Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
‘Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot
This helps protect our community. Learn more’Does anyone else get this message when playing YouTube videos from this forum?
I sign in and out of both YouTube and RC101. Sometimes this will resolve issue temporarily, Not always. Suggestions?@janaq1 Your compositions are very enjoyable.I just listened to therapy and the 1st little composition. Bravo. Your toccata and fugue was quite good as well. Full of emotion with tight, tidy chord progressions. Your Uke has a terrific tone and quite good resonance. Are you miking the recording, plugged in? I am curious to know what gear if any you are using.
Thanks. Rick.Happy Halloween All…Scary Times.
Here is my Premium Member Submission.
As always, the dedication, practice and willingness to grow in EVERYBODY’S
submission is impressive. Thank You RC101 for the Challenges.
Somebody is going to have a fine new instrument.Aloha, all. Here is my premium member submission for August.
The challenge was indeed that.The exercise was a stttrrrreeeetch for me. One area that I wish to improve on is the use of P-I-M-A in my finger-style playing. Steven has made a wonderful arrangement and explains the mechanics clearly including the use of PIMA. While I did practice the tune a lot while trying to be strict about PIMA, that skill is going to require more time and the undoing of old habits. Onward and Upward.
MAHOLO for all the TV theme submissions. Lots of work,lots of FUN@madz_about_uke I loved your video. Thanks.
@andrew Roger. Wilco. Thanks for the feedback. I will follow your suggestions as I develop the piece. Rhythm has always been a challenge for me. Really enjoying my time with your School.
Premium Member I am.
A busy June for me. I was able to give the Billie Eilish tune a go. Lots of terrific submissions. So nice to be a part of this community for musicians developing their craft.
One thing I looked at with all the “What Wads I Made For” submissions is the various left hand thumb positions… interesting.
Thank You RC101 and everyone who performed for the June Challenge
Here is my PREMIUM MEMBER May submission.
Going to Califiornia at 75% speed.
It took more than 40 hours of practice to get it to this
point. Still lots of warts and freckles and flubs and timing issues. Lots of work, lots of fun, lots of learning.As usual everyone worked hard and I love listening to all of your submissions. Kudos to all.
Andrew’s Creation…Bella Vita. This lovely piece took a LOT of practice for me to play reasonably well.Still a ways to go. Measure 6 was tough.
I am a Premium member. April Challenge.
Hope I didn’t wait too late. You Tube says it won’t go public until 9 PM. Another Month of hard work, growth and excellent performances by all. Rock Class 101 Rocks.THANK YOU Stephen Cox for the enriching and informative private session. The discussion about Rhythm and Groove was helpful.Thanks for the tips and the links.
Bourre was a challenge. I have loved the piece since teen years when I wanted to be Ian Anderson. To play the piece on Uke and Bass revealed a lot about right hand technique-alternating index and middle fingers. I plan to continue correcting old habits and learning proper fingering next month with Etude #26 …Travis picking.
I do not have the technology skills or software to play both parts in one video (as Marianne did in the spectacular performance of Valse Venezano) so I used a loop pedal so I could do a duet for one.
RC101 continues to provide the instruction and development opportunities I need. I am very impressed by all the hard work and the spectrum of ability that is here. Thank you one and all.
@morrieuke1 What a wonderful composition. I have listened several times. Lots of emotion and I particularly like the high part around 2:05. I saw the light. Thank You.
Hello Andrew et al:
The January Challenge was just that …Challenging.
Goals:
– Become familiar with RC101 facilities.
– learn two lesson tunes
– get to know the communityThe path was steep. The selected tunes were a stretch for me. Thankfully, the video instruction was detailed and thorough. SoundSlice was helpful by slowing the samples down.
Many hours of daily practice and repetition caused a mid-month left hand cramp that lasted for 5 days. Probably the result of some of the fret reaches that I was not accustomed to.I am impressed by the quality of musicianship that RC101 participants possess. Truly a dedicated group of ukulele players who want to grow and improve their skills. Awesome.
I look forward to getting to know you all better and hearing what you have to offer.
I look forward to letting Fur Elise and Freight Train take a rest. I will revisit in the future.Peace
