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Ukulele anatomy and understanding the different parts of the Ukulele.
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Ukulele anatomy and understanding the different parts of the Ukulele.
How to hold the Ukulele properly to play effortlessly.
Using a pick may be challenging at first. In this lesson, we’ll learn how to hold a pick properly and which one is the best option for a beginner.
Learn to play using the right hand or your picking hand using open strings to begin with.
How to use a metronome. Playing along with the metronome not only helps us to keep the sense of time also builds the ability to perform with or accompany others or to sing along.
As Ukulele is a stringed instrument and not a woodwind (Blow to play) or a keyboard thus the need for a synchronized left and right hand is a necessity to get even a single note to sound good. Thanks to the open strings, that we can do it step by step without worrying about managing both the left and hand and right hand together. We focus on the right hand first with the help of open string exercises.
Now it’s time to sync the left and right hands together and you learn the basic concept of alternate picking.
Here real deal starts, we are going learn how to use left hand fingers separately as well as together to play more freely and efficiently. We are going learn geometrical and symmetrical combinations to increase stamina endurance and agility.
In order to learn music, you need to know its own language. In this topic all the essentials will be covered on how to read the TAB (Tablature in short) and how to read the timing in the TABs in order to maintain the rhythm.
Rhythm is one of the most important aspects of music. Developing a good rhythm sense is mandatory to be able to play music. Although most of us are not born with a good rhythm sense yet there are practices to solve this problem. We shall get started with this here.
Now you are going to learn about the magical letters (ABCDEFG) which are the core of music. We shall learn to find and play them on open strings as well as on the first few frets. This will help you to learn the basic scales, chords and most importantly it will pave the way towards learning different tunes and songs etc. so that you can enjoy this journey.
Yea! Now we are talking. Good Job! We are on the way to learn our First few basic songs. Your previous efforts will pay off now. Now with the help of tabs you will able to learn a few songs. It will also help you to read the notes more efficiently
A scale is a sequence of notes, made up of intervals. It is the backbone of music. Anything you hear in the human world originates from one scale or the other. Here you are going to learn some basic to intermediate scale shapes and fingerings. Also, we are going to cover some basic scales theories as well as Chromatic and Diatonic scales. Anatomy of Scales etc.
Learning more tunes at ascending order of difficulty level will make you improve gradually. Please note music takes time to learn so there is no magic formula to improve at a great speed. However, Learning MORE tunes mean MORE FUN.
A chord is a collection of notes played together at the same time. Learning chords will help you to understand basic of Western Harmony. We are going cover all the accessible chords available in the open position on an Ukulele.
To exploit the chords fully on an Ukulele you must learn how to play basic rhythmic structures on an Ukulele. Here we shall cover all the basic strumming patterns for accompaniment. You will also be taught the basic arrangement of beats so that you can create your own strumming patterns and decode one by listening to a song if the pattern is somewhat basic.
You are going learn eight beat strumming patterns and odd beat strumming patterns with beat skips or misses whatever you may call. This will open the possibilities of a huge number of permutation and combination of creating innumerable strumming patterns.
Now this another milestone for a beginner. It’s worth the wait, your patience will pay off now as we start learning songs with chords and strumming patterns. Although it is a bit challenging at the beginning but it’s rewarding. Without Challenges life is so boring. Isn’t it?
Initially Singing along with guitar accompaniment can be a little overwhelming to a beginner. But there are tips and tricks and practices to solve this problem. We are going to learn these step by step and in no time, you’ll be able to sing and strum along. Don’t rush, be patient, we are almost there.
Fingerstyle as the name suggests, the focus is on the picking hand fingers, what it means is that we need to say goodbye to the pick to learn this style which is very popular now in the music Industry, Bollywood, Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz, you name it and everywhere you will find a great deal of application of fingerstyle techniques. Meticulously planned right exercises will be taught in this section.
This pretty much sums up the curriculum for beginners. This is just the tip of the iceberg and its beyond our scope to expand the topics mentioned in details as taught in the class. Please be informed that it’s an art form and there is no instant gratification involved in this journey. Every small goal you reach will come at a cost of dedicated practice and love for the instrument. It is not that hard if there is a disciplined approach, it’s all about the journey and not the destination. So, pick up the instrument and practice 30 mins every day and enjoy every bit of it and you’ll see in no time you have progressed so far without even realizing. Good Luck and Cheers!
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