Nickie
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Great video. Very touching.
At the Boys and Girls Club I was helping to teach ukulele to 8 to 10 years old kids. Three were left-handed. All three were quite upset that they "had" to learn to play right-handed. (An ex-music teacher was leading the group and insisted that all of the kids learn to play right handed. She's a righty.)
So, I bought a left-handed ukulele and donated it.
Then, at the class, I gave the lefties the option of learning to play right or left handed. I explained why I thought it would be easier for them in the long run and why. I then asked them to try it for a while, but if they just couldn't do it, then they could use the left-handed uke.
All three stuck with the right-handed ukes and did quite well.
Giving the kids the choice made all the difference. They bought into the honest explanations. And tried their best, along with lots of encouragement, to prove that they could do it. Instead of resisting something that was forced upon them, they tried and felt really proud when they succeeded.
I'm glad that two people mentioned this....letting the child decide!
Nothing is more frustrating to a child than being forced to do things.
I don't know how old this child is, but if she were mine, I would just ask her. Then I'd get her uke set up.