austin1
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Hey all!
I'm curious as to whether anyone has ever tried blending classical voice repertoire with the ukulele. I'm a classical soprano (or will be, once I stop being godawful), and lately I've been trying to blend classical voice with the uke, but I'm having a hard time. The accompaniment always seems to be piano or classical guitar, and I'm having trouble re-arranging those. The closest I've gotten is bumping up Ave Maria from the John King Classical Ukulele book up a few keys, but it's hard to sing, hard to play, and way too hard to do both at the same time. Also, in the John King version, the very last line of that song as it's sung is missing, and I'm trying to figure it out, but Mr. King's genius is going way over my head.
Most of the classical music I see on the uke tends to be instrumental arrangements. Anyone know of any classical voice/uke combos? Videos or personal experience? I guess I'm looking for some indication that it a) exists, and b) is possible--or else a sign from the gods that this will never work and I should go spend my silliness on some other crackpot plan.
I'm curious as to whether anyone has ever tried blending classical voice repertoire with the ukulele. I'm a classical soprano (or will be, once I stop being godawful), and lately I've been trying to blend classical voice with the uke, but I'm having a hard time. The accompaniment always seems to be piano or classical guitar, and I'm having trouble re-arranging those. The closest I've gotten is bumping up Ave Maria from the John King Classical Ukulele book up a few keys, but it's hard to sing, hard to play, and way too hard to do both at the same time. Also, in the John King version, the very last line of that song as it's sung is missing, and I'm trying to figure it out, but Mr. King's genius is going way over my head.
Most of the classical music I see on the uke tends to be instrumental arrangements. Anyone know of any classical voice/uke combos? Videos or personal experience? I guess I'm looking for some indication that it a) exists, and b) is possible--or else a sign from the gods that this will never work and I should go spend my silliness on some other crackpot plan.