It will depend on your taste and you will feel the benefit of it. When you are ready, start with beginner patterns. Once you feel you are comfortable with the basics, you can start looking at more advanced patterns. This way you should start with the easier ones like C6 and Bb7. If you want […]
I am quite an accomplished ukulele player from a very young age. I began playing at the age of 4. But I couldn’t actually play all that much because of my mum’s job. At the age of 18 I left my job and started learning by myself and my sister took over as a coach […]
I have one 5.25″ x 1″ x 2″ bass and one 1″ x 2″ x 2″ guitar, both with 15 frets, no sound-hole spacing as I am using an acoustic. I have it in my closet in the basement. I do hear that the smaller size will not make a difference. I have an acoustica […]
The following table explains the different notes in the ukulele string family. Note Color Note Description 1b 5.7 bb.2 1c 5.7 cc.6 1d 6 bb.2 3b 5.7 bc.4 3c 6.6 bb.7 (CNN) Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to say if he’ll concede if he loses the election to Democrat Hillary Clinton, despite a petition by […]
A teacher will look for a lot of reasons for beginners. Firstly, some teachers might look to see if the student is proficient in using their instrument, and then maybe they use a technique that they think will help them achieve their goal of getting proficient. This is certainly what happens with a lot of […]
There’s one thing you probably can find to make ukulele your new favorite instrument without much training. Here are a few tips from veteran pro and ukulele master Mike McCallum: Get a good ukulele tuner. I used to play a Yamaha DX100 tuner, but since I bought my first ukulele, I’m no longer able to. […]
How do you learn the best way to make a good ukulele performance?” He had a good answer: “I’ve seen a few videos where people just start playing the ukulele, playing it wrong, like the melody or rhythm gets messed up. It’s easy to just forget about your fingers and to stick one end of […]
This isn’t a bad one, given the number of variables involved… Dylan: I’d probably say that it’s something you have to learn on your own, but maybe that’s a bit unfair. No, the hard thing to learn is rhythm… I try to learn how to play, but sometimes it’s easier just to play a melody […]
“It’s actually not easier than guitar, no,” says Dave Matthews. “You have to be comfortable at playing piano. And in some situations, that can be a problem because you can’t play your fingers. I had to find a way to play those songs without doing my whole set. There are a few songs that I’d […]
We asked ukulele enthusiasts everywhere via email, the answer to that question could be found in the comments under this post. What sizes do ukuleles come in? From the first review, it’s obvious that it took a large sample size to reach 100% agreement on ukuleles size. It’s an important question to answer, not because […]