Reasons You Should Learn to Play Ukulele
The Ukelele, a little instrument, popular in the 1920s, is making a comeback worldwide. Here’s why every college student should learn to play the ukulele before or even after they learn to play the guitar.
1) Ease of learning:
You don’t have to be a music major to pick up the ukulele—you don’t even have to be able to read sheet music. A uke has four strings, whereas a guitar has six, so the chord shapes are much easier. Add that to the fact that ukuleles have soft nylon strings as opposed to steel guitar strings and you’ve got an awesome instrument that won’t make you contort your fingers into super weird shapes or give you calluses.
2) It's Cheap:
Once you buy your first ukulele, you may find yourself starting a collection. Top quality, customized ukes sell for thousands of dollars, but you can pick up a basic one for as little as $20. And if there’s anything college students love, it’s a bargain.
3) Worldwide community:
Ukulele players and their instruments are everywhere. You never know when you’re going to find a ukulele in a store or make a new friend when you find out you have this cool instrument in common. Once you get a few basic chords down, random sing-alongs will happen. Everyone knows the words to “I’m Yours,” right?
4) Portable:
Ukuleles come in all shapes and sizes, but the standard soprano ukulele is small enough to tuck into a backpack or sling over your shoulder in a tiny case. Planes, trains, cars, buses and boats—there’s no limit to where you and your uke can travel. And if it gets bumped a few times too many you can pick up a new one almost anywhere. The case alone will generate plenty of questions from strangers. “Is that a…violin in there?”
1) Ease of learning:
You don’t have to be a music major to pick up the ukulele—you don’t even have to be able to read sheet music. A uke has four strings, whereas a guitar has six, so the chord shapes are much easier. Add that to the fact that ukuleles have soft nylon strings as opposed to steel guitar strings and you’ve got an awesome instrument that won’t make you contort your fingers into super weird shapes or give you calluses.
2) It's Cheap:
Once you buy your first ukulele, you may find yourself starting a collection. Top quality, customized ukes sell for thousands of dollars, but you can pick up a basic one for as little as $20. And if there’s anything college students love, it’s a bargain.
3) Worldwide community:
Ukulele players and their instruments are everywhere. You never know when you’re going to find a ukulele in a store or make a new friend when you find out you have this cool instrument in common. Once you get a few basic chords down, random sing-alongs will happen. Everyone knows the words to “I’m Yours,” right?
4) Portable:
Ukuleles come in all shapes and sizes, but the standard soprano ukulele is small enough to tuck into a backpack or sling over your shoulder in a tiny case. Planes, trains, cars, buses and boats—there’s no limit to where you and your uke can travel. And if it gets bumped a few times too many you can pick up a new one almost anywhere. The case alone will generate plenty of questions from strangers. “Is that a…violin in there?”
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