5 Unexpected tips to help you become a better ukulele player

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  • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
    @BernadetteTeachesMusic  4 роки тому +95

    Howdy! 🤠

    • @joseantonioperez9870
      @joseantonioperez9870 4 роки тому +2

      Gracias amiga témazo me encanta muchimas gracias bencion feliz día super Bonita 3333🙂🏞️😄🌬️🌱🌱💜💛🍀😇🔯😻🙂😗😗🌻💝❤️☺️🍃🍃💕💕💕💜😄💜🌱🌱🤶💜🤶💋💋🍀🍀🌬️❤️🌻🌻🌬️🌱💜💜💋🍀😻😻😄😄💜😄😄😄🏞️🏞️🙂🍀

    • @donniesgotu
      @donniesgotu 4 роки тому +2

      Howdy B! 😊

    • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
      @BernadetteTeachesMusic  4 роки тому +1

      @@joseantonioperez9870 muchas gracias a ti, Joseantonio!!

    • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
      @BernadetteTeachesMusic  4 роки тому +2

      @@donniesgotu hi Dee!!

    • @joseantonioperez9870
      @joseantonioperez9870 4 роки тому +1

      Gracias amiga témazo me encantó beautiful témazo super bonitoooooo vidios me encanta ukulele yo Toco ukulele amiga me encanta muchimas gracias bencion saludos dedes Marbella Málaga España 33333😅🤢🙃😆😉😉😉😉😉😍💗🔯🤗🤗😐🤗♥️💓💓💓♥️♥️💓😇😅🙃😆😆😗😗💚💚🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @WillisZzz
    @WillisZzz 3 роки тому +92

    "Keep going beyond the mistake" - solid life advice right there

    • @cathoderaytube7497
      @cathoderaytube7497 2 роки тому +2

      Yep, useful for not just playing musical instruments.

  • @christophercarroll7315
    @christophercarroll7315 4 роки тому +95

    Started watching your channel to teach my daughter how to play, now I'm learning.

    • @cherrytang1946
      @cherrytang1946 4 роки тому +4

      That’s my tidbit @Christopher Carroll! Find a player better than you to emulate. and find a player behind you and your playing ability that you can teach!

    • @elizabethsydnor3257
      @elizabethsydnor3257 3 роки тому +1

      You are so calm, simple and pleasant. God bless you, BIG TIME!

  • @lesayoung505
    @lesayoung505 4 роки тому +25

    I’m 54, just got my first Ukelele and have started learning with you. Thank you!!!

    • @edcraig1214
      @edcraig1214 4 роки тому +3

      58 here!

    • @wylancslass
      @wylancslass 4 роки тому +2

      52 here .. started March 2019 .. loving playing and I LOVE this channel. Keep up the great work Lesa and Ed! Stick with it :) x

    • @edcraig1214
      @edcraig1214 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you and I will too.

    • @simonstruggles
      @simonstruggles 4 роки тому +3

      55 here ukulele playing keeping me going in these strange times. Thanks Bernadette

    • @donnadaffy
      @donnadaffy 4 роки тому +1

      57 here started in Oct 2020. The uke is keeping me sane thank you for your time x

  • @nehashetty5496
    @nehashetty5496 4 роки тому +37

    Ms.B, tip 1 is really helpful. Upon a mistake, I find myself always going back to the beginning of the song, and never actually finding a way out to correct the mistake. This tip will definitely help me with that! Thank you ❤️❤️

  • @CreatedbySusanMontgomery
    @CreatedbySusanMontgomery 4 роки тому +19

    Wow, that ukulele is stunning!

  • @agundel3893
    @agundel3893 4 роки тому +2

    Just got mine today!!!Luv it!!!

  • @carmenjeeves5087
    @carmenjeeves5087 4 роки тому +6

    Your last tip about how to practice a difficult part in a song was the best for me. Thank you!

  • @doodica193
    @doodica193 4 роки тому +6

    I got your new ukulele for Christmas!!! It is a beautiful piece - I love the color, but more importantly, it has an awesome sound!

  • @savannahwray913
    @savannahwray913 3 роки тому +5

    I bought a ukulele last year because I love to sing. I started watching your videos and they have helped me so much! You are my favorite teacher!! I love the way you break down every song and make them easy for me to understand. Thank you.

  • @andfarr2
    @andfarr2 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you Bernadette ! Great tips .
    Also, congratulations on the birth of your daughter !

  • @sufyanbakir
    @sufyanbakir 4 роки тому +9

    Tip 1 is the best, why because I am actually learning/practicing like this.

  • @ralph4380
    @ralph4380 3 роки тому +2

    You so rock as a teacher , A total blessing ,my granddaughter loves you. And I have been working with her and your videos to help her on her musical journey .Thank you 😊

  • @dhritisingh3764
    @dhritisingh3764 4 роки тому +6

    Tip 5 is very smart and thank your for all the tips and the ukulele looks very beautiful

  • @eatingandcooking3427
    @eatingandcooking3427 3 роки тому +1

    80years old here!!! Hehehe ÷ 4
    Just started bought ukelele since i saw this (very beautiful teacher)
    Thanks Teacher B

  • @brennanpaige566
    @brennanpaige566 4 роки тому +2

    My favorite tip was the trick of putting an item between your strings! I used a folded up tissue, and oh. my. word. it sounded so cool!

  • @leahlalalele
    @leahlalalele 4 роки тому +4

    I learned so much from the final tip!!! Happy to see you're back making videos! Much love to you and Baby D!

  • @keithcosentino994
    @keithcosentino994 3 роки тому +1

    I am an established brass player (over 50 years) learning the ukulele. Your last tip is the absolute best lesson to learn!

  • @bellaboo9100
    @bellaboo9100 4 роки тому +14

    I got one for Christmases so I'm learning how because of u

    • @brennanpaige566
      @brennanpaige566 4 роки тому

      Congrats on your new ukulele! This is a really cool community, if you ever have questions make sure to reach out in the comment section, and I'm sure tons of other learners will help you! I wish you luck on your journey! Don't give up!!!! You've got this!!!!

  • @donniesgotu
    @donniesgotu 4 роки тому +1

    Last tip was best and I love you!

  • @tracyw5113
    @tracyw5113 4 роки тому +13

    Bernadette so glad I found your channel! You do such a good job explaining and teaching. Thank you so much. Love your channel.

  • @mewzetm8928
    @mewzetm8928 3 роки тому +1

    All of these tips are my favorite! They all are very helpful for a beginner. Thank you so much!

  • @marcoholzenthal3051
    @marcoholzenthal3051 4 роки тому +1

    You are so amazing! Thank you! You make learning ukulele so much easier! Big thanks from Germany

  • @thelulupooh
    @thelulupooh 4 роки тому +3

    Tip 1 all the way! It really helps with the practicing.

  • @goforlaunch1958
    @goforlaunch1958 4 роки тому +1

    Great Tips, Great advice, Thanks for Posting!!!

  • @honeymmmustard
    @honeymmmustard 4 роки тому +1

    I have one tip too!
    I watch all of your videos and then I automatically become better!! 😁

  • @waldoiswhereEFC55
    @waldoiswhereEFC55 4 роки тому +6

    That Uke looks 🔥 I found you during lock down back in March and decided to try ukulele to pass the time I can say I have no regrets so now I play guitar and ukulele 😃

  • @peewee2354
    @peewee2354 4 роки тому +1

    I love how cheerful you are! You cheered me up too! 💙

  • @art-yh6yw
    @art-yh6yw 4 роки тому +2

    Great tips! Just started learning the uke this summer

  • @lindarijvers1791
    @lindarijvers1791 4 роки тому +3

    Love your channel! I never thought I could play an instrument, but have a ukelele now and like watching your videos and practise.. I work at a daycarecentre and would love to play for the kids.
    So many thanks from Holland!

  • @timothycliffe3061
    @timothycliffe3061 4 роки тому +4

    As usual. Another great tutorial!! Last tip is so well explained and useful to remember for all sorts of endeavors. Thank you. Keep up the wonderful videos. Am so enjoying my uke.

  • @glockwood5068
    @glockwood5068 4 роки тому +11

    I just got my uke to day so this will help

  • @dianekrzywonos4078
    @dianekrzywonos4078 4 роки тому +1

    Thank ÿou very much!!!!! Especially the last tip.

  • @susanjohnston3846
    @susanjohnston3846 4 роки тому +4

    Great tips , my favourite was #1....I'm so guilty of #1 ....I kept going from start of song to where I had trouble over and over. Now I practice the troubled part to get it sorted out but I will follow through with your suggestion of doing a bit before and after the trouble spot .....thank you 😃

  • @jsdixon6960
    @jsdixon6960 4 роки тому +2

    Tip #1! Will keep it in mind when addressing my mistakes (all the time!) and I shared it with hubby, he is 2 weeks into learning banjo and is super frustrated right now! Thanks!

    • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
      @BernadetteTeachesMusic  4 роки тому

      Oh wow! Say hi to hubby and wish him the best on his banjo journey for me!! 😊
      Glad you liked tip #1, JB!! 😘

    • @nancywilliams4876
      @nancywilliams4876 2 роки тому

      I'm 66 and have always wanted to play an instrument. My grandson a marine in Turkey bought me a ukulele. Now I'm trying to learn! I love it. You're never too old to start. I'm trying to learn to make my fingers work. Lol

  • @oui2224
    @oui2224 4 роки тому +3

    So excited! Thank you!!

  • @WillieBStudios
    @WillieBStudios 4 роки тому +2

    Such good things to remember!

  • @karenlowe2549
    @karenlowe2549 4 роки тому +19

    Tip 1 is my favorite. I'm going to try it. Tips 4 & 5 are interesting. The others were refreshers. Thanks, Bernadette! Would you keep doing these tips....maybe different tricks to play difficult chords such as E chord. Terry's suggestion in the Zoom lesson actually worked for me. :)

    • @cherrytang1946
      @cherrytang1946 4 роки тому +2

      Hi Karen! Thank you so much! I was kind of stunned when Bernadette called on me, so I was hoping I was presenting in a calm manner...calm enough to be understood, that is! I’ve been watching Bernadette since I began playing two years ago!

  • @elainejones5054
    @elainejones5054 4 роки тому +2

    As ever thankyou Bernadette, I did have a little break from my ukulele but am back on it....actually I remembered most that I'd learnt beforehand so that has given me the boost I needed. Love you channel so easy to follow xxx

  • @daneilliahylton4171
    @daneilliahylton4171 4 роки тому +6

    My favorite tip was tip number 1. I love your earrings btw.

  • @sharla2484
    @sharla2484 3 роки тому

    Tip number 1 is awesome advice! I’ve been practicing my mistake without realizing it. I appreciate your advice. You are an amazing instructor and beautiful lady.

  • @ksrt2654
    @ksrt2654 10 місяців тому

    Flat nail tip!! Can’t wait to try!! Hope this helps the feeling/sound that my nail is getting caught up on the strings.

  • @chriscrowe9234
    @chriscrowe9234 4 роки тому +1

    wow! For christmas I got a ukulele and these videos are helping me learn a lot! So great!

  • @paulaverger4129
    @paulaverger4129 3 роки тому +2

    I’m so excited. I just got my first ukulele and it is so beautiful and it sounds fantastic. I’ll definitely be watching and learning from your tutorials.

  • @littlecrabeducationalpress2332
    @littlecrabeducationalpress2332 4 роки тому +1

    You are the greatest. This is SO helpful. Thanks!

  • @dvdcrmn
    @dvdcrmn 4 роки тому +2

    Tip #1 was excellent! I never considered I was practicing my mistakes before. Thank you for that insight!

  • @robertgates3258
    @robertgates3258 4 роки тому +6

    The last tip was really helpful, Ive been doing that stopping at the mistake thing too much. Im really having that stopping problem with Havana where the strum pattern starts over from D7 to Gm.

  • @virgiares
    @virgiares 4 роки тому +4

    Hi ! Thank you for all the tips, which I find them quite helpful, specially tip 1, the last one since I am starting out with the ukelele and I do what you have explained. By the way, I loved your t-shirt. Greetings from Spain.!!

  • @hirokomatsuda3837
    @hirokomatsuda3837 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for always using terms like “fretboard hand” and “picking hand.” I’m a lefty player. When a teacher says things like “Now pay attention to your left hand” or “The right hand pattern is such and such,” I have to convert the right and left in my head and that can be very confusing. And I have to be always ready to do the conversion. I hate to have to pay attention to this extra step. With you I can learn stress free. That means a lot to me.

    • @cathoderaytube7497
      @cathoderaytube7497 2 роки тому

      True, not everyone frets with their left hands. Just saying "fret hand" is best. I'm a right-hander, but still...

  • @wylancslass
    @wylancslass 4 роки тому +6

    Hi Bernadette, Tip number 1 was super helpful for me. I was doing that going back to the beginning of a song and repeating the mistake, but didn't realise that until you mentioned it here. Hope Mummy, Pappa and Baby are doing well. Much love ...... oh, and Happy New Year! xx

    • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
      @BernadetteTeachesMusic  4 роки тому +1

      Hi Wendy!! 🙋🏻‍♀️
      Happy new year!!! 🥳🥳🥳
      Thank you! The idea for that tip came from Jaime. He’s learning ukulele now and inspired that tip.
      I hope you’re doing well!!! Nice to see you here ❤️

  • @JP-fr2ns
    @JP-fr2ns 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for the tips! I love your earrings btw 😍

  • @chantelletoppinlett3497
    @chantelletoppinlett3497 4 роки тому +2

    Tip 1 - I’m very guilty of practicing my mistakes 🙈 I never thought of it that way but it makes sense!
    Thanks for that tip (and all the others).
    Really grateful for your generosity! All the best

  • @jeditalez
    @jeditalez 3 роки тому +1

    I just used the hack for sweaty hands! It work! It was driving me nuts

  • @18roses1
    @18roses1 4 роки тому +3

    I can't wait for the premiere!

  • @Diana-sw8gj
    @Diana-sw8gj Рік тому

    I loved all the tips, but especially #1. I’m new playing ukulele and I’ve been ‘teaching’ myself the mistake. Thanks, Bernadette! Also, I bought the bougainvillea ukulele and I just love it. So pretty and sounds so good!

  • @elizabethrenelt9297
    @elizabethrenelt9297 2 роки тому

    I’m new to the ukulele world and as a beginner I really appreciate the advise , especially about not starting from the beginning when you make a mistake… that’s what I was doing.
    Will definitely try😊

  • @Juicyfruit4lyfe
    @Juicyfruit4lyfe 3 роки тому +3

    You’re such a great teacher! I’m excited to keep learning from you, I’m having so much fun with the ukulele 🥰

  • @rinunath3505
    @rinunath3505 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks a lot Mam for this video stay safe . 😀😀🤗🤗

  • @danraymond1755
    @danraymond1755 2 роки тому

    I like the last tip about practicing if you make a mistake. Thanks for always sharing.😀

  • @anweshakundu875
    @anweshakundu875 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much.❤️❤️

  • @Matthew2ube
    @Matthew2ube 2 роки тому +1

    I love listening to you because you think about things the same way I do. I’m teaching ukulele to elementary students and this encourages my confidence. Mahalo❤

  • @pattypantelakis2315
    @pattypantelakis2315 3 роки тому

    The comment about practicing the difficult part instead of starting over and over is excellent-wish I had learned that in piano when I was a kid - it's a great comment - and thanks PJP

  • @fl3609
    @fl3609 3 роки тому

    Number 5 reminded me of when we used to use playing cards attached to our bike wheels with clothes pins to get a different sound...lol. You look beautiful today. Thanks for the tips!

  • @virginiaebeilstein2849
    @virginiaebeilstein2849 3 роки тому

    great words of wisdom very helpful to me and others

  • @Kayla_DIYMom
    @Kayla_DIYMom 3 роки тому

    That last tip.... why didn't I think of that!? Awesome as usual!!

  • @mitchmeere1030
    @mitchmeere1030 2 роки тому

    Supper tips from a SUPER teacher clear and fun x

  • @shochikubai8084
    @shochikubai8084 Місяць тому

    As a beginner tip #1 is excellent tip!!! I do what Bernie said NOT to do! I start over, however with this tip i now can practice better and keep my frusrtation level low and understand how to overcome difficult sections.

  • @alsautner1732
    @alsautner1732 4 роки тому +1

    That was very good information. We are all going to be expert players very soon.

  • @CatoNoise
    @CatoNoise 4 роки тому +1

    Hi, I love your videos, thanks for making them! I do audio, but I've been getting really into my ukulele playing since covid, and I've found your videos to be really helpful. Thanks!

  • @MariaCalfaDePaul
    @MariaCalfaDePaul 3 роки тому

    Great Tips Bernadette! Thanks

  • @Alisapao
    @Alisapao 4 роки тому

    They are all fun and helpful! Thank you!

  • @juliannefowler150
    @juliannefowler150 Рік тому

    i absolutely love tip one on how to practice! it's so focused. As beginner, i make lots of mistakes so this is very useful. I'm also a beginner ballerina and this practice tip will help when I'm learning a new dance. Thanks for all your excellent tips, especially tip #1! You're the best!

  • @carolinesukulele8714
    @carolinesukulele8714 2 роки тому

    Just got my ukulele, and this helped so much! Your channel stands out so much and helps me so much! Thank you!😍

  • @jerzyrich
    @jerzyrich 4 роки тому +4

    I want to watch tonight but it's late for me and this is still the middle of my work week! Thank you for what you do! I started playing around 1st week of December. I really like it and am happy you give your time for us! If you make up some merch I'll buy something to support what you do! :)

  • @vicentrocac
    @vicentrocac 4 роки тому +1

    Yeeeee!!! Con la camiseta del Club Ukelele Valencia!!! Wooooww

  • @cherrytang1946
    @cherrytang1946 4 роки тому +7

    It’s so nice to see KitKat hanging around your ukulele space! 😺
    I would think Tip #4 would work using cornstarch, but be mindful that this could affect a fretboard to a degree and would require the use of fretboard oil, especially when changing strings. I’m usually so excited to change strings that I forget to condition the fretboard.
    My random tip would be to jam with players ahead of you in your playing ability, and ALSO, jam with players who are behind your playing ability. In these days of social distancing, you have to get creative, but jamming along to a UA-cam player (any of Bernadette’s videos, of course!) is great for learning to play at that person’s level. Jamming with someone whose playing ability is below your own helps you learn, as well. If you can teach it, you have mastered (or are mastering) it. 🤟🏼♥️🌺 🌴

  • @Myra1959
    @Myra1959 4 роки тому +1

    Pretty ukulele.

  • @ToastGarden
    @ToastGarden 4 роки тому +1

    That T-shirt! 😍😍 That was awesome. Loved the sound with the card, so cool. ❤️

  • @mrmisfit635
    @mrmisfit635 4 роки тому +3

    I particularly liked the nail grooming tip! As usual, time well spent watching you❤️☀️

  • @MumzyVany
    @MumzyVany 4 роки тому +2

    These are really cooool tips Bernadette. Thanks for sharing..cute cat by the way you got there..hehe

    • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
      @BernadetteTeachesMusic  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much!!! 🙈
      And thank you for being in the premiere!!! ❤️

  • @InnerProp
    @InnerProp 3 роки тому

    Tip #1 reminds me of playing in band in school. The band director would always stop us and do it exactly the way you described.

  • @jordanmaliksi986
    @jordanmaliksi986 3 роки тому

    finger tip suggestion!! thank you!!

  • @cathoderaytube7497
    @cathoderaytube7497 2 роки тому

    I never thought of cutting my nails straight across. I figured the squared ends would catch on the strings.
    I also never thought of looking down the fretboard to check my finger position. I'll have to try that.

  • @dhritisingh3764
    @dhritisingh3764 4 роки тому +8

    Your cat looks sooooo cuteeeeeeeee❤❤❤❤❤

  • @iroliviakis6049
    @iroliviakis6049 4 роки тому +3

    Hello I love you videos they are so easy top follow along especially when you say look up or look look lok

  • @namu1e
    @namu1e 4 роки тому +1

    Sooooo smart!

  • @chet_fan5181
    @chet_fan5181 2 роки тому

    Corn Starch works well for sticky fingers. I have used the tip about NOT starting over every time I make a mistake. As you said, work on that part until you get it, then include more.

  • @84adamix
    @84adamix 2 роки тому +1

    thank you Bernadette! Actually I found your advice very useful, the one about NOT LEARNING THE MISTAKE!!!! I think this is what I tend to do and then wonder, why am I not progressing...:))

  • @emm_arr
    @emm_arr 4 роки тому +5

    Good stuff, Ms B! Looking and sounding well!
    I invested in a sapphire nail file late last year. Wow. So much better than emery boards.
    Save money and have better nails. Win.
    Full disclosure: I am a guy who doesn't have massively strong nails, but the right sort of maintenance means you can keep your nails short on the left hand and fairly long on the right hand. I find little and often works better than a big trim once a week.

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k 4 роки тому

      DEFINITELY! Clippers create stress that create microfractures that lead to breakages.

  • @kennethfaught8754
    @kennethfaught8754 3 роки тому

    Gorgeous uke! 👍

  • @Myra1959
    @Myra1959 4 роки тому +8

    I learn to always carry the nail clippers with me. I always forget to cut them when I’m home.

  • @waadbrika4818
    @waadbrika4818 2 роки тому

    Very helpful 🙏🏼 very grateful 🤍💛

  • @craigfotheringham2990
    @craigfotheringham2990 4 роки тому +1

    Always surprised when I watch great videos like this and see thumbs down. Seriously. What the...
    Always good to see you, Bernadette! Tip number one. Oh my god!

  • @saintboystarmarak
    @saintboystarmarak 2 місяці тому

    Leaps n ukulele colour ❤

  • @mimip154
    @mimip154 7 місяців тому

    Great, thanks!

  • @victorroux493
    @victorroux493 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Bernadette. I am new to your channel and just began playing Uke. I love your channel. You are a great teacher. I learned a lot from you already. Thanks Victor

    • @BernadetteTeachesMusic
      @BernadetteTeachesMusic  3 роки тому

      Thank you, Victor! Welcome to this community ❤️ I am so happy you’re here!

  • @sarasmothers1
    @sarasmothers1 4 роки тому

    That 5th point to play without stopping & then of practicing b4 mistake,the mistake & after mistake really makes sense. I will begin applying that so I can Memorize one song at a time.🙃Instead jumping around or moving on to another & not learning anything all the way through.There's so many songs I want to learn. But I'm realizing I have to go at my own pace & not expect too much too soon. I pulled up your finger picking tutorials too so I can start learning that as well. Thank you every teacher has there own gift & individual Teaching style! Thank you I'm about 6mos. in of serious learning. I'm starting to see some progress it's about not giving up. I really Love💜this Beautiful instrument.🙂

  • @philmorgan8743
    @philmorgan8743 4 роки тому

    Hello. Great tips , thank you.

  • @ABDR._.
    @ABDR._. 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you very much and good luck 💜

  • @tguilbert200012
    @tguilbert200012 4 роки тому +8

    I'll bet that the person used corn starch instead of flour for sweaty fingers. People used to use cornstarch on babies for rashes to keep the diaper area dry.:)

    • @edcraig1214
      @edcraig1214 4 роки тому

      And flour will start to cook too...lol....