Learn Ukulele Tips; Ukulele Practise to relax your mind.

Practise Ukulele to relax and take the Zen approach to Learning Ukulele during COVID19 Lockdown.  

"I’ve taken up the ukulele.
 You can’t come out the other end of this period without having developed at least one new skill."  Tom Gleisner 

 

Don't get your self in knots learning ukulele.
In  these times of stress take time to ENJOY the learning of ukulele.

We live in an age of hustle bustle and hyper-productivity; now with the COVD19 lockdown and isolation maybe it is your time to embrace learning for learning's sake.  

Society is giving you time and permission to stay home on the couch, but rather than binge on Netflix and TV put that time to good use.  Pick up that little box of joy that is a ukulele, indulge in the Zen of some mind to muscle connection and learn a skill that’s great for your mental health as well as your cognitive brain health.

Listening to music is well known to alter our moods, lift our spirits and call forth memories and help lay down new memories.  But it is immensely pleasurable to make music with your own mind and hands; to take an inanimate object and make it sing is akin to magic. 

Zen and the art of ukulele.
I am a fan of approaching practise as if one was to meditate on the physical act of making music. Practise is by definition a repetitive process, but if you get into “the zone’ it can take on a Zen like quality that has wonderful benefits for your mental and physical well-being.  Feel the strings under your fingers, listen to the sounds you make, feel the vibration of the body of your ukulele, lose yourself in the rhythm of the repetitive task.

The creative process is essential to our mental health.  In learning to make music on this little box of joy you can find a space inside where you can allow yourself to emerge.  You can calm yourselves in the repetitive nature of developing the mind muscle connection.

Learning to coax music out of your ukulele is learning for its own sake, ukulele is most defiantly not a competitive sport.  Learning Ukulele Skills is unlike learning work skills.  Ukulele doesn't have to have an achievement-based focus, or a competitive capitalistic outcome to be valuable.

Music is a science-backed way to boost mental health during stressful times.  

Many psychological music therapy studies have shown that taking part in a fun activity helps improve your mood and allows you to function better on a day-to-day basis.   Ukulele will give you a positive boost in cognitive stimulation, mental health, and enjoyment.

Approach your lockdown ukulele as a fun hobby, be kind on yourself and it will become your mental health haven.  A little bit of joyous fun time from the uncertainty of life right now.  Expressing your artistic musical self has positive impacts on your mental health and wellbeing during times of stress.

Need a ukulele, want lessons,  need some advice, we are here to help you on your ukulele adventure.
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Learning Ukulele Tips. Practise ukulele as Playtime

Learning To Play Ukulele Tips. Practise the ukulele like it is Playtime, not hard work.

If you approach your practise time on your ukulele with the mindset that 'this is hard work' then it will be hard work.

Take a lesson from the children. Observe children with a new game on an iPad. They just go for it, they dive in, at first they suck, then they get better.

They approach the task as play, not work. Learning through play is a term used in educational psychology to describe how a child can learn to make sense of the world around them. Through play, children can develop motor and cognitive skills required to engage in new tasks and experiences.

So pick up your Ukulele often and just have fun, just play!

Sure you will hit some bum notes, play a bit out of time, so what, no biggie.

Make some mistakes, but don't stress on them, play your ukulele and then play some more.
Enjoy the process of getting better on your Ukulele. Approach your ukulele practise time as playtime, as fun time.

Cheers CC
Now go Practise Uke err I meant go have fun.

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The Ukulele Trading Co Australia is a proud Kala Brand Ukulele Dealer in Australia

G'day Ukulele Lovers.
If you are Brand New to Ukulele,
then you have Two Questions you need ask yourself.

Q 1. You need to think what size (Soprano/Concert/Tenor) would suit; Child or Adult? Big hands or Little dainty fingers?

Don't think for a minute that Soprano ukuleles are the 'Childs Size" Ukuleles, because they are for Adults too.

Soprano Ukuleles ARE NOT only for children, its just that Concerts and Tenors give you more room for big hands, and more frets to explore musically and the bigger body is louder with more bass too the tone.

Q 2. What Budget do you want to invest.   If you want to 'dip a toe in the water' then $40 will get you into a Makala Dolphin Soprano Series by Kala Brand Ukuleles.

A great starter soprano ukulele, the Dolphin Series Soprano Ukuleles come in 11 bright colors, have good GHS Ukulele Strings, and Bridge, Nut and Frets are in the right positions with a good standard of construction.

Purchasing a Soprano Makala Dolphin Ukulele is $40 well spent, save the frustration and disappointment and avoid those cheap and nasty Sub $30 ukes, they're just toys.

I Want A Larger Size Concert or Tenor Ukulele.
If you do decide you need a Concert Or Tenor Size Ukulele and you need to stay in the starter budget territory.  Then opt for the MK-C at $65, or the MK-T at $75, BUT its Any Color you like, as long as its Natural See through Satin Finish Mahogany Wood.  No fancy color paint jobs for Concert or Tenor ukuleles.  Again they come fitted with GHS Strings.


Makala Ukuleles Now Available with Pickups.

Simply the best entry level ukes on the market, and now you can plug the Makala Ukulele in!
These ukes have a fantastic sound, great looks and are easy on the wallet.  Budget Starter Ukuleles with Pickups are rare, but Kala Brand steps into that void.  The MK-CE $135 or the MK-TE $165

Have a Bigger Budget?
Or want to Sound Better and have an even better easier playing Ukulele?
  Step Up to The  Kala Satin Mahogany Series 

Budget $120 for a Kala Satin Mahogany Series KA-S Soprano Ukulele

If you want to sound even better, and have an even easier playing Ukulele then you might want to spend a bit more dollars.  Kala Satin Mahogany Series Ukuleles kick off at $120 for the KA-S Soprano.  A Super little instrument, classic Mohogany wood soprano honk in the midrange tone, fitted with the Italian Handmade Aquilar Strings (loud and feel great under the fingers) even nicer nickel frets, superior bridge and nut.

I retail Kala ukuleles here in OZ.  From Beginner to top of the range All Solid Hawaiian Koa Electric Ukuleles,  I can steer you right.  Here are some links to places to check out the Fabbo Kala ukuleles.

"REMEMBER that if you see something you like, then  shoot me a message ,and I can arrange an in person demo/play test for them, or if you are not an Adelaide resident then I can arrange to send pictures and videos to you."

My web presence is here;
http://theukuleletradingcoaustralia.blogspot.com.au/
http://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTradingCoAustralia

To check out what ukuleles are available in OZ go to
The OZ Wholesalers Website is at http://www.jacarandamusic.com.au/
and the Kala USA Manufacturer's website is at http://kalabrand.com/

Facebook Pages for these are:
https://www.facebook.com/jacarandamusicaustralia
https://www.facebook.com/KalaBrandMusic


Cheers CC

Christopher Carr
ChrisFromUkuleleTrading@gmail.com
Phone 0432 306 920
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