In this course, Philipp shows you everything about the instrument itself, strings, tuning, metronome, pyramid of rythm, fretting hand, strumming hand, all basic chords, barre chords, song work and during the course you will learn 14 evergreen songs to practice with your newly learned skills.
Introduction and Welcome: To start off this course, Philipp will give you a first and detailed look into your new best friend and the main focus of this course: Your ukulele. You will learn how to hold your ukulele correctly, what the six strings are called, how to tune your ukulele correctly, how to use a metronome, how to use a drumbeat for better practice, why a rhythm pyramid is useful and of course everything about your strumming and picking hand.
Basic Chords: Chords are the foundation for making music with the ukulele. After completing the course you will be able to accompany all the songs of the world. You will learn the following chords: C, Cm, D, Dm, E, Em, F, Fm, F#m, G, Gm, A, Am, B and Bm. After you have mastered these chords you will be able to practice them using the training beat from this chapter.
First Song Examples: Being able to play the chords alone won't do you much good. Therefore, we have integrated very simple songs with simple chord progressions into the course. You will be able to play the following songs at the end of this chapter: Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, Count On Me by Bruno Mars, Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley und No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley.
7th and Barre chords: When you have mastered the basics of the ukulele, you will quickly reach the point where you can't go any further. The basic chords are important, but can also quickly become boring. That is why we created this section, where Philipp explains how you can add a little necessary spice into your ukulele playing. You will know the following chords after completing this chapter: C7, Cmaj7, D7, Dmaj7, Dm7, E7, Emaj7, Em7, F7, G7, Gmaj7, Gm7, A7, Amaj7, Am7, B7 and Bm7
Picking Technique: Are you bored by ordinary strumming patterns and want to be able to play great melodies? In this chapter you will learn everything about the ideal picking style on the ukulele. Philipp also dives into techniques such as pull offs and hammer ons. What are you waiting for? Have a look at the first videos.
Song Work: Do you feel confident with your ukulele? Then it's time to take the next step. You can either look for lead sheets on your own or you can try to write songs yourself. Philipp will give you all you need for doing song work and writing your first piece of music.
14 Songs: Philipp and I believe that only applied knowledge can really be used in the long term. So we specifically picked out songs for every technique and every type of chord so that you can practice your newly learned skills the best way possible. You will be able to play the following songs after completing this course (with a lot of spice): I'm Yours, Riptide, Losing My Religion, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Can't Help Falling In Love, All Of Me, Dream a Little Dream Of Me, Don't Worry Be Happy, Hey Soul Sister, Love Yourself
Q&A: Since Philipp is often asked the same questions, we have created a chapter to answer them in video form. So if you have a question and it doesn't appear in this chapter, we'll be happy to create a video to answer your question.
So what are you waiting for? Enroll in this course today and start learning how to play the ukulele!
