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I also have a mug from a festival I went to and a couple other t-shirts. Plus I got a uke mask, lol. I love the fun gear you guys have! Dr Seuss is particularly funny.

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Yup, it gets much easier in time. Try not to take on too much at once. One bar at a time, get familiar with it with some muscle memory to help the reading, and move onto the next. Slow and steady wins the race.

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Reminder everyone, this is today in an hour and a half. I hope to make it!

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Welcome Steven! I love what you do and look forward to learning from you. 😀

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*Disclaimer: I am a beginner songwriter and I have no idea what I’m doing.*

So, here’s the song I’ve been working on for a little while. I started with Wonderful Tonight. I used the chord progressions from that, and “borrowed” some bars here and there, but it manages to have a very different sound. It was an interesting exercise to start with something I like.

I have a handful of songs I’ve written, but this is the first time I’ve followed a form, a simple one, AABA. I started with the high melody of Wonderful Tonight and messed with the rhythms to write the first bit of A, then expanded on it to get to 8 bars using chords from Wonderful Tonight. Then I used the low melody of Wonderful Tonight to create the B melody the same way. Then I messed around until I had variations each version of the A melody. Then I tweaked, tweaked, tweaked, and tried to learn how to play the darned thing.

It has hammer ons, pull offs, slides, a couple staccato, a rasgueado strum, a tag, and plucked harmonics.

I welcome criticism, as I really have no clue what I’m doing other than having a blast. 🙂

Without further ado, here is the world premiere of Inspired Tonight.

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And we’re off, for another month! I have an original I’ve been working on for a bit. Don’t get too excited, I don’t know what I’m doing. 🙂

Since my original is coming along well, I’m going to also try the Blues song. I love the blues and it’s a great tune.

Thanks for another fun challenge, Andrew.

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Interesting concept. Thanks for sharing. I like it. 🙂

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Interesting take, effortless. It’s got a unique vibe. What do you mean by reharmonizing a melody? I know very little theory and I’m interested!

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What a harmonic workout. Well done! The new uke sounds great.

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Thank you Andrew! I think I’m finally seeing some of that progress you’ve mentioned. Yay! This one feels good.

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Here’s my submission. It was harder than usual to memorize, with all the variations on the F, but I eventually got it down.

I worked on dynamics on this one, with some help from Stephen. I’ve been wanting to get better at dynamics, and this seemed like the right song to push myself on. I’ve finally reached the point where getting the right notes, in the right order, at the right time is not enough for me. I’m pretty new to dynamics.

How did I do?

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Interesting review Robin. It looks like it was made with a loving hand. The quirks are just a personal touch. What a cool process. I’d love to do that some days. I don’t have a garden though. That’s a special thing. It sounds great too. I hope you enjoy it for many years.

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Great job Brettboy. As usual, you went above and beyond. It sounds great on both. It’s interesting to hear it on the Baritone. Might there be a baritone in my future? Did you play it at all the same frets, not transposing?

Eszter, great job on Rainbow. You’ve got a great mellow feel.

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I like your hand made one the best. It sounds fabulous. Congrats on your building success!

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I have my laminates hanging, but my solid in a hard case with a humidifier in the winter when it’s dry, and hanging in the summer when it’s more humid around here. I don’t know if this is the best approach though. I’m following.

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