[sudave]

I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER

Last minute for me too, but fortunately the sun goes down earlier for me.

I tried to focus the timing and had some aha-moments at situations when I usually tend to hang behind. Tho, I could not fix all passages due to a lack of time to practice.

Still I hope you can enjoy listening to my record:

[sudave]

I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER (but already have an entry for the Kanilea challenge)

When I posted the previous record, I realized that I still have plenty of time in your time zone, so I also did a record for Moon.
It is not quite as smooth as most people here can play it, but I hope you can recognize it, tho 😉
Had to do both of the songs, because I like them both very much and did not want to miss learning one of them.

To cut a long story short, here it is:

[sudave]

I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER

I hope it is still November where you are, had some trouble recording and exporting my entry.
This is technically not the best version I played, but I think I got all the notes at least 😉

Thanks for the challenge, had a great time studying it (also Moon, but I am not yet ready to “perform” it).

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[sudave]

Thank you for the reply. Since I was not satisfied with the tapped harmonics of my ukulele (or its strings), I tried out some variations and found that you get very clear harmonics if you tap the chord with the side of your thumb. The curvature of the (my) over-extended thumb fits exactly the positioning of the frets in an A chord. And the hardness of the bone helps to give a precise impulse to the string in opposite to the flesh of the index finger that dampenes it.
Now I can practice the piece as usual 😉

[sudave]

Hey Andrew,

At first, I was skeptical, but now I really like the choice to let us play “La Gitanita” because it is quite simple and, honestly, a bit boring when I heard it the first time. But by playing it myself and watching your tutorial, I realized that it has many different moods, to which you have to adjust individually. So, all in all, it is not that simple anymore but quite interesting and somewhat complex. A nice challenge.

Also, I do have a question: It seems to me that you only play the a-string of the tapped harmonic chord. Well, I could not manage to tap all 4 strings and it feels to me that it just is impossible. So why did you write it down as a chord if only one string is played? And if so, why did you decide to tap it instead of “harmonic plugging” it?

[sudave]

How comes that ukuleles you buy (online) are mostly not in a good tune? I tried out a lot, but each one of them would have needed some modifications to maintain a good tune over the frets.

[sudave]

Thank you very much for the content and the challenges!
To take part in that challenge, I have learned an entire song by heart for the first time. Usually I am not persistent enough.
And, I have to say, I underestimated the patience you need to have to get a good recording.. Could not go through it all those times you make a new video.
Last thing to say: I utilized a USB Phono PreAmp to record my playing, which is why it sounds a bit dull (not too bad for the percussive elements tho – make them sound like a heartbeat).

Here you go:

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