Rhythm and Strumming 1
Dear Ukulele Players!
Before I turn to the subject in the title, please allow me a brief announcement. As you may have noticed, we removed the blog posts about the Spring Ukulele Meetup planned for March 24, and we also posted on Facebook that — because of circumstances I think everyone is familiar with — the event has been cancelled. As soon as the country gets through this situation, we will organize the meetup again. Take care of yourselves and one another!
We have already touched on rhythm and chord accompaniment in many videos and blog posts. You can never talk or write about it enough, and of course you can never practice it enough either. If the rhythm is not solid, the entire performance falls apart — especially when several people are playing together — no matter how correctly we finger the chords.
Four quarter notes — all downstrokes
A few years ago I made a video called "Strumming Techniques for Beginners", which I warmly recommend. But because this subject comes up again and again at courses and ukulele meetups, I have also made a more general introductory video:
