Singing Sessions

[Down Up Dick]

I'm 65 and my singing voice is down to about an octave and my whistler has also been reduced, but I hum, whistle and sing and it's a good thing I live alone! My cat and dog like it because they know how happy I am every time I touch the uke. You should post a video!

Well, keep it up! I’m 22 years older’n you, and I’m still goin’. I also only have an octave and a note, but my whistle is still loud and clear. I wish I had a memory though.

 

[GreatPotoo]

Well, keep it up! I’m 22 years older’n you, and I’m still goin’. I also only have an octave and a note, but my whistle is still loud and clear. I wish I had a memory though.

Haha same here. I spent half the day yesterday looking for my phone.

 

[Down Up Dick]

Tell me ‘bout it!

 

[Down Up Dick]

My Eighter again this evening. I did old folk songs again. I played as many waltz time ones as I could find. I really like the 3/4 rhythm. It’s cheerful and happy, and it makes me feel good.

I’m having some trouble with my strumming. It seems to be gittin’ more and more boring. I know that’s a sorta natural thing, but I don’t know how to fix it. I’ll hafta check around.

 

[GreatPotoo]

My Eighter again this evening. I did old folk songs again. I played as many waltz time ones as I could find. I really like the 3/4 rhythm. It’s cheerful and happy, and it makes me feel good.

I’m having some trouble with my strumming. It seems to be gittin’ more and more boring. I know that’s a sorta natural thing, but I don’t know how to fix it. I’ll hafta check around.

I feel like that too. Like the rhythm is fine in my head but not when I play!

 

[TimWilson]

I’m having some trouble with my strumming. It seems to be gittin’ more and more boring.

Like you, I love 3/4 time, and my go-to earn up is in 3/4 but man, I'm really not happy with any of my waltz strums. Very dull. I've watched a couple of videos for suggestions, and I'm just not finding a thing that I can turn into anything.

I'd sure love to hear if anyone has any suggestions! Down down/up down/up is NOT getting it done!

 

[Down Up Dick]

Like you, I love 3/4 time, and my go-to earn up is in 3/4 but man, I'm really not happy with any of my waltz strums. Very dull. I've watched a couple of videos for suggestions, and I'm just not finding a thing that I can turn into anything.

I'd sure love to hear if anyone has any suggestions! Down down/up down/up is NOT getting it done!

I think maybe it would help to add some different chords in here and there and maybe a few little runs. I’ll work on it, but I’m doin’ something else right now.

 

[ElvishParsley]

Like you, I love 3/4 time, and my go-to earn up is in 3/4 but man, I'm really not happy with any of my waltz strums. Very dull. I've watched a couple of videos for suggestions, and I'm just not finding a thing that I can turn into anything.

I'd sure love to hear if anyone has any suggestions! Down down/up down/up is NOT getting it done!

Couple of things I try for 3/4 songs:
"Dot" the "down down-up down-up" rhythm: delay the ups to right before the next down, to make it sound brisker.
Play a single note on the first beat of the bar, on either the C or G string. Like a brass band playing "Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah...."

 

[Down Up Dick]

I usually just keep up the Boom-tat-tat, but doctor up the melody. One can also fancy up the tats; like boom - tattattat, boom - boom - tat . . . whatever! It’s yer music, play wid it!

 

[Down Up Dick]

Last night I was playing a banjo, and my book has two or three 3/4 tunes (only). So, as I was playing I was trying different beats like omission of the second beat and tripling the second and third, etc. I had a lotta fun with that part of the session. I think I’ll mess wid it again today.

 

[Down Up Dick]

Ahhh, last six days of the month. Time for ukuleles and song. I’ve had a coupla bad weeks, so it’s time for a bit of fun. I’m gonna work on 3/4 songs and see what I can do with some new strums.

 

[Down Up Dick]

Played some folk tunes with my eighter but just whistled instead of singing. I have some kinda throat tickle tonight.

I also got my harp harness out and played a little harp with it too. I haven’t used the rack for a long time, so I was a bit rusty.

 

[Down Up Dick]

Well, alas, I think my singin’ days are over. I simply don’t have much luck with memorizing the words, and, if I play and try to read the words, I get all mixed up. If I happen to know the words, I’ll sing ‘em.

However, I can still whistle or da-da-da the songs easy-peasy. So I guess that’s what I’m gonna do from now on. When I was a wind instrument player, I never worried about the words and had a peachy-keen time playin’ songs. So that’s the new ol’ me!

Any other ol’ folks out there have my problem?

 

[Down Up Dick]

It’s singin’ time again. The coupla singing sessions were about the same, but I enjoyed them. The chords and melodies were fine, and I did remember some of the words or whistled. I need some new songs though. I’ll hafta look through my books.