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07 Feb 2022
Building Left Hand Technique
How to Develop Efficient Left Hand Technique
Published: 04 Jan 2022 Updated: 07 Feb 2022 • Visits: 22 • Code: UW-6SUF
Category:
Technique
Instrument:
Ukulele
Subjects(s):
Gymnastics
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Fingering
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Slide
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Basic
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Pass
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Stretch
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Contraction
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Leap
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Building Left Hand Technique
Building efficient left-hand technique and the Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering. Learn the secrets of navigating the multitude of possible pathways on the Ukulele fingerboard.
Fingering is one of the universal topics. Whether your style is Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz, or Classical, these principles will improve your technique, your solos, even your sight-reading.
Think of fingering as a series of pathways. When you learn to connect these pathways, there are benefits to technique and creativity. All fingering on the ukulele can be reduced to six principles of motion. Each principle has physical and musical characteristics that you can use to improve your playing.
Technically, fingering problems are inseparably linked to an instrument's tuning. A tuning's characteristics can force constant fingering adjustments and contribute to the difficulty of learning the notes on the neck. Note duplication, open strings, and unequal tuning all contribute to the complexity of fingering. Since strings vary in diameter, notes produced on different strings vary in tone color. Generally, thicker strings produce warmer or darker tone color. Thinner strings produce a brighter or more cutting tone color.
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