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Welcome! My name is Bernadette and I'm a certified music teacher. I have a bachelor's degree in music and a master's degree in education. I will try my best to help you get started on your ukulele journey! To download a PDF that will support you with today's lesson, follow this link: www.patreon.com/posts/77149496?pr=true
First and foremost, it's important to choose the right ukulele for you. Ukuleles come in four different sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone. Soprano is the smallest size and is perfect for traveling, for children, or for those with small hands. Concert ukuleles are slightly larger, making them a great choice for beginners of all ages and sizes. Tenor ukuleles are even larger, making the fret spacing wider. If your fingers are short, you may feel like the tenor is too big. With that said, one of the benefits of having a tenor ukulele is that it is easy to rest on your lap as you play. Baritone ukuleles are the largest and have the lowest pitch (they sound more like guitars than ukuleles). Baritone ukuleles also require you to learn new chord charts and shapes.
In this video I was playing a concert ukulele by Enya. This ukulele has fluorocarbon strings, which feel much easier on the fingers and have a sweeter sound. You can see this ukulele here: www.ukelandia.com/listing/1107936588/bougainvilleaā¦
Most ukuleles are shaped like a figure 8, but if you're interested in a pineapple-shaped ukulele, you can see a great one here: www.ukelandia.com/listing/1271367886/pineapple-queā¦
Once you've chosen your ukulele, it's time to learn the basics. First, learn the parts of the ukulele. The headstock is the part of the ukulele where the tuning pegs are located. The neck is the long part of the ukulele that runs from the headstock to the body. The body is where the sound hole and sound chamber are located. The sound hole is where the sound comes out, and the sound chamber amplifies the sound. The frets wires are the metal bars that run along the neck.
Next, learn how to tune your ukulele. The strings of the ukulele are tuned to G-C-E-A (from your nose to the floor). You can use a tuning app like pano tuner or a clip-on tuner to help you tune your ukulele. Here's the tuner that I was using in my video: www.ukelandia.com/listing/1336682066/clip-on-tunerā¦
It's important to keep your ukulele in tune, so make sure to check the tuning often. If you'd like to see my more in-depth tuning tutorial, you can find that here: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā HOWĀ TOĀ TUNEĀ YOURĀ UKULELEĀ &Ā USEĀ AĀ CLIP...Ā Ā
Once your ukulele is tuned, you can start playing! The first thing you should learn is how to play a few basic chords. There are many chords to learn, but some of the most common chords for beginners are C, Am, F, and G7. Start by learning these chords and then move on to more advanced chords as you become more comfortable.
Another important aspect of playing the ukulele is strumming. Strumming is when you use your hand to make the strings vibrate in a rhythmic pattern. We will learn a strumming pattern in this video, but if you need a slower course for this, I have linked one down below.
Today's lesson was a crash course. If you'd like to learn how to play ukulele with me here on YouTube, here are the courses I recommend in this order:
How to Strum Ukulele
Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā HOWĀ TOĀ STRUMĀ THEĀ UKULELEĀ FORĀ BEGINNERSĀ Ā
30 Day Uke Challenge
Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā 30Ā DayĀ UkuleleĀ ChallengeĀ Ā
Strum & Sing Challenge
Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā HowĀ toĀ StrumĀ &Ā SingĀ ChallengeĀ Ā
15 Uke Song Challenge
Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā 30Ā DayĀ UkeĀ SongĀ ChallengeĀ Ā
Songs Uke Should Know
Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā UkeĀ ShouldĀ KnowĀ ChallengeĀ Ā
If you'd like to support the channel, the best way to do that is by joining the patreon community here www.patreon.com/bernadetteteachesmusic. You'll get access to free PDF printables, live lessons, and exclusive video tutorials.
You can also support by shopping in my store www.ukelandia.com/ or by donating a tip on PayPal here: paypal.me/bernadetteplazi
TIME STAMPS
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0:00 Introduction and overview
0:43 Tuning
4:11 Holding a soprano
5:24 Holding other ukuleles
5:50 Foot stool mentioned:
6:42 Hand placement
9:02 How to strum
12:07 Chords
24:23 More chords
30:09 Stand By Me
36:27 Review
39:07 Lion Sleeps Tonight
45:48 Down & Up Strums
47:48 Song & Strumming
49:27 Strumming Pattern
51:21 Homework
52:50 Lion Sleeps Tonight with a strumming pattern
54:20 Next Steps
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
64 years old and new to the uke. I tried lessons several years ago and dropped out due to a too busy schedule. Fully retired now, cancer survivor and ready to pick it up as a peaceful way to sit on the porch and strum away my time! Looking forward to learning.
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I swear you always know EXACTLY when to say "look up." I felt like you were in the same room looking directly to me haha I get distracted easily. You are an amazing teacher thank you so much!
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I'm an old disabled Marine just had my 63rd birthday and wanted to learn to play an instrument. Many of my friends are musicians and I used to play percussion in a band long ago, congas, and bongos, djembe, and ashiko. So a friend of mine bought me a ukulele for my birthday and here we are. I love it when you say LOOK UP, because you have busted me nearly every time looking down at my ukulele š.
Thank you
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61 and just retired. My children are all musically inclined and now I am nurturing my own love of music by learning the Ukulele! Yay!
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I'm a 40 year old Taco and this is the best "lookup" class I ever had š
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If all teachers were like you, no student will flunk their classes. Thank you so much!ā¤
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Today is November 21st 2023. I live in Brooklyn,New York. I just got myself a soprano ukele at 8pm from someone around the corner through Facebook Marketplace for 25$. I searched for 'ukelele for beginners' and i clicked on the first video on youtube. I could not connect with the first one but it led me to you. It's 10 pm and i know 4 chords and couple of songs along with basics of ukele, at the age of 39 :) Thanks to my beautiful teacher. You really made a difference in my life. I'm ready for the second video :)
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15 and starting because im always getting told im just like my great grampa, i never met him but he played the uke!!!! its lots of fun :3 ALSO THE LOOK UPS ARE ON POINT
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I'm a 66 year old cattle rancher in North Central Montana. It's 20 degrees below zero outside but it's warm inside as I'm strumming along with your excellent Ukulele training Bernadette! When I get things down with this uke I'll go out to the cattle and play for them (when it warms up). Thanks a bunch!
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I am 58 yr old woman and learning the UKE as part of my rehab. I got into a motorcycle accident and have lost much use of my arm and my hand is limited. This is a fun way for me to keep my right side moving. My PT loves the idea. You are so good at what you do. I feel like you see me when you say look up look up! Thank you for being part of my therapy.
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Iām 51 years old and was a little nervous trying to learn ukulele, you are the best teacher ever!!
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Iām 55 and spend my weekends contra dancing and hanging around with lots of musically talented people. Many of them ask me if I play anything, and I always have to say ānoā. Their response is, āitās never too late!ā, so here I am. :)
Thanks for the fun and low pressure lesson! I look forward to continuing!
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51 yo & a mother of 3 young adults children from Malaysia. Thought I'm too old to start. So happy to have come across your channel. I've always dream of playing an instrument & singing on my own. Hope this comes true soon. You are a great teacher indeed. Thank you ā¤
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I found this so helpful. I am 60 and a teaching assistant. I was told my class of 7yr olds will be learning the ukulele in Sept ā¦..so I decided to buy one and try to learn a little bit myself so I can help them. I am really enjoying itā¦. Itās such a cheerful instrument. I have always wanted to learn to play something.š
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Iām 52 and from Australia š.
Due to an illness I havenāt worked and hardly left the house. I was bored felt useless and falling into deep depression. I bought a ukulele years ago and found it too hard to play. I felt to try learning to play it again and thank God I came across you here. Iām feeling Iāve accomplished something hard and now have a hobby I can do at home that makes me happy. It also made my son and my husband seeing and hearing me practice and play they are proud of me. Iāve gone through quite a lot of teaching that I just couldnāt do. You made it so easy on every level you are gifted thank you and donāt stop ā¤
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I'm a newbie aged 76 and have thoroughly enjoyed your lessons for beginners. Its clear and precise with lots of great tips.
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your teaching is a godsend. thank you. I suffered brain injury and cognition is difficult. Got loaned my first UKE last night, and the pace of other tutorials is way too fast for me. Your softness, and delivery, pace, and teaching is so soothing, and clear, and crucially so easy to absorb. Thank you so much.
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Hello from New York. 37 year old mom of one. I played flute and piano through high school, but haven't played either in years. I started teaching myself ukulele through YouTube while I was pregnant but couldn't quite get the strumming. This tutorial was such a game changer for me. Thank you!
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Awww this takes me back when I first started to learn to play with you 3 years ago! Where has that time gone?!
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All the āLook upā prompts are so on point, itās incredibly obvious youāve taught MANY people. Amazing!
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