Tonia Ukulele
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Thank you for sharing this! Music theory is something I struggle with, so I always shied away from it. I'm currently reading this and it is so helpful. I am starting to understand some things! 
Uke Syllabus for Beginners by a Beginner
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Interesting quiz.
I believe for question #8, the following picture should be used:
(corrections in blue)
So, I got 19 right; the 1 T/F question where I didn't know, I counted as a wrong. Does that mean I can imagine how to play the ukulele pretty well?
I believe for question #8, the following picture should be used:
(corrections in blue)
So, I got 19 right; the 1 T/F question where I didn't know, I counted as a wrong. Does that mean I can imagine how to play the ukulele pretty well?
GinaHannah1
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Thank you! Gonna check it out.
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geee thanks, i was actually looking for something like this, which can help me set definitive goals
Man, that’s SPLENDID! Quality works!
Thanks a lot for sharing
Great stuff! Thank you so much for compiling and for sharing! It's already answered a bunch of questions I'd had about some of the music theory behind chords!
E.Z.
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A brilliant, and comprehensive study. Thank you.
Oldscruggsfan
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Joramy- I've read your entire syllabus and will now go back to soak in the knowledge. Bravo, sir! I learned banjo 40 years ago in what I'm able to view in hindsight as an odd, backwoods, "real musicians should only play by ear" culture. You already know the inherent problem with that, which is that what I thought of as "by ear" was just 100% trial and error, never really knowing or caring why this song had been written with a C7 instead of a C major, etc. It was much the same as "hunting and pecking" on a typewriter keyboard with no real grasp of the home keys. I learned how to read fingerpicking tab but never sought out the reasoning (theory) behind what I was picking, which of course barely scratches the surface of truly understanding the actual music. Thank you for presenting music theory for the uke in such a usable, understandable fashion.
Nice intro document. Well done!
For those using it, page 19 has an error. The IV chord of the three different keys are incorrect. E.g., the IV of C is F, not E. I was just glancing around and noticed it, not really reading it word-for-word.
For those using it, page 19 has an error. The IV chord of the three different keys are incorrect. E.g., the IV of C is F, not E. I was just glancing around and noticed it, not really reading it word-for-word.
HappyTurtle
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Thank you for sharing!
Ottertail
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Well that was a hard fail on the test. This is a great resource, thank you!
But that's ok - you're just beginning! Really, it's more to give you an idea of what areas you may need some further investigation into (if that's your jam).
