Networked Learning Project – A Challenge!!

A challenge you say…Bring it on!

Ukulele koyama s11 and other from Cebunal. George79 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The challenge that I have been set, is to learn something that I have always wanted to learn but have never gotten around to learning it. And, to make the challenge a little more interesting, I will only be able to use YouTube and Internet Help Forums for information about how I will learn my new skill. I say, bring it on!

The challenge that I have set myself is to lean to play a song on the ukulele. I have watched my daughter playing her ukulele on many occasions and have always want to pick it up an play a song on it, but I have always found some excuse to avoid sitting down and learning to play the ukulele.

In order for me to learn the basics and ‘actually’ playing a song on the ukulele, I will definitely have to reach out to my personal learning networks, as I currently have no idea of how to play the ukulele. During this time I will  watch Youtube tutorials clips seeking information about holding, strumming and selecting notes on a ukulele. I will watch tutorials that are posted on YouTube, and I will use help forums on the internet if required to help me succeed with my challenge.

I have found some possible links that will help me with this challenge, so that I will be able to play a song on the ukulele.

Youtube clips:

• The Ukulele Teacher:                                                                                   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1HlihY-iNtOemAlYQq3GXQ
• Uke Minutes 100 – How to Play the Ukulele in 5 min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=303&v=Ad4MpwnZFdY
• Learn To Play Ukulele Free – Basic Chords:             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zURQ9OqJwNo

There are also lots of tutorials on YouTube that will teach you to play a song. Here are just a few of the multitude of tutorials available.

• Riptide – Vance Joy – Super Easy Beginner Ukulele Tutorial – How to play Ukulele for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw057CKQDCw
• *EASY* Hey Soul Sister Ukulele Tutorial (Train): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h0GgZf2hCM&list=PLp1SI5yufyKROSCIjp3rJdMdRfWnnvwfk&index=31
• Stay With Me – Sam Smith (Ukulele Tutorial):       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fXLjPNrr4

Some other links that I may use in my endeavor to play a song on the ukulele:

• http://ukuleleunderground.com/
• http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/forumdisplay.php?29-Ukulele-Beginners
• http://liveukulele.com/lessons/for-beginners/
• http://www.ukulele-tabs.com/uke-songs/vance-joy/riptide-uke-tab-31868.html
• http://www.boatpaddleukuleles.com/top50/
• https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ukulele!/id434210518?mt=8
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-fantastic-resources-web-ukulele-players/

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