It has been suggested in just about all musical forums that folks like us should have a half dozen or so songs "down pat" so that if we are requested to play a song or two, we can do so without hesitation, and without a song sheet.
Now I remember a couple times when I was with the Dallas group and a request came in from the rest of the restaurant patrons, Mark (the leader) would say, sure we could do it, and we all would automatically go into Five Foot Two, with the comment that that song has the same notes as the requested song, just in a different order. This got a few chuckles, but there is an underlying message -- it is really good to some songs that we can call on without hesitation.
Kay, Bill and Blayne have a number of songs in memory that they can perform well. I have chatted with Rex and he wants to work on this too. Now for me, doing something without a song sheet will be a real stretch, for regardless of my history with the uke, and regardless of all the genres of music that I have played, I just have not memorized any songs.
That is going to change, and I hope you are going to help me, and in doing so, help yourself.
So in addition to concentrating on love themed songs in February, I hope we can work on a song w/o looking at the song sheet. Now what songs? I'm open to suggestions, but "Five Foot Two" is a uke standard that we should all know and "Amazing Grace" would be a great option too. What would you like?
Want to help me improve?
Ralph
I agree on 5 foot 2 and suggest Ain't She Sweet (in the same vein (genre) as 5 foot 2). I suggest we pick a few songs for different genres.
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