Show us your Ukulele and learning to play
Discussion
I’m an old git now but I tried to learn Guitar when in my late teens. I could strum a few chords and play some very basic stuff was never very good at it. I fact I need to sell my electro acoustic Ovation Glen Campbell from 1978 in sunburst which I’m told is worth quite a few quid now. I’ve always fancied playing an instrument but I’m not talented at all.
I think inspired by some of George Hinchcliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Stuff I thought I’d have a go at learning Ukulele. It’s 4 strings so ought to be simpler. Learning the chords and getting my old fingers to move is proving hard at the moment. I’m trying to toughen up my finger tips by having a strum every now and then I’m tempted to sign up for the course offered by ukulelebuddy.com - it seems quite comprehensive and I think the idea is to learn new stuff each week so after a few months you are significantly better than before and you can always go back over it.
So I looked for a Uke for a few weeks. Was going to go cheap and secondhand but then I spotted a Kala soprano in mango wood and thought it was gorgeous so I ordered it. The shop owner contacted me to say he was out of stock but he had the same model in a concert size which was about £40 dearer - I was shocked when he offered to sell it to me at the same price. I ripped his arm off. I ordered a hard case from eBay which arrived today, I had a £10 off offer from eBay on purchases over £20 and got it delivered for £11.68! So here is my Uke - pretty isn’t it?
So show off what you’ve got and any learning tips
I think inspired by some of George Hinchcliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Stuff I thought I’d have a go at learning Ukulele. It’s 4 strings so ought to be simpler. Learning the chords and getting my old fingers to move is proving hard at the moment. I’m trying to toughen up my finger tips by having a strum every now and then I’m tempted to sign up for the course offered by ukulelebuddy.com - it seems quite comprehensive and I think the idea is to learn new stuff each week so after a few months you are significantly better than before and you can always go back over it.
So I looked for a Uke for a few weeks. Was going to go cheap and secondhand but then I spotted a Kala soprano in mango wood and thought it was gorgeous so I ordered it. The shop owner contacted me to say he was out of stock but he had the same model in a concert size which was about £40 dearer - I was shocked when he offered to sell it to me at the same price. I ripped his arm off. I ordered a hard case from eBay which arrived today, I had a £10 off offer from eBay on purchases over £20 and got it delivered for £11.68! So here is my Uke - pretty isn’t it?
So show off what you’ve got and any learning tips
You could download the Kala by Musopia app. It has a good tuner on it and some basic tunes and chords. You have to pay to subscribe to get full access though. I haven’t bothered as yet as I’m at the stage of hardening my fingertips and trying to remember the chords.
I’ve been recommended to subscribe to ukulelebuddy.com anyone here tried it?
I’ve been recommended to subscribe to ukulelebuddy.com anyone here tried it?
Edited by elanfan on Thursday 9th July 10:53
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