Practice

ralphk

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Any links or other suggestions as to what makes up a good practice session before one gets into working on new or familiar numbers?

Thanks
 
Well, since the new numbers may be in a key you might not be familiar with, may I suggest Uncle Rod's Ukulele Boot Camp as a method to get up and running in at least 5 keys (C, F, G, A, D) :)

once you're familiar with the chords and can handle the chord changes smoothly without looking at your fingers and without unduly interrupting your strumming, you should be prepared to tackle any song in each of those 5 keys.

keep uke'in',
 
One should always be learning something new. I recommend buying Mark Nelson's fingerpicking book and learning every piece in it, even if it takes five yrs to do so. Spend at least a half an hour each day and try to memorize pieces, one phrase at at time until the piece is completely memorized and until it can be played reasonably well. Then play whatever you bloody well want; your fingers and mind will be ready. Tony Mizen's From Lute to Uke is another beautiful set of pieces that will serve as exercises and paths to enlightenment.
 
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