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Hi @arlena57
Welcome to RC101 from and EX-Aucklander, now devoted Aussie (sorry about that)!One day your dog will enjoy your playing 😀
I am sure my cat does now… when playing certain tunes eg. my arrangement of Brahm’s Lullaby, he will come and sit on my lap. Or…. is he trying to shut me up?!?!?!? ;DThere is SO much to learn here, and so much frustration and joy in achieving your own milestones.
Follow the learning paths to start off, try and practice daily, enjoy yourself and BE PATIENT.
Get a strap for your uke because it makes it so much easier to hold, aim to buy a second uke one day ‘cos “you’ve just gotta be able to play both high and low G tune because the arrangements are sooooo good”, and we want to do everything” :D, and prepare to contract UAS (ukulele acquirement syndrome – a terminal condition).And have fun, every day.
Hi Andrew, I have confused myself re. “Out in the North”
You say “The tutorial covers a bare-bones version of the song, while the performance adds a few variations to jazz it up.”
Yet, there are three tabbed versions:
Melody
Chord Melody
Performance VersionSo…. to meet challenge requirements, is it:
Play Melody version or Chord Melody version?OR:
Play Chord Melody version or Performance version?Thanks, Misty.
thanks Stephen, I shall work on the tempo swells and dynamics as suggested (plus up my speed eventually).
Great feedback, it will definitely make it prettier.That was wonderful!!!
Suggestion: try a stress ball for building up strength in the picking hand.
I got one because my ring finger, and especially pinky finger, are weak. And also to try and gently straighten my wonky index finger. It seems to be improving my hand: x5 sets of 20 squeezes when watching TV.Keep us informed on your reply from Mike@UkeRepublic please.
I thought they were just same strings but longer length?!?! I am interested to see if there is any difference because I have used tenor sets when I have run out of concert length and just trimmed to length.I am a PREMIUM MEMBER.
Well I did it, even though I don’t like this type of music… I persisted at Hone A Ka Wai.
It is a damn good exercise, and I will have to keep playing it because of that.
Speed 70bpm, uke #10 Eddy Finn bamboo, Living Water strings (because I love these strings).
I even managed the barred Am up the neck with my wonky finger, and that makes it publishable.Jina!!!!
That’s bloody awesome! 🤩
The whole thing had me mesmerised, and just repeating “wow!”
Or “ohhhh!”
But the drums! Oh the drums were perfect 👌😁
Thank you for posting this.
🤣🤣🤣Neil Young: HARVEST MOON.
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG (and then I don’t have to work it out myself 😀 )
please please please.
I am an old child (Beloved Husband will confirm this), and the important thing for me is to be able to play recognisable MUSIC.
I would say: pick a simple tune that the kids would recognise and enjoy playing, and teach them one bar at a time (they will probably learn it faster than you would expect!).
Kids are awesome and their minds so incredibly flexible!@becky7777 nope, my bamboo Eddie Finn concert is #10.
This is #11.
OMG I have to stop (about 8 ukes ago!!!!).I blame Beloved Husband for enjoying and encouraging my UAS, and I blame Andrew for teaching the love of all things uke.
I take no responsibility for myself because an addict is an addict, and my enablers just make it so hard for me 😁