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Standing with your ukulele Don’t sacrifice your comfort while you stand up to play your instrument When learning ukulele, it is natural to sit down with your instrument as this allows you to concentrate more on your playing and less on your body movement. And while any time spent practising is good, you might find that standing allows you to be more mobile, helps your playing posture and forces you to concentrate on your chords without looking at them. Plus, it’s infinitely more ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ than sitting, right? So here are some useful tips for playing your instrument while standing.
Learn to walk Good posture is what allows you to stand while playing ukulele. You probably already know how to sit while playing, so practise standing with your back nice and straight. Hold your ukulele in your hand and walk around with it against your chest so that your body gets used to the weight.
Change the balance Tackling a tricky sequence while standing up can sometimes be next to impossible when you are just starting out. If you can’t hold the neck as firmly while fretting, supporting the ukulele with your strumming hand can make things a lot easier.
Strap it up Though most people go without one, there’s no shame in using a strap to hold your instrument up, especially when playing a tenor ukulele. A strap frees up your strumming and fretting hands so you can focus more on making delicious music than trying not to drop your instrument.
Get the height right Your ukulele cannot be held too low or too high in relation to your body. When finding the perfect height for your fretting hand, make sure that you can access every fret equally. If you have to contort your fingers uncomfortably to do so then that’s a good indicator that your position isn’t good.
Strumming hand Your strumming hand should rest comfortably on the side of your ukulele’s body and have easy access to all of the strings. If your ukulele is too high, you will have to twist your wrist one way; if it’s too low, you’ll have to twist it the other way. Playing this way could cause you some damage.
“When finding the perfect height for your fretting hand, make sure that you can access every fret equally”
Playing aids There are a wide range of accessories available to aid your playing position
Ukulele straps
Clip-on tuners
Felt picks
Investing in a strap designed for ukuleles rather
Playing regularly can slacken the strings of your ukulele, so you may have to retune in a hurry. A clipon tuner can help you do that quickly and easily.
Most ukulele players will tell you to avoid using a
than a regular guitar strap will pay off. Otherwise, you’ll need to get a strap button installed.
pick at all costs. But if you absolutely must, a felt pick is kinder to the strings than a plastic one.
