I know that in this day and age one must be very polite and not try to impose one’s opinions on others, but what the hell, you only live once.
Here’s where I think beginners should begin and it’s also what I think you should get friends and family for Christmas or whatever winter holidays you celebrate:
Stuart Fuchs’ Rockabilly Ebook/video course, about $25 or less and perhaps an inexpensive beginner’s ukulele of your choice, notice your choice.
Why? Well, for one this is where those guys the Beatles began, Rockabilly. Three chord songs following mostly the 12 bar basic blues progression. You learn lots of songs in three or four keys and you learn the blues progression. But what really makes this course cool is that Stuart gives you those added boogie notes that really make your playing come alive. Within weeks you’re sounding like a musician and you don’t even have to really like Rockabilly but it is lively and upbeat and fun.
I’m not related to Stuart and I’m making no money off this but what I’m telling you is where I wish I had begun when I was twelve. The videos are great. The instruction is great and Stuart gives a lot away free on his Ukulele Zen website. I recently joined his Patreon page at five bucks a month. What a deal for what you get and the guy is a great player and teacher. One funny thing is that he often demonstrates on relatively inexpensive ukuleles and he sounds great. He is also a jazz musician with classical interests.
Couple all of this with all the free material that’s available from Jez Quayle and his free tutorials and great Rockabilly and Skiffle videos and you’ll be moving and grooving in no time. Shake, rattle and roll!
So, take a good look at that son, daughter, grandchild or cousin and think for a paltry sum you can change his or her life and quite possibly keep the said person out of jail, and give them a lifetime of music.
The Beatles had the E and A chords down but they had to take a long bus ride to get a guy to teach them that dominant B7 chord to finish off the blues progression. I’m telling you that you can take that same bus ride with Stuart Fuchs’ brilliant Rockabilly course.
Point in fact, I started the course and worked out Carl Perkins’ Boppin’ the Blues. There was a break in the show at the recent Waikiki Ukulele Festival and the MC asked if anyone wanted to get up and play. I got up and bopped the blues. I got very nice applause and was told by the guys operating the sound system that I was a sandbagger. I didn’t know the term and was pleasantly surprised to learn it was a compliment. The performer who followed was a fellow by the name of Jake. My friends told be that on my first gig I had opened for Jake Shimabukuro. Not too shabby and all thanks to Stuart Fuchs.
Best wishes to you and your loved ones and I’m happy to have solved your holiday shopping.
Here’s where I think beginners should begin and it’s also what I think you should get friends and family for Christmas or whatever winter holidays you celebrate:
Stuart Fuchs’ Rockabilly Ebook/video course, about $25 or less and perhaps an inexpensive beginner’s ukulele of your choice, notice your choice.
Why? Well, for one this is where those guys the Beatles began, Rockabilly. Three chord songs following mostly the 12 bar basic blues progression. You learn lots of songs in three or four keys and you learn the blues progression. But what really makes this course cool is that Stuart gives you those added boogie notes that really make your playing come alive. Within weeks you’re sounding like a musician and you don’t even have to really like Rockabilly but it is lively and upbeat and fun.
I’m not related to Stuart and I’m making no money off this but what I’m telling you is where I wish I had begun when I was twelve. The videos are great. The instruction is great and Stuart gives a lot away free on his Ukulele Zen website. I recently joined his Patreon page at five bucks a month. What a deal for what you get and the guy is a great player and teacher. One funny thing is that he often demonstrates on relatively inexpensive ukuleles and he sounds great. He is also a jazz musician with classical interests.
Couple all of this with all the free material that’s available from Jez Quayle and his free tutorials and great Rockabilly and Skiffle videos and you’ll be moving and grooving in no time. Shake, rattle and roll!
So, take a good look at that son, daughter, grandchild or cousin and think for a paltry sum you can change his or her life and quite possibly keep the said person out of jail, and give them a lifetime of music.
The Beatles had the E and A chords down but they had to take a long bus ride to get a guy to teach them that dominant B7 chord to finish off the blues progression. I’m telling you that you can take that same bus ride with Stuart Fuchs’ brilliant Rockabilly course.
Point in fact, I started the course and worked out Carl Perkins’ Boppin’ the Blues. There was a break in the show at the recent Waikiki Ukulele Festival and the MC asked if anyone wanted to get up and play. I got up and bopped the blues. I got very nice applause and was told by the guys operating the sound system that I was a sandbagger. I didn’t know the term and was pleasantly surprised to learn it was a compliment. The performer who followed was a fellow by the name of Jake. My friends told be that on my first gig I had opened for Jake Shimabukuro. Not too shabby and all thanks to Stuart Fuchs.
Best wishes to you and your loved ones and I’m happy to have solved your holiday shopping.
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