I now have 2 and a half weeks under my belt on the ukulele, and having a blast with it. After 14 years of guitar (11 years of lessons), and 3 years on the mandolin (~2 years of lessons), I am going it alone on the uke-using web and book based learning devices. So far I have used some of the HMS tutorials, Fretboard Roadmap, Ukulele Bootcamp and a Jumpin' Jim 60's Songbook, and just received the Fingerpicking Ukulele Solos (Mel Bay). I also picked up some stuff from Ukulele Mike on Youtube.
Here's my routine which seems to be working pretty well. Maybe other noobs can chime in on theirs or use some or all of this one if they are so inclined:
Warm up using strum patterns off the Roadmap book, HMS and Ukulele Mike-I do this using chord progressions of C-Am-F-G7 and C-Em-F-G7-Am.
Then I go through the fingerpicking rolls in the Roadmap book.
Next I work on some of the moveable chord patterns
Next I go through the Bootcamp playing a fluidly as I can doing 4 beats/chord then 3 beats/chord, then 2 beats/chord for all of the keys listed in the bootcamp sheets.
Then for fun, I mess around with some simple tunes-finger pick Happy Birthday, strum and sing "All my Loving", Big Rock Candy Mountain, and Iko Iko.
Use the Bootcamp method - practice sheet for "Dock of the Bay"
Then (as of last night) started in the Mel Bay book and was weakly playing "Twinkle, Twinkle
So.........................sorry to be so lengthy, but does this seem like a reasonable routine? It seems to take 1-2 hours. Curious what others do too. If you find something in it you like that's cool too. If you see or use a better plan, please let me know. After this I move on the the guitar and if time permits the mando (the mando hasn't seen a lot of playing time lately-LOL)
Here's my routine which seems to be working pretty well. Maybe other noobs can chime in on theirs or use some or all of this one if they are so inclined:
Warm up using strum patterns off the Roadmap book, HMS and Ukulele Mike-I do this using chord progressions of C-Am-F-G7 and C-Em-F-G7-Am.
Then I go through the fingerpicking rolls in the Roadmap book.
Next I work on some of the moveable chord patterns
Next I go through the Bootcamp playing a fluidly as I can doing 4 beats/chord then 3 beats/chord, then 2 beats/chord for all of the keys listed in the bootcamp sheets.
Then for fun, I mess around with some simple tunes-finger pick Happy Birthday, strum and sing "All my Loving", Big Rock Candy Mountain, and Iko Iko.
Use the Bootcamp method - practice sheet for "Dock of the Bay"
Then (as of last night) started in the Mel Bay book and was weakly playing "Twinkle, Twinkle
So.........................sorry to be so lengthy, but does this seem like a reasonable routine? It seems to take 1-2 hours. Curious what others do too. If you find something in it you like that's cool too. If you see or use a better plan, please let me know. After this I move on the the guitar and if time permits the mando (the mando hasn't seen a lot of playing time lately-LOL)
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