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10-26-2004, 07:38 PM
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meretricious dilettante
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Adventures in ukelele
Today I began my adventure in ukelele. I mastered the page on "Holding the Uke" quite handily, which bolstered my confidence. Next came "Tuning the Uke."
The open strings are to be tuned GCEA, or "My dog has fleas." Well, I figured, I can sing "My dog has fleas" with the best of them! I sang it and sang it, and twisted and twisted the tuning pegs. At last I had it!! Yes! Yes! My dog really has fleas! Next I tuned to the page entitled "Forming the Chords." It shows how to form C chord, F chord, and G7 chord. Wow, I thought. I can sing most John Prine songs if I learn them! I set myself to the task of carefully analyzing the diagrams. It was then that I noticed that I had been using the first string as the fourth string, and vice versa. My dog had fleas, but only upside down. I twisted and twisted. I plucked and plucked. In the end, I resorted to the electronic tuner and obeyed its little red arrows, twisting and plucking until I was able to appease the thing into showing me a green "In Tune" dot for every open string. In the correct order. Doesn't sound a bit like "My dog has fleas" to me, but obviously I KNOW NOTHING, and the electronic tuner KNOWS ALL. Ever have any embarrassing adventures while trying to learn an instrument?
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10-26-2004, 07:39 PM
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Brains! Brains!
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no...i just work on looking cool.
the damn thing is still sitting in the corner.  |
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10-26-2004, 07:50 PM
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10-26-2004, 07:50 PM
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Well, looking cool is less of an issue when playing the ukelele. Maybe you might wanna enrol in lessons?
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10-26-2004, 07:59 PM
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Re: Adventures in ukelele
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10-26-2004, 08:00 PM
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oh i do need lessons. i have the time, just not the money.
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10-26-2004, 08:00 PM
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i had a neighbor that was taking violin lessons. good god that was horrible!
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10-26-2004, 08:03 PM
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10-26-2004, 08:07 PM
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The house next to me has had three different groups of people living in it the past three years and each group has brought their own drum set. I started thinking that it came with the house...but no. And every person who plays the drums is a beginner.
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10-26-2004, 09:05 PM
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Violin agonies are why we originally tried to persuade the ratlet to take piano. It's very difficult to just pick up a violin and produce a recognizable note. But she persisted in wanting to learn violin, and she has a really good ear so it's been generally tolerable. And how can I really complain about having a kid who wants to learn something?
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10-26-2004, 09:35 PM
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OH! This just feeds my urge to want to learn to play the piano even more!
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10-26-2004, 10:33 PM
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Re: Adventures in ukelele
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10-26-2004, 10:39 PM
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Wooo! I can only hope.
Following the book, I have learned how do do C chord, F chord, and G7 chord, and transition back and forth between them. I need to cut my fingernails short. I'm hooked!
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10-26-2004, 11:58 PM
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10-27-2004, 01:32 AM
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