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I’d like to add that even if it’s not possible or too complicated to add an option to switch between alphabetical order and posting date in the song list, it might be worth considering to change the default (and only available) sort order from alphabetical to posting date, always showing the newest song lessons at the top of the page. I would highly prefer that order, and I can imagine a majority of the users might do as well.
This is actually something I’ve also been looking for, and while the current solution (navigating to a specifc song lesson in order to see the list of the five most recent song lessons) does work, it’s not as intuitive and user friendly as it could be and might be worth being considered as optimization area when the next opportunity for a remake comes up.
My particular suggestion: when navigating to the Ukulele Songs area, by default i see the list of all songs (currently 293) in alphabetical order, spread across 20 pages.
A simple setting that would allow me to change the order from aphabetical to posting date (newest to oldest) would be ideal.
Another setting that would allow me to see all entries on one long page instead of across 20 pages would be even better yet. That would also allow me to use the standard browser search functionality and would be a great addition to the very useful filter and search area on the right.I picked the Pineapple Uke Blues this month, but my main challenge was that I didn’t get around to actually start learning it until last Saturday, so I had five days to get it from zero to a somewhat submittable state. I cut some corners mainly by omitting all the plucking vs. strumming subtleties and just strumming the whole thing. Here it is.
I picked DayDreaming for the August challenge. And since one of my ongoing issues in many of the previous challenges has been that I tend to play too fast, I specifically challenged myself this time to come up with a rendition that is as laid-back and relaxed as humanly possible for me. So this is a fair deal slower than Andrew’s original version, and believe me, doing that was much harder for me than meeting or exceeding the original tempo. It’s interesting how the character of the piece changes by just slowing down the tempo.
My version sounds almost like a lullaby, which is not too bad of a fit given the title.Ok, now that I’m done early with the August challenge, I’m going to head right into learning the Motown medely. That’s going to be tons of fun, and I’m sure it’s going to pop up in one of these challenges in a not too distant future 🙂
I love surf rock and really like the wipe out arrangement, so that was my pick this month. I had very little practice time due to vacation the last few weeks, thus the late and yet unpolished submission. But I guess surf rock is suppposed to sound a little under-rehearsed 🙂 For the same reason I didn’t bother to learn or even memorize the ending lick, so I just winged it on the spot.
The Pachelbel progression has been used in a million pop songs, no surprise Maroon 5 adds just one more. Check this out. Super funny and very true:
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Playing along with a backing track, listening to and staying in sync with music other than my own while playing was completely new to me. I have to admit so far I haven’t even bothered to use a metronome while practicing (big mistake, I know). Hence my ongoing timing issues in many of the past challenges. I was really thrilled when I saw this arrangement of Jailhouse Rock being released by Rockclass101.com, and even more so when I saw it was included in the June challenge. So it was a no-brainer for me, this would be my pick for the June challenge, as it is super fun to learn and to play, yet with a manageable difficulty level, making it the perfect song for learning to play along with a backing track. For me it’s just what the doctor ordered. Here’s my take, I apologize for the sound quality, and the solo still needs some polishing, but overall I’m quite happy with the result.
@Andrew, thanks! And yes, I know, it’s my usual isue, and here it’s so obvious I didn’t even mention it. When I listened back to my recording I noticed the tempo makes it sound rushed and short-breathed in some spots, plus it’s not even consistent throughout the take, I think it gets even faster towards the end. I tried a few takes playing slower deliberately, but then I kept messing up real bad, so I posted the take I had. Gives me something to keep working on, and I really need to incorporate the tempo aspect earlier in the process of learning a new piece. It’s weird, but I tend to learn the songs in a tempo that’s too fast, and then it’s actually difficult for me to slow down and re-learn them in the correct tempo.
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Ukulele literally translates to jumping flea if I remember correctly, so Jump was the obvious choice for me this month. When I started learning this three weeks ago, it felt like I just got myself into an expedition to climb Mount Everest, and at some point I thought I bit off more than I could chew. But somehow I made it, at least the version without guitar solo (I’ll save that for a special opccasion), mostly thanks to Andrew’s excellent tutorial, without which I wouldn’t even have tried. Thanks for the hint to play through the mistakes, ovisously I did that a lot this time.
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Here’s my attempt at Tiptoe through the tulips. Took some modest liberties with the arrangement in a couple of spots just for fun.
Thanks for the feedback, AJ. When I learned the piece, my main focus was indeed on bringing out the melody over the accompanying arpeggios. So thanks for noticing and mentioning it, that’s very motivating.
Here’s my version of Spanish Romance. Was lots of fun to learn, thanks for the beautiful arrangement.
Also, I just happen to have learned the James Hill version of L-O-V-E a little while ago, so I thought since this song is part of the challenge, albeit in a different arrangement, I post it as well just for good measure (pun intended). Hope that’s ok, otherwise please go ahead and delete or move to a different part of the forum.
