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Andrew Embree's blogs
Summative Reflection
By Andrew Embree June 26, 2010 - 9:56pm Comments (1)In some ways this reflection feels summative though it shouldn’t as I plan on pursuing my ukulele skills for many years. The instrument is flexible and portable and I can see myself using it within many different contexts. As such,...Fingers
By Andrew Embree June 25, 2010 - 9:03pm Comments (1)There is a reality of learning the ukulele that does not surface on the Ukulele instructional website, and that is the physical toll it takes on the body. Well, this is somewhat dramatic account, my fingers were not really prepared for the...Performance
By Andrew Embree June 24, 2010 - 12:52amToday I took my ukulele learning out in public for my first ever performance. While it was exciting it was also very humbling despite my very supportive audience. Leading up the performance I felt relatively confident, but that quickly...Advanced
By Andrew Embree June 21, 2010 - 6:57pmUp to this point in my learning to play the ukulele, lessons have progressed well and I've been progressing at a relatively rapid rate (relative to what; however, I'm not exactly sure). I finally made it to the advanced section of the course...Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
By Andrew Embree June 21, 2010 - 12:29am Comments (1)OK, so it's a really basic song, but I feel quite confident that all these lessons are coming together (e.g. strumming, chord changes, etc.) This evening's session was the introduction of two songs: Happy Birthday and Twinkle, Twinkle Little...Dress Rehearsal
By Andrew Embree June 20, 2010 - 12:23amSo I've decided to challenge myself by taking my ukulele playing to a public venue. Well, it's not overly public, but it's the most public environment I will have played in to date. I decided to perform something of a dress rehearsal in...Chord Changes
By Andrew Embree June 19, 2010 - 8:14pmToday's lessons centred around chord changes. There's no magic here; the secret is just with slow and consistent repetitions. Once I became comfortable with making good transitions, I started to increase the strumming embellishments (see...Congratulations!
By Andrew Embree June 19, 2010 - 2:32amThis evening I was congratulated by the Uke School's ubiquitous text on finishing the series of beginner lessons (http://www.ukeschool.com/ukulele/lessons/beginners_summary.html). Much of it felt like review, but I am glad I didn't skip over...More on Strumming
By Andrew Embree June 17, 2010 - 11:57pmThe thing with strumming is that it's all about developing entrenched patterns. And to do so properly, like so much other learning, requires learning. So with my fingers being relatively unaccustomed to the strings (yes, there is a bit...Strumming
By Andrew Embree June 17, 2010 - 2:22am Comments (1)The irony of tonight's post is that I spent more time with technical video matters than I did with actually strumming my ukulele. Hopefully, however, the technical investment will be worth the time as I'm pretty happy with what I was able to...
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