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November 30, 2023 at 11:33 am #59642june2020Member
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This was a great challenge and I almost have it memorized! If I only had a couple of more days to work on this. I will be playing this in Bernadette’s open mic get together on Saturday, so I’m anxious to actually play this live, which I don’t do often. Another great arrangement by Matt.October 28, 2023 at 3:53 pm #59199june2020MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
I took the easier path this month and recorded a new version of Haunted Uke. I really like this song and it is good practice for counting. I find bars 15 & 16 most challenging to get the timing correct.
Happy Halloween!
August 31, 2023 at 12:14 pm #58521june2020MemberMy choice for this month was a tough one. Fields of Gold was the very first song I learned to play on uke and convinced me that I enjoyed fingerstyle better than strumming. However, I found the RockClass101 version harder than Matt’s original version. Then, I really tried to go out of my comfort zone to learn Cielito but just couldn’t get it good enough by the deadline. So, I decided on My Heart will go on. I still need to work on getting vibrato and feeling to emit from my uke. Let me know if I did better with the rhythm on this one. This time I worked with the player to get better at that.
June 21, 2023 at 8:58 pm #57832june2020MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
One Finger Etude: A very pretty, haunting and relaxing piece to play. I really enjoyed this one and it was simple enough to allow for some rubato and dynamic practice. I could play this one all day.May 30, 2023 at 8:13 pm #57554june2020MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
I chose the beginner blues strumming for this month. I’ve always been challenged by strumming and adding a percussive element increases the difficulty level even more. I will need to practice, practice, practice to improve this. I enjoyed playing the ending. Thank you for any feedback you can give me.March 29, 2023 at 4:43 pm #56926june2020MemberI’m playing my brand new Mainland uke courtesy of RockClass101 and Uke Republic. It’s a beautiful uke and I had it strung with a low G.
I chose Danse Paysanne this month. I find dynamics to be quite challenging and I hope I accomplished some of what was presented in the lesson.
January 25, 2023 at 7:45 pm #55909june2020Memberleb397: thank you so much!
January 25, 2023 at 12:15 pm #55904june2020MemberI chose Etude No. 12 because it was way out of my comfort zone and I wanted a new challenge and I really liked the sound of the melodies. It definitely needs a lot more work and I made some errors in Melody C that I shouldn’t have, but I was so thrilled that I could get through Melody B with some success that I didn’t want to risk any more recordings. I think I need about another year to get success with the correct fingerpicking to build up speed!
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December 22, 2022 at 5:02 pm #55325june2020MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER.
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – I didn’t have a lot of time to put towards this piece and it shows. I would like advice on how to make it not sound so choppy? I think if I were to play it faster and from memory, then it would get more smooth? I watched others play it and I think I need to work on the fingering transitions, also.
Merry Christmas and thank you for all the great advice in 2022!
November 29, 2022 at 8:41 pm #54844june2020MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Luigi’s Mansion theme. Had fun learning this one!
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October 24, 2022 at 7:20 pm #54267june2020MemberI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
I really enjoyed learning this piece! This is the first one with a backing track that I could play with. It is such a haunting melody and so many skills to learn with this one.
I wish the backing track had recorded louder. I didn’t realize it wasn’t very loud until I uploaded and again, I apologize for the chirping noises in the background. I think they really liked this one!
I would still appreciate it if AJ could post the piano score with this one when he gets the time so I can play the piano part. I just love the way this piece sounds. I followed your advice for the chords from the tutorial, but I’m someone who needs the sheet music to follow. 🙂
October 12, 2022 at 4:07 pm #54068june2020MemberOk. Maybe not in time for this challenge, but if he had the time later, I’d be interested in that for the future.
September 30, 2022 at 2:19 pm #53880june2020MemberI chose “Summertime Blues” so I could work on chucking and also a good opportunity to work on note counting since there are some tricky spots.
September 29, 2022 at 7:32 pm #53868june2020MemberHi Andrew,
Would it be possible for you to share the piano score portion of the duet for the Haunted Uke tune?
Thanks,
JuneSeptember 18, 2022 at 8:10 pm #53692june2020MemberThank you! Good idea to use the calendar on my phone.
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