HOW TO Strum A Ukulele for Beginners - Ukulele Strumming Challenge | DAY 1 of 5
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Today we are learning how to strum the ukulele. This is a video for ukulele beginners who are having a difficult time positioning the hand, experiencing pain while strumming, and/or lacking coordination. If you already know how to strum but are watching this, please share your tips and tricks in the comments below!
Day 1 Objectives
-Which part of the nail to use
-How to position the ukulele
-Where on the ukulele to strum
-How to think while you strum
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Welcome & goals
0:22 Thank you, Patreon Fam!
0:30 How to hold the strumming hand
0:56 Part of the nail you should strum with
1:10 Where on the ukulele to place the strumming hand
2:32 How to position the instrument
2:55 How to THINK while you strum
3:28 Sorry for the background noise... my mom was washing dishes
3:31 My teaching qualifications & pedagogy
3:51 REVIEW -so so so important!
4:40 How to make uke friends and connections online
5:35 Today's sponsor
5:54 Conclusion
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I just want to say you're an amazing teacher. I bought my ukulele in 2020 but I never played it because I was searching for the "perfect" song without learning basics! I started with your 30 days challenge this week and it is so well curated and exciting that I can't wait for my daytime work to end so that I can spend time learning ukulele.
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Welcome & goals
0:22 Thank you, Patreon Fam!
0:30 How to hold the strumming hand
0:56 Part of the nail you should strum with
1:10 Where on the ukulele to place the strumming hand
2:32 How to position the instrument
2:55 How to THINK while you strum
3:28 Sorry for the background noise... my mom was washing dishes
3:31 My teaching qualifications & pedagogy
3:51 REVIEW -so so so important!
4:40 How to make uke friends and connections online
5:35 Today's sponsor
5:54 Conclusion
DAY 2 ruclips.net/video/AOoo6pFHeSc/видео.html
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when she said look up, i literally look back up at the screen like she's teaching me in real life 😭
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Wow, such a wonderful "How to" video! Wish I had had this simplified instruction at the onset of my ukulele journey. Simple, basic, and to the point instruction is what all learners appreciate. Thank you, Bernadette! 💗🎸🎵
Cannot thank you enough- After only 3 weeks I can now play Over The Rainbow by the late Iz... because of you!! 3 weeks! And my 3 young boys all sing with me as I play! Quality moments created because of your gift of teaching! Thank you! And I hope you have found love again! 🌸❤️👍🇦🇺👌💫🦋😁
THANK YOU for BEGINNER videos! You're teaching style is great! A few weeks in with my new uke and already having a ball
You are a gifted teacher. Thanks! Day two since I got my first uke. All strummed up!
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Thank you so much for your information and friendly and easy to follow instructions!! I so appreciate this format!
My boyfriend bought me a ukulele for my birthday recently and I have been watching a lot of your videos. You are absolutely incredible. I have learned SO much from you in such a short time. Thank you so much for what you do. You are an amazing teacher and I am forever grateful for you and your work!
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Me, a Ukulele player of 5 years: "Hmm, fascinating!"
Thank you for the guidance!, helping a lot!
Yes, I have not had uke lessons since I was a young girl, and our teacher never taught basics...so these basic moves are very important!! Mahalo!!🌈❤️😘
Thank you! I played guitar about 12 years ago and quit after 6 months. Hurt my hands and was so hard to play cords. I love the sound of the Ukulele and found for a big guy like me playing cords is a ton easier because of the space between strings on the fret board. This helped so much as I'm used to a pick on guitar
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This was super helpful c: other videos I watched didn't show me where to strum or how to strum, so this was EXTREMLY helpful and my playing sounds way better. i appreciate this a lot tysm!
Thanks for your easy listening tutorial
thank you for this. These videos are great to have.
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I’ve just taken up the ukulele due to my house mate playing the guitar he got me the ukulele for my birthday. I’m excited to learn, love your videos x
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I'm new here but girl you are fantastic. I was about 12 l was learning how to play the ukulele but then l left l had to change school. I asked my parents to buy a ukulele they bought a gitar oh well ..but l still know some notes l know to tune a ukulele its. My dog has fleas. When you are showing your notes l still rember . Great now lm going to continue where l left. Thank you...you are a perfisonelle.
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Love this tutorial series, im currently learning via Hal Leonard and I've pretty well mastered the first book ASIDE from strumming cause I find it so difficult. Most resources dont properly break down how to position your hands from strumming so THIS IS A GOD SEND!
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I just got my first ukulele yesterday…a beautiful baritone…but, this helped so much with how to strum! Thank you immensely ~~~ take care~~ Christy ❤️
I love that you are doing some things for beginners again!
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I finally can learn how to properly use my uke!
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Your course (so far) is nice and easy to follow, and I really appreciate that- nothing worse than someone playing a $1500 uke and more interested in getting their licks in and showing off rather than really trying to show the important stuff. I have had a difficult time figuring out how to position my fingers and the angle for the strum... at least, until now! Thanks!
Wow, excellent, I play all that u teach on my guitar... cheers from Canada.
Thank you for the amazing videos I have started Ukulele from scratch from your videos
Thanks for the helpful tips. I'm hoping to learn ukulele so I can play it for my students.
Thank you for this! I was finding it extremely difficult to strum the Ukelele.
I really appreciate that you often remind your viewers to look up and see what you are doing. 😅 I tend to play the tutorial in the background while i'm trying to get it right. 😂 Very good that you do that. Almost like you caught me not paying enough attention 😂
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I am 66 and have Parkinson's Disease -I am teaching myself to play so I can play a song for my grandkids- I have taken day 1 about 3 times now and am getting the rhythm finally- it's a slow process for me but this tutorial is wonderful - thank you!
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Well done--and pretty funny the way you work to keep viewers attention--like you're teaching 2nd graders "look, look, look. Watch my hand."
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1:42 she told me to look up and i was actually looking down and my ukulele ... mind blown
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Hi Bernadette, I am a beginner at both the guitar and the ukulele. Your videos are inspiring, friendly and fun to watch. Thank you very much for that. I started with this ukulele strumming course today and my question is, if the same technique can also be used on the guitar or is this something else?
I want to subscribe a million times because I appreciate you so much. I've always wanted to play an instrument and because of you - there's is hope! Thank you, Bernadette.
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Straight for the sound hole! (Are we still doing phrasing 🙄)
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I started watching your videos a couple years ago, but when the pandemic happened, so did a lot of other stuff...we moved, and then moved again...the vaccine caused my autoimmune issues to go crazy and I had joint issues for a WHILE. Ironically, now I have covid, and being quarantined and bored out of my mind is what is bringing me back to the beginning.
I have a question: what do you do with the arm you strum with? Do you rest it on the side of the instrument or just sort of hold it out in space? I do find some positions difficult because of joint pain, but also because I have a curvy figure...I have found a strap helps somewhat.
I like to play my uke with a leather pick. The sound is so clear and bright. Do you think I should wean myself off the pick?
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Do you have any tips on how to go about working on loosening my tight wrist and forearm aside from the obvious one being practice?
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Hello Ms. B, how is my ukulele is soprano I used A, D, F, B tunning. Should I change it into G,C,E,A? I have tried it but the A string on my ukulele it's too tight 😅 cuz I used the old uke for practice.
Thank you. What is your recommended nail length on men? I studied playing lute, with that there is no nails. Classical guitar I found to have long shaped nails (which is not a normal male thing). Uke for men nail length?
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Aww 🥰 thank you so much!! I got it from a shop called Myracle on Etsy! But you can look on Etsy and there are other vendors who have similar ones. Say hi to them for me!
I know this must sound like an odd uke problem to have, but I can't strum while changing chords. I get really confused. If I am doing the island strum, I can only change at the end of the strumming sequence. If you have any ideas or advice, please tell me as I would really appreciate it. 😅
Practice 😁 i practice at least once or twice a day until i don't get confused anymore.
Thank you so much. My hand will go down but I can’t strum up
Hi, I'm beginner at ukulele. And I have a hard time with strumming down. Every time when I strum down with my lower part of nail it accompanies by "skrt" sound. And I have no idea how to get rid of it. Do I need to just practice more or anything else?
Also I'm sorry if there are some mistakes, because english is not my first language.
I’m finding it very difficult to use the index finger to strum. I often end up using my thumb for the down strum and the index for the up. Is this okay? 😢
Do you have a favorite ukulele? And what brand is it?
Ohh than you in all video instead of looking at Ukulele I was looking at u aalll the time😜
Hi Bernadette, is that UKELELE baritone or tenor?
Amazing video but I have one question is the nail supposed to make a sort of small scratching noise on the strings at all because I play softly sometimes and can hear it if anyone can help me that would be amazing!👍
I strum with my knuckles for a more muted sound. It does damage if you don’t wrap them in something so be careful.
oh wow! This is very helpful! I know pressing the cords is suppose to be painful but my finger (the skin on the side of the nail) hurts when strumming. Is it normal or am I just doing it wrong?
Hmm 🧐 I’m not 100% sure because I would need to see you, but I think you should strum where the fingerboard and the body meet. If you strum on the sound hole, you’ll experience pain. Also try to be a lot softer when you strum
Thank you for both the Q and the A. Love from Maui.
I see how to do the down strum on the right side of your index finger nail, but what are the instructions for up-strum?
Hi! That comes in the next video in the series :) I try to teach one baby step at a time
I am left handed. It is very confusing for me to have the same sound. Pls help me
I can’t figure out the upstrum. Strings keep getting caught against my nail, they’re a little shorter than yours
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