Clawhammer style to A Tisket A Tasket

[eclecticbanjo]

Working up my confidence in the clawhammer style as well as singing to my arrangements. I seriously lack confidence so my voice is quite faint, but perhaps I’ll improve over time.

 

[Bill Sheehan]

Great job, Dan! You can't go wrong with a Martin S-1. I have an S-0 (with the fretboard running a shorter span), and I love it.

Nice playing and singing! Sure, you may need to gain a little more confidence in your singing, but that will come-- just keep doing it, explore tons of your favorite songs, tinker with doing them in different keys, and gradually you'll settle into a "vocal range" that's right for you. And that's when the confidence level accelerates!

I think a great combination is to use that soprano uke, and then try to establish your vocal range in a lower register, where it's physically comfortable for your voice (unlike the old days where we sang everything WAY up there-- think Michael McDonald on the Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes").

That way, the uke and your voice sort of "stay out of each other's way", and it makes for a pleasing and uncluttered sonic result. It is said that Nelson Riddle arranged much of Frank Sinatra's songs in that fashion-- lots of higher-register instruments doing the music, leaving room "down below" for Frank to do his thing.

 

[Neil_O]

Cool playing! What is the blob on the sound hole?

 

[eclecticbanjo]

Great job, Dan! You can't go wrong with a Martin S-1. I have an S-0 (with the fretboard running a shorter span), and I love it.

Nice playing and singing! Sure, you may need to gain a little more confidence in your singing, but that will come-- just keep doing it, explore tons of your favorite songs, tinker with doing them in different keys, and gradually you'll settle into a "vocal range" that's right for you. And that's when the confidence level accelerates!

I think a great combination is to use that soprano uke, and then try to establish your vocal range in a lower register, where it's physically comfortable for your voice (unlike the old days where we sang everything WAY up there-- think Michael McDonald on the Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes").

That way, the uke and your voice sort of "stay out of each other's way", and it makes for a pleasing and uncluttered sonic result. It is said that Nelson Riddle arranged much of Frank Sinatra's songs in that fashion-- lots of higher-register instruments doing the music, leaving room "down below" for Frank to do his thing.

Great tips!!! I think I need to play my tenor more and go down to lower keys.

 

[eclecticbanjo]

Cool playing! What is the blob on the sound hole?

It’s a tuner that fits on the side of the sound hole. It works great until it gets dislodged inside the body.