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This month I really enjoyed learning the iconic surf rock riff Misirlou. What made it even more special is I got to play it on my brand new Bamboo uke (thanks RockClass101 and UkeRepublic).
I was new to Tremolo picking and it’s probably hands down the toughest technique on my Uke learning journey. For some reason I just couldn’t Tremolo pick with my thumb as taught by Matt. I just couldn’t get a good tone with my thumb. So I tried it with pointing finger instead. Another challenge I find with Tremolo picking is I often run out of steam and slowing down the repetitive motion. But it’s such a cool picking technique.
The other milestone for me is it’s the first time I’m able to play with a band. I never was able to to do that before.
Thank you @lhamilton. I’m so looking for it. My current’s ukulele’s fretboard is made out of plastic. I can’t wait to feel and play on a fretboard that’s made out of organic material 🙂
Wow. I’m speechless. This is incredible. I can’t believe it that I have won a real beaut!!
Thank you so much Andrew for all of your feedback and thank you for the kind words @leb397, @The_Bumble_Bard, @jbmills07, @tessiert. I’m so proud to be part of this community.
P.S. Just the other day I was curious what a bamboo uke sounds like and I came across the performance by @jbmills07 who played beautifully on his bamboo uke and I was trying to imagine what’s it’s like to hold one and play it. A few days later, my dream came true. I’m so over the moon :)))
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This month I chose Fingerpicking Etude no. 5. It’s such a beautiful melody and I really enjoyed learning it. The most challenging part for me to overcome is to Travis-Pick consistently and timely. It’s also easy to lose focus and mess up like I did near the end but it was still my best take from many attempts.
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I had to make a last minute switch to submit Aura Lee.
I was gunning for Danger Zone this month but I couldn’t quite get it together in time for this month. I found it ok to play along by myself with the tablature but as soon as I played with the band, it was like another level and I couldn’t keep up. More time and practice needed for sure.
As a side note, I’m wondering if it’s possible to have the Tab Play Along with only backing track sound (without ukulele performer) as an intermediate step so I get some visual help with the rhythm but without Evan playing. Do you think this will help me bridging across to completely rely on the backing track along?
I’m newbie and had the same question when I saw a 5 stringed uke on sale on UkeRepiblic. The discussion here really helps. Thank you!
@dirk55 – I’m curious to know if you managed to fix it?
Great choice! Thanks for sharing.
I’m browsing this forum to get some idea of my next uke. Concert Kala ziricote looks beautiful and sounds great.
Andrew – Thanks for the feedback and the links to the lessons. I will let you know my progress.
Re Populele, I agree with what you said in the review. Populele is my first uke (a surprise present) and while I had fun initially learning to play it via their App, I quickly outgrew its learning platform for the same reasons you mentioned in your review. Since then I have always wondered what an acoustic uke feels and sounds like in my hands lol
My goal was to reward myself a new uke after completing 10 consecutive monthly challenge (completed 7 so far). After seeing your feedback, I might reward myself one sooner 🙂
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This is my 7th consecutive monthly challenge. I chose La Donna è mobile this month. This is probably one of the most difficult tunes I had learned here. Lots of first time techniques to learn for me like staccato, vibrato and harmonics, etc, which I need to revisit after this challenge. Other than more practice time needed on various techniques, I find the tapped harmonics on the last bar the most difficult. I don’t seem to be able to produce the sound Andrew demonstrated. The AH on my Uke sounds very faint. Could this be instrument dependent?
As usual, any feedback will be appreciated
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I had fun learning my second Beetles tune, Yellow Submarine, arranged by Matt, in my 6th consecutive monthly challenge.
While I couldn’t get a take without making mistakes I enjoyed playing this timeless tune.
Any feedback is appreciated.
