Thinking of buying a ukulele? Yes, I know you are. However, this guide will show you HOW CAN YOU BE HELPED BY A NEWBIE. I’ll give some interesting ukulele ideas which will help you. If you want to learn how to buy the best ukulele for you, then keep on reading.
Buy a suitable ukulele
As a newbie, you’ll first need to get a decent ukulele which suits you the best in order to play it. You can find the perfect ukulele in any store or online shop. Find a ukulele which will suit your budget.
Correct your posture to hold the ukulele
I was really bad at playing the ukulele. I remember my teacher who taught me to correct my position in order to play the ukulele. If you are in a sitting position, you have to let the body of the ukulele rest on one of your legs and put your arm around it. It’ll take some time to learn how to rest it in your lap. You have to practice regularly in order to hold it perfectly. Never hold it firmly; it’ll give you bad sound.
Relax
People misunderstood ukulele as toy. Instead of thinking that way, you can think it as a fun playing instrument. Believe me; it’ll give you utter happiness without tiredness if you play it with fun.
Ukulele is an instrument which looks easy to play but it is isn’t. You’ll defiantly need practice to be an expert at it. But playing it as a fun instrument will give you a good sound which will inspire you to play another song. So, let’s just keep playing it and you’ll get better each day.
Need to learn the basics first
As you’ll see every artist who’s a master at playing the ukulele, you may have thought that they never learn about the basics. Well, you are absolutely wrong! First of all, you need to learn the basics to play as a newbie. You can watch YouTube or any tutorials online to learn the basics about playing the ukulele. You have to learn how to play ukulele then you have to learn the chords step by step, NO need to rush.
Firstly, play a song which is simple to play, and then go to the medium and then the hard one. It’ll take time so don’t try the hard one at your first attempt as a newbie. Follow the chords step by step. If you want to expert in ukulele, you’ll need to have patience.
Play songs and monitor it
If you have a recorder or a camera, then try to play it with it. By playing it with a recorder or a camera, you can understand where you are lacking. Also monitoring yourself with a camera will give you an idea about which areas you need to fix.
Practice
Want to be an expert? Then go and practice. If you are done with playing songs, then carry on practising. I know it’ll take some times to be an expert in playing the ukulele. But you have to practice once or twice in a day. There’s a proverb which you know very well,” Practice makes perfect.”
Conclusion
In the end, it’ll give you happiness and joy even if you can’t be an expert. Also, there are no perfect rules about the right or wrong way to play the ukulele. The most important thing is to play it with passion a. Just follow your dream and be confident about producing music.
Courtesy of Allen Cooper
Woild you give the same advice to a person learning guitar 🎸?