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Wow! That’s lovely, @katazumiri!
Hi,
My update: I’ve memorized the piece and it’s mostly at speed though I still occasionally get buzzy strings from bad fingering or forgot what comes next. I’m planning on working on getting the music smoother and more musical and also on starting to play with recording onto the macbook next.
Linda
Hi,
My update — I’ve printed up the sheetmusic/tab in a size I can read (I’m nearsighted) and worked through the fingering. I’ve memorized all but the ending and am working on solidifying that and getting speed up reasonably. I’ll work on the ending portion soon and then start working on the macbook part.
Linda
Hi,
Here’s my plan for January:
1) Execution: I recently bought a U-bass and have gradually been getting comfortable with it. I’ve also moved from a Windows to a macbook machine and am still learning how to use it as well.
This month I will be learning to play Gabriel’s Oboe on U-base using the beautiful arrangement provided by Stephen Cox. I’ll also be learning how to record from the U-bass to Garage Band on the mac and then how to put the recording together with the video made on the iPad.
By the end of the month, I’d like to be able to play Gabriel’s Oboe smoothly and close to proper speed, video my performance on the iPad (as I usually do) while recording my playing directly to the macbook using my iRig. I’d like to then splice the video and music together seamlessly in iMovie.
2) Application: I’ll be learning to play U-bass more fluently and gaining comfort with the scale and tuning of the instrument. I’ll also gain the ability to record better quality sound and use the new tech tools I have for future monthly challenges.
3) Evaluation: I’ll be first working on learning the music and gradually bringing it up to speed on the U-bass with fewer errors over time. I’ll regularly work with the recording to mac part so as not to leave it to the last moment as usual. That way, I can work through any problems and there are no last-minute surprises about how to use the tools.
Linda
Wow! Thanks, @Andrew!
Linda
Hi,
This month I decided to try O Come All Ye Faithful. I played the lesson version first and then added a variation I pulled together. I hope they sound OK.
Linda
I am a premium member.Thanks, Andrew! I use Garage Band but more as a preamp/pedal and have never (yet) had any luck with recording. I wonder if I’d need a mic that worked with an iPad — I’ve never had any luck with that — though now I have the MacBook, maybe that will manage. I’ll do some hunting.
Linda
Thanks Andrew! I’m glad the playing didn’t sound too bad. I was doing the slap technique on the bass but it doesn’t come out very loud in the recording. I wasn’t entirely happy with the sound of the mute strums on the tenor uke.
I’d recorded the accompaniment while listening via earbud to the recorded Stephen’s accompaniment while reading the score from Patreon. Then, while listening via earbud to my accompaniment, I recorded the soprano part.
Putting the two together on iMovie was an interesting challenge. I’d just moved from PC to a 14-inch MacBook Pro and this was the first real non-setup task I’d done in the new machine. I was impressed at how easy it was to send the videos from my iPad to the Mac but that was where the easiness stopped 😀 . Pulling two videos and syncing them was rather interestingly difficult on that platform — a bit like organizing a closet in the dark.
I first learned how to do the basics in iMovie (lots of YouTube videos). After a tons of fiddling and trimming and moving stuff on the timeline, I finally realized that the important part was to make the ending jive — which meant learning how to slow things down for both video and play from the back while going back to the front and paring off film from the soprano. When the two endings matched, the accompaniment at least basically accompanied. Then I lessened the sound of the accompaniment so it didn’t overwhelm. And then I learned how to save the result.
Since then I’ve learned how to make picture in a picture work (I’d put the accompaniment in the bottom tray and it refused to move up so I could make it the inserted picture) and I’ve learned how to make the film and music timeline a bit bigger which would have greatly helped syncing.
Anyway it was a fascinating exercise. I’m enjoying the bass.
Linda
Hi,
This month I worked on the Finger-Picking Etude 16 bass and soprano (tenor actually). It’s a bit of a mess but was interesting to try. I’ve never done anything like this and it’s the first time with iMovie and I’m just learning how to use a Macbook.
Linda
Thanks @The_Bumble_Bard !
Linda
I’m rather fond of my Magic Fluke tenor. Warm tone, good intonation, and nice range. It’s in your price range.
I have more expensive ukes but still really enjoy playing my fluke and will be using it for this month’s challenge.
Linda
Congratulations, @grannieannie!
Linda