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Developing Technique on Ukulele
Technique?
Musical technique is simply the physical aspect of playing a musical instrument. The ability to exert efficient, optimal control in order to produce the precise musical effects that are desired. Improving one's technique generally entails practicing exercises that improve one's muscular sensitivity and agility. Technique is independent of musicality.
To play the guitar or ukulele effectively, your fingers need strength, agility, flexibility and coordination.
Advanced Single Note Fingering Drills for Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL15b
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Developing finger strength and independence with a series of graduated single string exercises.
In this lesson expands basic single string drills using multiple strings.
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Basic Single Note Drills for Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL15
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Basic one, two, three and four note single string drills for ukulele for developing finger strength and independence.
It's critical a player develop the finger strength and independence to explore their full musical potential. By developing a great fingerboard hand, you will be able to explore more challenging musical situations.
To develop this great technique there is a series of graduated drills or finger gymnastics/exercises that allows you to play at higher and higher levels, as well as increase your comfort zone of usable technique.
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Fingerstyle on Ukulele - Single and Multi String Exploration
Lesson Code: UL112a
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Exploring fingerstyle on ukulele. This lesson covers the common terms used for identifing the fingers used. And, presents a series of single and multi string exercises for exploring and developing the techniques needed for this style.
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Four Finger, Single String Gymnastics for Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL08
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
To play the ukulele effectively, your fingers need physical strength, agility, flexibility and coordination. This series of drills is designed to get your hands in shape. These exercises work no matter what style of ukulele you play or want to play.
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Lesson Info
All posible ukulele string combinations.
These are used to developing your ukulele technique. Lessons Link
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A Guide to Ukulele Chords - 2nd Edition
A Guide to Ukulele Chords is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering the basic ukulele chords that ALL ukulele players SHOULD know. A Guide to Ukulele Chords covers movable chord forms, rock chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and includes an introduction to 4-part, a.k.a “jazz” chords and more...
From a few “core, basic chord shapes and a understanding of how chords are constructed. Your chord vocabulary can be dramatically increased without memorizing countless chord shapes. There are too many chord shapes to memorize.
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