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Well done Anne! That piece is so long that it’s really tough to get through. I tried to record it last night, but it fell apart near the end.
If that’s not what you are looking for, what exactly are you looking for? I thought that was it, too.
@Sprintingyogini – Both of us singing? We’d want to work out harmonies, then, and I don’t think we’ll manage that by the end of the month. If we win a Skype lesson with Taimane, though, maybe we could work them out together with Taimane. That would be pretty awesome!
How on earth does Katie (or Taimane for that matter) manage to sing from bar 13 to bar 20 in one breath? Serious props! My wife and I both have to take a breath at the beginning of bar 16. We’re still working out which of us will sing it in our final version.
I admire everyone’s finger span. The boutonniere deformity in my left little finger really doesn’t help. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutonniere_deformity)
Hey Vida,
I’ve been struggling with a number of the same things as you but I’m probably a bit further along, so I’ll see if I can help, too.
1. Re memorising, that section you are on is really really hard for me to memorise too. If it helps, the rest of the piece is easier, but the rhythms in that section are all over the place and there is no distinct tune, right? The only suggestion I have is to not get too hung up about playing the rhythms exactly right. I find that if I play the right chords and stay in 6/8 time, then it all kind of works out in the end.
2. Re the chord, you are talking about the 4675 Bm chord, not the barre chord, right? I just tried to recreate the effect that you were talking about, and I think you need to relax your wrist. I’m going to guess that your wrist is curved at the moment. If you relax it, it will straighten out and you won’t get such an extreme angle on your fretting finger (not to mention, your wrist won’t hurt as much). What do you think, Andrew?
I’m using this as kind of a visualisation exerise, which helps me deconstruct people’s form when teaching martial arts. I’m not claiming to be any sort of a musical expert but effective and pain-free body positioning is right up my alley.
At the beginning of the month, I thought I might be biting off more than I can chew, but it looks like I might actually make it with Moon. Here are themes 4 and 5. I’ve been practicing transitioning between the themes as I go, so once I get theme 6 sorted, it shouldn’t take too much more effort to put it all together.
You can definitely buy solid spalted mango instruments, but I think they are less common than laminates because the wood is a bit tricky to work with. (I could be wrong about that, though.) Here is an example https://www.theukulelesite.com/romero-creations-gts-solid-spalted-mango-grand-tenor.html
FWIW, I play a solid mango uke, with a tiny bit of spalting on the back and sides, but none on the sound board. https://meleukulele.com/product/mele-mango-concert-2/
Hi guys. Here is theme 3 and part of theme 4 of Moon. Before anyone comments, I KNOW I didn’t hit the harmonic cleanly, but I can do it. I just happened to stuff it up this time. Given that this isn’t the final product it’s not worth re-recording.
