Bernadette Teaches Music yeaaah and the more I have to play the better but I always get self conscious about how it’s not going to be as clear you know? It’s that striving for perfection thing we were talking about but you are right we have to let our hair down and get to work!
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Wow! Can I just say how much I appreciate you doing this for us? I recently started playing the ukelele and I really want to build my knowledge on music theory but all of the channels only show the chords and strumming patterns. I’m definitely looking forward to the next 28 days :))
Is it weird that I found understanding the subdividing part hard there for a minute? Just playing the fingerstyle and arpeggio was easier at first. Then I rewatched it and now the subdiving makes more sense and I saw how the theory connected to the practice. Really excited I get to learn how to play fingestyle like this: step for step, with an explanation of how and why you do things. This course is already challenging me in a delightful way!! Thank you!
Hi Chiara! It is completely normal if subdividing was difficult. That's why I closed the video saying that I *do not* expect anyone to feel completely comfortable with these terms today. It's a process. With that said, I am super proud of you for watching the video again because that will help all of this sink in and make sense. And you're absolutely right, we learned a bit of theory today and immediately applied it to our practice. We did that because I always appreciated the teachers who gave me a chance to *do* what they were presenting. I find that that's a great way to learn, at least for me. Thank you for being here, Chiara! And thank you for sharing your struggles. It means A LOT to me ❤️❤️❤️
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Honesty is the best policy right? And I like it when I see that other people struggle too and then see them conquer a challenge. Makes me believe we can do this with enough practice. Been playing the uke, my first instrument, since february and I'm proud of my progress. I remember when I had a hard time playing a G chord and know I can (sorta) play an E chord and do some other cool stuff. So I will gladly take the practice AND the theory to achieve my dream of playing music. Bring it on, 30 day uke course 💪
Yay!!! I am so happy to hear that, Kayleigh! That means you're going to grow with this challenge and switching into E will be even better after these lessons
Ahhh! Thank you for letting me know. I used to film and re-film all those little mistakes but recently I have decided to just keep recording and stop striving for perfection, you know?
I think the little imperfections is what makes your instagram and RUclips lives the best ever. Nice to see them in your videos too. Not sure if best description but gives them a very personal and human touch.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Just getting to this challenge and I have to agree. It's disheartening when I make mistakes because I feel like I should be better. When I'm learning from someone I know they are better at thsi than I am. Leaving it in makes me feel that it's not as bad to make a little mistake because sometimes you do sometimes too.
I'm beyond looking forward to the next month !!!!!! I remember doing the 30 day challenges last time & it made me such a better player on ukulele!!! Plus it just helps to spend time together playing music ! I learn something every time!! I played arpeggios on flute for years, but never on ukulele till today!!! I love what you taught today, & how u said all the great players play without stopping the fingerpicking between notes! That's what I challenge myself to be like!! I watched ur video on "Why do you build me up Buttercup Baby" & I can play & sing it with my family now! It was a big hit!!! The notes on that song sound so pretty on ukulele! Music really does make my heart sing & thank you for all you do to make my life a lot brighter !!!!!!!!! Luv ya, Latonya 💝🎶🎉🎵💐
Oh my!!!!!!! I did not expect our first lesson to be really, really hard!!! But I thank you and the heavens for choosing this song out of all the songs in the world to practice the subdividing, arpeggio and fingetstyle with because Adele is my favorite singer and I truly and deeply love this song! So, that's my motivation. 💪💪💪 Thank you Bernadette for this course!!!! Okay, I shall get back to practicing! I mean business. Gotta set my eye on the 🎯🎯🎯 Love you! ❤❤❤
Yey!! You’ve got this! Think about it this way anything you can learn and pick up in will be an improvement to your playing so you literally have nothing to lose and everything to win!! #ukendoit
A bit overwhealm with these chords. But I know that it's normal because i don't use often 5 of them. So I have to practice them first. I won't give up!! Thanks Bernadette!!!
Thank you much for putting the chord shapes at the top of the printed material. It's a major ease to be able to reference them there when we get lost, rather than needing to pause and look at a different sheet.
I'm really nervious about thid fingerstyle. I've been struggling with this since we strarted. Love your explanations. I'll give my best in this course.
Wow I could just listen to your classes for hours *-* and i love fingerpicking, I do this when I wanna relax with my uke, now I just have to figure the E out :'( Thank you, I really needed a challenge like this, I needed the motivation to go on with my ukulele studies. 💛💛💛
Yes!!! It make sense to me now, before I really don't understand, that's true the more I expose myself the more I understand it. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I wish I will meet you someday Ms. B.
I just realizes that I'm happy to see every new video from you like meeting a close friend :) So hello friend - nice to see you! Lovely new promissing series, I also liked your former 30 day uke challenge. Cheers
This 30DayUkeCourse. Is. So. Good. Bought my uke yesterday, and have a self-learning book as well with DVD and all, but these videos you did are enormously helpful. Thank you!
Hi! Thanks very much for all of your use videos and materials, but for this video I was a little lost when you didn't go into the arpeggios chord finger placement for each switch, or maybe if you but a diagram tab for them too that would help (like you have in some other videos), thanks very much! Please keep it up! You are an amazing teacher and such a great resource for uke players!
Today i decided to start the 30 day ukulele course. I felt stuck with knowing mostly basic chords with some barred chords. Thank you Bernadette for all your hard work in teaching us. I will be posting my progress on my instagram account .
Mahalo again! The 30 day challenge was fantastic! Day one on the course and yay! Gonna spend a couple days on this one. Thanks for pushing the envelope! (Hopefully you'll include easy days like the challenge, but bring it
Everything was going great and then I saw the Adele song had an E hahaha started sweating!
but you've been doing so well on it!! I heard your Stand By Me with A F#m D and EEEEEE!!!!
Bernadette Teaches Music yeaaah and the more I have to play the better but I always get self conscious about how it’s not going to be as clear you know? It’s that striving for perfection thing we were talking about but you are right we have to let our hair down and get to work!
I haven't practiced the E yet I need to.
Same here 🙋🏻♀️😂
Yea but oyou only need to do a three finger E, so its a little easier and quicker.
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Wow! Can I just say how much I appreciate you doing this for us? I recently started playing the ukelele and I really want to build my knowledge on music theory but all of the channels only show the chords and strumming patterns. I’m definitely looking forward to the next 28 days :))
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Is it weird that I found understanding the subdividing part hard there for a minute? Just playing the fingerstyle and arpeggio was easier at first. Then I rewatched it and now the subdiving makes more sense and I saw how the theory connected to the practice. Really excited I get to learn how to play fingestyle like this: step for step, with an explanation of how and why you do things. This course is already challenging me in a delightful way!! Thank you!
Hi Chiara! It is completely normal if subdividing was difficult. That's why I closed the video saying that I *do not* expect anyone to feel completely comfortable with these terms today. It's a process.
With that said, I am super proud of you for watching the video again because that will help all of this sink in and make sense. And you're absolutely right, we learned a bit of theory today and immediately applied it to our practice. We did that because I always appreciated the teachers who gave me a chance to *do* what they were presenting. I find that that's a great way to learn, at least for me.
Thank you for being here, Chiara! And thank you for sharing your struggles. It means A LOT to me ❤️❤️❤️
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Honesty is the best policy right? And I like it when I see that other people struggle too and then see them conquer a challenge. Makes me believe we can do this with enough practice. Been playing the uke, my first instrument, since february and I'm proud of my progress. I remember when I had a hard time playing a G chord and know I can (sorta) play an E chord and do some other cool stuff. So I will gladly take the practice AND the theory to achieve my dream of playing music. Bring it on, 30 day uke course 💪
I think I will stay here at day 2 for about a week trying to get that damn e chord
I'm so glad the E chord doesn't really scare me anymore! Still have to practice those switches for a bit, but I love this lesson!
Yay!!! I am so happy to hear that, Kayleigh! That means you're going to grow with this challenge and switching into E will be even better after these lessons
It’s smart for u to start with timing and arpeggios cause some people think they are not important but they are really important
Thank you sooo much for leaving that little mistake in there! That’s gonna gelo us so much with our confidence!!
Help no gelo! 😂 I was focusing or the arpeggios and got distracted!
Ahhh! Thank you for letting me know. I used to film and re-film all those little mistakes but recently I have decided to just keep recording and stop striving for perfection, you know?
I think the little imperfections is what makes your instagram and RUclips lives the best ever. Nice to see them in your videos too. Not sure if best description but gives them a very personal and human touch.
@@teddydynski2010 thank you so much, Ted. That's really sweet.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Just getting to this challenge and I have to agree. It's disheartening when I make mistakes because I feel like I should be better. When I'm learning from someone I know they are better at thsi than I am. Leaving it in makes me feel that it's not as bad to make a little mistake because sometimes you do sometimes too.
I'm beyond looking forward to the next month !!!!!! I remember doing the 30 day challenges last time & it made me such a better player on ukulele!!! Plus it just helps to spend time together playing music ! I learn something every time!! I played arpeggios on flute for years, but never on ukulele till today!!! I love what you taught today, & how u said all the great players play without stopping the fingerpicking between notes! That's what I challenge myself to be like!! I watched ur video on "Why do you build me up Buttercup Baby" & I can play & sing it with my family now! It was a big hit!!! The notes on that song sound so pretty on ukulele! Music really does make my heart sing & thank you for all you do to make my life a lot brighter !!!!!!!!! Luv ya, Latonya 💝🎶🎉🎵💐
After the 30 day challenge and a year in between I think this is right where I can pick up on!! Can’t wait to record and share how it went!!!
Yes, I think so too. It's going to be a challenge, but I think it will take people to the next level
Oh my!!!!!!! I did not expect our first lesson to be really, really hard!!! But I thank you and the heavens for choosing this song out of all the songs in the world to practice the subdividing, arpeggio and fingetstyle with because Adele is my favorite singer and I truly and deeply love this song! So, that's my motivation. 💪💪💪
Thank you Bernadette for this course!!!! Okay, I shall get back to practicing! I mean business. Gotta set my eye on the 🎯🎯🎯
Love you! ❤❤❤
Of the top, my top challenge is definitely the barre chords. Wishing now I had a bari! 🙏☺️
@@francesrbernardo I so agree on the motivation because of the beautiful song!
Yeah I was going to do this series, then I see this first lesson..omg.
I've always had trouble with picking, but you explained this so well! I wasn't planning on doing this challenge, but now I think I will :)
Yey!! You’ve got this! Think about it this way anything you can learn and pick up in will be an improvement to your playing so you literally have nothing to lose and everything to win!! #ukendoit
Thank you! It's great to be back for another month of thoughtful teaching!
Hi Mary! Thank you so much for being here! I'm really excited to see us all grow as players :)
A bit overwhealm with these chords. But I know that it's normal because i don't use often 5 of them. So I have to practice them first. I won't give up!! Thanks Bernadette!!!
Thank you much for putting the chord shapes at the top of the printed material. It's a major ease to be able to reference them there when we get lost, rather than needing to pause and look at a different sheet.
I'm really nervious about thid fingerstyle. I've been struggling with this since we strarted. Love your explanations. I'll give my best in this course.
Wow I could just listen to your classes for hours *-* and i love fingerpicking, I do this when I wanna relax with my uke, now I just have to figure the E out :'( Thank you, I really needed a challenge like this, I needed the motivation to go on with my ukulele studies. 💛💛💛
Omg i have found the best uke teacher for me 😭💓💓
Wonderful lesson. I find practicing this song has a calming meditative feel to it❤️. Look forward to day three. Thank you ❤️
Before I think I WILL NEVER LEARN TO PLAY THE UKE, until I found you teacher Bernadette, complete with explanation and encouragement that I CAN DO IT.
I am practicing switching from A to E now. Enjoy yr tutorial so so much! Thanks Miss B for yr hard work.
That's a great place to start! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yes!!! It make sense to me now, before I really don't understand, that's true the more I expose myself the more I understand it. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I wish I will meet you someday Ms. B.
What a pleasure to join this course. Finally I understand what an arpeggio is. And such a beautiful song to learn with! Thank you so much x
Wow, thank you for letting me know the arpeggio definition made sense! I am holding my breath waiting to see the audience response to the lesson!
I enjoyed this! Definitely practicing switching form that a to e without stopping my fingerpicking pattern though!
I just realizes that I'm happy to see every new video from you like meeting a close friend :)
So hello friend - nice to see you!
Lovely new promissing series, I also liked your former 30 day uke challenge. Cheers
This 30DayUkeCourse. Is. So. Good. Bought my uke yesterday, and have a self-learning book as well with DVD and all, but these videos you did are enormously helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Anne! Glad you’re enjoying these :)
I will be watching this a couple dozen times
Thanks God for you and your lessons! I am getting better and better in playing after watching every your lesson!
Hi! Thanks very much for all of your use videos and materials, but for this video I was a little lost when you didn't go into the arpeggios chord finger placement for each switch, or maybe if you but a diagram tab for them too that would help (like you have in some other videos), thanks very much! Please keep it up! You are an amazing teacher and such a great resource for uke players!
Lindo lindo lindo. Música, aula, método! Parabéns!
Another great challenge! Thank you so much! You are really the best music teacher ever!
Thank you ! Love that you teaching theory , this is great stuff .
Glad you like that, Rheba!! :)
Thankyou so much.....You've been such an inspiration and a wonderful guide in my uke journey....Please continue this great work....😀
Thank you so much, Chandrika! I wouldn't be where I am in life if it wasn't for this channel community. I am incredibly grateful to you!
Very good video! Thoroughly explained - an apple for the teacher 🍎🍏🍎🍏
Thank you so much, Jim! I was holding my breath waiting to read the comments on this lesson! 🤭🤭🤭
Today i decided to start the 30 day ukulele course. I felt stuck with knowing mostly basic chords with some barred chords. Thank you Bernadette for all your hard work in teaching us. I will be posting my progress on my instagram account .
You are the best teacher ever!
You are awesome! That's a great video with good explanation 👍
Shruti shamdasani thank you so much, Shruti!!!
Thank you very very much for all your effort
to help us play this beautiful instrument!
🌺😍🌺
Although I can't participate in 30 day UKE course, I'm practicing now. Thank you for doing this. I love 😘😘😘you.
Excited to be in another challenge 🙋♀️🐶🇨🇦
I'm excited you're here, Dee!!
Great lesson Bernadette! I am sooo ready for this course!
Melinda! Thank you so much! Your enthusiasm for the course gives me energy to create all of this too!
Mahalo again! The 30 day challenge was fantastic! Day one on the course and yay! Gonna spend a couple days on this one. Thanks for pushing the envelope! (Hopefully you'll include easy days like the challenge, but bring it![
Thank you for your amazing videos! They are so well paced and full of usefull tips and your postive energy makes them even easier. You keep me motivated to keep learning this fun instrument, in the times when I feel stuck and like I can't learn anything new because everything is out of my reach to understand. I am so excited for your next class. 😀 btw this is my very first yt comment, I just had to tell to how much you helped me and thank you for that 😆
Hi Milica!
Thank you so much for sharing that. I am glad you like the pace of these lessons. We are going to be learning a bit more of music theory through this course, so I hope everyone is ready!
Thank you for what you are doing. I’m a pianist learning to play the ukulele with you. You are a great teacher
Wowoowowow, I just joined your patreon - I was using yousician until now and holy moly, this is so much better. Thank you!!
Wow, this course is starting exactly where I need it to. This is the perfect balance of challenge and fun. I wasn't a fan of this song but I have a new appreciation for it now. Thanks!
finger picking was such a scary term....but your instructions were so reassuring
I am confidently playing my new Kala soprano uke. It sounds so-oo good! Looking forward to the next lesson!
Why did you use an E cord in this lesson? I can’t do an E cord at all yet. Nice song, but I am frustrated before starting. Maybe you could do a video teaching this difficult cord.
Oh boy! 😟 Really wishing I stuck with the first 30-day challenge because now I'm seeing this one and it is so exciting. I love that you've added the FB community and cant wait to get going!!
Thanks for the assistance you provided with deciding on which uke to buy. I ended up with the Enya EUC-MAD and I'm in love!!! So many compliments from others on the beautiful look AND sound.
very nice course, I'm up for the challenge 30days
Very good explanations! Your finger work is perfect to learn. Thank you.
I love this stuff.
Learning to count subdivisions can be challenging but you explained it so well :)
Love the new format and graphic layout. Looks so professional.
Starting off discouraged. I am really surprised that you started off the first real lesson of this series with 4 difficult chords.
Also, I am confused. We are only playing the C, E and A stings but every chord involves also holding down the G string. So why aren't we playing all four strings?
The Adele song is in the printable twice. they see to be the same.
Lastly, if you do more series can you please give us a cover page that wouldn't use up quite so much colored ink?
YAY!!! more fingerstyle practice! Kevin over at All for Uke, is doing a fingerpicking/fingerstyle series. Fingerstyle is so much fun, a challenge, but still fun!!! Love the video Ms. B.
Great lesson, and thanks for including baritone! :-)
Nice easy start to stepping into the next level of skills
You explain so well !! 🤯💗 please do a tutorial on how to play bored by billie ellish your the only one who explains in detail ✨
Today was EXCELLENT “Coach”!!! Thank you!🙏 Great Job! (I loooove your new graphics.........Really cool!)
Hey Bernadette thanks a lot for this course! I just finished the 30 ukulele challenge and finding another course by you which looks awesome is fantastic! Thank you!
Nice! Thank you for the material on day 2 (and for day 1 too, Thanks to you I 've already cleaned my room Ms. Bernadette).
You can get the most from some songs with arpeggios (I remember watching a tutorial for Hallelujah from your friend Vasko, and it was very nice lesson too. I hope to practice both songs, although i'm doing Adele's song first cause E chord it's always a welcome challenge)
Thank you again and I'm looking forward to day 3
Wow! I did the previous challenge but this song is quite challenging... I will need more days than one to properly master this song and fingerpicking... Anyways, that's why it's a challenge I suppose. Thank you so much for sharing your uke knowledge with all of us!!
Great lesson! It's gonna be a good month!👍
Oh yes. We are going to be musicians after this ❤️❤️❤️
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic what ya mean we? You already are!!! I'm only 2 months into my uke journey and loving it thanks to finding you on RUclips👍
Thank you very much! You are an excellent teacher as always! You explain things very well and you make things easy to understand. I kind of cheated because I watched this video before I caught the first one. Lol!
Haha! Cheater cheater! Go back to video 1! It is important to setup a good foundation for this course 😊😊
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Yes Mam! I'm right on that. Lol.
Would it be possible to also select alternative songs with simpler chords for us old folks with arthritic fingers?
just discovered this and it was just what i was looking for. great job bernadette!
I loooove it!! It was so helpful!! ❤️❤️❤️
I wish you had a finger guide for the notes as you introduce them, i feel like it could be helpful to a lot of people! I
Hi Kristeen! Would you please elaborate? I’m happy to make resources that will help people :)
Ya quiero empezar a practicar!!! Muchas gracias Ms. B por los nuevos 30dayuke y saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪
Ps: Me encanta cuando hablas español, sería genial si grabaras algunas clases en español ❤️
Hola! Saludos desde California! Que gusto me das que estes aquí! Tengo planes de hacer el curso de 30 Day Uke Challenge (para principiantes) en español!
Graciaaas!! Me alegra mucho leer eso, esperamos con ansías esas clases!!!
I can't believe you are putting this much work into this. I sure hope folks are joining through Patreaon. To be creating this on the fly? That's a lot of work. Thanks
yaassss i can do it
e chord : hold my ukulele 🤣🤣
Weirdly arpeggio is something I learned about from RUclips singing warmups. Oddly enough my singing teacher never uses that word even tho some exercises are arpeggios. Gave me a little wince to hear the word cause my brain goes "SING AHHAHH" automatically now 😂😂
Ohhh! You should host a 30 Day Singing Challenge!!!!
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I mean I'd love that challenge but I know nothing about teaching people to sing 😅
Hi - just checked out your other video on how to do barre chords - great! Especially needed to play the bar chords for ‘Someone like you’. Love this course! x
I love this lesson. It's so understandable.
You’re a great teacher
Thank you so so much for that sweet compliment :)
Coming from the 30 day ukulele challenge and the first song has barr chords. OMG Did I skip a level. I cant get half of these notes. I will plug at it but I feel like I am skipping a level.
Hi Sherri! I recommend you try the Fall In Love with Uke challenge. It’s the level between this one and the 30 Day Uke Challenge 😉
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Thank you. I just watched that one and will work on that song. I am going to come back to lesson 2 intermittently Thank you for all your help!
Bernadette Teaches Music which challenge is that?
I was first likeee I haven’t even watched yet and I know I’ll like it already!!! Thanks!!
thank you so much, Maria! You're the sweetest. Can't believe we started our friendship a year ago!!!
I tried to be first. lol I could not sign into youtube fast enough. Lol.
Bernadette Teaches Music dude it’s our friendversery this month too how was that not on my mind 😂
@@teddydynski2010 you sign out of youtube? 😂😂😂
🤨My phone signs me out must be a settings thing I can’t figure out. 😂😂
The chords are pretty difficult for me at this point... but I will keep at it.
did you already post the lessons for people with ADHD??? did i miss it? i was really looking forward to that...
Gracias bendición me encanta Saludos desde Marbella España besos y abrazos para ti eres una bendición ukulele me encanta gracias
Jose! Cuidado con esos emojis! Allí hay unos malos!! 😂😂
oh your greatest uke teacher thanks! God help i saw ya from buying a paison ukelele from amazon, thanks. i cant believe the rosewood one was so cheap lol. but thanks again! ill keep watching ty.
Hola desde España, estoy ilusionada!! Podrías hacer este curso en español también? Besitos
This seems really advanced for day #2. I am patreon of yours. I did the uke school on your website. Have I skipped something? What am I missing?
I am unable to find the Facebook group ☹ Having a tough time switching to the E chord 😅 The lesson was amazing ❤ !
If you search for "30 Day Uke Course" into the facebook search bar, just like you would search for a new friend, you will find us!
muy bien explicado todo, tengo una niña de 9 años que esta empezando, lastima que no esté hablado en español, felicidades
Good morning 🐶
hi Bernadette! ive learned so much of you ukulele tutorial...
I thought we had only learned a few chords and then this shows up in lesson 2! When did we learn these chords? Did I miss something?
This is very helpful-- and you have a lovely voice.
i became your fan! Kudos! Great job.. next 30 days with you :D
This is just fantastic!
1:00 Subdividing into 4 is counting “1 E and A, 2 E and A, 3 E and A, 4 E and A…”
4:19 PIMI fingerpicking is 1 E and A
5:15 Play-along
6:45 The “1 E and A” just divides 1 beat into 4 pieces
I just finished the 30 Day Use Challenge (and loved it) and now am starting this course. While I do not find the arpeggios too difficult - the chords for the Adle song are excruciatingly hard for me. Any tips?
I am enjoying Day 2 but I was on the 4th day!!!
where did I miss how to pay the E?
😂😂 I had the same reaction. But the E chord is taught in the first 30 day challenge. I believe it's in last few pages of the printable.
Thank you!!!
4:38 the practice starts
p.s Can I use barr chords to make it more of a chalange
I'm having trouble playing PIMI continuously. I tend to stop when switching chords (especially when the E-chord is involved). Probably I need to create some musscle memory for the PIMI part? Is it an idea to just play PIMI without chords on a muted ukulele?
Thank you, great and useful. But can we convince music language inventors to wipe the E chord from earth?
😂😂😂😂😂
Great help... But I can't play E or F#M so I played E7 and F.... really enjoyed the arpeggio style though!