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Play Ukulele NOW Methods and Songbooks
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Fun with Folk Guitar Methods
Are you a guitar player as well? You'll love my Fun With Folk Guitar Books
Whats different about the FUN WITH FOLK GUITAR methods?
- It's real traditional folk guitar accompaniment
- A truly graduated method for traditional folk guitar accompaniment, no students will hit a "brick wall" and can not proceed on to the next lesson.
- There are special "easy chords" for those that are a little slower
- It really works for group lessons or the classroom.
- Students will learn what chords sound good together and understand why
- Students will gain an understanding of rhythms and be able to choose an accompaniment for any song and be able to create their own versions of various rhythms.
Recommended Starter ukes
Mike Upton launched Kala in 2005. Prior to starting Kala he worked at Hohner and was responsible for the development of the Lanikai ukulele line.
After starting Kala, Mike quickly established the new ukulele manufacturer as the leader in the market by providing the best and most consistent instruments in the price range.
These are the ukuleles I recommend for a starter uke:
I RECOMMEND TENORS FOR STARTER UKES - MORE ON THAT HERE
The most consistent entry level uke is the MAKALA MK Series.
My recommendation here will be the MK-T (the tenor) but these are also available in a soprano, concert and baritone.
These are modeled after famous 100 year old uke - they always look great and sound great.
They are made out of mahogany, they have brass frets and walnut fingerboards and some basic but very effective tuning keys.
Makala uke's are made by KALA and are well known for being the best choice in the entry level price range.
If you're on a tight budget and don't want to spend over $100 this is the one...
MAKALA MK-T (check pricing and learn more)
My second recommendation here - if you'd like something a little nicer - would be to get into the KALA uke's with a KA-T
This uke typically (not always) will have a nice ribbon grain mahogany (nicer woods used all around) - so it'll look a little nicer - it'll have nickel frets rather than brass (not that big of a deal) and it'll have nicer tuning keys.
More upgrades: The KA-T will have a NuBone nut and saddle where as the MK-T will have plastic; the KA-T will have cream binding, the MK-T has no binding; the KA-T will have a rosewood fingerboard and the MK-T will have walnut.
These upgrades put it over $100.
KALA KA-T (check pricing and learn more)
If you're on a budget - or had your heart set on a soprano - here are my recommendations for those:
- Makala MK-S (made of mahogany, still has brass frets)
- Kala KA-15S (made of mahogany - nicer wood than the MK-S, still has brass frets)
- Kala KA-S (made of mahogany and has nickel frets which will keep their shape better than brass frets do; the KA-S also has white binding around the body)
MK-S
Check pricing and availability: Makala MK-S Soprano Ukulele
KA-15S
Check pricing and availability: Kala KA-15S Mahogany Soprano Ukulele
KA-S
Typically the best looking of the three with better wood, nickel frets and white binding.
Check pricing and availability: Kala KA-S Soprano Mahogany Ukulele
Get yourself an easy to use clip on Tuner
The best way to tune your ukulele is with a digital tuner. It will tell you which note you are closest and how close you are to it. There's a meter on it that will tell you when you're in tune.
The tuner below is one of my favorites (good brand and reliable too) because it clips right on to the ukulele and can be used with some background nose.
Check pricing and availability: Accessories Guitar Tuner - Eclipse Headstock Tuner
Play with a metronome
Most teachers recommend always playing with a metronome, one of the things most beginners have trouble with is keeping time.
Here's a great, inexpensive metronome, its a good idea to use it every time you practice
Check pricing and availability: Best Selling Digital Metronome
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