pootsie
Well-known member
Dear UUers:
A few months into my uke journey I see that I really can take it easy on fretting my strings.
I usually press harder than I need to, especially when I'm working on a chord I find more difficult or tricky. I know that I don't need to press that hard, but often I find I do anyway.
It seems I really need to focus my attention to get the right amount of pressure, but my attention is a fraglie and flighty thing, like a butterfly of late summer seeking its mate and a place for its young amidst the passing flowers as the days grow long and have you ever noticed how they just never stay in one place long and by the way the evenings of late summer are also a great time to take pictures because when the sun goes down .... well, you see what my attention span is like.
I'm wondering if (aside from practice practice practice) you have any suggestions on exercises or techniques to develop the softer touch.
What worked for you?
A few months into my uke journey I see that I really can take it easy on fretting my strings.
I usually press harder than I need to, especially when I'm working on a chord I find more difficult or tricky. I know that I don't need to press that hard, but often I find I do anyway.
It seems I really need to focus my attention to get the right amount of pressure, but my attention is a fraglie and flighty thing, like a butterfly of late summer seeking its mate and a place for its young amidst the passing flowers as the days grow long and have you ever noticed how they just never stay in one place long and by the way the evenings of late summer are also a great time to take pictures because when the sun goes down .... well, you see what my attention span is like.
I'm wondering if (aside from practice practice practice) you have any suggestions on exercises or techniques to develop the softer touch.
What worked for you?