The Magical World of Ukulele

This was our student's first ukulele lesson ever! It was a lot of fun showing them the parts of the instrument and the main things we need to know in order to play music with this awesome instrument, such as numbering the fingers on the left hand and the fretboard. Two students and a staff member attended the class.

One of the students appears to be more comfortable strumming with his left hand. I suggested that he try with his right hand for a week and we will re-evaluate on the next class. The reason I suggested that is because he will have much more access to right hand instruments than left-handed ones. When I first started learning guitar as a kid, I would also intuitively strum with my left hand and was told by my teacher that since I didn’t know how to play yet, it could be a good idea learning with my right hand instead. I did and nowadays I can play 95% of the guitars everywhere. I’m looking forward to seeing how it plays out. If they prefer playing left-handed position, we will adapt the chords and the structure.