Hello my fellow musicians!

I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! After nearly two months of practicing with my new and improved technique, I can finally (almost) say that I am ready to film my video of me performing “Im Yours” by Jason Mraz on the Ukulele. Here are a few things I still need to work on:

  1. The interlude: During this part of the song, the order of the chords changes; which I did not know until about two weeks ago when I realized something was not sounding right. Rather than going the typical Cx2, Gx2, Amx2, Fx2 , it goes C, G, Am, G, Fx2, D7X2. Although these are all chords I know, it is still something new I need to add to the song which takes some adapting and patience. I know I will be able to add it with little to no struggles. I will just have to keep on practicing it everyday!
  2. Hugging the Ukulele with my right arm: This is something I am constantly reminding myself of. When I begin a practice session, I usually start off with practically perfect posture. Nearing the end, I find myself getting tired leading to me not holding on to my Ukulele with my right arm properly which in hand,  leads to my thumb on my left hand to move up the fret board; which is what I am trying to avoid! I need to remember the tightly hold onto the Ukulele with my right arm as if I was trying to “hug” it.
  3. Knowing the exact lyrics: Because this song was so popular back in 2010, I tend to forget the lyrics sometimes as this was a long time ago. I need to start listening to the song when I am driving or working out, in order for the lyrics to stay in my head!

See you next week for my final post: the video!

Laurence