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Hi All!
Over the years I have tried various instruments, but they were all too loud for my taste. On a lark I bought a ukulele, and finally I’m getting around to learning it.
I do have a question. I know that ‘holding the ukulele’ is addressed in introductory material here, but I don’t quite understand it. Consider this video from minute 8:00 on, for example:
I don’t see how the ukulele is held stable. There are moments when it seems like it should fall or shift, and it doesn’t; yet I don’t see a strap.
I was thinking of trying a rubbery dish drying kitchen mat, to see if that might help. Basically when I try to hold my concert-sized uke, it slides around and doesn’t stay put with the kind of stability that seems normal.
Tell me your ukulele holding secrets!
Welcome Carl! Below, I’ve embedded a quick video I made for a member a few years ago on how to hold the uke. Additionally, we’ve covered proper holding technique in our Beginner’s Course and in the Classical Course.
But to directly answer your question, Steven is using Form 2, which uses the index finger to help support the neck. We actually had an email come in last month on this topic, and Steven filmed this video talking in more detail about his holding technique. But in a nutshell, he’s using form 2.
If you have any questions, please let me know. And def, please do not use a kitchen mat lol 😂
Thank you for the reply! I haven’t given up. I will probably be a somewhat slow student. But I won’t give up! Ukulele is the most promising instrument choice for me, because of its quietness, chromaticity, and good fit with such a wide variety of musical genres including those I personally like the best. And I didn’t buy a rubbery kitchen cloth. :-)))
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