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30 Day Workout On The Ukulele

Learn both left hand and right hand techniques on the ukulele in less than 25 minutes a day! Fingerstyle and Strumming!
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Platform: Udemy
Video: 11h 10m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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Description

Learn to play both left hand and right hand techniques on the ukulele for fingerstyle and strumming methods. 
This course is appropriate for all levels. If you are an absolute beginner, then this course will show the basics.  If you are more advanced then you can use this course to improve your technique and/or as part of your daily warm-up/practice. 
There is no need to be able to read music or even have picked up a ukulele.  All you need is a ukulele, access to a tuner and a desire to learn. 
This course will start right at the beginning – showing you:  what the different parts of the ukulele are, how to tune the ukulele and how to use the resources for this course.
We will then move on to a daily practice where you will learn a new technique and practice of previous techniques.  
There are four different kinds of exercises included in this course:
•Right hand fingerstyle exercises – from a simple exercise playing just the thumb on each string to learning rolls. •Left hand individual note exercises – from learning to place the fingers in the right place to string cross up and down the string. •Right hand strumming exercises – from a simple down strum to learning patterns.•Left hand chord exercises – from learning chord shapes to moveable chord patterns.The practice lessons will be at 3 different speeds – 80bpm, 100pbm and 120bpm – allowing you to practice at a pace that is good for you. 

Resources at each stage will include easy-to-read diagrams, tablature (TAB), charts and mp3 playalongs for your own practice. 

You will learn

✓ Play using both fingerstyle and strumming.
✓ Learn left hand and right hand techniques.
✓ Know how to practice and develop a daily warmup.

Requirements

• A ukulele, access to a tuner and a desire to learn.
• No need to be able to read music.

This course is for

• Anyone who wants to learn how to play the ukulele – fingerstyle and strumming.
Professional composer, music teacher and performer.
Paul is a composer / arranger, multi-instrumentalist and teacher. He is an all-round musician accomplished on many instruments including guitar, violin, piano, bass, trumpet, drums, banjo, harmonica and ukulele.
He graduated from Trinity College of Music, London in violin, piano and composition (1976-80).  Paul has been involved in many classical / light music ventures including orchestras, a flute quartet, a duo with cello and even a 1930’s cabaret act. He went on to play bass, guitar, violin and keyboards in various bands.
Paul continues to develop teaching, composition and recording.  In particular, with Ben Hewlett on his ongoing harmonica courses at Harmonica World and with Amanda Jones on their ukulele courses on Udemy.  He has also recorded media music released through Score Production Music and Boost Music with David Hewson and has produced numerous albums on CD Baby.
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Platform: Udemy
Video: 11h 10m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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