Hi! Thanks for visiting my channel. I have been teaching music education in Pennsylvania for seventeen years. I teach general vocal classroom music to students in Kindergarten-through fifth grade. This channel will be for lots of different musical adventures including but not limited to Ukulele instruction.
Great tutorial! I'm trying to find the best way to play an F minor on the baritone uke DGBE. Is it better to play this chord closer to the fretboard or not? It's a super awkward chord to play, and I know practice is key, but I thought I'd reach out for some help! Thank you in advance and love the channel.
I remember learning the f chord on a guitar with really high action and thinking how appropriately named it was.. same thing happened when I learned it as a barre!! 🤬
another Alternative is to play the B string with first finger, E String with the 2nd finger, stretch to G string with RIng fin ger and the D string with the little finger. This gets the tips of all fingers in position behind the frets to give a clean sound rather than the muffled sound I get by BArre all strings on first fret
Just saying. have difficulty with having enough strength in my index finger to barre the B and E strings ---- so I have to barre all strings on the first fret to be able to get my middle and ring finger to reach the D and G strings without fret buzz. Of course this makes it harder to switch to C7 chord but then string playing is all about dexterity of fingers and developing power in our fingers, wrist and forearm especially on the ukulele where the strings are further apart than the guitar. On the up side fingers are in position to slide up to plat other barre chords such as Bb in 2nd position etc.
I'm learning the baritone ukulele and so glad to find a channel with tutorials. You are clear with instructions which is so helpful. Thanks! (your personality shines through also :-))
If you know your chord shapes for standard GCEA tuning, here's a trick to know every chord on the baritone. Because the baritone is tuned 5 half steps lower in pitch than standard ukuleles, the Circle of Fifths will tell you how to form baritone chords. Find the baritone chord name on the Circle of Fifths. Look at the name to the left (counter-clockwise). That's the chord shape name to use from your knowledge of GCEA chords. Example. The immediate left neighbor of F on the Circle is Bb. So, to play an F chord on baritone, make the shape you would use for a Bb chord on the standard uke. That's what is demonstrated in the video. More examples: To play baritone C, make the standard F shape. To make baritone D chord, make the standard G shape. The chords on the Circle of Fifths, reading from Bb clockwise are Bb F C G D A E B and so on. This works for the minor chords too. Here's the Circle: drive.google.com/file/d/1KKl2tYWqQMq1w1a69icTgBwKz1Pf0jw8/view?usp=sharing
Unicorns Rock ahhh!!! I was trying to do it on my IMac and I couldn’t. Apparently IPad has more friendly features. Did u also do the PowerPoint on the iPad? I’d love to connect if u have a moment. Thanks! John...up in NYC.
Hi John! So I just made my latest video on the laptop and MAN was it a whole new ball game! Some of the same features are still there, but you're right, I also couldn't find the zoom for adjusting. I do have powerpoint for iPad but almost never use it. I always do everything from my school laptop. Save the slides as jpegs then upload to google drive...from there I move to my iPad, save the new jpegs to my photo's and create the iMovie. I'm SURE there's an easier way, but this is the way that works for me without throwing something across the room.
Unicorns Rock LOL!! Yes....I thought I was going crazy. I spoke to Apple and they were like “Well, the IPAD has this functionality and the IMac doesn’t”....which makes no sense at all! UGH!
I prefer the b chord on the Baritone like this: bar 4th fret, and little finger(is this the correct word in english?...-;)) on the first string, 7 fret. I also play the e chord on other gcea Ukuleles like this.
Thank you, I'm beginning to think you're right! I just keep alternating from open strings to the "D" chord, and it's slowly getting to feel a bit less awkward. Looking forward to when the muscle memory takes over and I just have to think "D Major" and my fingers just go there, lol...
Just want to say your channel is great! Your tutorials are accurate and right to the point and you have such a positive attitude and beautiful smile. Keep up the great work ☺️
What a fantastic and easy to follow tutorial on stringing your ukulele, Carrie! I always felt it was so daunting to do it, but now I really feel confident to do it myself! Thank you!! 🥰
Great tutorial Carrie!!! I appreciate that it is understandable and easy to follow. Some tutorials of this song use complicated strums which are quite difficult to follow especially for a beginner like me.
thank u so much for this video. i'm struggling to transition from F to C without losing everything that was built. its kinda frustrating, but knowing that i'm not alone in this is reassuring.
n r Hi! No you’re definitely not alone!! Thanks so much for your sweet note. Now that summer vacation has started I plan on doing a lot more videos about transitioning to different chords. Just be patient!
