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Here’s everyone on page 8:
patparr – You’re off to a great start! I know that recording is tough and creates a lot of nervousness and anxiety. We usually try to play things faster when we feel this way, leading to more trouble in the song. I would recommend practicing the song at a much slower speed. This way you have time to think about what’s coming next as well as to give each note a clear intention. Try 75% of the speed you played this at. Keep going, you’re doing great!
janett75 – Nicely done! It sounds like it’s coming together nicely! Just a little bit more work towards the end and you’re super close! One thing to work on a bit is staying in time at 0:57 to 1:02. These stops have a specific amount of space between each one, and counting this section will keep the flow of the whole song continuous. Keep up the great work!
gstriph – Good job on this one! You’ve got the notes and the harmonics down, but I notice some hesitations getting to the first harmonic and between the 2 main sections of the song. Once you have these transitions down, you’ve got the whole piece performance ready. Great job on this one!
moto93 – You’re very close on this one! Now it’s time to work out a few hesitations and then work on connecting the notes a bit more to make the song flow a bit smoother. I recommend playing a bit slower with a metronome and really get confident on the notes in each section. You’re doing great, keep it up!
laurakarr12 – Very nicely played! I like that you start the phrases a bit quieter and gradually build up the volume as you go. It makes for a very nice effect. I noticed that you are slowing down a bit at the ends of the phrases. It sounds intentional and adds a cool feel to the piece, I just want to make sure it’s what you were intending to do. Either way, it sounds great!
laurasil – Your timing on this one is excellent, and your notes ring out very clearly. Great work on this one!
lhamilton – I’m leaving feedback for 12th Street Rag: You’re doing a great job on this one! I have one small tip for the intro: There is a quarter rest at the end of measure one and two. Make sure to leave space at the end, and you’ve got the idea. Everything else sounds very good, keep it up!
ccwuke – Great playing on this one! It’s a super catchy song, so I don’t blame your co-worker having it stuck in their head. It seems like you have this one pretty solid, and with just a tiny bit of extra work on measure 27, you’ve got the whole thing down! For that measure, just play it slowly, then add 26 and 28 to make sure you can transition into and out of that tricky spot smoothly. Excellent job!
andrewvh – Those harmonics are tricky! To increase the probability of getting it accurately, practice the last measure before the harmonic and then the last phrase going into that measure. Once you can get the harmonic 90% of the time this way, it will be easier to get it in context. Then, I recommend slowing the song down a bit to get every note to ring out clearly. You’re doing great, keep it up!
nthibode – You win the coolest background award! Great job on this one! I like the dramatic conclusion to the intro. Over all, you are doing a terrific job, with just one slight buzz at 1:12. Keep up the great work!
Here’s everyone on page 6:
mark1256 – You’re sounding fairly good on this one. There’s something going on rhythmically in Melody B to spend a bit more time on. It sounds like you are playing less of the repetitious pattern at the beginning of this section than is written. When I try to count to four while staying in time, the patterns don’t quite line up. Look closely at how many times each part happens, and mark the tabs with a hi-lighter on a note to help you keep track of how many to play. You’re doing a great job, with a little more work on this section, you’ll be playing it super well!
lisadmh – Wonderful job on this one! I like your relaxed version the best, just keep building up speed slowly and you’ll have it up to tempo in no time, although it sounds wonderful at this speed as well! Great job!
johanna2509 – Fantastic job! You’ve got a great grasp on the harmonics, slides, and details of the song! My only suggestion is to work on starting the strums a slight bit earlier when they happen. This way the main part of the strum will be right in time (ending on the beat) rather than ending after the beat. It’s causing just a slight slow-down in these few parts. Other than that, you’ve got it! P.S. Is there a way to record your ukulele a tiny bit louder? Keep up the great work.
katazumiri – Very nicely done! Your timing is wonderful on this! It seems like everything was great, now it’s time to build a little bit of speed and to try playing the notes in a smoother way with less emphasis on each pluck. Then it’s just getting the accuracy on the slapped harmonic at the end without hitting the ukulele too hard. You’re doing a wonderful job, keep it up!
apblondie – That cow sounded so hangry! You played this one great in spite of the distractions! Well played, just a little bit more work on the slapped harmonic at the end and working out a few hesitations on the section right before it and you’ve got it! Great job, and thank you for sharing a day in the life of feeding cows! 🙂
surfnrz – Great job on this, you really kept the tempo solid throughout! Just a little more work on the very end, and you’ve got a wonderful version…complete with the hand flutter at the end. A very nice touch. Keep up the great playing!
lisa-k – You’re off to a great start! This is a very challenging song with lots of tricky spots, and you have most of them worked out. A little bit more work on the end and you’ll have a very nice version! The section from 0:53 to 0:58 is deceptively tricky, you have to make sure not to rush those rests! You’re doing a great job, and you’re super close! Keep it up!
surrealflea – You’re doing a wonderful job so far! Here are a few things to consider as you continue to work on this one: on Theme 1, try isolating the measures with chord shapes that are causing you to hesitate at the moment and work through each one several times on its own to get more comfortable with these shapes. On Theme 2, those slaps are hard to work into the timing of the song, and there’s a reason Andrew is playing them with his thumb rather than moving his whole hand as far as you are. Try working on this technique so that the slaps don’t cause you to get out of time as you play through this. You might even want to leave the slaps out at first. Keep going, you’re getting close!
planetfink – I love that cigar box ukulele! You’re doing a fantastic job on this arrangement! Now that you’ve got the notes down, add the rest of the slaps in melody 2 back in. Then you’ve got it! Keep up the great playing!
740674 – You’re off to a wonderful start! I recommend playing the song slower with a solid and steady pulse. Have you tried playing this a bit slower with a metronome? Keep it up, the notes sound great!
debb1985 – You’re doing a great job so far! I think what might help with the timing is to start Melody A a bit slower so that you can play the whole song at the same steady pulse…just a bit slower than the tempo you ended up at. This will allow you time to get to tricky notes as well as give the whole song a bit of consistency and flow. Great work, keep it up!
pippin105 – That’s cool that you play drums, way to learn a new instrument, you’re doing great!
rebeca and macdog, hesitations are just part of playing. There’s a whole “mental game” of music that can get in the way involving judging the notes you’ve already played and are about to play. Keep going, you’ll work those out 🙂 I’m glad to help.
kirpuff – I totally understand! Most of us have to really strive to not rush when nerves hit. You’re doing a great job, it was only a slight thing that felt very natural. Like I said, it wasn’t noticeable unless you are listening for it. Have a great day as well!
pippin105 – Great work on this one! Your timing is very good, and you have the notes down! I would work on the harmonic at the end isolated for a bit, then add the measure before it to practice getting into the position for the harmonic so that you can hit it with accuracy almost all of the time. Then go back through the piece and you will have the confidence that you can hit it accurately.
rebeca – Wow, fantastic job! Your accuracy with the slides and the higher fretted notes is very impressive! You’ve basically got this one down, there are just a couple of spots where you are hesitating slightly…but only slightly! I would play through these sections a bit more so that they are super comfortable to play. You’re doing a wonderful job!
kirpuff – Great job on this! I think you did a great job of keeping the tempo under control! While you do speed up slightly on the last half, it feels very natural and if you hadn’t said anything, I might not have even noticed! If you want to keep it very consistent, just work with a metronome and you’ve got it. Your playing is great on this one, very nicely done!
gmflin8 – Grace, you sound great! Every post, every song recorded in history, are all “imperfect.” Perfectionism means nothing, because there’s always a deeper level you can critique things on…even on professional recordings! You’re doing a wonderful job with your timing and notes! A small recommendation: if you can, try to hold the ukulele in a way where your plucking hand wrist doesn’t bend at that much of an angle. Over time that much of a bend in the wrist can lead to discomfort/pain. Keep up the great playing!
jlbross – Nice work on this one! You even got the harmonics to ring out clearly! To add to what you’re doing, try to play the notes a bit smoother and more connected. To do this, keep your fretting hand down for the full durations of the notes and when you do shift to the next notes, don’t lift your hand off the strings as much. In addition to that, just make sure your right hand doesn’t stop the notes from ringing out early. You’re doing a great job this will just add a smoother flow.
quiyan – You’re doing a great job getting the transitions smoother between chords! They are sounding much more legato. As far as the harmonic at the end, it sounds like you got part of the chord to come out, but the highest pitched harmonic sounds like it was missing. Was the A string muted? Try to keep your left hand fingers curved so they don’t mute additional strings. You’re doing a wonderful job, keep it up!
taylor22jane – I love the duet! Since the piano is such a loud instrument, it might help to sit much closer to the phone with the ukulele for this duet. You did a great job on this one! It sounds really quiet around 1:15, so you may need to pluck a tiny bit harder on that section to help it project as well as the rest of the song. Keep up the great playing!
marianne – Great job, you’ve got this one down! As far as the harmonic at the end, you could get the E and the A string harmonics to ring out, but you’re right that this style of harmonic would work better with 2 more frets. Try to just get those harmonics out and just mute the other two strings if you would like. Also, the ukulele is overdriving the mic. This might be that you are sitting to close to the camera, but if you are going to sit that close, I recommend plucking lighter than you currently are and playing just a bit quieter. Very good job on this one!
macdog – That chord at the end was great! I like the sound of it! It seems like the only things to improve upon here is getting the first harmonic in tune, and working out a few hesitations in the section right after that harmonic. Try playing just a bit slower to give you extra time to find the harmonic without losing the pulse of the song. You’re doing great, keep it up
Jina, that is so sweet of you! Thank you for your kind message, and I love your cover of Spaghetti Junction Blues…and all the other songs I’ve heard you post. Cheers!
Thanks Lisa and Robin! I plan to post a few older ones on here soon. Cheers! And Lisa, U-Bass is fun, so I hope you try one out at some point!
Here’s everyone on page 11:
katazumiri – You have a great sense of timing, and you are playing the notes well! Now it’s time to get the song to have a more flowing feel. The goal is to make it feel smoother rather than machine like. To do this, pluck a little bit lighter, and relax the plucking hand over all. You’re doing great, keep it up!
laurasil – Excellent timing and feel! The notes also sound crystal clear. There are just a few spots where the C string is ringing out, so keep working on muting that in the middle section. Everything else sounds wonderful! Keep up the awesome playing!
robinboyd – You’re doing a wonderful job on the notes and have about 90% of the rhythms down! A small thing to check on is the rhythm from measure 8 to 9. There is no added space after all of the notes in measure 8, so measure 9 will start right after that note with no extra delay. It’s a small detail, but it keeps the song in the same time signature rather than adding a beat to it, which will keep people able to tap their feet along with you. Keep up the great work!
eszti5mail – You are off to a wonderful start! I can tell you put a lot of work into this one! It’s sounding great so far, my main suggestion for now is to keep the tempo where you started out through the rest of the song as well. And also, you don’t need to be so hard on yourself, you’re doing a wonderful job! Recording is always a challenge for me, so I understand the frustration. Keep it up, you’re doing great!
coffeemug – You are doing a great job, and I can totally relate to the “rabbit hole of recording self-torture” part. That is very elegantly worded! For me, this usually means that I’m trying to play the song too fast for where I am (as a performance, even if I can get it when the camera is not on). An extra day of slow to medium practice where I focus on accuracy of transitions over speed usually goes a long way. Your take was very good in spite of this! My main advice is to focus on muting the C string at the section at 1:04. Great job on this, and knowing when it’s good enough to post instead of torturing yourself!
brightwing – Excellent job on the timing on this one! Over all your playing was very nice on this! The section at 1:05 is the main part I would focus on. It takes a lot of work to get the narrow frets to ring out clearly, but you are very close! Try practicing that part a bit slower to work on finding the sweet spot for each of those high frets. Keep up the great work!
kaidunc – You’re doing great! One piece of advice at 1:47, keep playing the tempo you started at to keep a consistent flow between sections. You can do this by keeping that section slow or speeding up the other sections a bit. You’re off to a great start on the solo! Keep up the hard work, it’s sounding awesome!
stianukulele – You’re doing a wonderful job on this one! Your technique looks great and your playing is very fluid! I’m very impressed, it seems like just a bit more work on the part around 3:00 in and you’ve mastered this one! Excellent job on this!
smudge – Wonderful job on this one! Have you tried plucking the higher variation with your index finger, or even strumming it with the fingernail? If that doesn’t work, try plucking in different spots like slightly closer to the bridge if you can shift without your ukulele slipping. I hope this helps. You are playing very well!
sir_anzalot – Nicely done! It seems like on the part between measure 8 and 9 you might be adding a slight pause where there isn’t one, but other than that one detail, you are playing super well! Keep up the great work!
Here’s everyone on page 10:
lisamcc – Wow, that was fast! You’re doing a wonderful job! There were a few hesitations and a few spots where you sped up as well, but the notes were wonderful! I recommend slowing down a bit from that tempo and focusing on keeping a steady pulse now that you have the rest of it down. Keep up the great work!
kellyblackburn – You are off to a great start! The notes sound very clear, now it’s time to work on getting a smooth, steady rhythm and tempo through each section. There are a lot of shifts near the beginning that you are adding space between. Going just a tiny bit slower will help you to get these shifts in time. You are doing a great job on the solo, just a little bit more work on the rhythm throughout and you’ve got it! Excellent job! Thank you for your entry.
elealong12 – Way to keep the timing consistent on this one! It’s not an easy task. If you can get it down at this speed, you’ve done the hard work. You’re doing a wonderful job! My only suggestion before working on speed is to spend a little bit more time on the section right before the chorus and on the solo, and pluck just a tiny bit lighter while keeping the left hand relaxed as well. Keep up the great work!
andrewvh – You’re doing a great job! It sounds like you know the part fairly well, and it’s just a bit of focus on getting your fingers more comfortable with the part. What I notice aside from the ending is that on sections including the build up, you are playing half the speed that you are playing the rest of the song. The quarter notes fly by at the tempo of the rest of the song, and right now in measure 20 you are holding them out as if they were half notes. Keep working on it, you are getting close! Thank you for entering this challenge!
rockmyuke – Excellent job! Your timing and feel were great all the way through this one! It seems like there was only one spot that tripped you up on this take, but I imagine you can get the transition and that it was just this particular time through right at the 1:00 to 1:03 mark. You did wonderful on this, now it’s time to learn one of the other songs or get started on July’s challenge! Keep up the great playing!
holly1 – You are doing well thus far! As far as pulling the strings down: be careful not to do this too much, as it makes the notes sound out of tune slightly as you play them. If you catch it now, it won’t become a habit later. Aside from this, you are doing an awesome job! Just a bit of work to get the accuracy on certain sections and staying conscious of not bending the notes and you’ve got it! Thank you for joining the challenge!
nthibode – Hey, that’s an awesome shirt, where can I get one? In all seriousness, though: Your playing is excellent all the way through this one and your feel is great! There might be one or two challenging sections that you are slightly slowing down on, but there’s a lot going on and you’re getting all of those nuances! Superb playing on this!
marianne – I think you did a great job in spite of the limitations of the soprano! If you get a chance, try this out on a concert or a soprano ukulele. The slight bit of extra room might help you not only with the high notes, but also might give you enough space between the frets to help you get the higher fretted notes with more clarity. Wonderful playing, keep it up!
rickeymike – Your voice sounds great on this song! You’ve come a long way in the last several months! Now that you have the notes down, try playing this at a similar overall tempo or a bit slower with a metronome to help with some of the spots you’re pausing on. Before you do that, work a little bit more to get the rhythm on the build up as well. Keep it up, you’re off to a great start!
Here’s everyone on page 9:
johanna2509 – Very creative! I like the drum beat. Beautifully played! Keep up the great work! I had trouble hearing the higher notes on the A string…it might be good to pluck those a tiny bit harder and to experiment with plucking in different places (slightly closer to the bridge) to get the A string to project better. Great performance!
surrealflea – Only a few weeks?! You are doing an amazing job! You have great start on a lot of the notes and techniques, now it’s time to go back in and get the rhythms down. I recommend playing the song at about 75% of the speed you are playing it at and really focus on counting and locking in the swing feel. Keep up the great work!
surfnrz – You’re off to a wonderful start, and your hammer-on and pull of combinations are excellent! My overall suggestion is to focus on getting a slightly softer attack and adding dynamics to what you’re playing: start quiet and really swell into certain parts. This works very well in the saxophone lick and the verses. Keep at it, you’re doing an awesome job thus far!
cyukug – You are doing a great job on the notes and getting a good tone out of the notes. Try practicing this one with a metronome or a drum track that has a swing feel at a slightly slower tempo to get the timing and tempo solid. You’re doing great, just keep a steady pulse until the outro.
schaap123 – Great job on this! you have the notes and a lot of the style down on this! There are just a few spots where you hesitate. I think you could play it even better at 75 – 80% of the speed you are currently playing it. You’re very close to getting it at this tempo, but for the few spots that are super tricky, try playing it slower. Keep up the excellent work!
yooki-h – You’re off to a great start…keep it up! You might want to mute the low G during certain parts of the chorus a bit, but otherwise it’s nearly perfect!
kkaszuba – That sound on the B chord is the mic on the computer/webcam getting to loud of a signal at a certain frequency. There’s not much you can do besides playing further from the microphone or getting a new one. You are playing the notes great on this one! I suggest going a bit slower and working on the timing. Have you tried playing along with the on screen tab player at 75% speed or even 50%? This well help you get a better sense on the timing. Keep at it, you’re doing great!
Here’s everyone on page 8:
flaaaaaame – Way to tackle a difficult piece! Now that you have 95% percent of the notes down, try slowing the tempo down to work out hesitations throughout the piece. There are also a few rhythms in the solo and 3/4 into the song in general to break down slowly and play until you are comfortable. You are almost there, just a tiny bit more work! Great job!
brettboy – You have a great feel on the first part of this, and you are off to a wonderful start! Here and there the rhythm and tempo seem to get lost in the notes, so I recommend making the timing the priority for practicing this the next few times. Then make the backbeat the 2nd priority over getting the notes right. People are able to tell when a rhythm is wrong more easily than when a note is wrong, especially if they try to sway to the music. Keep up the wonderful work, you are doing great!
nathalie – Great job on this! You have the swing feel down, which isn’t usually an easy task for beginners. There are just certain hesitations like the one at 0:29 to work through. Make sure you understand the rhythms in these sections, and practice keeping the right feel and timing through these parts. Isolating these spots and playing slowly will go a long way! Awesome playing on this!
debb1985 – You’re doing a really good job! It’s a hard song with a lot of tricky rhythms, and there are a few to focus more time on. At the part at 2:24, I recommend playing along with the on screen tab player with that section looped at 50% speed and then 75% to get familiar with the rhythm. You’re doing a wonderful job, there is just a little more work left on that one section.
lyndallk – You’re doing a great job, and you were so close to getting all of those harmonics! At 1:06 there are a few measures where you are replacing a few notes with a percussive click. Try adding those notes back in by practicing slowly. Then you’ve got the whole song ready to perform! Great job!
Here’s everyone on page 20:
ukukelley1 – You are doing a great job! There are only a few spots I would recommend isolating and playing to work out hesitations: At the very ends of the phrases in Melody A, the transition going into measure 9, and a few spots in Melody B that you are able to play sometimes but not every time. You’re playing great, keep it up!
asiakaiser – Wonderful performance! You have the notes and the rhythm down, now try adding some dynamics (gradually building volume going into phrases and getting softer towards the ends) to add a bit more emotion to the piece. From there, your ready to try his more challenging right hand technique! Great job on this one!
rustypal – Great job on a challenging song! You played this very well! The notes and rhythms are good, with just a little work on consistency of plucking technique in the section at 0:33 into the song you’ll be set! Nice playing on this one!
nitsur – Well done! You’re playing all the notes, and seem to understand the rhythms. The next step is to work on keeping a consistent tempo throughout the whole song: there are some spots where you are pausing for too short or too long at the ends of sections. There are also a few spots in Melody B where you are rushing slightly through fingerpicked parts. Playing with a metronome will help these parts, and then keeping time all the way throughout the piece by tapping your toe or bobbing your head might help you to stay in time without the metronome. Either way, you’re doing a wonderful job!
hotshot – Excellent performance! All around your timing, technique, and feel were great! Keep up the awesome playing!
ukuleleloo – You’re off to a great start! With a little more work on the middle of the song, you will get there! While practicing, try keeping your left wrist a bit closer to straight; the more of angle it’s at can cause your wrist to get sore quicker during longer practice sessions. Keep going, you’re doing great!
debb1985 – You’re doing a great job on this! Once you go back and work on the barre chords you have the rest of the song very nicely! Try slight variations on how you are barring with your index finger, noting what works. Sometimes a slight adjustment on the angle of your hand can make the chord much easier. Then it’s a matter of getting to each chord that way consistently. Keep up the great work!
iyers408 – It’s great that you’re practicing this at a slower speed, and for the most part you are staying fairly consistent with the tempo and the notes. It seems like just a little extra work at 1:28 and towards the ending (the tag), and you’ll be ready to speed the tempo up soon! You’re off to a great start!
cloud_cactus – You’re doing a great job so far! I would recommend playing the song a bit slower to give yourself a bit of extra time to get to some of the trickier chords and notes in tempo. It’s all about being able to think about what comes next with enough time for your hands to be ready. Keep it up, you’re doing great!
cimarronsailor – Awesome job! I like that you slowed the track and nailed the rhythm! You’re ready to speed the track up, you sound great!
ronnieg – Very well executed and played! I like that you breathed with the music. This is an excellent way to get your whole being to play the phrases in a musical manner like a horn player, while also keeping your breathing regular. I think you are ready to work on the more advanced version of the song. Wonderful work on this!
Here’s everyone on page 18:
amandali – Great job on this one! You are doing a superb job with the technique and the whole piece sounds amazing! To make it even better, make sure that the melody note on the 2nd chord of measure 2 is louder than the rest of the chord. Your ukulele has a tendency to project lower pitches louder, so make sure that the A string is strummed just a tiny bit harder than the other strings in this spot. Other than this, you’ve got it! Great job on this one!
marygrace – You’ve got the mechanics down, and you are doing a great job! Now it’s time to gradually speed the tempo up and measure your progress using a metronome or the tab player. Keep up the great work!
mljordan3 – You are doing a wonderful job on Melody A, and you are very close on Melody B! Double check the rhythm in the first two measures of Melody B, and keep working to get the notes in this section to be as memorized as Melody A. You’re doing great, keep it up!
b_ukes_101 – You are strumming great! Now it’s time to go back in at a slower tempo and work on the timing. This piece requires a lot of counting and listening to the rhythm until it’s memorized to play effectively. If you are struggling with understanding rhythms, try going through the rhythm portion of the beginners course. You can also play along with the tab player at 50% speed and work up to full speed slowly. You’re off to a great start!
ccwuke – Great job on a challenging piece! With Meldoy B, it’s just a matter of getting those chord shifts memorized. I recommend playing this part 4 measures at a time at a slightly slower tempo to work on these shifts. Once they start to become muscle memory, you will be able to think ahead while playing them so that you’re prepared for the next chord in time. Keep up the great work!
bzediver – Well said, the current events make it hard to focus on much else with the racial injustice. You still did an excellent job on this! The only part to work on before speeding the tempo up is from 0:12 to 0:18 into the video. I would isolate that part and play it until it’s second nature. Wonderful job on this one, keep it up!
anirbaf – I love your radiant smile in this one :p Excellent playing all the way through the piece. You’re timing is spot on and you have the right vibe for the song! Very well played!
audreyrozowkywiatlucie – This is not an easy song to tackle after only a month and a half! You are doing great! For now, just work on getting the timing all the way through Melody A as your next bit of playing. If any rhythms are confusing, try going through the rhythm portion of the beginner course, and listen to the original to really hear how the rhythm is supposed to sound. Then play along at 50% speed with the tab play along. You’ll get there, you’re off to a great start!
lisamcc – Very nicely done! You seem to be off to a great start with the new technique, keep working on it to develop the fluidity that Tobias has (it takes a lot of time!). You’re playing wonderfully and rather quickly! To get the dynamics and feel even more dialed in, it might help to play it at just a slightly slower tempo. You’re doing an awesome job!
mac1984 – Great job on this one! You’ve got the notes and the rhythm down. Now the goal is to play each section smoother and more connected by leaving melody notes down as long as possible: from 0:47 to 0:51, if you can curve your fingers enough, you won’t have to lift the notes on the G string up so soon and they can ring out while you play the open strings. Great playing, keep up the good work!
surrealflea – Excellent job on your first challenge! You’re 90% of the way there on this song, just a little more work memorizing which section comes next and the hesitations will disappear! Everything sounds great, just memorize or practice looking ahead so that no part catches you off guard! Awesome work on this one!
Here’s everyone on page 17:
riley_ukulele – You’re doing a great job on this one! It sounds like you have Melody A very solid, with just a hesitation going into measure 9 and a few other spots. Try playing a bit slower, then get that one shift down (or is it just a matter of marking where to jump down to on the page?) and you’re all set! On Melody B, measure 14 seems to be the tricky spot: play the whole song slower so you have time to get all of these notes in time. The notes should all be evenly spaced, as they are all 8th notes. Keep up the good work, you’re more than 80% there!
santai – You have a great voice! Wonderful job on the vocals and the ukulele part! The only part that needs a little bit of extra work is getting the rhythm at the end of the solo (2:15 on your video). Once you memorize that, you’ll be unstoppable! Excellent work on this song!
mikeramsey2 – Nicely done! You know the notes very well, and have the rhythm down too. I recommend playing the song a touch slower to think about what’s coming next to avoid hesitations. Once you smooth out a few transitions, your next challenge is to learn Tobias’s right hand technique. Great job on this!
coffeemug – You played this one very well! I like that you slowed the tempo down to a comfortable speed! There was only one or two little things that caused slight hesitations, and once you work those details out, you’re ready to speed the tempo up just a bit. Excellent playing on this one, keep it up!
humerosa – The “chewing lemons” comment had me laughing! I think we all make faces when we’re concentrating hard as we play. You are doing a wonderful job at 80 bpm! Try swelling into each phrase to add to the emotional quality of the song now that you have the notes down, and work up to 100 bpm after that. Awesome work on this one, just a few more times playing through it and you’ll remember to smile! Rock on!
kaidunc – Wow! That was very smooth, fast, and impressive! My only advice for you is to make sure you don’t rush through the ending as a performer, keep the song moving at a steady pace. Your technique is very impressive, and you are a great player! Keep it up!
simonalexander – This is great, Simon! Very nice job playing and editing! The only TINY detail to work on to improve on this great performance is to work a bit more on the hammer ons and pull offs in the solo. Try to get the rhythm as exact as you can, and practice each figure slowly to make each note as intentional and well defined as possible. It’s a very small detail, but everything else sounds wonderful, and it will add just a tiny flare to what you are already doing. Well done!
lisotta – Excellent job on this, your timing is perfect! Now it’s time to turn the metronome off and focus on adding some dynamics (volume swells within phrases). Once the metronome is off, try to accent the downbeats less to make the song flow without the feel of a metronome still clicking along. You are doing a super job, and I believe this is the first time I’ve ever told someone to turn a metronome off, so congratulations on practicing correctly and learning the rhythm solidly! Super job!
holly1 – Way to challenge yourself on this one! It’s picking songs that are tough and working through them that makes us better players! You definitely have the idea down! I highly recommend continuing to play sections of this song daily as a warm up exercise to build speed on each section. You’re doing a great job, and you have the right idea playing it slowly to build up muscle memory. Keep up the great work!
