Friday, December 16, 2016

Reasons why the ukulele is AWESOME!

       



Do you remember the small pink guitar you wanted as a child. You though they looked silly and cute because of their size and wondered who would ever play that. Surely no adult would, it's way too small. As you grew older you started looking down on it thinking it was just a toy or something only the weird hippies would play. But guess what? The ukulele is actually a fantastic instrument and I'm going to tell you exactly why!


#Its cheap!!


Compared to other instruments, the ukulele can be seen as quite inexpensive.
You can purchase a fairly good one for under 100€ which in my opinion is quite a good deal. It is true that if you want a super magnificent custom-made ukulele you need to pay more, but that goes for all of the instruments. 

Anther plus with the ukulele is that there is almost no additional costs concerning extra-bits or maintenance. The ukulele comes with the strings attached and they don’t need to be changed. The only thing you might have to buy is a case and some plectrums.



#It's easy

The ukulele has only four strings with which makes it relatively easy compared to other instruments. Because there are only four strings the ukulele chords are a bit easier to understand – less notes equals to less things for your mind and fingers to memorize.

The ukulele doesn’t require any previous experience with string instruments for you to learn it. This was the case for me when I started playing. Somehow I assumed the ukulele would be difficult but to my surprise I could play it quite well after only some days practice.

Have you ever wished to be able to play your favorite song on an instrument. You open YouTube and watch these amazingly talented musician's tutorial's and soon realized in frustration it is merely impossible for an average person like you to play such complicated things. Well, for almost all the other instruments it is indeed just too damn hard, but with the ukulele you can actually learn your favorite song in just a day!



#Easily portable

Have you ever watched how cellists and guitarist carry their instruments in their huge cases? In my opinion it looks way too difficult and takes too much effort and commitment. That’s exactly why the is ukulele is an awesome instrument, it only takes up a small space and is fairly effortless to transport. You can easily take your ukulele where ever you want. 



#Mood booster

Have you ever listened to a ukulele without a smile creeping up on your face. In my opinion ukuleles are cool and adorable and makes a cheerful sound that spreads happiness all over. Playing the ukulele is a great way to relieve stress or other negative emotions since it always lifts up your spirits, relaxes and makes you joyful. If happiness had a sound I am sure it would sound like the ukulele.





Over the past few years, the ukulele's popularity has increased with hit songs such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole and  I’m Yours by Jason Mraz getting on the top lists. This makes me glad because the ukulele is an amazing instrument and I think it needs more recognition and appreciation. I am proud to play the ukulele and in that way to have something in common with the brilliant Elvis Presley. 



If everyone played the ukulele the world would be a happier place”
-unknown







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4 comments:

  1. Loved your post! The GIFs and the pictures were refreshing and made the post look fun. Nice subheadings and good points were made. I got really inspired to go out and buy a ukulele after reading this.

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  2. This was very enjoyable to read because of the personal inputs of the author. The points made are good and the advantages of Ukuleles are well brought out. The GIFs are funny and helped to bring the points across but still remained related to the topic. The title is very fitting to this post and immediately grabbed my attention. A very informative blog post and nicely written as well.

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  3. This post was interesting, and i really liked the GIFs. When i was reading the points, i could totally relate to them, like how when you are listening to someone playing a ukulele you can't avoid not getting a smile on your face. The title was effective, it made me want to read the post to see how the ukulele is so awesome. The post had good information about ukuleles, and why someone should get one.

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  4. This post has a good focus and a personal touch. It's well laid-out and organized and captures the reader's attention.
    The one improvement I'd like to point out is that you have included many rhetorical questions, but don't use question marks at the end. A good way to check this is to proofread your text with the punctuation that you've used to pick up the errors.

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