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The Ukulele Academy: Play Music Today! (2020 Update)

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Overview

"This course is absolutely excellent ...I've looked at YouTube and other videos, but they all seemed to start "in the middle" and left me perplexed...This course unlocked ALL the mysteries and left me feeling like now I really can learn this instrument. And Andrew is charming, engaging, and fun." - Anne

"It’s only been two lessons so far and I’m already making progress!!" - Ciana

Andrew is a very good teacher. His love of music comes through and his gentle approach is encouraging. Great voice too!"  - Pat

"10/10 will recommend to others looking to pick up an instrument." - David

Andrew Smith's core belief is that everyone can play music. Now, his highly-rated premium ukulele course is available on SkillShare! It is designed for both complete beginners and somewhat-established ukulele players who want a deeper understanding of music. You can be playing and understanding music in no time! Andrew simplifies complicated musical topics with straight-forward, structured, and energetic teaching - so get ready to make music like a seasoned musician! After completing The Ukulele Academy, you will be able to play any song you want without needing other ukulele tutorial videos. 

Are you ready to make music?

Syllabus

  • Welcome to The Ukulele Academy!
  • Two Helpful Tips as We Start
  • What's with the BEARD?!?
  • Get a Grip on Your Ukulele
  • You are More Like Your Ukulele than You Think (Hint: think anatomy...)
  • You've NEVER Thought about Music like THIS!
  • The Written Note
  • Scaling to New Heights
  • How to FINALLY Get Your Ukulele Tuned!
  • Not All Tuning is Created Equal (Are you doing it right?)
  • The Easiest Lecture in the Course (It's as Easy as 1,2,3...)
  • Don't Fret over Finding Frets!
  • Notes vs. Chords - What's the Difference?
  • How to Play Music YOU Find on the Ukulele
  • "Rhythm for Dummies"
  • The BEST Way to Down Strum
  • Playing Off-Beat with Up Strums
  • SHADOW Strumming?!?
  • How to Accent your Playing
  • What Your Left Hand ACTUALLY Does When You Play
  • The 3 P's of Fingering - Spotting Problems Quickly to Learn Quickly
  • When 3 Notes Work Together - Understanding Chord Theory
  • Let's Make it Happen
  • FALSE: "Practice Makes Perfect"
  • Applying All You Have Learned to an AMAZING Song
  • A Quick Performance from Your Instructor
  • How YOU Can Create Unique Strum Patterns
  • Applying a Strum Pattern to Your Song
  • My Turn to Play!
  • Using the vi (Six) Chord to Create Emotion in Your Playing
  • Major Chords vs. Minor Chords
  • When You Substitute One Chord for Another
  • Time To Sing with the Sixes
  • Spicy Sevenths!
  • Danny Boy - Using ALL the Chord Types!
  • Singing Danny Boy - an Example for You to Follow
  • Finally Understanding "Keys"
  • Key Changing Within a Song - This Sounds Amazing!
  • Amazing Grace with Key Change - Performance Video
  • Easy-to-Use Chord Chart!
  • Why "Being Nervous" is NOT a Bad Thing - The Performance Mindset
  • Concluding Remarks - You Did It!
  • Want More?
  • EASY: Simple but Effective Strum
  • EASY: The Off-Beat Strum
  • MEDIUM: The Basic 4 Strum
  • MEDIUM: Fun Upbeat Strum
  • ADVANCED: The Island Strum
  • ADVANCED: The Triple Strum
  • ADVANCED: The Triple Shadow Strum (Advanced Triple)

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Andrew Smith

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