For the beginner from a beginner

I've played the guitar for years, and I just recently took up playing the ukulele. Though working as a stay-at-home dad keeps me very busy, a few months ago I decided to take up a goal of learning 100 songs in 100 days on the guitar. About 10 days into this goal, I realized I needed an ukulele. I bought one about halfway through my 100 day goal, and now that I'm 100 songs smarter on the guitar, I've turned my focus to the ukulele.

This is my ukulele. She currently does not have a name.

It's such a similar instrument to the guitar, yet so very different. It feels different. It sounds different. You relocate yourself when you strum an uke rather than stay in the moment with a guitar. To me, it's a different feeling altogether. I'm driven to play outside more.

One could say that when you have a smaller instrument, you're more inclined to play with it all the time. Wait, that doesn't sound quite right.

As such a highly portable instrument, I find that I take it with me almost everywhere I go. I might not impress anyone with it, but it's a positive addiction that I hope I never give up.

This blog is going to serve a few purposes, I hope. First, I want to share my progress with the world. Second, I want to provide lessons from a beginner for a beginner. I feel that I have enough music theory understanding to be able to spread a good word, but I also want to disclaim that there are highly experienced ukulele players in this great big world who will provide more information than a beginner can handle. My goal is to provide a nice balance. We will see.

That's all for now.