Hey jade July by Noah Cyrus is a easy song to learn And If you learn the strumming pattern and automate it than you can learn a lot more songs simple. Ik vind je video's heel leuk!
I'm LOVING the 'week to learn' series (is it a series?? if not please please turn this into a series Jade - I LOVE these videos!) You could do this with a new sport maybe?? Just an idea!! ❤️
I’ve been playing the guitar for about twelve years now, so when I started the ukulele a few months ago it was so very easy for me haha:) But it’s really lovely to see someone without prior musical knowledge try to learn an instrument, you just need to keep practicing! Once you’ve understood basic terms and technique it will be much easier:) Also here’s a bit of help for beginners: 1. frets are the parts between the white lines 2. when moving from one fret up to the next it is a half tone up 3. major and minor are two different types of chords, major chords sound “happy” and minor chords sound “sad” 4. chords are named after their fundamental note, e.g. the g chord is built from the g note 5. there are basically 7 notes: cdefgab 6. it’s normal if your fingers hurt after practicing as a beginner without any experience with string instruments, your fingers need to adjust, so after a few days or weeks of practice it will go away (it depends how fast you will learn the exact amount of pressure you need to put on the strings of your ukulele/guitar) 7. when you think which instrument you want to buy, don’t buy the really cheap ones on amazon, they’re really bad... of course you don’t need a very expensive one at the beginning but try fo find a decent one, read the reviews or just go to your local music store 8. technique is important, but if you feel like quitting because it’s to hard, try to play some songs that you really want to play (just like jade did) so that you don’t loose your motivation too fast 9. when you should come across sheet music, there are two types: tabs and standard music notation, if you don’t know how to read notes like it is taught in music theory, than you’d have to use tabs (they show you the number of the fret on the string that you need to play) 10. just have fun and keep practicing!
This brought me back to when I was volunteering in Fiji before coronavirus, and at night our whole group would sit under the stars and sing along to one of the guys playing the ukulele - it was magical, like you said. Thank you for triggering that beautiful memory for me, I really needed it today x
@@allytsaa9412 im great thankyou I played the ukulele and have now moved onto piano and violin 🎻 its such a fun instrument to play a good starter instrument:) hope u are well 😊
I love your whole aesthetic it’s so positive and hippie and I’m living for it. Your videos inspire me so much to learn new things and get up and go. Thanks for a pocket of positivity amongst this crazy world 😊❤️
Your singing is quite good! You really do have such a lovely voice. Keep on playing and singing, it will get so much better with time. ☺️ Love from Portugal
I’ve been playing ukulele for around 3 years now and this reminds me very much of when I started. But now I’m looking back I can see that the practise has really paid off!! Keep at it! Because what’s hard now, will one day be your warm up!! :) x
you're amazing Jade!! you have such a lovely voice and its so inspiring how much you manage to fit into your life - music, language, work, study, fun, youtube, fitness, friends. we're loving all this content atm
THIS IS FATEEE!!!!!! Just this morning I worked up the courage to upload my first youtube video of me singing, after being inspired for years by people like Jade...then I refresh TH-cam and see Jade herself has posted AND the video is about music. So beautiful!!! Love you Jade, thanks for being such a wonderful inspiration.
As someone who is musical I can say regular practice is key to getting better. That's what I found when trying to learn the violin at school, and then teaching myself guitar and the ukulele. Your voice is lovely btw! Love these kind of videos
I'm not allowed to play instruments but if ever I reach a stage in my life where I have independence and control over my life decisions I may consider learning this adorable instrument.
I bought a ukulele as my first ever real instrument at the beginning of lockdown and now it’s literally one of my favourite hobbies I love it so much!! This was so cute and wholesome and honestly to anyone debating doing it - DO IT!! They can be bought for so cheap and are so easy to learn for free!!
In your bucket list video you mentioned learning beginner music theory but you wasn't sure how to quantify what 'beginner' standard was. Everyone learns differently, but if it helps, I recommend perhaps starting with grade 1 ABRSM music theory! ABRSM is a music exam board (a bit like AQA, Edexcel etc), where you can take grades in instruments/music theory, with grade 1 being the easiest. They publish practice books for music theory, and there are also some great playlists on TH-cam for learning as well! Being an exam board you can expect the learning to be quite structured, but even if thats not your learning style, it still might be a good place to start just so you get an idea! Although I have played violin for many years now, and taken practical grades, I have not studied music theory/taken any music theory exams, and haven't encountered any major difficulties (although at higher levels theory becomes important to understand) . Everyone learns differently, and I personally found that just through playing the instrument, you pick up the relevant music theory, so I'd say for the moment don't worry too much about it! :)
For someone who has never played any instrument before this is really impressive - and it shows that it’s never to late to start learning a new skill. And your singing is so beautiful 😍
Hey Jade! Lately I’ve been binge watching a lot of your old videos. I’m a huge fan and I’ve been in your channel for a very long time, since 2017. I’m still young but all of your videos have really helped me both academically and personally. I love you so much thank you for everything you have changed in my life I am so grateful😌❤️
Hey Jade, I started playing the ukulele 4 (I think) years ago. Like you, I found it really difficult to do the g chord and the other things you were struggling with, now it's like second nature. Just keep practising and you will get it!! Your voice is really pretty so please don't say it isn't!
your motivation for learning new things is so incredible!! it took me so long to bring myself to regularly practice piano and even then i only practice around half an hour 5 days a week!
I've been learning to play the guitar since lockdown began and it's so satisfying to see how much I've improved over 3 months!! What has kept me playing (nearly) every day is that I've made it compulsory for myself to never miss one day in a row of playing, and I take a selfie of myself with my guitar every time I play as evidence. It might sound stupid but it's super effective! And also, the more I've played guitar, the more fun it's become! 😊 Enjoy your ukelele journey Jade! Xx
Excuse me jade I love your singing, I'd honestly let you sing me to sleep. And aw watching you learn to play ukulele really took me back to when I first got mine when I was like 9 and it was so heart warming to watch you get better and see you falling in love with creating music
Jade this video was really interesting to watch! As a guitar player myself, I would encourage anyone to give music a go!! Also at 9:23 most instruments work best with short nails as they don’t catch as easily and if you have long nails it can sometimes be painful to play. 💛
Well I've been singing for years and taking singing lessons and let me say, that was very beautiful! I think you have a very soft, beautiful voice so keep singing, it's great!
Practice lots is the only advice any music-y person can give. It could be helpful to get a lesson every once in a while, not even regularly, just to have other eyes on your playing to give you advice. It is always immensely helpful in ways you could not imagine.
So pleased you have spent time learning the ukulele! Music is such a massive part of my life been playing violin for 11 years (but I'm not great) as well as Piano for 6 and Tenor sax for a couple of years. I love them all so much but I don't think I go a day without playing Piano (my main instrument), honestly would never get through quarantine without it! I have also picked up a new instrument called an otamatone and if you're ever bored I honestly just recommend watching otamatone videos on youtube bc they're so fun to watch!
Literally had a moment last night where I was like "I think im going to learn ukulele". And now im like " IM GOING TO LEARN" 😆😁😁 Update: my ukulele arrives tomorrow and im incredibly excited 😁
@@verab6224 @Vera B oh my god thank you for asking! My beautiful ukulele did arrive, and it took weeks to get chords and a strumming pattern down, but I am now so confident and I've learnt over 20 songs. I am LOVING IT. I am not musical at all in the slightest (I took piano when I was little but detested it) but I've found the ukulele is the correct instrument for me. It is beautiful, simple to pick up, and is so much fun!! Highly recommend it to anyone to anyone who feels like they have to be talented to be musical because you just have to give it a go!! -- EDIT: posted my reply on the boyfs account - oh when will the world open and swallow. Sorry if that was confusing
I've been a singer for years, and now I'm going to school for opera in SF. But one of my first serious instruments was the ukulele, and I remember going through this process and feeling every step that you are. It’s such a beautiful process and you are learning so incredibly well. Je speelt heel goed, ga zo door!
As someone who plays the guitar (and dabbles in ukulele), I loved watching this! A lil tip to help with your chords: put the thumb of your left hand FLAT on the back of the neck (where the frets are). And then your wrist will sit underneath the neck, rather than behind it. It feels a little unstable at first, but it'll stop you from accidentally pressing down on other strings. Hope that makes sense haha! Good luck with the uke!!
Oh wow! I recently got a ukulele too (my first instrument as well). I was very daunted by it, but you've motivated me to take up the challenge! Thank you :)
I learnt how to play the uke in a week at the start of lockdown, it’s going good! It’s such a cool little instrument. Oh, and if you don’t want to sing, you can do ukulele play-alongs instead.
Welcome to the world of music! It is more than a hobby, it is an international method of communication and unison. So glad to see you are falling in love with it ❤❤ xx
I also recently bought a ukulele, and I'm much older than you! While I've played other instruments, and am a singer, my journey has been similar to yours. How fun to see! And you have a lovely voice! Keep playing and enjoying!
The first video that I saw of you was the one that you go to France to learn the language for like 2 weeks and ever since I've been watching all of your videos. Somehow I feel like a friend of yours. I can relate so much to your videos. I've always been like "I'm not a musical person" or "I'm not an artsy person" but I had always wanted to be. So during this quarantine I have started to paint and of course is not he best, but I enjoy doing it, it brings a joy that I don't experince often. Same thing happened to me with the ukulele a couple of years ago. And I also tried learning dutch (only in Duolingo tho). I am doing yoga more often and trying to be more mindful in my life. Basically I just wanted to tell you that I enjoy your content, you are a lovely person Jade, with so many things to share with the world :) Hope you have a lovely day if you get to see this comment. xoxo from Colombia :)
I have been thinking of getting a ukulele as well since I heard it’s basically an easy way to learn the guitar? this video totally inspired me to actually buy one 🤍
I know you said to focus on your ukulele playing... but I couldn't help but notice how naturally beautiful your voice is. Some people have a lovely voice by practise, and others are gifted by nature... I really hope you continue to play! I taught myself the guitar myself about 5 years ago, and just by learning songs I love, my voice has improved so much- I think you'll find the same! Love
I love this video! I love how motivated you are and you learn quite fast! It’s also extra entertaining when you actually play the ukulele. I love playing music. I play the ukulele, the guitar, the piano and I sing.
Jade, if you are a little stressed about chord changes, strumming, and singing at the same time, here's a tip. This might sound a little weird, but to get used to only singing and strumming at the same time, you can use a hair brush and strum the bristles of it while singing so you don't get to worried about how the uke sounds and chord changes. Then once this gets comfortable you can go back to your uke and add the chord changes. Thanks for sharing and I hope this tip helps as it helped me when I was learning!
I played acoustic guitar in a music school for 11 years. From my perspective it sounds great, but I don't want to judge anything else, because an acoustic guitar and an ukulele are two separate worlds. However more power to you learning a instrument!
I really enjoyed watching your ukulele journey! 1. I hope you now have learnt that the frets are the spaces in between the 'lines' 2. A tuner is much better! It's going to be more accurate and most tuners these days are clip-on ones so the sound of your surroundings doesn't affect it 3. The ukulele is AMAZING! I could play a song I liked in a matter of days. With piano, I have played it for 3 years and can't really play any legit songs.
I"m literally 20 and my ukulele is arriving tomorrow i hope i'll have fun learning it after watching your video , thankyou for being such an inspiration, ☮ from INDIA.
I bought a ukulele two years ago and whenever I started playing I got discouraged and stopped but this video gave me so much motivation to start again thank you!
You’ve made so much progress in such a short space of time!! And don’t worry about your nails wearing down - I had many a blister for the first few months that I learnt to play but your fingertips eventually harden slightly and get used to the pressure! x
I started ukulele in October when I joined the uke society at my uni and the idea of strumming DDU UDU stressed me out so much at first!! I finally cracked it when we did one of my favourite songs because I didn’t need to look at the lyrics at all, so that was one less thing to think about. You’ll get there!!
i love this so much! i began playing my uke at the start of 2018 and i'm in love with the sound of it! she's honestly like my child hahah! here's a handy tip that i wish i'd been told: make sure that u always check that ur uke is in tune BEFORE playing- even if u think that it is! it's amazing how even a slightly out-of-tune string can totally ruin how the song sounds so always always always check it! good luck with the rest of ur ukulele journey!! ahah :)) this was such an uplifting video (as per usual ofc! what am i saying!?)
I bought the exact same ukulele a few weeks ago haha!! It's so much fun!! Also there are some songs you can learn where you don't have to sing! I'm leaning those first bc I'm not about to sing lmao, I learnt the happy birthday melody the other day xx
I just had my ukelele for a week, and just learnd in the jungle. I dare you to do it. It takes a lot of time. Greets from the Netherland, your dutch was REALLY good for just a week btw!!!
I taught myself ukulele and guitar in the last year and there are 2 websites you absolutely need to know! One of them is ‘Ultimate Guitar’ - what you said at the end about finding lyrics and chords on pinterest, it’s an entire website for that. It will tell you the chords along with lyrics and what fret you need capo on etc. Really good for when you’re starting out. As you get better and want to play less famous songs there’s a website called ‘Chordify’ where you can search for any youtube video and it will automatically convert the song on youtube into chords which will pop up when you need to play them. Both are so useful! Good luck with your musical journey!✨💜
ahhhh you are amazing and have been an inspiration to me for so long!!! i just wanted to say that I actually loved your singing:) i also play the ukulele so I just wanted to let you know that you can choose to learn “fingerstyle” songs instead which is where you wouldn’t have to sing at all. that’s what I do and i’ve been really enjoying it.
this was incredibly painful for me to watch at the beginning as someone who has played uke for 3 years and i did music all through school so I knew all the relating music terms but then i remembered it took me three weeks to finally play a G chord when i first started😅 keep going you’re doing great!!! also for someone who’s “not a singer” you sound great! i highly recommend the website ukutabs for chords to songs, the ukulele teacher on youtube for lessons and also get a capo for your uke so you can sing along in a more comfortable key ❤️
Just with the playing, the singing will get better the more you try it. When I started to play the guitar my voice was very weak but after a while it just kind of magically improved😱🙃😂.
I love this!! I'm studying music education, and it's really nice to watch you learn from scratch :) I admire your persistence and could learn from that.. A tip I'd like to share: my teachers always remind me that when you start a new piece you should try to focus on making it rhythmical more than on playing the right notes. So for instance, when you struggle with switching from one chord to another (I do on the piano, but it's the same problem on guitar and ukelele) you slow down because of that. That's totally okay! But make sure that the tempo you choose is one you can comfortably play the whole piece at without these stops. This makes a huge difference because it makes it sound much more musical. And this helps to enjoy playing it! And when this goes well you speed it up little by little :) Maybe you already do this, I couldn't tell for sure from the clips. But I think its good to be really aware of when practicing. Also, you have a lovely voice
According to your opinion practicing hard is one of better thoughts whatever I’d heard and also you depended it on you your own. Actually I rarely play any musical instrument but now I love to play the instruments . Thank you very much
i played acoustic guitar for 2 years now. I have used apps that tune instruments (guitar) and my music teacher told me that the strings were so stretched that one blow could break it. Be careful when you are tuning your ukulele. I love your enthusiasm for learning !
I've been wanting to learn ukelele for a long time now because it sounds so lovely. I can play the guitar and the fact that the ukelele has such simple chords seems like a dream to me. Like seriously the C cord!?
A tip for the strumming is to constantly be moving your hand up and down but to only strum on the pattern if that makes sense so in between your hand will move but you’ll just be kinda air strumming so no sound comes out
i don't think i've ever felt like such a hippie... kinda here for it?
we're all here for it!!
Hey jade, I am from India. You are really my inspiration.
I love the window sill of plants 🌱 Are they real or fake,
are your parents fans of the rock band Aerosmith? Everytime I hear your name I hear their song "Jaded" ringing in my head.
Hey jade
July by Noah Cyrus is a easy song to learn
And If you learn the strumming pattern and automate it than you can learn a lot more songs simple.
Ik vind je video's heel leuk!
Jade: I'm not a singer
Also Jade: Sings beautifully
Exactly!!
"MINE DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HIS" summarises every musician trying to learn any piece ever
Jade putting her finger on the lines instead of the frets at the begining XD bless
I'm LOVING the 'week to learn' series (is it a series?? if not please please turn this into a series Jade - I LOVE these videos!) You could do this with a new sport maybe?? Just an idea!! ❤️
As a musician, this brought me much entertainment
I’ve been playing the guitar for about twelve years now, so when I started the ukulele a few months ago it was so very easy for me haha:) But it’s really lovely to see someone without prior musical knowledge try to learn an instrument, you just need to keep practicing! Once you’ve understood basic terms and technique it will be much easier:) Also here’s a bit of help for beginners: 1. frets are the parts between the white lines 2. when moving from one fret up to the next it is a half tone up 3. major and minor are two different types of chords, major chords sound “happy” and minor chords sound “sad” 4. chords are named after their fundamental note, e.g. the g chord is built from the g note 5. there are basically 7 notes: cdefgab 6. it’s normal if your fingers hurt after practicing as a beginner without any experience with string instruments, your fingers need to adjust, so after a few days or weeks of practice it will go away (it depends how fast you will learn the exact amount of pressure you need to put on the strings of your ukulele/guitar) 7. when you think which instrument you want to buy, don’t buy the really cheap ones on amazon, they’re really bad... of course you don’t need a very expensive one at the beginning but try fo find a decent one, read the reviews or just go to your local music store 8. technique is important, but if you feel like quitting because it’s to hard, try to play some songs that you really want to play (just like jade did) so that you don’t loose your motivation too fast 9. when you should come across sheet music, there are two types: tabs and standard music notation, if you don’t know how to read notes like it is taught in music theory, than you’d have to use tabs (they show you the number of the fret on the string that you need to play) 10. just have fun and keep practicing!
your singing is so soft and sweet
This brought me back to when I was volunteering in Fiji before coronavirus, and at night our whole group would sit under the stars and sing along to one of the guys playing the ukulele - it was magical, like you said. Thank you for triggering that beautiful memory for me, I really needed it today x
i have had a ukulele just sitting in my room forever u have inspired me to play. love you jade your so inspirational.
👏GO👏PLAY👏IT👏 such a fun, beautiful little instrument!! have fun with it x
UnJaded Jade Me too! I started playing mine yesterday!
Same! I learned the easiest chords and strumming patterns about a year ago and then just never got back to it. But now I will :D
How ya doing still doing chloe? I bought a uke when it was like sept but lost some inspiration, and this vid made me continue it skskjxxzj
@@allytsaa9412 im great thankyou I played the ukulele and have now moved onto piano and violin 🎻 its such a fun instrument to play a good starter instrument:) hope u are well 😊
These studytubers are making me more engaged in what I like and I love it and thank you all
this makes me happy, you do you!!
You know you're also a ukulele newbie when you instantly recognise Andy's voice
Guitar in my case but never the the less still a noob 😭
UFFF SAMEEE...EVERYTHING IS GOING FOR ME THO BUT UP STRUMMING IS REALLY MAKING ME ANXIOUS COZ I DONT KNOW IT JUST ISNT HAPPENING WELL AT ALL SKSKKSKSK
I love your whole aesthetic it’s so positive and hippie and I’m living for it. Your videos inspire me so much to learn new things and get up and go. Thanks for a pocket of positivity amongst this crazy world 😊❤️
Your singing is quite good! You really do have such a lovely voice. Keep on playing and singing, it will get so much better with time. ☺️ Love from Portugal
I’ve been playing ukulele for around 3 years now and this reminds me very much of when I started. But now I’m looking back I can see that the practise has really paid off!! Keep at it! Because what’s hard now, will one day be your warm up!! :) x
you're amazing Jade!! you have such a lovely voice and its so inspiring how much you manage to fit into your life - music, language, work, study, fun, youtube, fitness, friends. we're loving all this content atm
THIS IS FATEEE!!!!!! Just this morning I worked up the courage to upload my first youtube video of me singing, after being inspired for years by people like Jade...then I refresh TH-cam and see Jade herself has posted AND the video is about music. So beautiful!!! Love you Jade, thanks for being such a wonderful inspiration.
As someone who is musical I can say regular practice is key to getting better. That's what I found when trying to learn the violin at school, and then teaching myself guitar and the ukulele. Your voice is lovely btw! Love these kind of videos
OMG! YOU CAN ACTUALLY SING!! AHHHHH!❤️
I'm not allowed to play instruments but if ever I reach a stage in my life where I have independence and control over my life decisions I may consider learning this adorable instrument.
I am so sorry that you are in this situation. I hope you have the opportunity to learn anything and everything you want. I wish you all the best.
Why dont you leave?
Pft same
wait why aren't you allowed?? I hope you're ok xx
SAME!
I bought a ukulele as my first ever real instrument at the beginning of lockdown and now it’s literally one of my favourite hobbies I love it so much!! This was so cute and wholesome and honestly to anyone debating doing it - DO IT!! They can be bought for so cheap and are so easy to learn for free!!
In your bucket list video you mentioned learning beginner music theory but you wasn't sure how to quantify what 'beginner' standard was. Everyone learns differently, but if it helps, I recommend perhaps starting with grade 1 ABRSM music theory! ABRSM is a music exam board (a bit like AQA, Edexcel etc), where you can take grades in instruments/music theory, with grade 1 being the easiest. They publish practice books for music theory, and there are also some great playlists on TH-cam for learning as well! Being an exam board you can expect the learning to be quite structured, but even if thats not your learning style, it still might be a good place to start just so you get an idea! Although I have played violin for many years now, and taken practical grades, I have not studied music theory/taken any music theory exams, and haven't encountered any major difficulties (although at higher levels theory becomes important to understand) . Everyone learns differently, and I personally found that just through playing the instrument, you pick up the relevant music theory, so I'd say for the moment don't worry too much about it! :)
Im learning my first instrument and this is so useful thankyou :) have a nice day!
For someone who has never played any instrument before this is really impressive - and it shows that it’s never to late to start learning a new skill. And your singing is so beautiful 😍
Hey Jade! Lately I’ve been binge watching a lot of your old videos. I’m a huge fan and I’ve been in your channel for a very long time, since 2017. I’m still young but all of your videos have really helped me both academically and personally. I love you so much thank you for everything you have changed in my life I am so grateful😌❤️
oh this is making me reminisce when i learnt ukulele it was so fun hope you enjoyed it as much as i did
I just noticed how much plants there are in Jade's room! Very green!
Hey Jade, I started playing the ukulele 4 (I think) years ago. Like you, I found it really difficult to do the g chord and the other things you were struggling with, now it's like second nature. Just keep practising and you will get it!! Your voice is really pretty so please don't say it isn't!
this is SO COMFORTING thank you! already, G feels much more intuitive! 😌
I use to play the uke with a group and we played at the Royal Albert Hall, i still think that is my proudest moment to date
Who else plays guitar and was able to learn the ukulele completely in just 2 minutes ?😂🙋♀️
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me🙋♀️😂
Wow
Wow
your motivation for learning new things is so incredible!! it took me so long to bring myself to regularly practice piano and even then i only practice around half an hour 5 days a week!
I've been learning to play the guitar since lockdown began and it's so satisfying to see how much I've improved over 3 months!! What has kept me playing (nearly) every day is that I've made it compulsory for myself to never miss one day in a row of playing, and I take a selfie of myself with my guitar every time I play as evidence. It might sound stupid but it's super effective! And also, the more I've played guitar, the more fun it's become! 😊 Enjoy your ukelele journey Jade! Xx
Excuse me jade I love your singing, I'd honestly let you sing me to sleep. And aw watching you learn to play ukulele really took me back to when I first got mine when I was like 9 and it was so heart warming to watch you get better and see you falling in love with creating music
Jade this video was really interesting to watch! As a guitar player myself, I would encourage anyone to give music a go!!
Also at 9:23 most instruments work best with short nails as they don’t catch as easily and if you have long nails it can sometimes be painful to play. 💛
Well I've been singing for years and taking singing lessons and let me say, that was very beautiful! I think you have a very soft, beautiful voice so keep singing, it's great!
I started to learn the ukulele a few months ago and this gave me SO MUCH Nostalgia from the first week. Great vid!
Practice lots is the only advice any music-y person can give. It could be helpful to get a lesson every once in a while, not even regularly, just to have other eyes on your playing to give you advice. It is always immensely helpful in ways you could not imagine.
honestly Jade, your voice is very beautiful. especially at the last song, it just calmed me so much 💗💗
Immaculate vibes all round in this video AH! Ukuleles are just so aesthetically pleasing to watch and listen 🥺🥰
So pleased you have spent time learning the ukulele! Music is such a massive part of my life been playing violin for 11 years (but I'm not great) as well as Piano for 6 and Tenor sax for a couple of years. I love them all so much but I don't think I go a day without playing Piano (my main instrument), honestly would never get through quarantine without it! I have also picked up a new instrument called an otamatone and if you're ever bored I honestly just recommend watching otamatone videos on youtube bc they're so fun to watch!
Literally had a moment last night where I was like "I think im going to learn ukulele". And now im like " IM GOING TO LEARN" 😆😁😁
Update: my ukulele arrives tomorrow and im incredibly excited 😁
update? it’s been 4 months.. how’s it going
@@OverTheTopDM Haha that’s awesome
@@verab6224 @Vera B oh my god thank you for asking! My beautiful ukulele did arrive, and it took weeks to get chords and a strumming pattern down, but I am now so confident and I've learnt over 20 songs. I am LOVING IT. I am not musical at all in the slightest (I took piano when I was little but detested it) but I've found the ukulele is the correct instrument for me. It is beautiful, simple to pick up, and is so much fun!! Highly recommend it to anyone to anyone who feels like they have to be talented to be musical because you just have to give it a go!!
-- EDIT: posted my reply on the boyfs account - oh when will the world open and swallow. Sorry if that was confusing
@@rebeccathompson8712 damnnn that is so nice to hear im so happy for you
I've been a singer for years, and now I'm going to school for opera in SF. But one of my first serious instruments was the ukulele, and I remember going through this process and feeling every step that you are. It’s such a beautiful process and you are learning so incredibly well. Je speelt heel goed, ga zo door!
That feeling of being able to look up almost any song and play it on ukelele is the best!
As someone who plays the guitar (and dabbles in ukulele), I loved watching this! A lil tip to help with your chords: put the thumb of your left hand FLAT on the back of the neck (where the frets are). And then your wrist will sit underneath the neck, rather than behind it. It feels a little unstable at first, but it'll stop you from accidentally pressing down on other strings. Hope that makes sense haha! Good luck with the uke!!
Oh wow! I recently got a ukulele too (my first instrument as well). I was very daunted by it, but you've motivated me to take up the challenge! Thank you :)
Yessss I love this!! Good luck learning 👏
Thank you!
You’ve inspired me to pick up my guitar after weeks of it sitting in my room. Also I recommend Chordify to find chords to any song on TH-cam. ;)
I’ve been playing ukulele for 3 years now and I loveeee it so much! I hope you enjoy your journey
Oh my god!!! Who knew Jade could sing like an angel??
The transitions Jade! Yesss, I loved them!
I learnt how to play the uke in a week at the start of lockdown, it’s going good! It’s such a cool little instrument. Oh, and if you don’t want to sing, you can do ukulele play-alongs instead.
your voice is so relaxing ily
Welcome to the world of music! It is more than a hobby, it is an international method of communication and unison. So glad to see you are falling in love with it ❤❤ xx
been playing the ukulele for almost 2 years so I'm living for this
You are a ray of sunshine😭❤
I also recently bought a ukulele, and I'm much older than you! While I've played other instruments, and am a singer, my journey has been similar to yours. How fun to see! And you have a lovely voice! Keep playing and enjoying!
You did so well and you sound amazing! It’s so satisfying to feel like you know an instrument!
Congratulations!!!
jade, I'm loving these fun education based videos for lockdown 💓
Jade's videos never fail to make me happy, it genuinely feels like watching a friend
This is so cool to see, honestly, I think this whole lockdown and quarantine situation is such a perfect opportunity to learn 🙌
as a musician, I'm so proud of how much you learnt in the first few weeks of your ukelele journey!!
The first video that I saw of you was the one that you go to France to learn the language for like 2 weeks and ever since I've been watching all of your videos. Somehow I feel like a friend of yours. I can relate so much to your videos. I've always been like "I'm not a musical person" or "I'm not an artsy person" but I had always wanted to be. So during this quarantine I have started to paint and of course is not he best, but I enjoy doing it, it brings a joy that I don't experince often. Same thing happened to me with the ukulele a couple of years ago. And I also tried learning dutch (only in Duolingo tho). I am doing yoga more often and trying to be more mindful in my life.
Basically I just wanted to tell you that I enjoy your content, you are a lovely person Jade, with so many things to share with the world :)
Hope you have a lovely day if you get to see this comment.
xoxo from Colombia :)
Girl!! This is amazing!! You’ve inspired us all as per usual🌟honestly wish I had the patience and commitment you do😂💛
I have been thinking of getting a ukulele as well since I heard it’s basically an easy way to learn the guitar? this video totally inspired me to actually buy one 🤍
When Lydia, eve and jade post on the same day!!
I know you said to focus on your ukulele playing... but I couldn't help but notice how naturally beautiful your voice is. Some people have a lovely voice by practise, and others are gifted by nature... I really hope you continue to play! I taught myself the guitar myself about 5 years ago, and just by learning songs I love, my voice has improved so much- I think you'll find the same! Love
I love this video! I love how motivated you are and you learn quite fast! It’s also extra entertaining when you actually play the ukulele. I love playing music. I play the ukulele, the guitar, the piano and I sing.
Proof that dedication and hard work can allow anyone to learn anything and follow their dreams, whatever they are💗
Jade, if you are a little stressed about chord changes, strumming, and singing at the same time, here's a tip. This might sound a little weird, but to get used to only singing and strumming at the same time, you can use a hair brush and strum the bristles of it while singing so you don't get to worried about how the uke sounds and chord changes. Then once this gets comfortable you can go back to your uke and add the chord changes. Thanks for sharing and I hope this tip helps as it helped me when I was learning!
I played acoustic guitar in a music school for 11 years. From my perspective it sounds great, but I don't want to judge anything else, because an acoustic guitar and an ukulele are two separate worlds.
However more power to you learning a instrument!
I really enjoyed watching your ukulele journey!
1. I hope you now have learnt that the frets are the spaces in between the 'lines'
2. A tuner is much better! It's going to be more accurate and most tuners these days are clip-on ones so the sound of your surroundings doesn't affect it
3. The ukulele is AMAZING! I could play a song I liked in a matter of days. With piano, I have played it for 3 years and can't really play any legit songs.
As someone who has had a ukulele for over 2 years now, this was so adorable to watch hahaha
I"m literally 20 and my ukulele is arriving tomorrow
i hope i'll have fun learning it after watching your video
, thankyou for being such an inspiration,
☮ from INDIA.
I bought a ukulele two years ago and whenever I started playing I got discouraged and stopped but this video gave me so much motivation to start again thank you!
You’ve made so much progress in such a short space of time!! And don’t worry about your nails wearing down - I had many a blister for the first few months that I learnt to play but your fingertips eventually harden slightly and get used to the pressure! x
I started ukulele in October when I joined the uke society at my uni and the idea of strumming DDU UDU stressed me out so much at first!! I finally cracked it when we did one of my favourite songs because I didn’t need to look at the lyrics at all, so that was one less thing to think about. You’ll get there!!
Jade makes me feel like I have something to do , or makes me excited for the future- proper inspiration!
Jade this is so inspirational, you made great progress!! Plus you have such a beautiful voice 🥰
i love this so much! i began playing my uke at the start of 2018 and i'm in love with the sound of it! she's honestly like my child hahah! here's a handy tip that i wish i'd been told: make sure that u always check that ur uke is in tune BEFORE playing- even if u think that it is! it's amazing how even a slightly out-of-tune string can totally ruin how the song sounds so always always always check it! good luck with the rest of ur ukulele journey!! ahah :)) this was such an uplifting video (as per usual ofc! what am i saying!?)
I am going to judge your voice. It's beautiful!!!
I bought the exact same ukulele a few weeks ago haha!! It's so much fun!! Also there are some songs you can learn where you don't have to sing! I'm leaning those first bc I'm not about to sing lmao, I learnt the happy birthday melody the other day xx
Same, I love fingerstyle. I do have a fingerstyle ukulele account on Instagram.
What's the name of your account?@@malenejohannesen2575
@@nns7353 heihei_ukulele
I just had my ukelele for a week, and just learnd in the jungle. I dare you to do it. It takes a lot of time. Greets from the Netherland, your dutch was REALLY good for just a week btw!!!
That background is goals
I taught myself ukulele and guitar in the last year and there are 2 websites you absolutely need to know! One of them is ‘Ultimate Guitar’ - what you said at the end about finding lyrics and chords on pinterest, it’s an entire website for that. It will tell you the chords along with lyrics and what fret you need capo on etc. Really good for when you’re starting out. As you get better and want to play less famous songs there’s a website called ‘Chordify’ where you can search for any youtube video and it will automatically convert the song on youtube into chords which will pop up when you need to play them. Both are so useful! Good luck with your musical journey!✨💜
_At the beginning of the video_ You: talking about the ukulele Me: looking at the tree moving because of the wind
thought i was the only one haha
ahhhh you are amazing and have been an inspiration to me for so long!!! i just wanted to say that I actually loved your singing:) i also play the ukulele so I just wanted to let you know that you can choose to learn “fingerstyle” songs instead which is where you wouldn’t have to sing at all. that’s what I do and i’ve been really enjoying it.
this was incredibly painful for me to watch at the beginning as someone who has played uke for 3 years and i did music all through school so I knew all the relating music terms but then i remembered it took me three weeks to finally play a G chord when i first started😅 keep going you’re doing great!!! also for someone who’s “not a singer” you sound great! i highly recommend the website ukutabs for chords to songs, the ukulele teacher on youtube for lessons and also get a capo for your uke so you can sing along in a more comfortable key ❤️
thank you so much for the advice!!
Are you kidding girl?! Your voice is just the sweetest 🧡🧡 every time you sing we were two ahahahah loved it 🥰
Your singing voice sounds beautiful!
ugh the talent, we have no choice but to stan 🥰
u FLATTER me
I think this is the cutest thing ever!! Yes Jade!!!
Just with the playing, the singing will get better the more you try it. When I started to play the guitar my voice was very weak but after a while it just kind of magically improved😱🙃😂.
I love this!! I'm studying music education, and it's really nice to watch you learn from scratch :) I admire your persistence and could learn from that.. A tip I'd like to share: my teachers always remind me that when you start a new piece you should try to focus on making it rhythmical more than on playing the right notes. So for instance, when you struggle with switching from one chord to another (I do on the piano, but it's the same problem on guitar and ukelele) you slow down because of that. That's totally okay! But make sure that the tempo you choose is one you can comfortably play the whole piece at without these stops. This makes a huge difference because it makes it sound much more musical. And this helps to enjoy playing it! And when this goes well you speed it up little by little :) Maybe you already do this, I couldn't tell for sure from the clips. But I think its good to be really aware of when practicing. Also, you have a lovely voice
According to your opinion practicing hard is one of better thoughts whatever I’d heard and also you depended it on you your own. Actually I rarely play any musical instrument but now I love to play the instruments . Thank you very much
Awesome vid! I got my first everrrrr uke yesterday... also a Kala Concert. So in mad love with it!!
Great job Jade!!! It's lovely that you're learning the ukelele! Amazing job, especially as it is your first instrument!
The La vie en rose was really great! And yes, You Are My Sunshine is the best... Hahahaha
i played acoustic guitar for 2 years now. I have used apps that tune instruments (guitar) and my music teacher told me that the strings were so stretched that one blow could break it. Be careful when you are tuning your ukulele. I love your enthusiasm for learning !
JADE you make me happyyyyy when skies are grey! (And they are right now. It's pouring) ❤
I've been wanting to learn ukelele for a long time now because it sounds so lovely. I can play the guitar and the fact that the ukelele has such simple chords seems like a dream to me. Like seriously the C cord!?
Being able to play an instrument is so amazing! Everyone should play an instrument. I play the piano and guitar
The tuning apps are so helpful!!! I use the fender app and it’s so easy xx
Also, the more you play, the more your strumming finger will get used to it. Mine used to always get cut and blistered, you’ll get used to it 😂😂x
A tip for the strumming is to constantly be moving your hand up and down but to only strum on the pattern if that makes sense so in between your hand will move but you’ll just be kinda air strumming so no sound comes out