UkesNBeards
Member
Hey everyone!
I’m new to UU and relatively new to the Ukulele! I started last year when I wanted to pick up an instrument so my daughter could grow up with some music in the house. There was an OLD tiny guitar at my mom’s house that I decided to fix up for myself, but then I found out my niece was taking guitar lessons but with no guitar of her own. So I did my best to fix it up and clean it before I gave it to her as a Christmas present. She was ecstatic and it felt good to give a gift that meant something to her. Well I was back in my pickle of, “what should I learn to play?” And then on Christmas my cousin surprised me with a KA-15S Kala soprano from Amazon! I was shocked and never had imagined I’d own a ukulele. I took it as a sign and decided to learn to play. Meanwhile, the government shutdown had just begun and my wife and daughter went to my in-laws because I was supposed to be traveling for work and we had already bought their tickets. So there I was, in a cold apartment with no work, no family around, just me and my new uke. My family was only gone a week but I spent so much time with the ukulele over the course of that month that it became a passion! I had never played an instrument before and learning great hits from “The Daily Ukulele” was so rewarding! My wife then surprised me with a KA-15T Kala Tenor, which I enjoy much more and have been playing since! Once my student debt is paid off, I plan on amassing an island of ukuleles (if that’s the group term for ukuleles haha)! But for now I’ll just keep strummin. I’m happy to join the community and look forward to improving my skills and learning more about this great instrument!
UkesNBeards
I’m new to UU and relatively new to the Ukulele! I started last year when I wanted to pick up an instrument so my daughter could grow up with some music in the house. There was an OLD tiny guitar at my mom’s house that I decided to fix up for myself, but then I found out my niece was taking guitar lessons but with no guitar of her own. So I did my best to fix it up and clean it before I gave it to her as a Christmas present. She was ecstatic and it felt good to give a gift that meant something to her. Well I was back in my pickle of, “what should I learn to play?” And then on Christmas my cousin surprised me with a KA-15S Kala soprano from Amazon! I was shocked and never had imagined I’d own a ukulele. I took it as a sign and decided to learn to play. Meanwhile, the government shutdown had just begun and my wife and daughter went to my in-laws because I was supposed to be traveling for work and we had already bought their tickets. So there I was, in a cold apartment with no work, no family around, just me and my new uke. My family was only gone a week but I spent so much time with the ukulele over the course of that month that it became a passion! I had never played an instrument before and learning great hits from “The Daily Ukulele” was so rewarding! My wife then surprised me with a KA-15T Kala Tenor, which I enjoy much more and have been playing since! Once my student debt is paid off, I plan on amassing an island of ukuleles (if that’s the group term for ukuleles haha)! But for now I’ll just keep strummin. I’m happy to join the community and look forward to improving my skills and learning more about this great instrument!
UkesNBeards