Ukulele Warm-Ups to do EVERY DAY! (Strumming and Fingerpicking)
Hello! Today we doing some warm-ups! Many of you have told me that you don't know what to do for daily practice, so I decided to make a practice video you can revisit daily. The lesson starts at 0:34 and the daily practice begins at 5:56. In this warm-up video we are doing the following:
12 Bar blues chord progression
A7 A7 A7 A7
D7 D7 A7 A7
E7 D7 A7 E7
We are using this chord progression to practice two fingerpicking patterns
4-3-2-1
4-3-21-3
We will also be doing the island strum, add a chuck, and practice muting
All in all, the purpose of this warm-up is to get you picking, strumming, and to improve your playing. The more you do this, the more you will grow in your practice.
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Fuego, by Cole Brandt
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0:34 Good posture 0:44 First Fingerpicking warm-up (4-3-2-1) 1:36 First Fingerpicking warm-up with chords (A7-D7-E7) 2:30 Second fingerpicking exercise warm-up (4-3-21-3) 3:08 Second fingerpicking exercise warm-up with chords (A7-D7-E7) 3:18 Kitkat joins us with her singing :3 3:48 Strumming warm-up 4:18 Strum and chuck warm-up 4:45 Strum and mute warm-ups 5:56 Complete strumming pattern practice (plus Kitkat singing again) 6:31 Complete fingerpicking pattern practice - number 1 (4-3-2-1) 6:59 Complete fingerpicking pattern practice - number 2 (4-3-21-3) 7:27 Complete strum and chuck exercise (D-XU-UXU) 7:58 Complete strum and mute exercise (D-DUDUDU) Let's rock those ukes! ;)
@renvollmer8945
4 жыл бұрын
Just found you... I'm really happy! Such a good teacher! Now I have two - Cynthia Lin and you ^^
@sonarharin3906
4 жыл бұрын
What were the modifications?
@deepudaswani3894
4 жыл бұрын
Mariulele just started learning , I am still struggling with strumming the correct way 😓
@StargazerAPW
4 жыл бұрын
@@deepudaswani3894 It's ok, It takes time, you aren't just born with uke skills you have to practice. Keep working hard :)
@jamalbrody554
3 жыл бұрын
you prolly dont give a shit but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the login password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me.
More of these!!! This is just what I'm needing, as a NOVICE, past beginner, but not intermediate at all. 1. A warm-up routine where I can see progress over time; 2. practice with strums, chucks, 2 finger-picking, and some novice chords. Really, there is a big missing space for NOVICE ukulele tutorials on youtube... Thank you...
Kitkat singing along is the cutest thing haha :)
@bethanylaurel7683
4 жыл бұрын
Huh?
@bethanylaurel7683
4 жыл бұрын
Nani!?! 😜
I’ve been struggling with practice because I had no clue how to warm up. Thank you so much for this! 😊❤️
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Var Dal thank you so much for being here!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
KitKat singing those Kitty Blues.... I love it!! I love that your ukulele is blue and you're doing a bluesy progression!
This warm up is my whole session
Hi B! I’ve been watching your videos and yes, I’m still a beginner beginner (picked up an uke for the very first time). I’ve been going to uke lessons for over a month now and still working on some challenges with switching chords in the middle of strumming. Learning new chords and adding them to the routine are also something I’m trying to improve. I found your total beginner video is the best for a beginner beginner like me. My daily practice isn’t as extensive as this warm-up. I wish I had found this video sooner. Though I truly appreciate this video as I’m going to watch it everyday and incorporate it to my practice. Mahalo nui 🙏🏼
@skylady64ish93
3 ай бұрын
How it going now?
Adding this video to my morning routine!!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
YAAAAAAAAS 🙌🏼
@laswannabees7163
4 жыл бұрын
Me tooo!
@renvollmer8945
4 жыл бұрын
Me to my evening routine ;-)
@iceys8739
4 жыл бұрын
whats up ricky. i just subscribed to your channel from seeing your comment. your pfp is dope
❣ Miss B is the best teacher.🙈😳
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Sylvester Lepcha thank you so much, Sylvester!!! ☺️☺️☺️
Wow, what a great video! Love the backup singer too! 🐈⬛ Thank you! ❤️ 🇨🇦
Prettiest music teacher I've ever seen, Bernadette! Thank you for all your hard work making these videos for us to learn from!
I just started with my ukelele, thank you so much for this practice everyday video,please keep doing them.Love your cat.A Venezuelan living in Montevideo, Uruguay
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Carolina! I’m so sorry to hear about what is happening in Venezuela. I hope you’re safe ❤️ one of my best friends is Venezuelan too and currently lives in Peru.
@gabitamiravideos
4 жыл бұрын
Carolina Brown another Venezuelan expat learning how to play ukulele for want of cuatro players around...
I just got my ukulele and so far YOU AR ETHE BEST TEACHER THAT I COULD FIND IN KZread
Love love love this. Not just for a warm up, but to play like that! Do some songs that use those chords and rhythms. Please please please.
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Christine Cousineau ohhh Christine! That’s a great idea!! The mute strum will work super well for Madonna’s Like A Virgin!
Thank you for this video!! I've been trying to learn how to play the ukulele for a couple years off and on, and this helped tremendously.
You are the best! I am working on this daily now, and have to keep going over what to do. I am a beginner and must watch the videos over and over and practice..not easy but what is in life
GREAT PRACTICE LESSON AND YOU LOOK AMAZING IN YOUR BLACK SPARKLY DRESS .
I love your course and you too ! Lots of thanks ! Best regards ! Serge of Mauritius !!!
Hi 👋 My name is Lola.. I just got my first ever ukelele, I’m a beginner .. I like your style .. This is one of my favorites songs .. .. & Thank you 🙏
I have this ukulele. It was my birthday gift this year. My very first ukulele I ever owned. I love it! This is the first time seeing this video.
Sorry, I couldn’t pay attention- I kept watching your cat 😍!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Isn’t she the cutest little thing in the world?!
You are amazing, keep smiling.
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Beauty of colors 😘😘😘 thank you always
Happy Trails, Miss B 🙋 Great warmup routine from last year! I'm surprised i missed it last year, but we got it now. Thank you for all you do for us!
I love the accompaniment of the cat!
This is wonderful! Thank you! These warm-up exercises should be super helpful for strumming and picking, and blues is one of my favorite kinds of music. So it's like a double win.
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, thank you for the comment. I’m glad I checked a few boxes with this video! 😊😊
Your cat is awesome ❤️
Definitely will be coming back to this I’ve been Lise on what in the word to do with the ukulele
This one is a real challenge! And I'm hopeless. But I'll try it every day... Thank you, Bernadette!
I got my first musical instrument and i couldn't find any good video to learn, either they were to fast or they were putting the patters directly onto the songs...and i found this😃finger pattern,chord pattern, everything... thank u😃
Hi Bernadette!! Thank you for doing these videos for us, you're a great teacher and very helpful to a newbie like me. Also, loved hearing Kitkat singing along with this lesson today! ❤🎵😁🎶🎸
I love how this progression sounds. Great warm up!
Bernadette, I love your video tutorials. Penny Australia 😊
Greetings From Australia,Love Your Stuff.Many Thanks.
I’ve added this to my daily practice and it’s really helping me improve in all those areas: picking, strumming, chucking and chord changes. Thank you!
These warm up techniques came so natural for me! So I spend 5 minutes of my daily practice doing these before launching into songs. Im making my way through the 30 day Uke challenge and I bought a concert Alvarez Ukulele! Learning the Uke has been a professional and personal development for me, as I teach preschool and it’s been therapy for me! Thank you Bernadette! You’re a fabulous teacher!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Alyce Bagnath Alyce!!! I’m so happy that you’re here and a teacher!! I used to teach elementary music. You should check out my Patreon page. There are lots of royalty free printables I made for my viewers. A lot of them are free too! You can use them in your learning journey :)
ive been playing uke tiredlessy for two months now looking for random songs chords online, i still have much to learn but i felt a bit confident in my novice skills, thought i always felt like something was missing. which was absolutely this kind of practice. From now on i will my practice watching this video before playing anything!
I really love this tutorial. Thanks so much Mrs B!!! I've watched a lot of your other vids too and they've all helped me so much and im making so much progress so thank you!!!! I also love your cat so much!! She is the cutest!!! xxxx
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Daisy!!! 👋🏼 Thank you so much 😊 I am so glad you loved this tutorial. I wasn’t sure if the community would like it, but I’m very happy to see the response it has had! Thank you for your encouraging words
@sultrysyl
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ! This is so very helpful and I like this chord progression! Keep ‘’em comin’ !
So love your cat ! !
What an excellent tutorial. Thanks
Bernadette is my new instructor. Awesomeness! I watch her and practice daily
Mahalo for the great warm up.
You are a very good teacher. My girls adores you. I got them a ukelele just like yours and now they are not bored lol. Thank you.
Aula Maravilhoooosa!!!! Aprendo muito com você. Brigadoooo 👏👏😘😘
I'm seeing legitimate progress in my playing thanks to you! Thank you so much for this. I can't wait to play for the kids in the hospital.
@cathoderaytube7497
2 жыл бұрын
A great reason to learn the uke.
I love these, trying to improve
Nobody talk abot the cute cat in the background ........ The cat is so cute
You are really good, I think I may be able to actually do this.
So cool👍👍👍
Thanks a million
Love it, cute cat 🐱
😃Yay, thanks for this, I actually just came upon it yesterday, the last E7 D7 A7 E7 progression is more challenging for me, but will keep at it. Have been watching your channel and am a new Patreon member, loving it and the Stairway to Heaven is up there in advanced level for me but am enjoying learning. Your teaching technique is awesome. Love the Look Up.
Hi, just started playing uke couple months ago , and looking for bit more than 2 or 3 chord progression , this is perfect , love it 😀
Love the cat 😺
Bernadette...... thanks 🙏 I am learning in India..... Love you 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Excellent Bernadette ! Thank you !
Thanks!
Can’t wait to try these exercises Bernadette! Will let you know my progress after 10 days. Thank you! Xoxo
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Marlow please update me after 10 days, Elizabeth!! I’m super curious 😊😊😊
@e.m.imagines2616
4 жыл бұрын
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Hi Bernadette, It's now been over a month since I added the blues progression to my daily practice. Wow! what a difference in my playing, especially with chord changes with more complicated strumming patterns. I recently completed your 30-day Uke Challenge (I started it on June 9, 2019) and am I now playing independently, working on barre chords and have learned 3 songs: Imagine, Have you ever seen the rain, and Stand by me. When I started playing in June 2019, I never thought I would be able to play as well as I am at this point. I still have a long way to go but I love playing and learning. It's one of the highlights of my day, everyday! Thank you Bernadette! I couldn't have done it without you!
Hey Bernadette. Great work !!!
Thanks I really like the way you teach
Thanks for the warm ups and I saw your cat 🐈
Thank you so much
Love your cat. We recently got one. Great tutorial.
Wow. This covers everything :)
Love this
Thank you so much I love the ukulele
Thanks God bless you..❤️ I am a beginner..🙏
Best teacher ever
I'm struggling with fingerpicking because I don't think fast enough…..But I am practicing Here Comes the Sun which is such an awesome song. And easy, but I'm not doing the right fingerpicking style......arg. But Bernadette sez, do this for a week and you'll get better.....I believe it!
Excellent warm up! Thanks🌺
best part of this video is KitKat meowing😍😍😘
Love you Bernadette what a great lesson just the best xxx
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
David Bliss hi David ! 👋🏼 Thank you so much for the sweet compliment! When I was editing this video I thought about giving up and not uploading it at all. I’m super happy to see everyone’s response to this video
@etanaf
4 жыл бұрын
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic This is one of the best tutorials I've seen in a while. So many for beginner and intermediate, so few for novice.
Really helpful tips there and also loved the cat meowing/jamming with you 😜
This is my first viewing here....love it. Such a progressive help....and so many points iv never been introduced to before, i mean, who'd have thought of warming up just to play an instrument? Yes....i'm a true beginner. Thank you.
I love this one SO MUCH! I thought your cat was my cat meowing.
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
😂 I wondered if anyone would think it was their car meowing!!!
Best explanation of a mute. Thank you.
Awesome thanks!
This video has been super helpful to me. 3 days after this video was releaed I finally cracked DXUUXU .. now it's like second nature and I can't stop playing that strumming pattern! Such fun!
@bitbrain3468
4 жыл бұрын
"This is the pattern that never ends... yes it goes on and on my friends."
I should be practicing this but it is very enjoyable to watch. So I'm just here staring at my screen and replaying this video again and again.
Thank you for the great vdo!
You're very good at what you do and are very quick. This can be difficult for a new learner like myself to embrace and follow along with. While the information is great, I wasn't inclined to continue watching once I wasn't able to keep up with you. It may be helpful if you showed the processes at a slower pace. Again, great reference videos!
@aimansalimali2766
4 жыл бұрын
You spoke my mind.
@ccgg11
4 жыл бұрын
I play the video at a slower pace and it works great!!
@ccgg11
4 жыл бұрын
Just change the Settings> Playback Speed -- I'm playing it at 0.5 speed and the pitch doesn't change at all.
@saraiami6096
4 жыл бұрын
ccgg11 great suggestion! I didn’t even think of that
Love your strumming exercises. Tho I just started playing ukelele this month of this year. It's quite hard but I am having fun on learning uke chords
Thank you!
The way I make my shapes really messes with the muting. I need to keep doing this for sure!
Looooove this Lesson “Coach”! THANK YOU!❤️
Best uke teacher! Thank you!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Lídia Apolinario Lidia!! 👋🏼 Thank you so much for being here 😊
Danke für die wunderbaren Inspirationen für die Anschlagtechniken Bernadette 🤗
Thanks for sharing some exercise tips!
Great practice and the kitty was so funny. I kept looking for my cat thinking that it was coming from inside my house!
KitKat clearly approves of A7. She must like that sound. Bless! It is 3:37 a.m. here in the UK and I am praticising Ukuele. I blame you Ms B ;)
@wylancslass
4 жыл бұрын
@@savetheturtles380 Hahaha!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad nobody is bothered by the kitty meowing!!! 😂😂😂
This is fantastic ✌️👍🏻thanks Bernie!!
wow thank you
This is awesome! And we need more KITKAT!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
ph4edo more KitKat to come!! She had been a total mommas girl recently and won’t leave my side 😊😊😊
From a saw injury, I’m missing my middle finger and can’t fully curl my index, so picking and strumming is particularly challenging. But this routine is really good for me. Thanks! ❤
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
Жыл бұрын
Wow!! Sorry to hear about your injury. I’m glad that you’re still trying to play ukulele and find ways around your hand’s new abilities ❤️
Thank you for your videos. You have been my main source for learning to play ukulele. I love your method of teaching. :) So, thank you! :)
Love your videos. I just started learning and your videos have been AMAZING with teaching. Also love how the kitty always makes itself known 😻
Kitkat and I agree that your hand cannot look ugly. :) But more seriously, thanks for another great addition to the Bernadette Method!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Stéphane Picher the Bernadette Method 😱😱😱😱 why didn’t I ever think of that?!????? OMG thank you!!!
Love this drill. For me it’s like patting my head and rubbing my tummy at the same time.
Thanks for all the great content Bernadette! I've played guitar for years, but recently got my first Uku. Your videos helped in many ways!
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Frank hi Frank! Welcome to the uku world! It’ll be an easier transition for you as a guitar player because you’ve learned so many of the skills you’ll need for uku playing. Uku is much more portable, though!!
@Frank44060
4 жыл бұрын
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic This all started with a plastic toy Uku we bought for a child, that actually stays in tune. I could not put it down lol! I've got my own now, I'm in deep!
Thank You!!! I'm starting this tomorrow!!!
Oh! I just realized you and I are playing the same Enya ukulele. I bought mine after I saw your unboxing. Isn't Enya the most wonderful company? And their ukuleles are so beautiful. So thank you for that video - I love this ukulele.
@BernadetteTeachesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
We are uke twins!!! 👯♀️ I really do love enya and their ukuleles :) Glad you are happy with your uku! As long as I keep hearing y’all are happy, I’ll keep using their ukes