Ukulele Underground University

Ukulele 102

Ukulele 102 Replays now Available on UU+!

Objective:

By the end of this class you’ll be able to understand chords and how they work, basic and advanced picking techniques, harmonies, and chord progressions

Focus on:

Combining Ukulele 101 and Music Theory 101
Knowing the difference between major, minor, and 7s
Picking and strumming techniques
Understanding basic chords and chord progressions

When:

Saturdays: 12pm HST (3pm PST, 6pm EST)

1. Week 1 – Basic exercises

• A. Worm exercise
• B. Finger stretches
• C. Hand stretches
• D. Interval warm ups

2. Week 2 – Basic finger picking

• A. In to out technique
• B. Out to in technique
• C. I, IV, V progression

3. Week 3 – Ear training (difference in sound between diff types of chords)

• A. Major chords
• B. Minor chords
• C. 7 chords

4. Week 4 – Picking with thumb or index (or pick)

• A. Proper way to play with thumb
• B. Using your index as main
• C. Properly using a pick
• D. 1 string picking, 2 and etc.

5. Week 5 – Scales and tonal harmony

• A. Revisit major scales
• B. 3rds harmony
• C. Mary had a little lamb main melody and harmony
• D. Play both parts on A and E strings

6. Week 6 – Advanced strumming techs and patterns

• A. Triple strum
• B. Two finger roll
• C. Four finger roll
• D. Listen to percussion audio and use strum patterns and techs to get same effect

7. Week 7 – Minor scales and tonal harmony

• A. Revisit minor scales (show the pattern WHWWHWW)
• B. 3rds harmony in minor key
• C. Dm scale with 3rd harmony
• D. Minor scale harmony exercise

8. Week 8 – IV, V, I progression and root notes

• A. Show 3 different IV, V, I progression
• B. Explain root notes
• C. Use root note to play a melody

9. Week 9 – Alternate chords (inversions)

• A. IV, V, I progressions in two different inversions
• B. ii, V, I progressions in two different inversions
• C. I, vi, IV, V, I progressions in two different inversions

10. Week 10 – Pulls, hammers, and combinations

• A. Pulls, hammers, and combo techniques
• B. Bottom string pull offs
• C. Bottom string hammer-pull
• D. Bottom and top string combinations during pull offs/hammer-pull