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Technique Essentials 2.0 - Ukulele Fingerstyle Basics

Introduction

Welcome To MK Fingerstyle Academy (3:57)
Refund Policy
How To Login To Your Course (3:10)
Join The Private FB Group (1:26)
Quizzes (1:50)
MK Fingerstyle Academy Resources
Discounts On Gear, Software, And Third Party Publications
Difference Between Low G and High G Tuning || Bonus
Tuning Compatiblity - Low G // High G // Baritone
Enforcing/Practising The Techniques Learned In This Course
Let's Stay Connected On Social Media

Make Sure To Do A Grade Course Alongside Technique Essentials

Read Me - Make Sure To Do A Grade Course Alongside Technique Essentials

The Gear || Core || Prep-Grade

Read Me First - Section Overview
Which Ukulele Brand/Size to buy
Accessories For Your Ukulele
Uke Anatomy - Parts of The Ukulele (4:18)
String Names | S.A.T.B (3:08)
How To Change Strings (4:16)
How To Tune (3:59)

The Body || Core

Read Me First - Section Overview
Posture - 3-Part Lesson (13:30)
Posture - The Hands (3:20)
Posture - Should You Rest Your Pinky On The Ukulele? (4:17)
Finger Naming Conventions (2:24)
Nails - Shape & Polishing (3:33)

The Music || Core || Prep-Grade

Must Read - Section Overview
How To Read Tabs (2:27)
Symbols in Tabs | Version 1.0 (2:20)
How To Read Chord Charts (2:07)

Techniques - Melody

Free-Stroke | Your First Building Block || Prep-Grade (2:13)
3 Free-Stroke Exercises || Prep-Grade (3:47)
Golden Rule - Alternating Right Hand Fingers || Prep-Grade (3:54)
How To Fret A Note || Prep-Grade (2:05)
Checkpoint
What is a Position? || Prep-Grade (2:13)
Finger Independence || Golden Exercise For The Left-Hand || All Grades (5:52)
Left-Hand Stretching Exercise || Grade 2+ (2:08)
Slurs || Hammer-on and Pull-off || Grade 1+ (2:20)
Slurs || Exercises || Grade 1+ (4:25)
Position Shifts || Grade 1+ (2:06)
3 Position Shift Exercises || Grade 1+ (13:09)

Techniques - Polyphony

Multiple Strings At The Same Time || Block Chords - Technique Only || Prep-Grade (1:26)
Multiple Strings - 5 Exercises || Prep-Grade (4:01)
Bar Chords || Technique || Grade 3+ (2:02)
Bar Chords || Exercise || Grade 3+ (4:06)

Techniques - Arpeggio

How To Play An Arpeggio || Prep-Grade (1:49)
Arpeggio Exercises || Prep-Grade (6:37)
Assigning fingers || Prep-Grade (2:29)
String Sets || Grade 2+ (2:18)
String Sets || Exercises || Grade 2+ (5:26)
Bonus - Supercharge Your Arpeggios With These Two Tips || All-Grades

Techniques - Next Level

Harmonics || Grade 1+ (2:51)
Vibrato || All-Grade (2:03)
Tone Colors || All Grades (3:54)
Trills || All-Grade (10:37)

Congratulations, c'est finis!!

What To Do Next

Bonus Music Theory Modules

Ukulele Fretboard Harmony

Bonus - Standard Notation || All-Grades

Theory Basics - What Is Pitch and Time (3:31)
12 Notes In Western Music | Alphabetical Letters (4:18)
The Staff | Staff - Cleff - Notes (3:55)
Note Identification | Golden Exercise (6:55)
Note Identification | Solfege (1:51)
Figuring Notes Out On THe Ukulele (4:07)

Bonus - Rhythm || All-Grades

Tempo VS Rhythm Vs Beat (3:40)
Rhythm On Staff (3:43)
Rhythm Values (2:55)
Get Vocal | Teh Keh Method (2:08)
Simple Time Signatures (2:51)
Practising Simple Meters (9:15)
Dotted Rhythm And Ties (2:38)
Compound Time Signatures (2:34)
Practising Compound Meters (7:14)
Beat Weights/Strength (4:51)
Accents and Staccato (1:14)
Triplets And Custom Groupings (2:49)
Pick Up Bars - Anacrusis (0:24)
Rhythm In Fingerstyle Arrangements (2:24)
Composite Rhythm (1:51)

Bonus - Guitar Pro Software - Mini Course

Read This First
What Is Guitar Pro (2:02)
Interface Overview | Opening And Playing A Tab (3:38)
Creating A New File | Titles, Templates, and Signatures (4:53)
Adding Notes (2:34)
Adding Notation Symbols (3:46)
Adding voices (3:13)
Adding Fingerings (1:01)
Adding Chords (1:35)
Adding Comments (0:59)
Top Menu (2:20)
Design Mode (1:10)
Red Bar Error (1:19)

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