Asides from a couple of years of piano that I took in my early teens to appease my parents, I have no musical capabilities at all (I have forgotten everything since then). And since the uke is only 4 chords compared to the 6 chords of the guitar...it's gotta be at least 1/3 easier, right? I'm so smart.
My class is at the NYC Guitar School located in midtown. Everyone walking in and out of the building has such a cool laid back vibe - no pretentiousness, just a love and appreciation for learning string instruments. I was a bit concerned that my attention span would prevent me from sticking around for the entire 10 weeks but Asha had signed up with me so it's nice to have some company as motivation.
So I'm playing a soprano right now, it's the tiniest form of a ukulele. I had purchased it off of ebay but I'm thinking of investing in another of better quality (and a fun pineapple shape) - mostly because my teacher had indirectly suggested that mine was pretty lame. When going around the class and helping the students tune their instruments on the first day, he had complimented everyone's choice of 'a good brand' or 'great quality' but when he saw mine, he said flatly: '...and some ukuleles need to be tuned more often than others'; and moved on.
All in all, it's a great way to invest an hour a week towards myself. I'm already looking forward to learning guitar eventually...so then I can take Brazilian Basics. THAT sounds amazing.
A photo of the restroom door at school:
Yours in rock...Mary.
