved the challenge, especially playing to a backingtrack and the editing =).
    Even with an easier song it is really getting used to. I had a rushed start but think I settled a bit afterwards

    Premium Member
    Looking forward to December’s challenge!

    Regards, Jay

    October 31, 2022 at 9:38 pm in reply to: Participate in the October 2022 Member Challenge – WIN $6,000 Kanile’a #54460
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    Hi,
    I practiced the Stranger Things theme, just love the show…. But so frustrating to record the theme… After dozens of takes my fingers got tangled up =)

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    June 1, 2022 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Participate in the May 2022 Member Challenge – WIN $6,000 Kanile’a Ukulele #52234
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    Thanks for the feedback !
    Will have a closer look at that part👍

    May 31, 2022 at 6:59 pm in reply to: Participate in the May 2022 Member Challenge – WIN $6,000 Kanile’a Ukulele #52198
    jayton
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    Hi all,

    Here is my attempt to Yellow Submarine, actually did not now the song that well (except for the iconic chorus). But had to give it a go as it is the only song, this month, that has a themed Lego set.
    I messed up the ending, but the 20 takes after this were worse…

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    Looking forward to the June challenge!

    Greetz,
    Jayton

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