A course designed for Dads to learn music via the ukulele so they can have a fun and beneficial activity to bond with their daughters. Suitable for any beginner player.

Daddy Daughter Ukulele

In this introduction lesson we will talk about when the best time to start learning how to play ukulele is.

The best age to start learning ukulele

Starting your ukulele journey? Consider size and brand. Try Kmise ukes, like their Concert Ukulele Kit with tuner, strap, gig bag, and spare strings: https://amzn.to/3vOsHp9. For small children, the Kmise Soprano Ukulele is great: https://amzn.to/3Zl

Your First Uke

These exercises will help you to quickly develop some good uke playing muscles.

Fast Track

Learn about Notes, intervals and how to construct the C major scale.

About Notes

About Chords

Learn about beats, bars and the basic strum.

Basic Strum

Learn a one chord song and the '5' Chord in the Key of C... the G chord.

A New Chord

Learn the '4' Chord of the Key of C. Namely 'F' the 'soft' landing back to the home chord (namely C). There's also a bonus 4 bar chord progression to learn of a very famous song.

The Easier Chord

This is the basis of Western music. Learn about tension and release (or resolution) and the way we tell stories with music.

The 12 Bar Blues

Let's start strumming with our index finger. We'll introduce and beats on the up stroke, creating the scratch track pendulum motion. Learn about the back beat!

The Index Finger Strum

Learn your first syncopated strum pattern and play it with the 12 bar blues chord progression.

The Church Strum (Bum Diddy)

Learn how to play a song for youngsters "Wheels on the Bus"

Learning Wheels on the bus

Hank William's Jambalaya is a two chord song. You will learn to play it in two keys, introducing the concept of a ley and a key change.

A New Song A New Key A New Chord

This is an essential strum master for all Ukulele Players. Find out why it can throw beginners at first.

The Island Strum

Learn to play this Calypso Classic made famous by Harry Belafonte using the Island Strum (also know as the Calypso Strum).

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Daddy Daughter Ukulele

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