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April 2024 Patreon Live Lesson - "Losing My Religion" by REM (Patreon)

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  • SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW in G Patreon - Ukulele Chord Chart.pdf
  • LOSING MY RELIGION Patreon - Ukulele Chord Chart.pdf

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Aloha, Patrons!

I'll see you Thursday, April 25th at 2:30pm Hawaii Time / 5:30pm Pacific Time for our monthly Live Lesson.  If you click on the video above, you’ll see a countdown for your time zone. (Find all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar). 

⏰ ** DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER**  NOTE: Please check times carefully for live events this month, as Daylight Saving Time starts this month in some parts of the world. Hawaii does NOT participate in Daylight Saving Time.

If you can't join in live, the recording will be available to replay on YouTube at your convenience. Instructions for joining via YouTube are below.

Tune in here: https://youtube.com/live/egeKHpKacHQ

This month's Live Lesson:  "Losing My Religion" by REM

At the beginning of class, we'll review last month's lesson on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in the key of G. Music is attached to this post.  Please post a homework link if you've had a chance to work on the tune!

I taught "Losing My Religion" (here's the REM original for reference, and you can practice with it since my arrangement is in the original key, yay!) to my Advanced Beginner class back in San Francisco many years ago. It seems to be in the 100-Days zeitgeist right now, so I revisited my previous arrangement and streamlined into one page, and added a few more fun extras, like riffs and strum variations.

This would be a fun song to play with another uke friend. Let's make that a challenge! Find a uke friend to collab on this with! We can talk about how to do that in the lesson.

Download the Attachment(s)

Please look for the orange PDF link(s) below - the PDF should download immediately when you click on it.

Join our pre-lesson Zoom Social

If you're free before the lesson begins and would like to meet and chat with other Patrons on Zoom, join me before class for a Zoom Social from 2pm to 2:25pm Hawaii Time.  (We'll end the Zoom before the lesson, and still go to YouTube for the lesson).

Click here to go to the Zoom Social, or use Meeting ID: 876 1498 3301, Passcode: aloha.

Please comment if you're planning to join the Zoom Social, or you're interested in helping out with more Zoom Socials in the future.  Hope to see you there!

A note about our monthly Live Lessons

My goal is to teach and arrange a lesson that is interesting for all levels. I will walk through the lesson by starting with beginner-level strumming, and gradually layer on more challenging options for advanced players.

I encourage you to play at your level, and embrace your own pace of incrementally leveling up. You can re-watch the lesson as many times as you like. Grasp the basics on the first go-round, and each time you review, you'll pick up new tips and techniques. You can use this method to become a better student and better learner - by building more awareness and more patience. :)

How to Watch Live

1. Click on this direct link to the lesson: https://youtube.com/live/egeKHpKacHQ

For those who are new, please note this is a private link, intended for Patrons only.

2. Log in to YouTube to join the live chat, and please say hello!  I can't see that you're watching unless you chat.  If you have trouble using chat on a mobile device/ tablet, you may want to try on a desktop or laptop browser.

3. Feel free to post your questions to me, or to the community.

How to Watch Later

1. Watch the video linked above (it's the same as the live link).

2. Feel free to post your comments and questions below.

Is this your first Live Lesson?  Check out these Tips for Live Lessons from Patron Mark Pierce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-guest-for-23871916

Thanks. I look forward to seeing you online!

xo cynthia

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See all previous Live Lessons

Files

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April 2024 Patreon Live Lesson

Live Lesson Breakdown w/ Timestamps 00:00 Start Lesson and Event Info - 00:35 Patron 10 Year Hawaii Info - 04:12 Hellos - 06:37 **Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Review) - 12:49 Play-Thru - 15:55 **Losing My Religion Begins - 19:40 Chord Review - 20:28 CL Demo - 21:38 Verse - Single Strum & Transitions - 23:40 Chucking Island Strum - 27:06 Verse & Chorus Play-Thru - 32:18 Chorus Split Measure - 33:52 Outro Demo - 36:55 Intro Riff - 39:16 Metronome Riff Exercises - 47:00 Riff into Verse - 50:25 Verse 3 & 4, Chorus, Bridge - 51:53 Bridge - 53:27 Outro - 56:50 Full Play-Thru - 58:44 Questions & Wrap - 1:04:39

Comments

Jackie

Hello, I hope to join you for the zoom. I am in the UK and it will be 1am so fingers crossed I can make it. Im looking forward to it. I can sleep in the next morning, so I'm lucky :-)

Suzanne Wu

Hi Cynthia! I will not be able to make it today but I will be watching later on Your Tube. I have a question about the Somewhere Over the. Rainbow in the Key of G. I am learning it because I will be performing in with classmates at my 50th high school reunion. I struggle with the Bm. My hand stretch is hard. I try to replace the 4 fingers with my pinky but it is so short the pad hits the c string. My compression of the E and A also is a little fuzzy. If today is a good day to talk about hand placement for short stiff fingers please do. Best regards, Suzanne Wu (Bellingham, WA)

Linda Austin

Aloha, Cynthia! Here's the link to my attempt at Somewhere Over the Rainbow. My challenge is.....everything! Consistent strum. My main focus right now though, is mindful chording (the first knuckle of my chording fingers need to bend quite a bit more, closer to 90º, otherwise adjacent strings are accidentally muted.). I posted this to the 100 Days Challenge FB page. It's over 3 mins long but, of course, no need to listen to the whole thing. :-) I hope this link works as I'm new to posting videos on my YouTube channel. Thank you Cynthia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czbfkRQ9yWE

Jackie

Oh I didnt make it. I fell asleep. I’m listening to the recording now. It’s 7am here in the uk. My ukulele is ready!

Greg Turner

Outside my time zone so won’t be live but I can’t remember looking forward to a song lesson as much as this absolute classic from my “youth” :-)

Cynthia Lin
>>136232389

hi linda! this video is private, can you change the setting to "unlisted"? that way i can watch without it being public

Cynthia Lin
>>136225045

hi cynthia! great! see if you can focus more on the metronome, you might need to get used to it by active listening to it, and just playing the uke first. add the singing after your uke metronome practice.

Jenny Selig
>>136221918

Hi, Suzanne! Not sure if Cynthia already addressed this, but usually it is more about wrist and arm placement than how long someone's fingers are. Finger placement is also important -- getting up on the tips of your fingers, not the pad, helps.

Cynthia Lin
>>136674286

nice work, joe! i'd encourage you to use the metronome and get crisp with the rhythm. it will bring up your playing overall!

Cynthia Lin
>>136232389

hey linda! great to see you! i'd suggest playing along with one of the play along videos. you are sometimes adding an extra measure. you can slow down the video so that you can practice your mindful chording.