I started playing a little bit of guitar since my
college days, where I had always enjoyed strumming and singing together
as a group. However, I did not go very far in mastering my guitar
skills apart from some basic chords like G, C,
F, Em, Am and D. I would just give up in any chords which required me
to press the entire 6 strings of the guitar as it would be too difficult
for me to play any sound out of the chord. Nevertheless, it was still
fun to play music out of this instrument
with my limited skills.
In our recent trip to Bangkok this September, I had
bought a relatively cheap ukulele for the kids. This guitar-like
instrument comes with 4 strings instead of 6 and the size is at least 2
times smaller than a normal guitar. In comparison
to a guitar, it is easier to play and also much portable. I had no
experience about ukulele nor heard any ukulele music before. But with
the help of modern technology, Youtube and Iphone apps, we were able
to watch tutorial classes and use applications
for tuning and song chords. This flame of learning this new toy
“spread wildly” in the family, and everyone started to learn one or two
of their favourite songs on the ukulele. Just within two weeks, we
added another 2 new ukuleles to meet the demand in
the family!
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