GinnyT11
Well-known member
"Wow—you play a lot better now!”
Seasonistas will testify that regular participation in the Seasons makes them better uke players. Let’s prove it:
This week, RE-DO a song you have previously done for a Seasons challenge.
But don’t just dash it off!
I’m asking you to think about it...prepare it anew...and play it better.
Your challenge: Let the musician you are today
re-imagine a previous Seasons performance.
re-imagine a previous Seasons performance.
Some ideas for this re-imagining:
—Use a more complex arrangement. Practice till you’ve really got it.
—Fingerpick an intro, bridge or outro that you couldn’t do for your original.
—Add ornamentation—flourishes, turnarounds, uke-percussion, strum variation.
—Play more dynamically: Stand up to play if you always sit. Sing right out. Smile like you’re having fun.
—Add a co-performer in the frame with you to enrich the song. Interact while playing.
(Note: Simple, small improvements count. For example, I’m just trying to beat my squirrel-on-fire tempo issue.)
Don’t hurry to post! Take…your...time to plan and re-record your entry so it will showcase your development. Maybe use a different uke or setting. Add a harmony or rhythm track if you want, but production values don’t matter…the important part is your better playing!
Maximum TWO do-over songs. (You’ll have time to support your fellow Seasonistas’ improvements!)
Each submission post must have:
1. a link—just the link—to your original, so we can see (and applaud!) your improvement.
2. a brief comment about how you worked on your re-do and what you like about the result.
Optional 3: Tell how you feel about this self-study exercise.
One Prize
I’ll make a shortlist of my favorite improved performances.
Then I’ll draw a name from a hat—in fact, from this new Strumasaurus hat, which is the ONE prize for the week.
(Not prizes are the uke made by Doug Frink and the embroidery done by Saskia van Loozen.)
You know this part:
—No videos posted before Sunday morning, Nov 16, Hawaii time.
—One continuous take. This time no multi frame, no filters, no visuals except your title.
—Say or note that it’s for Season 144.
—Season ends Sunday, Nov 23, at a minute before midnight, Hawaii time.
This week is not for first-timers because you must have a previous entry to participate. But I’m thinking of you lurkers—I want you to see what participating in the Seasons can do for your playing. I say jump in soon—there’s no down side!
PLAYLIST of matching then-and-now entries
Extras playlist of improved performances
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