Hey ! So my folks ordered an ukulele and it will be arriving in a few days and I'm really excited even though I have no experience with playing instruments lol . So I've been listening to your covers and bb cosmic butter is beautiful , could you gimme some heads-up on what to expect as a beginner and some tips ? ily kween <3
omg tysm!!!!!!!<3
yes okay so.
for beginners I REALLY recommend this youtube channel called “Bernadette Teaches Music” ..she even has a first ukulele lesson and a thirty day challenge to cover the basics.
other YouTube channels u can try as u make progress :
-one music school(v comprehensive)
-elise ecklund(song specific tutorials)
-Abby Lyons (song specific tutorials)
-U can UKE
-Ricky Somborn
-the ukulele teacher (intermediate level stuff + songs as well)
also when you’re initially trying to play certain chords. your finger WILL hurt and sometimes the strings may even get muted so. best advice for that is to try and arch your hand upwards and rest your thumb firmly at the back of the neck
one more problem I faced was to co ordinate your singing , strumming patterns and the chord changes together. so what u should do is. first try single down strums on each chord as per the count and then slowly incorporate the strumming patterns..no don’t sing after this..only hum the tune..then after you’ve mastered the process and it’s well into your muscle memory only then start singing.
also if u get the hang of the strumming pattern DDU UDU and the chords Am , F , C , G ...u can already play most songs at the basic level after transposing!!
have fun <3
