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My impression from reviewing a number of methods...if the musician is coming from a guitar background, they're going to instruct you to start with p-i-m-a. But if the musician is not coming from a guitar background they're going to start you out thumb-only, then graduating to thumb-and-index finger. ...my impresssion and a generalization.
I started out thumb-only, for about 6 months (Ukulele Way method - which is really good, I just didn't prefer mostly-folk music), but then I wanted to also start working on fingerstyle skills. It can be a bit like starting over because one has to re-figure how to simply hold the ukulele all over again. With thumb-only of course one supports the body of the uke with the index, middle, ring and pinky of my right hand. With fingerstyle, one has to USE those fingers for playing. It's a big transition to figure out how to hold / position the uke in a new way.
So, if you're like me and your goal is to play uke as a solo instrument, I really recommend avoiding the transition and instead start out with p-i-m-a right from the get-go.
Que piensan ustedes?? What do you think??
I started out thumb-only, for about 6 months (Ukulele Way method - which is really good, I just didn't prefer mostly-folk music), but then I wanted to also start working on fingerstyle skills. It can be a bit like starting over because one has to re-figure how to simply hold the ukulele all over again. With thumb-only of course one supports the body of the uke with the index, middle, ring and pinky of my right hand. With fingerstyle, one has to USE those fingers for playing. It's a big transition to figure out how to hold / position the uke in a new way.
So, if you're like me and your goal is to play uke as a solo instrument, I really recommend avoiding the transition and instead start out with p-i-m-a right from the get-go.
Que piensan ustedes?? What do you think??