I'm a 72 year old man who just picked up the ukulele a month ago. I have never played an instrument before, but intend to learn this one. With channels such as yours, it gives me hope that i will be able to grow with the ukulele.
I’m a 65 year old woman who has only been playing the ukulele for two months. I was already feeling like my practices were getting in a rut. I just said to my husband yesterday, “What about the rest of the frets on the neck.” Thank you so much for teaching me more about the notes on the fretboard and fresh new ways to practice. I’m so psyched to learn scales and fingerpicking! 😊
It's like this video spoke direct to me. I have been playing 8 months and know a lot of chords, but I'm stuck in the rut of playing with "play alongs". They're good fun, but I don't know a single song that I could play without the screen to follow. Getting outside my comfort zone creates a good feeling when I master smooth transitions to new chords.
I played acoustic guitar for 12 years and stopped for many more. My biggest regret is never learning the fretboard and theory behind cords and scales. This time around, on the Ukulele, I’ll be learning the correct way.
I've been in a rut for over two years because I don't know how to push myself without overwhelming myself or even begin to analyze the instrument as it is. this video was incredibly helpful and you've got a new fan!!!
I used to play both piano and clarinet but stopped when I went to college for nursing. But your tip on changing up the exercises or music you play really hit close to home, because I remember feeling comfortable playing the same songs over and over and not wanting to try anything new! I feel inspired now and want to pick music back up again!
Great information and insight. I've played the piano all my life and only started the ukulele, but the principal is the same. You have to know your instrument, listen critically and practice with intent. And love what you are doing. Thanks
Thank you Marco fir inspiring me to explore my ukulele with confidence. I am 70, and l just started my ukulele. I wish you are my teacher. Please continue to put more videos. I thank you!
Marco, I just found your channel. I come from a wind instrument background (clarinet). Strings have always been a mystery and a challenge to me. I am just starting out with the ukulele in my late 60's, and wanting to play more classical technique. I love the sound of the instrument. You have given me hope that there are drills to learn this instrument. This video was fabulous. Thank you.
I also come from a clarinet background and string instruments are daunting for me. I'm starting to teach myself tomorrow and do best when cramming a lot of info beforehand to apply during my first attempt. This channel and a couple others have been really motivating and helpful. I'm excited to have found someone with such a similar background. It adds a lot of confidence!
Coming from the piano, these tips feel pretty natural and although I just started the ukulele, I missed something like that until now. One of the first things I've done was looking up my notes on the fretboard and try to understand the instrument. At the same time seeing that people only play different chords made me feel over-ambitious and crazy. Thank you very much for telling me that I'm not and playing chords on the ukulele is not the end of the story. Also thank you for the great exercises!
This is the BEST advice I've EVER gotten concerning learning a fretboard!!! The ones I've seen for guitar are really complicated and fail to suggest breaking it down into just five frets to start. I thought I had to learn THE WHOLE STRING before moving on to the next one!!!
As a beginner of a year this is really useful advice. I'm going to enjoy learning the fretboard, practising scales etc rather than keep in my comfort zone. I want to get better at understanding music theory. Thank you.
I’ve been playing for 9 months. I try to pick one or two new songs to learn while polishing up the old ones. I’ve learned everything I can play from watching RUclips videos like yours which I appreciate very much. I need to start looking for tutorials for more drills. It’s not easy teaching yourself!
When I first started with my uke I did an exercise of tapping the table with my fingers in different patterns. This exercise #3 while holding the ukulele is definitely more fun. I'm an intermediate player now but I will start doing this exercise each time I pick up my uke to play now. I also will start learning the notes on the fretboard. I'm so excited about this as it will help with the fingerpicking that I'm just now starting to learn. I turned 70 this year but it's never too late to learn something new : ).
Your videos have been such a huge help. Your tutorials help me get better since you don't always just teach songs that are the same 4 chords over and over with the same strum pattern. Those are great too but I like how you include melodies and different kinds of fingerpicking to push the difficulty up some. Plus you're a great teacher, thanks!
Listen=Faster Improvements Learning others styles of music WILL do wonders for original songs. You will learn different chord progression combinations musical timing and a whole lot you never thought about. This exposure is fertile ground for leveling up your music. Big thanks from Phoenix for sharing such a sound advice and wonderful technique!
Marco. All your tips and exercises are excellent. They all tie really nicely into my general strategy of learning this, my first instrument. I'm not learning any songs except for one, but I am just working on understanding the fretboard, refining chord changes and finger picking / strumming techniques. I've explored about 100 different ways of playing the same song. I'm gradually adding more chords as I inadvertently pick them up. I'm getting much better and playing far more cleanly. Thank you for making such clear and useful videos that tie into my general sensibility so well..
I have been playing the Ukelele for 8 months, my first instrument, I love it. I am a very discipline person. I love the way you play. I am willing and love this tutorial. Thank you. I will take all the help you give. I play a lot of harder songs, have learned a lot of chords. Love this tips. Need more. All great. Not happy until I can play as well as you
Thank you.. strumming chords alone gwts boribg very fast.. im learning the fretboard..i appreciate all your videos because even if sometimes too fast at least its never boring..
Hi Marco, ukulele is amazing! I bought a baby one for my granddaughter and was so inspired that I got a concert size for myself! I have worked on the left finger (spider) exercises and appreciate the instruction on staying close to the fret for the best tone. Started playing “The Streets of Laredo” from a songbook and the mournful cowboy tune is beautiful on the uke. Thank you for your teaching and artistry!
Thank you so much. This video certainly resonated with me. I tend to get stuck in a rut. Then I break out and learn new things, then the rut gets comfortable, etc etc. You have given me a video that will get me expanding again, and again. My gratitude. Veronica
I've been watching a lot of YT guitar and now ukulele tutorials and yours are by far the best when it comes to essential information like this that really leads somewhere and benefits the learner the most. Planning on joining your patreon soon, but for now am subscribed.
I play guitar and various instruments from the mandolin family I picked up the Uke earlier this year. I love to improvise I am not good with theory as I play by ear. I tend to move around the fretboard and for some reason find that I know where the notes are I need, this is something that I find easier on the Ukulele than I do on the guitar, strange. Love the videos Marco keep em coming.
Marco, I think you are an amazing teacher! I enjoyed your "Romantic Chord" lesson and keep that one under my belt and apply it to other tunes in the future. Thank you for the 5 tips. They brought me back to reality in regards to my ukulele playing. It is easy to get stuck and in a rut wondering why Thank you again.
This helps a lot, and enlightens me on what should I try as a beginner in exploring the uke. Sure uke playing is not always about chords and strumming, the possibilities is wide and that's what we should explore. Thank you ❣️
Third time's a charm. I just received my baritone ukulele so it's a new baby. And I'm trying to learn to play the Rule of the Octave on both the baritone as well as the tenor.
Hi Marco I’ve only been playing a couple of months and already feel like in a rut So I’m at the beginning using your tips You’re are fantastic instructor you take your time Some of us are not in a hurry to get to tomorrow enjoy the moment you’re in ❤
Great advice. Definitely at that point where I'm safely strumming basic cords I'm comfortable with. Felt stuck on how to move forward. Thanks for this tutorial!!!
Yes, you are an Awesome teacher. Very well explained for anyone to learn how to play better. Your tips are very helpful, and encouraging to get out of your easy comfort zone. Always try to get better. I love your finger exercises, I can't wait to give them a try. Keep up the good work.
A really helpful clip thank you. Same age as Richard below but took up the uke 7 years ago and get so much joy out of it that I now own five (including the very cheap starter instrument I bought as a taster and now use as a travel uke). Keep going Richard - why not take a video of your playing today and then review it in a few months?
Really good points, Marco, thanks for sharing. Tip 3 & 5 is something we should keep in my mind all the time even after the beginner phase. Something else I think is worth mentioning might be to perfect the pieces we learn: playing in time (a metronome is really handy) with clarity (no buzzes) and close to no mistakes (e.g. no wrong notes). Diversity is key but making sure you can actually play the pieces so they sound good before moving on to other songs is more important I'd say. Thanks again for the video, loved the style! 😊
Your tips resonate with me a lot because I've realized that it's always good to keep things at a slightly challenging level, which doesn't stop me from enjoying the act of playing while improving my technique. Thank you very much...
Tip number one. Learn the fretboard. I'm going around the circle of fifths and playing all major triads, first in frets 1-5. then 4-8, then 8-12. After I've mastered that, I will do minor, then diminished and augmented. Only after that will I start learning seventh chords. I started playing a Bach minuet, and hope to start a Fernando Sor Progressive studies later.
If I can give a rule, B and C are contiguous, E and F are contiguous, all the other notes are separated. This allows you to infer all of the fretboard.
Thanks a lot. I will keep this vidéo... to play along... a new step to go on. Lucky to ba able to undertstand english and share with you these advises! Greatful! 😊 from France! 💙🩶❤
I just start playing 3 weeks. I almost gave up .I thought it was too hard, but now I am doing good , your so right about learning fret board ,and practicing every day. I kept playing for 1 hr .I was streaming really good .I just can't give up !
Great video, thank you! I am having new students that start right now, and was going to start "on old-fashioned way" with talking just these things (plus the most ergonomic playing position, so they do not get "sports injuries" right away). You explain these so nice, I am so happy when I can ask them to look this video! As being recorder and classical guitar teacher I have been really surprised how neglected these 5 (plus playing position and listening to the sound) seem to be in ukulele teaching.
The very best thing for my own playing is having keen students who are always keen for new things. The majority of my studio is beginner players, but it's my more advanced ones who push me. Whether it's their interest in different genres or styles of playing or simply exposure to music I've not heard before, they keep me on my toes and looking for things to keep them engaged. Which is how I found your channel. I'm always interested to see what other teachers are doing and getting ideas for different exercises and techniques. I'm liking the stuff I'm seeing here and it's giving me great ideas. Thanks for the videos!
Hey friend, can I just ask, with you being a teacher of ukulele…. How much time would you say you devote to teaching music theory or musicality. How do you teach those things. I’m a beginner myself and I have alot of enthusiasm to play but I find it hard to understand notation, notes, chords, sheet music etc etc.
@@TheRealColt For my beginners, I tend to focus on how chords interact with each other and using the circle of fifths. Most of my students want to learn how to chord along to songs that they sing, which doesn't call for too much theory. I happen to be a giant theory nerd, and probably end up giving most of them more than they want. When I move into finger picking, that's when I start teaching both traditional notation and TAB. I used to disregard tab as being an inferior cousin to 'real' notation. Thankfully I've gotten over that. Both are valid and useful in their place. One thing tab can do is tell you exactly where on the uke to play a particular note, particularly with re-entrant tuning. My general approach is when there is a skill/song/idea that requires theory background, that's when I teach it. I don't think you have to have a highly in depth understanding of all the intricacies of theory to be a good player, but understanding why something works conceptually makes it easier to apply to other situations.
@@TheGFeather thank you for that reply. It helps a lot. I’m like you in that I’m nerdy for the details the whys and how’s. if I can comprehend the style of music and break it down I think surely I will better learn and master it, so Il research circle of fifths friend, thanks again for the advice. It’s welcoming to have people so helpful in the comments. The Uke community is strong 💪 and kind I’m glad I’ve gotten into this. Godbless
Hey, Marco ! Thanks a lot for your encouraging way to teach this tiny lovely instrument ! I learn with you about a year and now I am at the point of >> learning the fretboard ...and you are right, it´s another level and challenging. Every time I stuck with something or it gets boring ...I start your channel and going on with a smile !! Anne
Hello Marco! Today is my lucky day: I bought myself an Ukulele and I just had my first lesson with you, with such a great teacher. I feel very lucky and grateful. Also, the chord progression sounds very beautiful indeed! Thank you so much!
It helps really a lot, I feel it will be fun practicing now. I ll leave the Same old town, thank you very much. I like your creativity your Tipp is so useful. Can t wait to own it.
Excellent advice Marco. I’ve used these practice techniques with the other instruments I play. And they work. I would like to be good at strumming,finger picking and different types of music. Thx again for good advice.
I love your videos and I enjoy new content and appreciated for this wake up call. It’s definitely something to work into my practice session. Thank you 🙏
Hello Marco. I am taking classes since a few weeks, but also am watching your videos. Appreciate them very much and I think you are a great teacher and Ukulele player. One thing that I would like to ask you: could you please in your videos show maybe a better angle of your left hand finger picking work? Or at the beginning show the finger picking pattern for the piece of music. Sometimes it is “hidden” behind the back of the same left hand. And I am having a hard time figuring out your picking pattern. That would be great. Keep up the good videos and thanks again.
Thank you for the excellent tips. Learning fretboard and applying it for different shapes of chord is my first priority. Looking forward to more learning tips from you.
Thank you for making this awesome ukulele tutorial! I have learned so much from your teaching and it really helped get me out of the same old chord routine songs!
wow this is so much what I needed to hear right now....number one...learn the freakin fretboard! plus all the other suggestions are good advice too, but learning the fretboard seems to be the one I have been avoiding the most.
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I'm a 72 year old man who just picked up the ukulele a month ago. I have never played an instrument before, but intend to learn this one. With channels such as yours, it gives me hope that i will be able to grow with the ukulele.
I disagree, you’re just a 22 old guy with 50 years of experience! 😆 Thank you for sharing, this is so inspiring! Keep up the good playing 🎵 🎸
That's great! I just turned 63 and waiting to receive my Ukulele that I ordered. Can't wait to get started.
That’s awesome!!! How’s it going so far?
@@tiannaparker3187 It looks a lot easier on RUclips! LOL.
Here's a few more channels: Ukulele Zen and a few channels with the late Michael Lynch.
I’m a 65 year old woman who has only been playing the ukulele for two months. I was already feeling like my practices were getting in a rut. I just said to my husband yesterday, “What about the rest of the frets on the neck.” Thank you so much for teaching me more about the notes on the fretboard and fresh new ways to practice. I’m so psyched to learn scales and fingerpicking! 😊
This is the BEST ukulele video I've found so far. Incredibly useful advice!
It's like this video spoke direct to me. I have been playing 8 months and know a lot of chords, but I'm stuck in the rut of playing with "play alongs". They're good fun, but I don't know a single song that I could play without the screen to follow. Getting outside my comfort zone creates a good feeling when I master smooth transitions to new chords.
I woke up 4 years later playing the same thing. Thank you for saving me 6 more years of it. I like the finger exercises you showed.
I played acoustic guitar for 12 years and stopped for many more. My biggest regret is never learning the fretboard and theory behind cords and scales. This time around, on the Ukulele, I’ll be learning the correct way.
I've been in a rut for over two years because I don't know how to push myself without overwhelming myself or even begin to analyze the instrument as it is. this video was incredibly helpful and you've got a new fan!!!
I am glad this helped Sofia! Take it step by step!
I used to play both piano and clarinet but stopped when I went to college for nursing. But your tip on changing up the exercises or music you play really hit close to home, because I remember feeling comfortable playing the same songs over and over and not wanting to try anything new! I feel inspired now and want to pick music back up again!
Great information and insight. I've played the piano all my life and only started the ukulele, but the principal is the same. You have to know your instrument, listen critically and practice with intent. And love what you are doing. Thanks
Thank you Marco fir inspiring me to explore my ukulele with confidence. I am 70, and l just started my ukulele. I wish you are my teacher. Please continue to put more videos. I thank you!
Marco, I just found your channel. I come from a wind instrument background (clarinet). Strings have always been a mystery and a challenge to me. I am just starting out with the ukulele in my late 60's, and wanting to play more classical technique. I love the sound of the instrument. You have given me hope that there are drills to learn this instrument. This video was fabulous. Thank you.
Thanks a lot Maria.
Ive found Elvis songs are a fun starting point for us 'seasoned' beginners.
I also come from a clarinet background and string instruments are daunting for me. I'm starting to teach myself tomorrow and do best when cramming a lot of info beforehand to apply during my first attempt. This channel and a couple others have been really motivating and helpful. I'm excited to have found someone with such a similar background. It adds a lot of confidence!
@@ThatGuy-cb3yv you're a genius! I've been looking for good music to learn and this is Perfect!
Coming from the piano, these tips feel pretty natural and although I just started the ukulele, I missed something like that until now. One of the first things I've done was looking up my notes on the fretboard and try to understand the instrument. At the same time seeing that people only play different chords made me feel over-ambitious and crazy. Thank you very much for telling me that I'm not and playing chords on the ukulele is not the end of the story. Also thank you for the great exercises!
This is the BEST advice I've EVER gotten concerning learning a fretboard!!! The ones I've seen for guitar are really complicated and fail to suggest breaking it down into just five frets to start. I thought I had to learn THE WHOLE STRING before moving on to the next one!!!
As a beginner of a year this is really useful advice. I'm going to enjoy learning the fretboard, practising scales etc rather than keep in my comfort zone. I want to get better at understanding music theory. Thank you.
Good luck Lisa. I am sure you can slowly achieve all these things 🎸☀️
Knowing the fret/chord relationship is a great idea. thank you
I’ve been playing for 9 months. I try to pick one or two new songs to learn while polishing up the old ones. I’ve learned everything I can play from watching RUclips videos like yours which I appreciate very much. I need to start looking for tutorials for more drills. It’s not easy teaching yourself!
Yeah im in the same situation as you man
I agree. I am putting together a bunch of mini courses that will cover everything you have to know about playing and learning the Uke :)
I am also self learning from RUclips .
I started out with music theory .
This person is Gem .
Thank you for easy learning videos 🙂
@@MarcoCirilloUkulele how can I find those mini courses? Thanks in advance
When I first started with my uke I did an exercise of tapping the table with my fingers in different patterns. This exercise #3 while holding the ukulele is definitely more fun. I'm an intermediate player now but I will start doing this exercise each time I pick up my uke to play now. I also will start learning the notes on the fretboard. I'm so excited about this as it will help with the fingerpicking that I'm just now starting to learn. I turned 70 this year but it's never too late to learn something new : ).
Your videos have been such a huge help. Your tutorials help me get better since you don't always just teach songs that are the same 4 chords over and over with the same strum pattern. Those are great too but I like how you include melodies and different kinds of fingerpicking to push the difficulty up some. Plus you're a great teacher, thanks!
Listen=Faster Improvements
Learning others styles of music WILL do wonders for original songs. You will learn different chord progression combinations musical timing and a whole lot you never thought about.
This exposure is fertile ground for leveling up your music.
Big thanks from Phoenix for sharing such a sound advice and wonderful technique!
Diversity is the key…and practice, too. Thank you.
Marco. All your tips and exercises are excellent. They all tie really nicely into my general strategy of learning this, my first instrument. I'm not learning any songs except for one, but I am just working on understanding the fretboard, refining chord changes and finger picking / strumming techniques. I've explored about 100 different ways of playing the same song. I'm gradually adding more chords as I inadvertently pick them up. I'm getting much better and playing far more cleanly. Thank you for making such clear and useful videos that tie into my general sensibility so well..
An excellent teacher! Everything you say has value. Thank you!
I have been playing the Ukelele for 8 months, my first instrument, I love it. I am a very discipline person. I love the way you play. I am willing and love this tutorial. Thank you. I will take all the help you give. I play a lot of harder songs, have learned a lot of chords. Love this tips. Need more. All great. Not happy until I can play as well as you
Thank you.. strumming chords alone gwts boribg very fast.. im learning the fretboard..i appreciate all your videos because even if sometimes too fast at least its never boring..
Fantastic tips Marco, thank you very much. Everything you say here resonates so much with me, as I'm sure it does with a lot of people. 👍😊
I am glad to hear that ☀️🎸. Enjoy the video.
Bro I've been stuck with my progress for years. This is the first time I'm hearing about shapes--that just unlocked some info for me.
Thank you.
Hi Marco, ukulele is amazing! I bought a baby one for my granddaughter and was so inspired that I got a concert size for myself! I have worked on the left finger (spider) exercises and appreciate the instruction on staying close to the fret for the best tone.
Started playing “The Streets of Laredo” from a songbook and the mournful cowboy tune is beautiful on the uke. Thank you for your teaching and artistry!
Thank you so much. This video certainly resonated with me. I tend to get stuck in a rut. Then I break out and learn new things, then the rut gets comfortable, etc etc. You have given me a video that will get me expanding again, and again. My gratitude. Veronica
I've been watching a lot of YT guitar and now ukulele tutorials and yours are by far the best when it comes to essential information like this that really leads somewhere and benefits the learner the most. Planning on joining your patreon soon, but for now am subscribed.
I play guitar and various instruments from the mandolin family I picked up the Uke earlier this year. I love to improvise I am not good with theory as I play by ear. I tend to move around the fretboard and for some reason find that I know where the notes are I need, this is something that I find easier on the Ukulele than I do on the guitar, strange. Love the videos Marco keep em coming.
Picking up the banjolele and I’m finding this extremely helpful. Thank you!
Enjoy :)
Marco, I think you are an amazing teacher! I enjoyed your "Romantic Chord" lesson and keep that one under my belt and apply it to other tunes in the future. Thank you for the 5 tips. They brought me back to reality in regards to my ukulele playing. It is easy to get stuck and in a rut wondering why Thank you again.
Thanks a lot Brandon!
This is awesome. You're a natural born teacher.
I like your common sense delivery at a digestible pace🎶
My daughter will love new *creative* ways of dad’s practice routines ;)
This helps a lot, and enlightens me on what should I try as a beginner in exploring the uke. Sure uke playing is not always about chords and strumming, the possibilities is wide and that's what we should explore. Thank you ❣️
Thanks for watching. I am glad this could help ☀️🎸
Third time's a charm. I just received my baritone ukulele so it's a new baby.
And I'm trying to learn to play the Rule of the Octave on both the baritone as well as the tenor.
Hi Marco
I’ve only been playing a couple of months and already feel like in a rut
So I’m at the beginning using your tips
You’re are fantastic instructor you take your time
Some of us are not in a hurry to get to tomorrow enjoy the moment you’re in ❤
Appreciate the ideas and inspiration, not to mention your sense of humor!
Great advice. Definitely at that point where I'm safely strumming basic cords I'm comfortable with. Felt stuck on how to move forward. Thanks for this tutorial!!!
Great job Marco! I've been playing cocktail piano for years and just recently bought a uke. This video is exactly what I was looking for!!!
Yes, you are an Awesome teacher. Very well explained for anyone to learn how to play better. Your tips are very helpful, and encouraging to get out of your easy comfort zone. Always try to get better. I love your finger exercises, I can't wait to give them a try. Keep up the good work.
ALL GOOD VALID POINTS !!! The truth hurts… ! Thanks 👍🏻
A really helpful clip thank you. Same age as Richard below but took up the uke 7 years ago and get so much joy out of it that I now own five (including the very cheap starter instrument I bought as a taster and now use as a travel uke). Keep going Richard - why not take a video of your playing today and then review it in a few months?
Yes, i would to learn more possibility, on your ukulele playing ,thanks for your video a good encourgement to me
Thank you, this is exactly where I'm at.
Really good points, Marco, thanks for sharing. Tip 3 & 5 is something we should keep in my mind all the time even after the beginner phase.
Something else I think is worth mentioning might be to perfect the pieces we learn: playing in time (a metronome is really handy) with clarity (no buzzes) and close to no mistakes (e.g. no wrong notes). Diversity is key but making sure you can actually play the pieces so they sound good before moving on to other songs is more important I'd say.
Thanks again for the video, loved the style! 😊
True. You don’t want to leave a piece half way through. Consistency in key.
Your tips resonate with me a lot because I've realized that it's always good to keep things at a slightly challenging level, which doesn't stop me from enjoying the act of playing while improving my technique. Thank you very much...
Tip number one. Learn the fretboard.
I'm going around the circle of fifths and playing all major triads, first in frets 1-5. then 4-8, then 8-12.
After I've mastered that, I will do minor, then diminished and augmented.
Only after that will I start learning seventh chords.
I started playing a Bach minuet, and hope to start a Fernando Sor Progressive studies later.
If I can give a rule, B and C are contiguous, E and F are contiguous, all the other notes are separated. This allows you to infer all of the fretboard.
haaa! its seems so easy, just a 10' video and I get weeks a may be monthes of work ! tank you so much Marco.
Thank you for the tips, I have been playing chords only for 2 years...now it's time to improve my skills.
Thanks a lot. I will keep this vidéo... to play along... a new step to go on. Lucky to ba able to undertstand english and share with you these advises! Greatful! 😊 from France! 💙🩶❤
Brilliant advice and very welcome. It’s difficult to know how to practice effectively when still a beginner. Grazie, Marco
You voice unintentionally Coincides with Ukelele Notes. LuL
Just started playing the ukulele about a month ago and your videos have taught me a lot, so thank you :)
This is blowing my mind. Thank you so much !!
I just start playing 3 weeks.
I almost gave up .I thought it was too hard, but now I am doing good , your so right about learning fret board ,and practicing every day. I kept playing for 1 hr .I was streaming really good .I just can't give up !
Keep practicing Annette! 🎸☀️
I am determined to be good one day and I know I can achieve whatever I don't give up on !
Yep the real deal! I have discovered (if not put into practice) these excellent tips through experimentation. Thank you for the refresher.
Thanks a lot Bonny
Great video, thank you! I am having new students that start right now, and was going to start "on old-fashioned way" with talking just these things (plus the most ergonomic playing position, so they do not get "sports injuries" right away). You explain these so nice, I am so happy when I can ask them to look this video! As being recorder and classical guitar teacher I have been really surprised how neglected these 5 (plus playing position and listening to the sound) seem to be in ukulele teaching.
Thanks a lot Mervi. I appreciate you sharing my videos ☀️🎸🙏🏻
Great motivation! Thanks. I just need to get back to that again. Thanks for the boost 😁
I really like your suggestion. They are helpfully to me.
Glad to hear that Sylvie!
These are great tips, I will definitely try these out, thank you!
The very best thing for my own playing is having keen students who are always keen for new things. The majority of my studio is beginner players, but it's my more advanced ones who push me. Whether it's their interest in different genres or styles of playing or simply exposure to music I've not heard before, they keep me on my toes and looking for things to keep them engaged. Which is how I found your channel. I'm always interested to see what other teachers are doing and getting ideas for different exercises and techniques. I'm liking the stuff I'm seeing here and it's giving me great ideas. Thanks for the videos!
I know. Teaching is a great place for inspiration and improvement. I leaned so much from being a teacher. I agree with you 100%
Hey friend, can I just ask, with you being a teacher of ukulele…. How much time would you say you devote to teaching music theory or musicality. How do you teach those things. I’m a beginner myself and I have alot of enthusiasm to play but I find it hard to understand notation, notes, chords, sheet music etc etc.
@@TheRealColt For my beginners, I tend to focus on how chords interact with each other and using the circle of fifths. Most of my students want to learn how to chord along to songs that they sing, which doesn't call for too much theory. I happen to be a giant theory nerd, and probably end up giving most of them more than they want.
When I move into finger picking, that's when I start teaching both traditional notation and TAB. I used to disregard tab as being an inferior cousin to 'real' notation. Thankfully I've gotten over that. Both are valid and useful in their place. One thing tab can do is tell you exactly where on the uke to play a particular note, particularly with re-entrant tuning.
My general approach is when there is a skill/song/idea that requires theory background, that's when I teach it. I don't think you have to have a highly in depth understanding of all the intricacies of theory to be a good player, but understanding why something works conceptually makes it easier to apply to other situations.
@@TheGFeather thank you for that reply. It helps a lot. I’m like you in that I’m nerdy for the details the whys and how’s. if I can comprehend the style of music and break it down I think surely I will better learn and master it, so Il research circle of fifths friend, thanks again for the advice. It’s welcoming to have people so helpful in the comments. The Uke community is strong 💪 and kind I’m glad I’ve gotten into this. Godbless
Good Tips Marco thanks
Just what I needed to keep me moving along. Thanks for the tips...
Hey, Marco ! Thanks a lot for your encouraging way to teach this tiny lovely instrument ! I learn with you about a year and now I am at the point of >> learning the fretboard ...and you are right, it´s another level and challenging.
Every time I stuck with something or it gets boring ...I start your channel and going on with a smile !!
Anne
I agree with you 100 percent 💯👍
I know now I am on the right track. Thanks so much.
I love that uke with the cool cave drawings!
Hello Marco! Today is my lucky day: I bought myself an Ukulele and I just had my first lesson with you, with such a great teacher. I feel very lucky and grateful. Also, the chord progression sounds very beautiful indeed! Thank you so much!
Hi Lua. Welcome to the uke family! I am glad you are here and I am happy to be your teacher! Keep practicing and keep us posted on your progress!
You are enlightening me hugely. I love trying new teachers on u tube and keep improving and enjoying my uke immensely. Tere
Thanks a lot Tere! I am glad you like this lesson :) have fun.
Thx, for your help and advice. Cheers
It helps really a lot, I feel it will be fun practicing now. I ll leave the Same old town, thank you very much. I like your creativity your Tipp is so useful. Can t wait to own it.
Thanks for your lessons brother ❤️
Excellent advice Marco. I’ve used these practice techniques with the other instruments I play. And they work. I would like to be good at strumming,finger picking and different types of music. Thx again for good advice.
Heart of Kentucky. Hey. Great ukelele lesson. I want to practice chords until I get them perfect, then add new chords to what I already know. Katie.
Thank You for sharing. Fell in love with this instrument. Exploring this instrument with your videos in focus. So, a big 'Thank You' for that.
Enjoy :)
I love your videos and I enjoy new content and appreciated for this wake up call. It’s definitely something to work into my practice session. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much Mr. Marco Cirillo! I'm glad I saw this video of yours!
Thank You for all these Learnings.
Wonderful lesson! Thank you so much Marco! Aloha from Maui!
Glad you liked it! Aloha from Italy :)
Really good advice and manner, greetings from Boxford , MA!
Valuable guide. Now, if I can just apply it.
Thanks , I been stuck in a rut. These tips will get me going in the right direction.
Good luck 🎸☀️
Excellent encouragement to keep going!!
Great advice Marco !! I'm taking your recommendations to heart !! ♥️
Hello Marco. I am taking classes since a few weeks, but also am watching your videos. Appreciate them very much and I think you are a great teacher and Ukulele player. One thing that I would like to ask you: could you please in your videos show maybe a better angle of your left hand finger picking work? Or at the beginning show the finger picking pattern for the piece of music. Sometimes it is “hidden” behind the back of the same left hand. And I am having a hard time figuring out your picking pattern. That would be great. Keep up the good videos and thanks again.
Thank you for the excellent tips. Learning fretboard and applying it for different shapes of chord is my first priority. Looking forward to more learning tips from you.
Thank you for making this awesome ukulele tutorial! I have learned so much from your teaching and it really helped get me out of the same old chord routine songs!
My ukelele should arrive in the mail soon and this will help me learn thanks for the info
Thanks à lot wonderfull vidéo 🙂
Awesome, only started playing last September, i love playing melody chords , thank you for your tips, they are so helpful
Enjoy the video :)
Thank you for the encouragement to push myself! I need more of this!
Thanks for watching Daniel. Good luck 🎸☀️
Thank you, it was very helpful.
Very helpful. Picked up the uku one month ago. This is enlightening. Thank you.
Enjoy!
wow this is so much what I needed to hear right now....number one...learn the freakin fretboard! plus all the other suggestions are good advice too, but learning the fretboard seems to be the one I have been avoiding the most.
Hi! I find ur videos really helpful for me! I love ukelele and I'm ready to learn new things💞🥰 thank you!❤️🙌🏻
Brilliant... Thank you!
Thank you for these new skills
Yeah I think to learn the fretboard its better beacause with that way you can find many chords too😉☺️