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Enjoy the ride, explore, and have a lifetime of fun while taking advantage of Curt's decades plus teaching and performance experience. No Tricks • No Secrets • No Shortcuts • Nothing for Dummies.
21 May 2025
No Tricks • No Secrets • No Shortcuts • Nothing for Dummies
Learning the ukulele isn't about quick fixes or unrealistic promises. You won't master it in 7 days, 30 days, or even in a lifetime. Instead, you'll embark on an enjoyable journey filled with exploration and endless fun. The key is to stick with it and savor the process.
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First time here, need a refresher or wanting to fill in some gaps? Start with the Getting Started Series of Ukulele Lessons . Whether you're a beginner or looking to brush up on your skills, you'll find valuable insights to enhance your playing or help fellow uke enthusiasts.
The Lessons Series section of the site is an excellent starting point, offering curated and organized collections of lessons focused on specific topics. Each series provides a structured learning path to help you master various aspects of playing the ukulele.
Here are few Snake Oil pitches you get on-line BUT NOT Here on LearningUkulele.com and Learning Ukulele with Curt:
- Learn Step-by-Step and Master the UKULELE in less than 30 day • Step-by-step is good depending on the steps, but—30 days—really • Ask any accomplished musician how long it took them to get where they are today. Most will say they are still learning and working on their goals.
- Practice Only a Few Minutes X Days a Week • We've all seen these claims for achieving something with little or no effort. It just doesn't work like that, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TIME & WORK IN. • You get out of what you put into it. Every day is actually one of the secrets. It's just like saving for the future. Save one dollar or euro a week, or save one dollar or euro a day—who has more money one year later? You would be surprised at the young students who don't know the answer is 52 vs. 365 (366 on leap years).
- Learn Without Learning Scales or Getting Bogged Down with Fancy Theory • You wouldn't try to be a writer without learning about the alphabet, words, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and the grammar that puts it all together. Music is no different — the established principles of music that have worked for centuries and are based on the science of sound and acoustics. Pretty must everything in music originates from some sort of collection of notes, i.e.,
Scales.
However, you can and should learn the principles of music at some point? It does cut down on the amount of information you need to memorize in the long term. - Learn to Play Like ( insert your favorite artist's name here ) • There is already one of them and countless wannabe clones. Learn to unleash your inner musician / artist. BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE — As there can ever only be one of you. As Dr. Seuss said
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.
However, you can and should learn the sources that your favorite players have drawn from, as you can draw from those same sources. - Uke Like a Pro • Only if you study with a
pro
, a real professional.
Looking for a magic potion to learn the ukulele? Sorry, there isn’t one. But after you've tried all the Quick & Easy methods and still haven't seen the results you're after, don't blame yourself or your effort. The issue likely lies with the methods, sources, and teachers you've been using. It's time to put the pieces together with a reliable and effective approach to truly master the ukulele. Join LearningUkulele.com and discover the difference.
Proven Methods — It's one thing that I've learned over the past 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, plus years of serious study, research, and application of music, as well as from my weekly student interactions (had 70 at one point) It's that everyone is different. I can adapt to pretty much anything and have a multitude of ways of teaching any given topic. I CAN find what works for you — that IS my role in this and my goal, to help you learn and develop your voice on the ukulele — to obtain your goals.
The sole assurance I can offer regarding my methods and guidance is that if one invests the necessary time and effort, they will attain desired outcomes. I, my mentors, and my students have all been down the same musical road that you're traveling.
Over the years, I've found that every musician you admire probably started where you did.
The Secret is — There is NO Secret — it IS hard work!
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