May 21: Ukulele again
I played uke today, focussing mostly on the walking song.
I love how this song sounds on the ukulele. It’s so sprightly and chipper. It’s a lot of fun.
I also played “La Da Dee” by Cody Simpson, which I love. That song was literally the first one I looked for in the ukulele app.
May 22: Not much
I only played the soprano ukulele today, and I only played the walking song twice.
I definitely hold my shoulder way too tense. My arm is aching.
But omg I love this song so much!
May 23: Two songs
I’ve missed my acoustic.
Even though my shoulder started hurting the instant I woke up, I still decided to try to play my acoustic.
Since I knew I wouldn’t be able to play for very long, I didn’t play from the app. I played the walking song and “Get to Know You.” This was the first time I played the walking song on the acoustic, and it sounded completely different!
May 24: It’s electric
I decided that moving my electric amp was one step too much for my executive function, so I left it where it was when I played today. It worked. Yay tricking my brain.
I played the walking song a bunch of times, “Get to Know You”, and the wedding song.
I moved one chord in the walking song. I think it sounds better now.
May 25: Teaching
I started off the practice session with the electric first, playing the walking song, “Get to Know You,” and the ballad.
Considering it had been a while since I’d played the ballad, it was actually decent.
Then I switched to the soprano ukulele to play the walking song again. It’s so cute. I know I say that a lot, but it is.
After I finished, my daughter (5.5yo) wanted to play the uke, so I gave it to her. I asked her to play a C chord, which I had taught her a couple weeks ago, and she remembered it.
Then I realized it was the first chord of the walking song and I asked her if she wanted to learn the next one (F). She did, and she switched between the two cords a couple times before asking for the next one (Am). So she can now play the first line of the walking song! I’m so proud.
May 26: Interesting
I played the electric first today. On it, I played the Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers theme using a pick for the first time, which didn’t go as poorly as I thought it might, the walking song, “Get to Know You,” the wedding song, and the French song (the latter is not one I wrote, in case you don’t remember it… It’s been a while since I played that one).
Then I switched instruments and played the walking song on the soprano ukulele, and then again on the tenor ukulele.
I have noticed that I prefer certain instruments for different songs. I finally understand why musicians change instruments during their sets (the tuning probably changes while they play, but they also might change instruments because the tone is slightly different).