Reading Music on Ukulele Series - Reading in Open Position, Rhythm

This series of lessons will allow you finally, to check that Reading item off your music To Do list.

There are a few things in music that students and players avoid.

From the available natural notes in open position there are three notes on string one.

The first step in learning to read is to first recognize the notes on the staff and know where on the fingerboard they are located.

From the available natural notes in open position there are three notes on string two.

From the available natural notes in open position there are two notes on string three.

Open Position Review

All the natural notes covered on string one, two and three comprise the C Major scale.

One of the reasons it is hard to read music on the guitar and the ukulele is, alternate note locations.

A tie extends the rhythmic value of the first note by the value of the next note.

You can get the fingers working and trained to follow our ear by playing scales, intervals, sequences and arpeggios.

“C” tuning with a low “G” extends the melodic range to G below middle “C”.

The following songs can be played in open position using the natural notes covered in the previous lessons of this primer.

Modular Phonetic Rhythm represents a significant advance in the teaching and application of rhythm.

Learn to read single note melodies in the first/open position.

Modular Phonetic Rhythm represents a significant advance in the teaching and application of rhythm.