playinsincetheysbabies
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Hi,
I live in upstate California,
not too far from Sacramento. I am just new to playing an instrument (of any kind). In January I got a Cordoba concert uke from Amazon.com (which I like just fine), but then I wanted something more guitar-like, so I got a Mainland mahogany baritone, last week (which I am adoring).
My (elderly) mother has pretty serious dementia. I am her only caregiver.ld: I don't want to end up with dementia any sooner than I have to. I have studied brain structure and brain chemistry (bachelors in psychobiology) so it was extra-interesting to me when I had read research that said playing music develops the brain connectivity better than anything else.
I got the idea to play the ukulele, specifically, from watching a TED talk (The first 20 hours....) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY and I liked Aldrine's video about learning to play the uke in 5 minutes.
So now (after about 3 months) I can almost play a couple of simple-ish songs, which makes me feel very amazed at myself. I am working on El Condor Pasa and Malagueña (the beginner versions) and I think I would like to try Oye Como Va next... but in the long run, I would LOVE to play clawhammer style.
For the time being I don't want to pay for lessons, so I'm picking up what I can from the web. I really enjoy UU. Thanks for letting me join!
In the future, I would like to own a reso-uke or a banjolele, and maybe one of those guitar dulcimers... oh, and a tenor guitar. (I'm really liking the idea of 4 strings).
I live in upstate California,
not too far from Sacramento. I am just new to playing an instrument (of any kind). In January I got a Cordoba concert uke from Amazon.com (which I like just fine), but then I wanted something more guitar-like, so I got a Mainland mahogany baritone, last week (which I am adoring).My (elderly) mother has pretty serious dementia. I am her only caregiver.
ld: I don't want to end up with dementia any sooner than I have to. I have studied brain structure and brain chemistry (bachelors in psychobiology) so it was extra-interesting to me when I had read research that said playing music develops the brain connectivity better than anything else. I got the idea to play the ukulele, specifically, from watching a TED talk (The first 20 hours....) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY and I liked Aldrine's video about learning to play the uke in 5 minutes.
So now (after about 3 months) I can almost play a couple of simple-ish songs, which makes me feel very amazed at myself. I am working on El Condor Pasa and Malagueña (the beginner versions) and I think I would like to try Oye Como Va next... but in the long run, I would LOVE to play clawhammer style.
For the time being I don't want to pay for lessons, so I'm picking up what I can from the web. I really enjoy UU. Thanks for letting me join!
In the future, I would like to own a reso-uke or a banjolele, and maybe one of those guitar dulcimers... oh, and a tenor guitar. (I'm really liking the idea of 4 strings).
