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I’m really new at this. I’ve been on this site for almost a year now, and I don’t know how all this works, but I’m enjoying all the songs and the lessons to learn to play them. My problem is: I want to play them all now! I’ve been practicing, but I think I’m going about it wrong. there’s so much to choose from here, that I don’t know what to start with. I’ve played guitar for years, but never the ukulele. It’s different. I’ve learned some songs, but none of them well, because I think I’m practicing too many at once. It’s overwhelming, ha, ha. I can’t wait until I play them all. Thanks for this site and the opportunity to be overwhelmed. I like the way you take your students through the lessons, and I’m trying to slow down a bit when I practice. I want to play it not sing to it.
Hey, @reneemur! There really is a lot of great content on RC101, so I get what you mean by being overwhelmed. Have you checked out the Learning Paths? It will guide you with where to start and give you direction on where to go depending on your (approximate) level.
What’s really helped me is participating in the monthly challenges – it helps you focus on a song until you’ve learned it. And once you post it in the forum, Andrew provides feedback on what you did well or could improve on. That alone has helped me tremendously in my learning. Also…it’s really fun. This community is super supportive and there’s a lot to take away from watching others participate (and reading the feedback they receive), too.
I hope to see you participate in a challenge soon!
–Kanni
Kanni is spot on! Start w/ Learning Paths. I’d recommend creating a practice schedule that is 3 parts, for example:
1) Technique Building – For example, developing 3 and 4 finger fingerpicking. There are multiple exercises for this in our fingerpicking course.
2) Rhythmic Study – Rhythm is 1/3 of music and is almost always the part that is overlooked. Developing a good sense of rhythm and timing is best accomplished through learning to read music.
3) Songs – Pick 1 or 2 songs at a time to work on. Think of these as the cookies, they are what help to keep you motivated and having fun! Try to pick songs that reinforce the 2 other areas of your practice schedule. A good place to start is with the performance tunes contained in the courses.
Thanks to you both. I’d like to send a video but our computer is slow, and I don’t think it will work and I wouldn’t know how to do it anyway. I’m going to stick to the courses for now. I used to sing with my guitar, but illness has taken my voice to a new unexpected level.
I want to be able to play the tunes and just enjoy them. I can almost play Ode to Joy, so maybe I can still learn more. I’m so grateful for this program!That’s awesome on OTJ. Let us know how it goes 🙂
And sorry to hear about the illness. Hope your voice improves!
Andrew, I finally got onto You Tube. I put a video there, but how does it get to you? Do I need to do something to get it on here?
@reneemur – Copy the URL and paste it in its own line. For ex:
YouTube Link
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