Tyler Austenfeld

How to Strum on Beat and In Time - Beginner Ukulele (Patreon)

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2023-11-29 20:38:45

Imported:

2024-03

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Beginner Rhythm Strumming

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Today's lesson comes with the PDF breakdown, a blank sheet for you to create your own two bar rhythm exercsies and four different drum tracks at 60, 80, 100 and 120 BPM.

One of the biggest challenges I have encontered with Ukulele players, especially those that don't have a musical background before playing the Ukulele and the Ukulele is there very first instrument, is strumming. Not the actual act of strumming the ukulele, not even strum patterns, but staying in time, staying on beat. Most beginners tend to gradually speed up throughout the song or if they are singing their beats per minute is all over the place, slowing down and speeding up. Another area of difficulty is playing any song with any strum pattern that isn't the island strum. All of these things will greatly impede your progress and need to not only be addressed, but a game plan needs to be created to practice this area of weakness, improve and become a better and more complete ukulele player.

In this tutorial I will show you how to find the beat then walk through about 8 different strum patterns and put them to the beat and at the end we will increase the speed to 80 BPM then 100 BPM then 120 BPM. The idea is that you use this lesson to create a rhythm less for yourself. When creating a exercise for yourself remember you are aiming for the learning zone, what is that? It isn't the comfort zone, so you don't want it to be too easy, it isn't the panic zone, you don't want it to be too hard. It is a place in your playing were you are improving but you aren't being overwhelmed. You should choose a chord progression, a BPM and a strum pattern that is mildly difficult for you and then play it to a drum track when you are warming up every time you pick your ukulele.

Will Improve

Counting music
Understanding rhythm
Playing on time consistently
Playing at different BPMs
Creating your own rhythm exercises

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How to Strum in Time - Beginner Ukulele Tutorial

How to Strum in Time and On Beat - Beginner Ukulele Tutorial One of the biggest challenges I have encontered with Ukulele players, especially those that don't have a musical background before playing the Ukulele and the Ukulele is there very first instrument, is strumming. Not the actual act of strumming the ukulele, not even strum patterns, but staying in time, staying on beat. Most beginners tend to gradually speed up throughout the song or if they are singing their beats per minute is all over the place, slowing down and speeding up. Another area of difficulty is playing any song with any strum pattern that isn't the island strum. All of these things will greatly impede your progress and need to not only be addressed, but a game plan needs to be created to practice this area of weakness, improve and become a better and more complete ukulele player. In this tutorial I will show you how to find the beat then walk through about 8 differen strum patterns and put them to the beat and at the end we will increase the speed to 80 BPM then 100 BPM then 120 BPM. The idea is that you use this lesson to create a rhythm less for yourself. When creating a exercise for yourself remember you are aiming for the learning zone, what is that? It isn't the comfort zone, so you don't want it to be too easy, it isn't the panic zone, you don't want it to be too hard. It is a place in your playing were you are improving but you aren't being overwhelmed. You should choose a chord progression, a BPM and a strum pattern that is mildly difficult for you and then play it to a drum track when you are warming up every time you pick your ukulele. Tabs - https://www.patreon.com/TenThumbsPro Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tenthumbsproductions 1-1 Lessons - tenthumbsproductions@gmail.com. #TenThumbs #UkuleleTutorial