dr_mitch
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Hi everyone,
I just started the ukulele on a whim at the start of February, after a conversation with a friend about musical instruments. The ukulele I purchased was junk (intonation wrong - if the open strings are in tune, the fretted strings aren’t - I guess you get what you pay for at 30 quid), but it was enough to set me playing some basic chord sequences and to hook me.
I now have better quality concert and tenor ukuleles. The dreaded UAS is starting to set in as I now “need” a better quality soprano. This time I’ve done my research.
But playing with the ukulele has brought me such fun, and I did not know what I was missing. I tend to play 30 to 90 minutes each day to the consternation of my partner. I have recorded a couple of songs to help me and amuse friends and family (as bad as you might expect after less than 3 months). I can strum and sing at the same time if the strumming pattern is simple. I can play the E chord when not within an actual tune.
I look forward to more play, more songs, and maybe, just maybe, slow improvement. But the fun is there, and I am glad I discovered it.
I just started the ukulele on a whim at the start of February, after a conversation with a friend about musical instruments. The ukulele I purchased was junk (intonation wrong - if the open strings are in tune, the fretted strings aren’t - I guess you get what you pay for at 30 quid), but it was enough to set me playing some basic chord sequences and to hook me.
I now have better quality concert and tenor ukuleles. The dreaded UAS is starting to set in as I now “need” a better quality soprano. This time I’ve done my research.
But playing with the ukulele has brought me such fun, and I did not know what I was missing. I tend to play 30 to 90 minutes each day to the consternation of my partner. I have recorded a couple of songs to help me and amuse friends and family (as bad as you might expect after less than 3 months). I can strum and sing at the same time if the strumming pattern is simple. I can play the E chord when not within an actual tune.
I look forward to more play, more songs, and maybe, just maybe, slow improvement. But the fun is there, and I am glad I discovered it.
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