10 Quick Tips for Ukulele Beginners
More and more people are picking up the ukulele for the first time. But where should a beginner start? What do they need to do to make sure that they get in good habits from the beginning? So they don't end up stuck in a rut. Or don't get frustrated and give up.
In this article, I'll give you ten quick tips to make sure your ukulele playing gets off to a great start.
1. Buy the best ukulele you can afford - the more you invest in your playing, the more you'll want to practice.
2. Learn three chords then start playing songs - once you start playing songs that people can recognize you'll feel a lot better about your playing.
3. Get in tune - nothing is going to make your playing sound worse than having your ukulele out of tune. So make sure you learn how to tune up.
4. Hold the ukulele gently - if you hold to uke too tightly you risk losing all its tone.
5. Play with others - there are tons of ukulele groups around. If you can't find one; start one.
6. Play slowly at first - get the moves under your belt and a slow speed, then increase the tempo. The brain learns much better this way.
7. Invest in some good strings - a good brand of strings (such as Worth or Aquila) will serve you very well. It's the cheapest and easiest way to improve the sound of a ukulele.
8. Steal ideas - it may seem a little like cheating, but listen to your favourite music, work out what they are doing and incorporate it into your own music.
9. Find ukulele videos - and study them carefully. Watch how the great ukulele players such as Jake Shimabukuro and Roy Smeck play. Get pointers on their technique. Adopt and adapt their style of playing to suit your own and how you like to play.
10. Have fun - it's called PLAYING music for a reason. You don't 'work' music. It should be enjoyable and rewarding. Find ways that you can practice and still have fun. This is definitely the most important tip of all. - 18762
In this article, I'll give you ten quick tips to make sure your ukulele playing gets off to a great start.
1. Buy the best ukulele you can afford - the more you invest in your playing, the more you'll want to practice.
2. Learn three chords then start playing songs - once you start playing songs that people can recognize you'll feel a lot better about your playing.
3. Get in tune - nothing is going to make your playing sound worse than having your ukulele out of tune. So make sure you learn how to tune up.
4. Hold the ukulele gently - if you hold to uke too tightly you risk losing all its tone.
5. Play with others - there are tons of ukulele groups around. If you can't find one; start one.
6. Play slowly at first - get the moves under your belt and a slow speed, then increase the tempo. The brain learns much better this way.
7. Invest in some good strings - a good brand of strings (such as Worth or Aquila) will serve you very well. It's the cheapest and easiest way to improve the sound of a ukulele.
8. Steal ideas - it may seem a little like cheating, but listen to your favourite music, work out what they are doing and incorporate it into your own music.
9. Find ukulele videos - and study them carefully. Watch how the great ukulele players such as Jake Shimabukuro and Roy Smeck play. Get pointers on their technique. Adopt and adapt their style of playing to suit your own and how you like to play.
10. Have fun - it's called PLAYING music for a reason. You don't 'work' music. It should be enjoyable and rewarding. Find ways that you can practice and still have fun. This is definitely the most important tip of all. - 18762
About the Author:
Looking to learn more about the ukulele? Then read Al Wood's website where he talks about how you can buy ukulele and pick up uke chords.
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