LET’S PRACTICE: EASY 0:18 La Vie En Rose 1:44 Hit the Road Jack 2:49 Stand By Me INTERMEDIATE 3:27 ChaChaCha 4:22 House of the Rising Sun 5:41 Tears in Heaven / Someone Like You ADVANCED 7:16 Despacito 9:05 Bodysurfing 10:13 Creep PLAY ALONG TIME! :D 12:00 La Vie en Rose 12:19 Hit the Road Jack 12:39 Stand by Me 12:59 ChaChaCha 13:13 House of the Rising Sun 13:39 Tears in Heaven / Someone Like You 14:01 Despacito 14:18 Bodysurfing 14:37 Creep Now let’s rock those ukes! ;)
Learning music is like playing with Legos, it is much easier and interesting to see and learn how the pieces fit together rather than to study just the individual pieces. Teaching by showing chord progressions is one of the best ways to make learning fun and easier for the brain to absorb the material. Our brain loves to recognize patterns and our fingers love to practice the transition patterns that make the most beautiful sounds...so we practice more. Great lesson. Thank You Bernadette!!!
I love, love, love these warm-up videos! I humbly ask that you keep doing these. I so enjoy them. I particularly love that they go from easy to advanced. Easy is fun! Advanced is challenging but I like that. There is so much to learn about playing this instrument and that is what keeps me interested and committed. Otherwise, it would've been boring for me and I would've given up. I love a challenge! I am actually learning to play a bit of chord/melody. That is my challenge for this year. Found a wonderful tutorial by Tyler that I am determined to crack. Thank you Ms B. You have such a relaxed, natural way of teaching. I am so grateful that I found you, because if it wasn't for you, I would've never have discovered what a wonderful instrument the Ukulele is. I found you first, then I bought a Ukulele. Never looked back!
Hello! I am actually a drummer (40 years) guitar, bass and keyboard player. I wanted to try another instrument like guitar and Uke was PERFECT! I've only played 3 months and have learned the Uke from your lessons. You are a very GOOD teacher! I owe my uke skills to you and your expertise! Thank you much! Keep up the great work!
Gracias Bernadette, exactly what I needed to spice up my practice routine. I was getting a bit bored doing my normal scales, 4 chord progression, strumming and finger picking practice, but I didn't know what to do to change it up. This has given me a lot more to work with. I especially enjoy playing "Creep" using barre chords, I find it so much easier this way than going from the open G to the B chord. You are awesome, thanks for sharing your amazing teaching techniques.You rock!!
The banter & chat is informal but warm & friendly...I chuckled at the workout analogy when you said..." This is our gym, this is our finger gym" So right & people can be lazy in both places!
Just bought myself a tenor uke as a Christmas present and really appreciate your lessons -- this one in particular because it gives me some cool progressions that I can immediately put to use. Thanks and happy holidays!
loving the intermediate/advanced videos lately i started ukulele last june with you 30 day uke challenge and then did the 30 day uke course i think im enjoying advancing🙂
The chord progression for Despacito is the same one used in De Musica Ligera, an argentinian rock anthem that has been massive in Latin America for decades and even young kids still recognize it, written by Gustavo Cerati
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic oh that’s great to read! When I play these warm ups I always play that part to the rhythm of “De Musica Ligera”, it’s one of the first songs every guitarist in Latin America learns
Thank you , these are great 👍. Like the fan strum a lot . Tears in heaven one of my favorites . Good bar chord practice and chord changes . You have done it again given lots of great stuff to work on , also has shows me just how far I have come in the last year working with your tutorials 👏😻thank you so much
Lovely tips from beautiful music teacher🧐😁💙This what I'm looking for .Mostly I just learn the basic cord, I was looking for someone who can show me what can I play on the middle and back area of ukulele, and I'm happy I found this, thanks for sharing will practise later👌👍💙💙💙
What a great and helpful video. I have learned so much from you and am giving my piano student a ukulele for her birthday next week. I've been learning on her uke and can't wait to point her to you and share what I've learned from you!
Enjoyed your chord progression video this afternoon. While you were playing the Hit The Road Jack chords, I realized that the same four chords, played more slowly, sounds like Bob Dylan's "One More Cup Of Coffee", one of my favorites by him. Then again, that chord progression has been used since time immemorial, I'm guessing. Anyway, I am having fun watching your videos and sometimes playing along with them!
wow I love this video so much! I have been playing for 3 weeks now and it is a real confidence booster to be able to tackle some more advanced chord progressions!!
Thank you again for another great video. I listened to your video today on your 2019 year and pray that 2020 is a great start to this next chapter in your life. I wanted to ask in your upcoming videos if you could include more chord melody strum/fingerpicking options to add variety to our playing style. I know that adds more work to developing a particular video. I don't have enough improvisation skills yet and hopefully this would open up that area for me as well as others. I really appreciate your teaching style - it comes from a good teacher!
All of these I can play forwards, backwards, different strums patterns, chunking and with fingerpicking on a few. It is phenomenal practice! However, the E and Eb I struggle with. It’s getting better but still not there yet.
Thank YOU for this video - really GREAT for warm up and practice. You are a great teacher. I am quickly becoming a fan of yours. Thank you thank you! Loving this :) Could we please get a video on strumming techniques? or a link if you already have one. :)
What is your favourite intermediate songs? I ve been watching your channel for 4-5 years but i havent played the uke in like 2 years,been hooked with the guitar and bass. I try to play the uke and it feels so small now.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Thank you! I have to say I love all of your courses and videos. I find them very helpful and easy to understand, but still challenging!
Hi Bernadette, I love the detail in your Tutorials, you demonstrate with such passion. The videos I am particularly interested in, are where you are demonstrating ahead of the chord changes for easier Finger Placement, and of course, there are so many useful 'short cuts' emphasising that knowledge. Such illustrations, gleaned in a flash from musicians, save months of laboured practice. "Lightbulb moments" that are essentially memorised. So thank you for all your determined and creative skills. I am even more doubly pleased having just received my family birthday present of the "Flight Diana Soundwave". I hope you receive a suitable commission? :) :) Very best wishes from a very cold and wet "Garden of England".
Bar chords are still so hard for me, :( but I guess i haven't even been playing for a year but I keep wanting to perfect every technique! I feel like my fingers are too short or too soft to keep all four strings down on the fretboard. I will keep trying otherwise love these warm ups!
Thank you Bernadette. I’m going to be 70 this September and the ukelele I bought was the smallest one and I kind of having a hard time holding it because it’s laminate and very slippery. Since I only started couple of times I get frustrated coz I can’t hold it right. I don’t really want to spend for a bigger one but what do you think? Should I get a bigger one made of wood? Is there something you can suggest? I enjoyed watching how you teach and it’s making me want to play, it looks easy. Are there any ukelele easy old songs sheets I can practice to get me comfortable and enjoy my ukelele? Sorry for the long text but I’m glad to have found your site. I’ll memorize the easy chords and coordinate them with my fingers as you suggested. Thank you 🙏
If you don't have a uke is it ok to practice finger flexes of the cords before getting one? (Use to mess with a guitar and a baritone uke numerous years ago at work on breaks) My 6 year old wants to learn and has been eyeing some for almost a year and got really excited when I fumbled through 'You are my sunshine' by ear on one at a second hand store.
I really like this instruction, but I do wish you gave hints about strumming. As a beginner I know chords, some progressions. Strumming and beat I have real trouble with presently. I can’t hear it.
How can I switch chords without supporting the neck of the uke with my left hand? I always have the urge to rest the side of my left hand against the head of the uke to switch chords... Great video btw🥰
Hi! I know that you may be answered this question many times, but I am really struggling with buying an ukulele! I have watched videos on youtube and read about them for a week and I still dont know what should I buy. I want to buy a starter kit for around 50-60 pounds, but I am not sure which one is the best. What would you recommend for a beginner: a tenor or a concert one? And also, regarding the brands, which one is the best: Enya, Lohanu, Donner, Martin SMith or AKLOT? Thank you! Honestly, your channel is pure gold for ukulele adepts!!! Thank you so much!
Hi Cristiana! ❤️❤️❤️ I always recommend the enya kit (the link is in the description box below this video). So far everyone has been happy with that uku and it comes with great accessories!
Chord shape for C3 looks same as for B? & Shape for Cm3 looks same as for Bm? Tried playing them in reverse order and also using the little finger which I find easier for some transitions. Those advanced chords really stretch my sinews in my forearm and really have to curve my wrist. I hope like yoga it eventually streches my arm and wrist to wear it is comfortable.
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I got ya. 3rd fret for C instead of 2nd fret for a B. Going off your lesson slightly. Using the Bb shape on first fret and sliding down the stem but keeping the same shape I could try and play Bb,B and then Cm3 and back up again? Not sure what would come next if I kept going down the stem?
@@borocavalier Hi Paul! If you watch the chromatic scale video I made (it's part of the 30 Day Uke Challenge), you'll see what comes next if you keep going 🤗❤️
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Hey I’m a beginner and I’m having problems when I strum with my fingers they get stuck on the strings of the ukulele(I should probably just stick to using my thumb for now) but any advice for the future?
Hi!!! If you look through the 30 Day Uke Challenge videos, you’ll find one on how to strum correctly. You’ll see in the video how to avoid getting stuck.. it’s where your strumming. It’s a super easy fix 😊
