Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Item's You'll Need to Complete the Course

    • Intro & Ukulele Inspirations

    • Into the Great Wide Open : An Ukulele Wonderland vs. An Ukulele Wanderland and Getting Outfitted

    • What Does it Take to Learn a Song? and a Course Overview
  • 2

    Warmups

    • Vocal Warmups

    • Hand Stretches and Holding the Ukulele
  • 3

    Ukulele Anatomy & More

    • Ukulele Anatomy, String | Fret | Finger Numbers, Tuning, C Major Scale, Open Strings Song, The 3 Streams & The Song Journey
  • 4

    First Chords and Strums

    • Three Ways to Show Chords (C & C6)

    • Strum Shorthand (Thumb, Down/Up & Slap Strums) w/ First Strums

    • Row, Row, Row Your Boat (C & C6)
  • 5

    Next Chords & Songs

    • A 4th Way to Show Chords (Fadd9 & C7 Introduced) | Chord Pair Practice

    • Fadd9 & C7 Songs: Swing Low | Simple Gifts | Singing in the Rain

    • C & G7 Chord Pair

    • C & G7 Songs: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  • 6

    More on Tablature

    • The C Major Scale in Tablature

    • Ode to Joy Tablature
  • 7

    Three Chord Songs

    • Three Chords: C, Fadd9 & G7

    • Rock Around the Clock (C, Fadd9 & G7)

    • You are My Sunshine (C, Fadd9 & G7)

    • Twist & Shout (C, Fadd9 & G7)

    • Plain Vanilla F

    • Surfin' U.S.A. (C, F & G7)

    • C, G & Am7 : Feelin' Groovy
  • 8

    Conclusion & Bonus Content

    • Congratulations!

    • Bonus Content: Ukulele Bootcamp Live!

    • Continue Your Ukulele Journey

Your Instructor

M. Ryan Taylor

M. Ryan Taylor of UkulelePlay.com is the organizer of The Original Utah Uke Fest (since 2012) and director of Happy Valley Ukes : Utah’s Ukulele Orchestra, performing regularly across the Wasatch Front. Ryan also teaches Weekly Ukulele Classes in Utah & Ukulele Bootcamps (where absolute beginners learn all the basics of playing plus five songs in a matter of hours). Ryan has also lead the Ukulele Youth Choir of the American Fork Children’s Choir. In Ryan’s words, “I came to the ukulele after seeing Jake Shimabukuro’s rendition of “While my Guitar Gently Weeps” on YouTube. Jake inspired me and after getting familiar with the basics I started a ukulele program through the American Fork Children’s Choir (now Timpanogos Youth Choirs). It turned out there were just as many teens, adults, and seniors in the community who wanted to learn and I just kept going, creating new learning materials as I went.” Ryan has degrees in Vocal Performance (Bachelor of Music) and Music Composition (Master or Music) and is a Kodaly-certified music education specialist. He has worked professionally as a performing singer, recording artist, composer of vocal music, and director of choirs. Ryan has helped thousands of players get started and increase their skills on their ukulele. Join this course now to benefit from his experience.

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