Warming up, which is often overlooked, is an important part of practicing because it helps bring your mind and body into a relaxed but engaged state of mind. In total, these warm-up exercises shouldn’t take more than five minutes at the beginning of your practice session. If you’re som...
Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises and solo fingerpicking pieces Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos Applying techniques to play actual songs on the ukulele – everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12...
I’m going to give you the option of using either a three finger picking style (like we used in the claw) or a four finger picking style to pick this one. Personally I prefer to use the three finger picking style as I find it a little easier. This makes our pattern pick the string...
Brett McQueen is the founder of Ukulele Tricks and author of the internationally-published bookUkulele Exercises For Dummies. He teaches thousands of people from around the world to play ukulele in a non-intimidating, easy-to-follow style.Read more....
You can easily make up your own ukulele finger stretching exercises, but here is one example. Each measure has four notes, one for each finger, and you can basically start on any fret. There is only one catch to make this a stretching exercise: you need to keep your index finger on th...
In this lesson, I’ll discuss some helpful ways to get your technique on track early. To get this info onto the strings you’ll explore a handful of simple right- and left-hand exercises that make it easy to avoid early pitfalls that lead to frustration. Because the ukulele can be so ...
3 Easy Songs You Can Fingerpick on Ukulele Today Jingle Bells Ukulele Chords About Brett McQueen is the founder of Ukulele Tricks and author of the internationally-published book Ukulele Exercises For Dummies. He teaches thousands of people from around the world to play ukulele in a non-intim...
Bob performed his terrific arrangement of the Buddy Holly medley and took us through helpful exercises so we could get comfortable with the strum patterns, the chords and chord progressions, and the finger picking options. We had a great time getting comfortable with the components of the songs ...
Practice Muscle Memory Exercises Complement the above approach by developing your finger’s muscle memory. Repeatedly hammer-on and pull-off of each note in a chord using one finger at a time with the left hand. For instance, if you want to practice a G major, hold the chord and mash on...
The set is perfect for guitar, electric guitar, bass, and ukulele players, offering a practical solution for finger picking techniques and exercises. **A Must-Have for Guitar Lovers** This set is not just a collection of picks; it's a tool for guitar lovers to enhance their playing ...