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Learn Swing/Jazz Uke this summer!
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I use Sibelius and some sweat the details too much. I'm starting to just write key voicings and a roadmap and not go into the details of the voicings. Only if it is not one of my typical voicings.
Plus I'm getting better at reading chords stacks....
Hey Curt,
One of my challenges is that I spend my limited practice time inputing arrangements into Finale. My mentor, Howard, keeps cranking out these great piece and I have a backlog to input. I've decided to stop doing this for awhile--until my...
I mainly focus on new stuff that I'm getting in to the repertoire. I also make sure that I write it out. Writing it out sometimes reveals new voicings or a different way to play. Recording it is not enough, then you have to transcribe yourself. A ...
I work on sections of new things then devote the rest of my time to brushing up on the old. Limiting my time to working on only sections of new pieces forces me to really think about them.. what works? what doesn't? is this fingering any better fo...
First, you quit the day job, making a living only gets in the way of quality practice time!
It would seem that you have answered the question, work on new stuff and cont. to polish the old. Most days, I will set a special time (usually early in th...
I simply like to dress fancy and play simple tunes...
I mostly just spend the time on the new stuff. I forget the fancy arrangements quickly too. I aim to keep one or two of the fancy ones in shape for performance. Usually that's all I need.
So as an instrumentalist who plays complex arrangements, how does one set up a practice schedule. Do you divide up your practice time between old songs and ones you'd like to learn? If I don't play the old songs, I forget them and the new stuff ca...
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- What are your favorite ukuleles?
- Talsma Tenor, Earnest Tenor (special order) Tululele (made by Joel Eckhaus), Talsma Les Paul Solid (chambered) Body Tenor.
- Do you have a website?
- http://www.geraldross.com
- Do you have recordings, CDs, Books for sale? Where can we find them?
- I have three ukulele CD's and one solo guitar CD that I have recorded.
My latest ukulele CD - Ukulele Hit Parade - was released on March 30, 2009.
The disks are available at my website: www.geraldross.com
Or here: www.geraldross.com/cart/
The Uke disks are:
Ukulele Stomp
Moonlight And Shadows
The Guitar disk is:
Romance & Adventure
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Free Virtual CD - Gerald Ross - Solo Ukulele
In August of 2009, my family rented a beach house for a week on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at Sturgeon Bay. I packed my Talsma tenor ukulele and my portable Zoom H4N digital recorder.
My plan was to record solo ukulele songs using traditional 1920-1950's recording techniques. I've always admired the musicians of that era and their ability to go into the studio and play a song from start to finish flawlessly, starting over if they made a mistake. Here's what I did...
My "studio" was an… Continue
My plan was to record solo ukulele songs using traditional 1920-1950's recording techniques. I've always admired the musicians of that era and their ability to go into the studio and play a song from start to finish flawlessly, starting over if they made a mistake. Here's what I did...
My "studio" was an… Continue
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