Kem
Well-known member
This thread is a supplement to the "average age" one. I've often wondered how many people on this site self-identify as "veteran" uke players and how many see themselves as "new" uke players. So...were you playing the uke long before the relatively recent meteoric rise of the uke? Did you pick up the uke because of its trendiness or its sudden availability? Did a veteran influence you? Did another relatively new player influence you? Were you one of the people who caused the uke's ascendance?
One interesting aspect of the uke trend, as exemplified by the other thread, is that it has swept up people of all ages. However, this fact sometimes acts to disguise those uke players who have been playing the instrument all along...or else it may lead to the assumption in younger players that older players are veterans when they are, in fact, enthusiastic newbies.
I don't think it's really necessary to divide everybody into little categories; I'm just curious.
One interesting aspect of the uke trend, as exemplified by the other thread, is that it has swept up people of all ages. However, this fact sometimes acts to disguise those uke players who have been playing the instrument all along...or else it may lead to the assumption in younger players that older players are veterans when they are, in fact, enthusiastic newbies.
I don't think it's really necessary to divide everybody into little categories; I'm just curious.