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Congratulations Anne. What a wonderful way for you to have a little extra ukulele love to acknowledge the anniversary of your husband’s passing. Take care.
Here’s my March submission, Waltz in C. I started with Lagrima but then got busy with some other things, including the harmonics class which has been really interesting. I continue to work on playing more relaxed and fluid which still goes out the window when I hit record. And I also need to invest in a better mic!
I hope you are all doing well during these unsettling times. I am so grateful for the online ukulele community especially with all of this social distancing. I’ve enjoyed all the submissions so far and look forward to those to come.
By the way, I specifically wore the sweatshirt as a shout out to the Portland Maine Sea Dogs and to all those other baseball teams that will hopefully be filling our stadiums soon.
Take care, hang in there, and stay well.
KarenI’ve really enjoyed learning the clawhammer technique and I hope to continue to improve with this. I would love a cleaner take, but even with leap day, this is as good as I am going to get! I notice my pinky likes to sneak out of that claw shape and need to work on that.
I’ve enjoyed everyone’s submissions. The many beautiful versions of Amazing Grace have inspired me to try the Harmonics course next. Thanks again to all.
Thanks Andrew for your feedback. I think I will look into microphone options, and keep working on my finger positioning too.
Sheryl, I loved your composition and beautiful playing, and your description was lovely too.
And Holly, your clawhammer style is great. I was excited to see the lesson recently posted, especially since I also received a banjouke from Santa.Thanks again to all,
KarenHere’s my version of Grace’s Lullaby which I really enjoyed learning. I worked to be more relaxed in my playing despite the record button. It sounds more “tinny” than I would like which I like to blame on my less than stellar quality MacBook microphone. The full strum sounds so harsh compared to the individual string picking and I would like to work on a more consistent volume. I’ve enjoyed everyone’s submissions, especially the original compositions. Thanks again to all.
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Jina, I loved your montage! Just lovely.
Olden, Congrats on your 3 for 3. Well done!Take care,
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Here’s m December submission. I challenged myself by playing it on a 8 string Tenor which was trickier than I thought. I am not used to the tenor size, not to mention the extra strings which added extra buzz. And then there is the instant tension once I hit record. I love seeing everyone’s submissions and hope some day to play in a more relaxed, smooth way. In the meantime, this is the best of my zillion takes.
I wish happy holidays to everyone who celebrates anything this time of year, even if it is just the Winter Solstice or Festivus.
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Here’s my submission of House of the Rising Sun. As usual, I had a hard time getting a clean recording despite endless takes. I am getting a smidgeon more comfortable with the recorder on, but do wish it sounded better. Looking at the video, I think my left hand position is all over the place.
This was a fun song to learn. I’ve also enjoyed other’s submissions. I noticed the YouTube platform has added some extra steps, so it’s no surprise some people are having trouble. Hopefully this link works okay.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! Are you all ready for a few rounds of Over the River and Through the Woods?
I am thankful for all the RC 101 community!
Take care,
KarenI did love the Disturbed video of Sound of Silence and recalled an interview on NPR from awhile ago. It’s amazing how the facial expressions in the video influence the listening experience. Here’s a link if anyone is interested:
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Here is my version of Sound of Silence. This has always been one of my favorite songs and I’ve appreciated the chance to learn it. I wish it was cleaner, and know I especially need to work on my transitions. And my tone. And a consistent tempo. And the buzzing. It always goes so much worse when I hit record. Blame it on the ghosts? After a zillion takes, I just need to move on. The lights, by the way, are spiders. Despite the mistakes, it is nice to see some slow but steady progress since I first started.Thanks again for a great challenge. I’ve enjoyed everyone’s submissions so far and look forward to those yet to come.
Happy Halloween!!!
Karen
I’ve been enjoying the strumming course but have been too busy for a submission this month. I wish you all well and look forward to learning from your submissions and feedback. Happy Fall!
On another note, tomorrow, Saturday, August 31st is the annual World-Wide Play Music on the Porch Day!
http://www.playmusicontheporchday.com/Here’s my August Submission of Kemp’s Jig. After multiple takes, this is my cleanest recording. I still wish it was smoother and the notes were clearer, especially the pull offs and that dang
Em shape. I am at my Dad’s (a ukulele player too at age 87!) who has been listening to these endless attemps and you can hear his excitement at the end which made me laugh.I’ve had fun learning this song. And it’s been nice viewing other submissions, especially La Gitanita which I think was the first Rock Class challenge attempt. Thanks again to the RC101 instructors and family!
Congrats to Rufio! And thanks for the feedback on finger position to improve my pull-offs. I’m looking forward to working on the August challenge options.
