In this video
We take our Ukulele strumming further with more complex rhythms and ideas.
In this lesson, we are looking at how to take our Ukulele strumming further with more complex rhythms and ideas.
Lessons aims -
Learning different rhythms and timing feel to make our strumming more interesting
Understand how the off-beats are used to perform different rhythms
Exercise 1 - Swing Rhythm
Rather than playing our usual straight and very even rhythms, we can incorporate a swing rhythm using triplets. (1-and-a-2-and-a…)
This ‘feel’ and ‘bounce’ we get from a swing rhythm encapsulates the Ukulele vibe and what we expect to hear from the instrument.
Exercise 2 - Mutes
Using our muting technique with our fretting hand, by resting our fingers over the strings to stop the sound, we can practice our straight and swing rhythms with mutes.
