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End of month, I can’t delay any longer. Here is my attempt at Clocks. Thanks for the great arrangement Matt. As with some other arrangements on Rock Class 101, I actually like this arrangement played on the uke better than the original. (When played by a competent musician, not me. But the great arrangements provide me the incentive to keep trying.)
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I chose Punk-182 for this month’s challenge. A fun tune, especially with the backing track. Thanks for the help on this Andrew. And as usual, it is fun to listen to everyone’s performances.
My song this month is Tonight You Belong to Me. A catchy tune that I finally had a chance to learn. This is about the best I could do with one month, minus a week as I was out of town and could not bring the uke along. It is evident that the effort everyone put in this month, and every month, is significant and is enjoyable to listen to. Looking forward to next month’s challenge.
Here is my final of Misirlou. Still have that clicking sound and so I am far from mastering the tremolo technique. I will continue to practice using Matt’s previous suggestions. Thanks Matt. Outstanding job done by everyone this month. Many impressive performances!
Here are a few measures of Misirlou, which demonstrates the trouble I am having with the tremolo technique using the thumb nail. Although I have been practicing this for quite a while (long before this month), I cannot eliminate the clicking sound I get, as is evident in this video. Matt does address this clicking problem in the Live Lesson on How to Tremolo Pick on Ukulele, but I still can’t eliminate the click. I believe the thumb nail is plenty long enough. Any ideas? Thanks.
I have been contemplating what to work on for this month’s challenge and time has been slipping by. I almost joined the claw hammer club as that looks like lots of fun and something I always wanted to do. I also thought to continue my efforts on Always With Me. Stephen’s arrangement is superior to any other, in my opinion, strings, piano, or otherwise. But I fear a month will not be enough time to reach any level of proficiency on it. So, I have decided to go with better proficiency of the tremolo technique. I didn’t have enough time to work on Misirlou a few months back, so have settled on that for this month.
1)Execution – I consider myself an advanced beginner in general. I would like to achieve a tolerable level of proficiency with the song by month’s end, and thereby also improving my overall tremolo ability as a result. I plan to practice the technique and song at least 30 minutes each day.
2)Application – Tremolo will be used in Misirlou.
3)Evaluation – I will be continually evaluating my progress with the month end goal in mind.
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I made a donation to the UKC-a good cause. (I will email details to Andrew.)
I am definitely over my head with “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. Waited to last possible moment to publish to benefit from more practice, but it is still a work in progress. Sorry for the jingling/clanking at beginning, but my pup (15 years old) decided to finish his latest meal just then.
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. As usual, I am looking forward to any and all comments. Thanks.I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Here is my try at Morning Dew. As usual, if I only had another month to practice . . . . And congratulations Andrew on your 10 year anniversary!
Thanks for the comments Andrew on the September Monthly Challenge. I know that I typically have too aggressive of a right hand attack and have a difficult time trying to tone it down. At your suggestion, I practiced a lighter touch on Strumming Song: The Blues which I have attached to this message. I do believe I still need to lighten up more. I also redid September’s Minor Blues, attempting a lighter touch, which I also included. I appreciate any follow up. Thanks!
