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Unfortunately I missed out on entering last month, but remembered just in time for this month. Next year, I hope to have time to submit the harder arrangements. Merry Christmas!

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I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER.
It’s been a year since I’ve submitted an entry. Juggling college and my jobs doesn’t leave much time for learning new material – so I came up with a fun solution.
I gave myself a 10 minute time limit. I chose the easier song, watched Steven play it 2-3 times, ran through it twice, and then recorded it – all under 10 minutes. Fortunately, I was familiar with the technique. I wish I had time to perform the harder song, but this was a fun challenge, and I look forward to using this format again.
*Sorry about the cheap mic audio quality*

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Because of school, I finally took Stephen’s advice and gave myself a 10 minute time limit to learn and record one of the songs.
Greensleeves:

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This is the same recording I submitted the last year when La Gitanita was an option. I wanted to fix it for this month’s but college doesn’t really leave time to record anymore.

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Looks like the only votes are going to either Sound of Silence or When You Wish Upon a Star… so I’ll give Kids a vote. 🙂

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Thank you Andrew for your video! I hadn’t realized that I’d added extra beats to the end of the break down. I will definitely continue working on it. Thank you for putting the time in to analyze the recording 🙂

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Here is my June entry:

There is a little distortion during the break down.

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I’m unable to recreate a feel I see used a lot by Taimane and Jake.
It’s a technique where the thumb nail moves very rapidly back and forth over a single string. I’m not sure what it’s called. I tried using a thumb pick, but always got caught on the strings. Is there something I’m doing wrong?
Thanks! 🙂

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Hi Lisadmh,
I use this 8 string uke: https://smile.amazon.com/Oscar-Schmidt-OU28T-String-Ukulele/dp/B01MTXRVB4/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3BTOF0II5059P&keywords=8+string+ukulele&qid=1559494671&refinements=p_36%3A-10000&rnid=386685011&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=8+stri%2Caps%2C195&sr=1-5
It is a lot less expensive.
The only downside to 8 string ukes are that they are tricky to fingerpick, and barre chords require a bit more pressure. Tuning them a can take a while too.
But they sound great! The sustain is much longer and sounds more full. There is a nice echo effect like the chorus feature on an amp. I love strumming mine, it sounds as if there are other ukuleles playing around me. Plus, they look really cool 🙂
I highly recommend 8 strings, they’re a lot of fun. Taimane has some impressive performances on Youtube using them too.

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Thanks gaberdude! Nice work on your submissions too!

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Was able to make a uke schedule for this month! I practiced for 20 minutes a day, three days a week. Happier with this submission than last month’s.

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Thanks for the feedback Andrew; I’ll try to set up a weekly practice schedule for this month’s challenge 🙂

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I realized today was the last day of April! I had forgotten to enter this contest, so I quickly recorded A Thousand Years (I learned most of it a year ago), but it isn’t polished.

I’ll try to record a cleaner version when I have time.

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That sounded really nice!

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Praying for you and your husband Anne. Uke on!

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