Ukulele lessons

[Sing mother]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

[P.O.D.]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

They are very cheap in Thailand. Perhaps you have a friend who can bring you one?
Who sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?
I prefer the banjo.

[goguitar]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

Just one opinion but, as a guitar player, i find the ukelele harder!  Go with the guitar- he'll thank you when he's older and trying to impress the girls  it will also be easier to find a teacher.

[P.O.D.]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

Just one opinion but, as a guitar player, i find the ukelele harder!  Go with the guitar- he'll thank you when he's older and trying to impress the girls  it will also be easier to find a teacher.

How is the ukulele harder to play than the guitar? It only has 4 strings and there is a big gap between then and the stem is shorter so one can play faster.

[goguitar]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

Just one opinion but, as a guitar player, i find the ukelele harder!  Go with the guitar- he'll thank you when he's older and trying to impress the girls  it will also be easier to find a teacher.

How is the ukulele harder to play than the guitar? It only has 4 strings and there is a big gap between then and the stem is shorter so one can play faster.

Clearly you have never played either 

I'm too lazy to explain P.O.D. so just Google it.  You will find many others who hold the same opinion.

(You do remember I said it was an opinion, right?  Right??)

[P.O.D.]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

Just one opinion but, as a guitar player, i find the ukelele harder!  Go with the guitar- he'll thank you when he's older and trying to impress the girls  it will also be easier to find a teacher.

How is the ukulele harder to play than the guitar? It only has 4 strings and there is a big gap between then and the stem is shorter so one can play faster.

Clearly you have never played either 

I'm too lazy to explain P.O.D. so just Google it.  You will find many others who hold the same opinion.

(You do remember I said it was an opinion, right?  Right??)

Absolutely, I do I do, but just the one, right?
Well lets both agree, OP has a dream and I agree if George Formby was at a party he'd sure get the crowd going. Right?

[goguitar]

Hi everyone

My son (nearly 6) is desperate to learn a musical instrument - no idea where he gets this from as my husband and I are tone deaf!  He's keen on learning the guitar, and a friend of mine recommended the ukulele as being easier at his age.

Can anyone recommend a good ukulele teacher?  I guess ideally one who comes to us (if that happens), but also happy to go them. 

Also a good shop to buy a ukulele - ideally not too expensive!

Thanks so much.

Just one opinion but, as a guitar player, i find the ukelele harder!  Go with the guitar- he'll thank you when he's older and trying to impress the girls  it will also be easier to find a teacher.

How is the ukulele harder to play than the guitar? It only has 4 strings and there is a big gap between then and the stem is shorter so one can play faster.

Clearly you have never played either 

I'm too lazy to explain P.O.D. so just Google it.  You will find many others who hold the same opinion.

(You do remember I said it was an opinion, right?  Right??)

Absolutely, I do I do, but just the one, right?
Well lets both agree, OP has a dream and I agree if George Formby was at a party he'd sure get the crowd going. Right?

Whatever.  You seem to enjoy being obnoxious for the sake of it and are failing to contribute to the discussion.

I would still strongly recommend guitar lessons over uke.  Much easier to find a teacher, too.

[Dr. Phil]

Wasn't George a UWC Old Boy?
Didn't he do well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfmAeijj5cM

[Sing mother]

Thank you for all your comments.

What my friend said is that she had tried to learn the guitar as a child (around 6) and found she got a dead arm from trying to reach round the guitar, really sore fingers from the wires and her hands weren't big enough to press down on the wires (sure there's a technical term for that!). It all sounds rather off putting for a 6 year old!!

She also learnt the ukulele which she found much easier - hence why I was going to give that a go for my son.

[Ukelele Movement]

Good idea, the uke is much easier than the guitar. My 6 year old loves it.
Go see the Ukelele Movement on Dunlop st. It opens late, so maybe google and check opening times. I was in there last week and they have a huge range of ukeleles at differing prices.

[goguitar]

What my friend said is that she had tried to learn the guitar as a child (around 6) and found she got a dead arm from trying to reach round the guitar, really sore fingers from the wires and her hands weren't big enough to press down on the wires (sure there's a technical term for that!). It all sounds rather off putting for a 6 year old!!

If you get a proper sized guitar for the child this will not happen so don't let that be the thing that puts you off. 

(Just to be clear, I am not anti uke! I grew up with both uke and guitar)

[Dr. Phil]

What my friend said is that she had tried to learn the guitar as a child (around 6) and found she got a dead arm from trying to reach round the guitar, really sore fingers from the wires and her hands weren't big enough to press down on the wires (sure there's a technical term for that!). It all sounds rather off putting for a 6 year old!!

If you get a proper sized guitar for the child this will not happen so don't let that be the thing that puts you off. 

(Just to be clear, I am not anti uke! I grew up with both uke and guitar)

goguitar, though doth protest too much, me thinks! 
You are clearly prejudiced against the ukulele and in our multi-musical society we thinks thou should keep such harmonist views to yourself.
You've heard of Big Society, well this is Big Band and young George is on course for a career with the Uke and that's straight from his mum.
Go George, see you at Blackpool. 

[GGirl]

Funnily enough I came across a Ukele le lesson being offered by Siglap Community Centre, but no fixed date to start yet, for kids 11-19.  Suggest you try calling the instructor, Derek Goh.  In the CC class, instrument are to be provided by him, but does mention you can purchase from him, $85-90.  Sorry, no tele. no, suggest you google, says he's ex- Trinity College

[Sing mother]

Thanks GGirl!