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Do I need to learn music theory to play the ukulele?
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No. To start with, just learn a few chord shapes and enjoy playing songs that you know. As you get more accomplished with the instrument, you'll naturally want to learn a little more - e.g. where the notes appear on a stave, so you can play melody lines. At that point, you'll start learning music theory from a practical application. How far you take that, is up to you.
When you do learn a little theory, it'll be incredibly useful when you start your next instrument. Knowledge is never wasted.
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Many musicians choose to learn to play their instrument without studying music theory. I compare it to learning to drive a car without studying auto mechanics. you step on the accelerator to go, step on the brake to stop, turn the wheels to change direction. It will take you where you want to go, but you won't understand how it works. That's fine for many people, but some of us are curious about how things work. I'm the kind of person who was reading books on auto mechanics at the age of nine to satisfy my curiosity about how things work. I didn't learn to drive until seven years later. I learned to play the other way, put you finger here and strum and I could play music, but my curiosity drove my to start studying about how music works and just like auto mechanics, I find it very interesting and enlightening.
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No. To start with, just learn a few chord shapes and enjoy playing songs that you know. As you get more accomplished with the instrument, you'll naturally want to learn a little more - e.g. where the notes appear on a stave, so you can play melody lines. At that point, you'll start learning music theory from a practical application. How far you take that, is up to you.
When you do learn a little theory, it'll be incredibly useful when you start your next instrument. Knowledge is never wasted.
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No. To start with, just learn a few chord shapes and enjoy playing songs that you know. As you get more accomplished with the instrument, you'll naturally want to learn a little more - e.g. where the notes appear on a stave, so you can play melody lines. At that point, you'll start learning music theory from a practical application. How far you take that, is up to you.
When you do learn a little theory, it'll be incredibly useful when you start your next instrument. Knowledge is never wasted.
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No. To start with, just learn a few chord shapes and enjoy playing songs that you know. As you get more accomplished with the instrument, you'll naturally want to learn a little more - e.g. where the notes appear on a stave, so you can play melody lines. At that point, you'll start learning music theory from a practical application. How far you take that, is up to you.
When you do learn a little theory, it'll be incredibly useful when you start your next instrument. Knowledge is never wasted.
answered 30 mins ago
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No. To start with, just learn a few chord shapes and enjoy playing songs that you know. As you get more accomplished with the instrument, you'll naturally want to learn a little more - e.g. where the notes appear on a stave, so you can play melody lines. At that point, you'll start learning music theory from a practical application. How far you take that, is up to you.
When you do learn a little theory, it'll be incredibly useful when you start your next instrument. Knowledge is never wasted.
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Many musicians choose to learn to play their instrument without studying music theory. I compare it to learning to drive a car without studying auto mechanics. you step on the accelerator to go, step on the brake to stop, turn the wheels to change direction. It will take you where you want to go, but you won't understand how it works. That's fine for many people, but some of us are curious about how things work. I'm the kind of person who was reading books on auto mechanics at the age of nine to satisfy my curiosity about how things work. I didn't learn to drive until seven years later. I learned to play the other way, put you finger here and strum and I could play music, but my curiosity drove my to start studying about how music works and just like auto mechanics, I find it very interesting and enlightening.
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Many musicians choose to learn to play their instrument without studying music theory. I compare it to learning to drive a car without studying auto mechanics. you step on the accelerator to go, step on the brake to stop, turn the wheels to change direction. It will take you where you want to go, but you won't understand how it works. That's fine for many people, but some of us are curious about how things work. I'm the kind of person who was reading books on auto mechanics at the age of nine to satisfy my curiosity about how things work. I didn't learn to drive until seven years later. I learned to play the other way, put you finger here and strum and I could play music, but my curiosity drove my to start studying about how music works and just like auto mechanics, I find it very interesting and enlightening.
answered 16 mins ago
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Many musicians choose to learn to play their instrument without studying music theory. I compare it to learning to drive a car without studying auto mechanics. you step on the accelerator to go, step on the brake to stop, turn the wheels to change direction. It will take you where you want to go, but you won't understand how it works. That's fine for many people, but some of us are curious about how things work. I'm the kind of person who was reading books on auto mechanics at the age of nine to satisfy my curiosity about how things work. I didn't learn to drive until seven years later. I learned to play the other way, put you finger here and strum and I could play music, but my curiosity drove my to start studying about how music works and just like auto mechanics, I find it very interesting and enlightening.
answered 16 mins ago
skinny peacock
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Many musicians choose to learn to play their instrument without studying music theory. I compare it to learning to drive a car without studying auto mechanics. you step on the accelerator to go, step on the brake to stop, turn the wheels to change direction. It will take you where you want to go, but you won't understand how it works. That's fine for many people, but some of us are curious about how things work. I'm the kind of person who was reading books on auto mechanics at the age of nine to satisfy my curiosity about how things work. I didn't learn to drive until seven years later. I learned to play the other way, put you finger here and strum and I could play music, but my curiosity drove my to start studying about how music works and just like auto mechanics, I find it very interesting and enlightening.
answered 16 mins ago
skinny peacock
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answered 16 mins ago
skinny peacock
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