Ukulele – Basics
“As the two of us journey along the paths of music, as your teacher I will choose the routes according to your abilities.“
Ukulele Lesson Topics
Introducing Ukulele Basics
The Anatomy of the Ukulele
Exploring the Most Common Tuning – gCEA
Various Tuning Methods
Holding On to Your Ukulele
Playing Standing Up or Sitting Down
Developing Your Strumming
Proper Left-Hand Position
How to Properly Fret Notes
Reading Chord Diagrams
Proper Strumming Mechanics
Understanding Down and Up Beats
Useful Strumming Patterns
Accents
Shuffle Strumming for Blues
Up Beat Strumming for Reggae
Deciding On the Appropriate Strumming Pattern
Getting to Know the Chord Families
The I – IV – V Chord Progression
Fingering Barre Chords
Moveable Chord Shapes
Picking and Single Note Playing
Getting to Grips with Tablature and Notation
Reading Rhythms
Fingerpicking Patterns
Strumming Melody and Chords Together
Soloing Techniques
Rocking Out on Your Uke
Playing Blues Chord Progressions
Buying Your First Ukulele
How Much To Spend?
What size of Ukulele
Keeping Time with a Metronome
Restringing and Maintaining Your Ukulele
Deciding When to Restring
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