The ukulele, also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.
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The ukulele is a great first instrument because it only has four strings, frets make it easy to play in tune, and it is easy to play lead lines or rhythm parts on any song. Since most people only have five fingers per hand, four strings are much easier to manage than six. Chords are easier on the ukulele than guitar, with three simple chords you can play close to 500 songs. Aside from the advantage of four strings, the ukulele is tuned differently than a guitar. The unique tuning makes chords much easier to finger.
As a first instrument, ukulele help kids about music and music theory. Through ukulele lessons, a child learns about beat, harmony, melody, rhythm, and tempo. The ukulele also helps children develop eye-hand coordination as well as independent movement of fingers.
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A ukulele is limited in the scope of music that can be played on it. A guitar, regardless of its size, has six individual strings that provide six separate notes which can allow a wide variety of musical styles, melodies, and techniques.
The ukulele, in contrast, has really only three strings that have individual notes. The fourth string is actually a repeat of the first string. Now, that being said, you can still play a great deal of music on a ukulele. You can use a lot of techniques that are similar to the guitar, and you can have a lot of fun with it, but there are things you will probably not be able to play on the uke.
As we just learned, a lot of people approach the ukulele as if it is just a small guitar, but the ukulele is a very expressive instrument in its own right. It has sounds, tones and texture that you’re not going to find in other instruments. As a high ranged rhythm instrument, the ukulele can’t be beat. And gentle melodies are great as well, whether fingerpicked, or flatpicked, or picked with a felt ukulele pick.
The rhythm of learning never stops.