[ukealori]

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Great challenge for me, thanks 🙂

[ukealori]

A fellow Islander here, I’m in Port. Ukee is beautiful – West Coast can’t be beat. Great group here, glad you found us!

I used to work at the tourist bureau and would tell people how to pronounce Ucluelet… there is a ‘clue’ in the middle. You-CLUE-let 🙂

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[ukealori]

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I decided to learn the Uke a couple of years ago, for the sheer joy of making music, just for me, and to give this old brain a challenge.
I really struggle with recording myself. I just don’t have flow and musicality when I play. This month I have tried to change my attitude when recording. I am not going for perfection – too stressful and impossible for me right now. My new goal is to aim for a take that shows me where I currently am.

I so admire all the participants that nail it – I hope to do that one day. So here I am, posting my video, with a grin and a feeling of accomplishment that I am better than I was last month. Cheers!

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I still struggle with performance anxiety, that darn camera. My focus this month was to memorize this piece.I actually did and am pleased….however that darn camera makes me play like a beginner at their first recital…ARGH
I got that harmonic at the end.
My encouragement to all of is live life, take a risk and post that video! Many many takes

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That record button gets hit and it flies out the window… performance anxiety?….

Merry Christmas everyone!🌲💕🌲

[ukealori]

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Andrew,
I took your advice from last month to heart and really worked on memorizing this piece. I have spent the most time practicing, and I am pretty happy with it….until I try to video myself. After 20 takes, I am shaking it off and going with this one. Forgive me in advance, this is not my best, but the best I could muster on video lol!

Progress, not perfection. I love making music! Thank you for these monthly challenges, it keeps me striving to be better.

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Thank you for having beginner pieces included in your challenges. As an older learner, I still found this to be difficult – a challenge to be sure 😊 and needed all month to even get it this far.

Still working on:
clean clear tone on each note or chord
even timing
memorizing any song… this skill still eludes me
video record button stage fright, why? just why? lol

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This song was beyond my beginner skill level so here is just the intro…. The verse & chorus are too painful to watch lol! (and trust me I considered it, I really wanted to get an entry!)

I worked on this just about everyday all month. I shall persevere and keep up with my fingerpicking. Thanks for the monthly challenges, it really has me working hard to make progress.

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First time making a video, and I’m proud of myself for posting. Long way to go, lots of buzzing notes and timing is a bit off. First time trying chord melody – this was really hard for me, but I stuck it out, and did the best I could. Old dog – new trick!

Improvement = success

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