Local ukulele tuition
Ukulele lessons in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders
Local ukulele lessons—based in Berwick-upon-Tweed—are an ideal way introduce children and adults to learning to play music, and local in-person lessons are structured to be both friendly and accessible. The ukulele is also a wonderfully rhythmical instrument, so the student will learn the fundamentals of creating rhythm, chord shapes and the ability to interpret music across a wide range of genres, such as rock, blues and folk music. Ukulele students can also learn solo ukulele, for both high and Low G ukuleles, with a focus on graded pieces and popular songs for adults, while children progress around a structured learning framework provided by publications such as the Alfred ukulele course for children. Specific ukulele learning techniques are outlined below, as are answers to common queries about learning to play the ukulele with a local music tutor.
Ukulele lessons
Various ukulele strumming techniques such as split strumming, the triple strum, mute strum and sweep strum.
Your local ukulele teacher will show you commonly used finger picking patterns such as alternating thumb and bump-ditty.
Advanced techniques such as tremolo and percussive playing on the body of the ukulele.
Left hand ornamentation to produce expressive playing, such as vibrato, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs.
The local ukulele tutor will explain how to construct an improvised ukulele solo based around the CAGED system using backing tracks.
Learn a wide range of genres including clawhammer bluegrass ukulele, traditional Hawaiian music, blues solo fingerpicking, rock riffs, strumming for popular music and solo classical ukulele pieces graded 1-8.
Common ukulele lesson queries
Discover how you can learn to play the ukulele with a local tutor
Can I play tunes on the ukulele or just strum?
Solo ukulele is extremely popular for playing tunes as there are numerous publications supporting solo versions of popular songs such as ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and ‘Every Breath You Take’. Artists such as John King have popularised traditional Hawaiian songs and the low G ukulele allows a fully graded structure of classical songs to be played. In additional numerous riffs and licks can also be played on the ukulele, such as ‘Smoke On The Water’ and ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’.
Are the skills I Learn on the ukulele transferable to other instruments?
Chords learned on the ukulele can be easily transferred to the guitar, as can various styles of playing, such as bump ditty which can be played on both the banjo and ukulele. Fingerpicking principles and rhythmical patterns are also transferable to the guitar, bass and mandolin. In this way the ukulele is often refereed to as a gateway instrument into music, so learning to play the ukulele can prove very beneficial.
What size of ukulele should I buy?
The smallest ukulele is the Soprano ukulele which is ideal for young children to learn on. The tenor ukulele is the largest ukulele that still retains the traditional ukulele tuning and so is best for adults.
Where is Morrison Music Tuition located?
Morrison Music Tuition is located in Berwick-upon-Tweed, right on the border between north Northumberland and the eastern Scottish Borders.
If I can't attend a local ukulele lesson can I learn online?
Yes. The ukulele is a small instrument that can easily be held and positioned facing a laptop/tablet camera so the tutor can observe posture, share the music on-screen and correct any errors which may occur.