All these people joking about your appearance in the comments but I’m just impressed that you can teach as a Potions Master, ukulele player, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Real talent in all categories, man.
Good lord everyone is so mean on these comments! He's sharing knowledge and ya'll are picking on his appearance. Just watch the tips and leave him alone!
Thanks Sarah. I've had an internet minor personality presence since 1995 with my Edgar Allan Poe fan site so I know how to take the criticism and off-the-wall comments. The Snape stuff started in the early 1990s Harry Potter days BUT that was my hair style before Harry Potter so I just accepted it. I'm ok with it all. JW Rowling just usurped the classical pianist Franz Liszt's look. I did classical piano as well so I am living with it among the waves.
Thanks. I found it easy to incorporate those crazy uke techniques into the Strauss Odyssey theme! It just made sense. I love sci-fi and uke so there it is!!!
Why are people such assholes? He made this video to teach people new things about the uke. His looks shouldn't matter, and even if they did why would you comment something rude that he can't change?? If you don't like him don't watch his videos and move on.
Dear Peter Forrest, Thank you so much for the finger 8 trick. I have practiced this for months now and I have gotten to the point where I can play it twice as fast as you taught it. Thank you for this trick. It has been hilarious to see the reactions of people who say they've played for years and I pick up my uke, play this, and tell them I've only played for 6 months.
+Blane Whitehouse hi guys, the greatest results that i've had was by following the Arthurs Uke Blog (i found it on google) definately the no.1 idea that I have ever followed.
Peter Forrest They say imitation is the best form of flattery. It doesn't get much more flattering than having a badass character designed after you. :)
WOAAH! Okay, so 1) I’m very impressed 2) your explanations are very easy to follow since you actually do the exercises a couple of times so I know how to do it right 3) I’ll be practicing these techniques from now on... thank you so much for sharing!
Petey, I have an essential question, and I hope you can help me with that. You start your “figure 8” with an upstroke, which turns upside down everything I’ve known about strumming, alternate picking, cross-picking, etc. Before you answer, I would like to venture a guess: is it because a uke is NOT a guitar, and, seeing that you hold it differently and you’ve got the high G, normal strumming rules do not apply?
Privyet! When I first saw the Roy Smeck example of the figure 8, I couldn't tell which way to start from. It just felt better doing first an up-stroke with the index finger. Mainly, because if you do a downstroke, you hit the nail on the edge of the fret board and the metal frets and that shreds where the base of your index fingernail meets the skin. The pad of index starting upwards causes no pain issues. Not related to guitar at all. hehe
i think you look absolutely awesosme, vintage and hella cool. great vibes and style. all you haters are just mad cuz hes cooler than you and has awesome techniques
Hi Pete, in 2016 first video I watched after getting my ukelele, 2018 and still watching. Thank you for the upload. Only if you know what "Figure 8", "Spammy Whammy" and "Flippin' the bird" entails, then you've been Uked!
I'm looking into the prospect of jamming with others (not all just ukulele players) in the Latin American style. My dad was from South America, and both my parents played that style a lot as we were growing up.
These are such amazing techniques! It's so great of you to share these and to show how to do them. Thanks for making the great video. I think your hair is cool.
It was my fav. TV series and I was wearing a white dress shirt for the video so it made me think of Mr. Reese so I put it in as background on the black. Too bad the show is over!
Meanwhile girls thinking how good is this guy with fingers.. Edit: I wrote that before he even did that thing with his palm... Spammy wammy it is girls !!
