A couple of years back when Taryn started at Manuka, she decided she wanted to join the Ukulele group with Carol and begged me for a Ukulele, which I bought her. She turned up for maybe 3 sessions and that was it. A couple of years later I decided if Carol could pick up a Ukulele and learn it, without having played another instrument previously, then why not me, so at the beginning of this year, Carol gave me my first lesson.
I must admit, I just didn't get it and felt all thumbs. I couldn't get the hang of the strum at all. I put the Ukulele down for a couple of months until Carol mentioned it again one time. I had another hour session with her, but still feeling all thumbs, came home and U-Tubed some lessons and found I was better able to get the hang of it sitting down in the studio late at night at my own pace, where I could play and replay the clip as much as I wanted (translate- needed to....lots).
Once I had this under control, another 1 hour session with Carol and I found I was able to play along to 'some' tunes and really started enjoying myself. So, with about 3 hours tuition from Carol and at least 20 hours on U-Tube, I was away and looking forward to the Ukulele Festival with the school Uke group.
The below pics are shots I took from the practice day. We had loads of fun!
Getting my Ukulele signed by Ukulele Bartt
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