boojiboo
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I'm signed up for my first lessons! So far I'm just scheduled for 3 (one a week for the rest of the month). Any advice for preparing for the first one? It's on Wednesday.
Bring questions: What are your goals from the lesson? Is there anything specific you want to learn, are having trouble with, or want to improve?
I'm signed up for my first lessons! So far I'm just scheduled for 3 (one a week for the rest of the month). Any advice for preparing for the first one? It's on Wednesday.
Sounds like a good first lesson and also that you hit it off well with your instructor. Will follow your subsequent experiences in this thread (so keep posting).
Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing & please keep up the good work!
First lesson went well!
Congrats! If you're anything like most of us (sorry for the audacity of speaking for others) you'll find that you'll want to "practice" as much as possible and will soon feel weird when you aren't holding your uke, just strumming chords or doing a picking pattern.
One of us, one of us, gabba gabba ...
I'm in the same place as you are. (No music theory. Can't read music. No instrumental background.) So, I am very interested in your experience with the lessons.
If there are any uke clubs near you, I highly recommend getting involved with it. Most are really welcoming for beginner players. And it's a lot more fun when you're playing with others.
Enjoy the journey. And as others have said, have fun!
It takes a while for "muscle memory" to take effect. Practicing by self is just the first step... now playing in front of the instructor is a whole different level. I encountered this frustration when I first taped my playing. Mistakes everywhere, timing bad, etc. even with no one else around. That is what being a beginner is about. But wait another few lessons and compare with today's and you will notice leaps and bounds in your progress.