Five Ukulele TIPS to Save Months of PRACTICE!

[@richardbarrios8132]

I'm a 72 year old man who just picked up the ukulele a month ago. I have never played an instrument before, but intend to learn this one. With channels such as yours, it gives me hope that i will be able to grow with the ukulele.

[@Picciotta1974]

I disagree, you’re just a 22 old guy with 50 years of experience! 😆 Thank you for sharing, this is so inspiring! Keep up the good playing 🎵 🎸

[@estebanserrano1303]

That's great! I just turned 63 and waiting to receive my Ukulele that I ordered. Can't wait to get started.

[@tiannaparker3187]

That’s awesome!!! How’s it going so far?

[@estebanserrano1303]

@@tiannaparker3187 It looks a lot easier on KZbin! LOL.

[@wyattstevens8574]

Here's a few more channels: Ukulele Zen and a few channels with the late Michael Lynch.

[@barbarawood7986]

I’m a 65 year old woman who has only been playing the ukulele for two months. I was already feeling like my practices were getting in a rut. I just said to my husband yesterday, “What about the rest of the frets on the neck.” Thank you so much for teaching me more about the notes on the fretboard and fresh new ways to practice. I’m so psyched to learn scales and fingerpicking! 😊

[@Edvenchers]

I’ve been playing for 9 months. I try to pick one or two new songs to learn while polishing up the old ones. I’ve learned everything I can play from watching KZbin videos like yours which I appreciate very much. I need to start looking for tutorials for more drills. It’s not easy teaching yourself!

[@petej6609]

Yeah im in the same situation as you man

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

I agree. I am putting together a bunch of mini courses that will cover everything you have to know about playing and learning the Uke :)

[@sahilmehra9779]

I am also self learning from KZbin . I started out with music theory . This person is Gem . Thank you for easy learning videos 🙂

[@kenkenluran]

@@MarcoCirilloUkulele how can I find those mini courses? Thanks in advance

[@sofiafoulks8397]

I've been in a rut for over two years because I don't know how to push myself without overwhelming myself or even begin to analyze the instrument as it is. this video was incredibly helpful and you've got a new fan!!!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

I am glad this helped Sofia! Take it step by step!

[@Chris-zh4ih]

I woke up 4 years later playing the same thing. Thank you for saving me 6 more years of it. I like the finger exercises you showed.

[@mikenco]

It's like this video spoke direct to me. I have been playing 8 months and know a lot of chords, but I'm stuck in the rut of playing with "play alongs". They're good fun, but I don't know a single song that I could play without the screen to follow. Getting outside my comfort zone creates a good feeling when I master smooth transitions to new chords.

[@havenklass1060]

This is the BEST ukulele video I've found so far. Incredibly useful advice!

[@lisacompton593]

As a beginner of a year this is really useful advice. I'm going to enjoy learning the fretboard, practising scales etc rather than keep in my comfort zone. I want to get better at understanding music theory. Thank you.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Good luck Lisa. I am sure you can slowly achieve all these things 🎸☀️

[@mariadigiovanni1168]

Marco, I just found your channel. I come from a wind instrument background (clarinet). Strings have always been a mystery and a challenge to me. I am just starting out with the ukulele in my late 60's, and wanting to play more classical technique. I love the sound of the instrument. You have given me hope that there are drills to learn this instrument. This video was fabulous. Thank you.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks a lot Maria.

[@ThatGuy-cb3yv]

Ive found Elvis songs are a fun starting point for us 'seasoned' beginners.

[@ln9256]

I also come from a clarinet background and string instruments are daunting for me. I'm starting to teach myself tomorrow and do best when cramming a lot of info beforehand to apply during my first attempt. This channel and a couple others have been really motivating and helpful. I'm excited to have found someone with such a similar background. It adds a lot of confidence!

[@ln9256]

@@ThatGuy-cb3yv you're a genius! I've been looking for good music to learn and this is Perfect!

[@ivanrowe2880]

Listen=Faster Improvements Learning others styles of music WILL do wonders for original songs. You will learn different chord progression combinations musical timing and a whole lot you never thought about. This exposure is fertile ground for leveling up your music. Big thanks from Phoenix for sharing such a sound advice and wonderful technique!

[@deathmetalparrot172]

I used to play both piano and clarinet but stopped when I went to college for nursing. But your tip on changing up the exercises or music you play really hit close to home, because I remember feeling comfortable playing the same songs over and over and not wanting to try anything new! I feel inspired now and want to pick music back up again!

[@victoriaputureanu7783]

Thank you Marco fir inspiring me to explore my ukulele with confidence. I am 70, and l just started my ukulele. I wish you are my teacher. Please continue to put more videos. I thank you!

[@ansleynorthmoremusic]

This is the BEST advice I've EVER gotten concerning learning a fretboard!!! The ones I've seen for guitar are really complicated and fail to suggest breaking it down into just five frets to start. I thought I had to learn THE WHOLE STRING before moving on to the next one!!!

[@melina9366]

Coming from the piano, these tips feel pretty natural and although I just started the ukulele, I missed something like that until now. One of the first things I've done was looking up my notes on the fretboard and try to understand the instrument. At the same time seeing that people only play different chords made me feel over-ambitious and crazy. Thank you very much for telling me that I'm not and playing chords on the ukulele is not the end of the story. Also thank you for the great exercises!

[@MC-zr7hl]

Your videos have been such a huge help. Your tutorials help me get better since you don't always just teach songs that are the same 4 chords over and over with the same strum pattern. Those are great too but I like how you include melodies and different kinds of fingerpicking to push the difficulty up some. Plus you're a great teacher, thanks!

[@entieme]

Marco. All your tips and exercises are excellent. They all tie really nicely into my general strategy of learning this, my first instrument. I'm not learning any songs except for one, but I am just working on understanding the fretboard, refining chord changes and finger picking / strumming techniques. I've explored about 100 different ways of playing the same song. I'm gradually adding more chords as I inadvertently pick them up. I'm getting much better and playing far more cleanly. Thank you for making such clear and useful videos that tie into my general sensibility so well..

[@Bee-tn8ko]

Great information and insight. I've played the piano all my life and only started the ukulele, but the principal is the same. You have to know your instrument, listen critically and practice with intent. And love what you are doing. Thanks

[@ClaraMelchorBowman]

Fantastic tips Marco, thank you very much. Everything you say here resonates so much with me, as I'm sure it does with a lot of people. 👍😊

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

I am glad to hear that ☀️🎸. Enjoy the video.

[@edgreenberg7912]

An excellent teacher! Everything you say has value. Thank you!

[@juliasmaistrla4407]

Thank you.. strumming chords alone gwts boribg very fast.. im learning the fretboard..i appreciate all your videos because even if sometimes too fast at least its never boring..

[@sheilasanders9986]

I have been playing the Ukelele for 8 months, my first instrument, I love it. I am a very discipline person. I love the way you play. I am willing and love this tutorial. Thank you. I will take all the help you give. I play a lot of harder songs, have learned a lot of chords. Love this tips. Need more. All great. Not happy until I can play as well as you

[@FlimFlam53]

Diversity is the key…and practice, too. Thank you.

[@CanadianBatmanNerd]

Picking up the banjolele and I’m finding this extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Enjoy :)

[@annettedavis9821]

I just start playing 3 weeks. I almost gave up .I thought it was too hard, but now I am doing good , your so right about learning fret board ,and practicing every day. I kept playing for 1 hr .I was streaming really good .I just can't give up !

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Keep practicing Annette! 🎸☀️

[@annettedavis9821]

I am determined to be good one day and I know I can achieve whatever I don't give up on !

[@aryankuryoso1552]

This helps a lot, and enlightens me on what should I try as a beginner in exploring the uke. Sure uke playing is not always about chords and strumming, the possibilities is wide and that's what we should explore. Thank you ❣️

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks for watching. I am glad this could help ☀️🎸

[@tamasgazdik7286]

Really good points, Marco, thanks for sharing. Tip 3 & 5 is something we should keep in my mind all the time even after the beginner phase. Something else I think is worth mentioning might be to perfect the pieces we learn: playing in time (a metronome is really handy) with clarity (no buzzes) and close to no mistakes (e.g. no wrong notes). Diversity is key but making sure you can actually play the pieces so they sound good before moving on to other songs is more important I'd say. Thanks again for the video, loved the style! 😊

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

True. You don’t want to leave a piece half way through. Consistency in key.

[@TheGFeather]

The very best thing for my own playing is having keen students who are always keen for new things. The majority of my studio is beginner players, but it's my more advanced ones who push me. Whether it's their interest in different genres or styles of playing or simply exposure to music I've not heard before, they keep me on my toes and looking for things to keep them engaged. Which is how I found your channel. I'm always interested to see what other teachers are doing and getting ideas for different exercises and techniques. I'm liking the stuff I'm seeing here and it's giving me great ideas. Thanks for the videos!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

I know. Teaching is a great place for inspiration and improvement. I leaned so much from being a teacher. I agree with you 100%

[@TheRealColt]

Hey friend, can I just ask, with you being a teacher of ukulele…. How much time would you say you devote to teaching music theory or musicality. How do you teach those things. I’m a beginner myself and I have alot of enthusiasm to play but I find it hard to understand notation, notes, chords, sheet music etc etc.

[@TheGFeather]

@@TheRealColt For my beginners, I tend to focus on how chords interact with each other and using the circle of fifths. Most of my students want to learn how to chord along to songs that they sing, which doesn't call for too much theory. I happen to be a giant theory nerd, and probably end up giving most of them more than they want. When I move into finger picking, that's when I start teaching both traditional notation and TAB. I used to disregard tab as being an inferior cousin to 'real' notation. Thankfully I've gotten over that. Both are valid and useful in their place. One thing tab can do is tell you exactly where on the uke to play a particular note, particularly with re-entrant tuning. My general approach is when there is a skill/song/idea that requires theory background, that's when I teach it. I don't think you have to have a highly in depth understanding of all the intricacies of theory to be a good player, but understanding why something works conceptually makes it easier to apply to other situations.

[@TheRealColt]

@@TheGFeather thank you for that reply. It helps a lot. I’m like you in that I’m nerdy for the details the whys and how’s. if I can comprehend the style of music and break it down I think surely I will better learn and master it, so Il research circle of fifths friend, thanks again for the advice. It’s welcoming to have people so helpful in the comments. The Uke community is strong 💪 and kind I’m glad I’ve gotten into this. Godbless

[@brandonjay3246]

Marco, I think you are an amazing teacher! I enjoyed your "Romantic Chord" lesson and keep that one under my belt and apply it to other tunes in the future. Thank you for the 5 tips. They brought me back to reality in regards to my ukulele playing. It is easy to get stuck and in a rut wondering why Thank you again.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks a lot Brandon!

[@sleddy01]

Knowing the fret/chord relationship is a great idea. thank you

[@Gpu9632]

ALL GOOD VALID POINTS !!! The truth hurts… ! Thanks 👍🏻

[@musicferret1829]

I play guitar and various instruments from the mandolin family I picked up the Uke earlier this year. I love to improvise I am not good with theory as I play by ear. I tend to move around the fretboard and for some reason find that I know where the notes are I need, this is something that I find easier on the Ukulele than I do on the guitar, strange. Love the videos Marco keep em coming.

[@bolivar1789]

Hello Marco! Today is my lucky day: I bought myself an Ukulele and I just had my first lesson with you, with such a great teacher. I feel very lucky and grateful. Also, the chord progression sounds very beautiful indeed! Thank you so much!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Hi Lua. Welcome to the uke family! I am glad you are here and I am happy to be your teacher! Keep practicing and keep us posted on your progress!

[@NeslihanBilge]

Your tips resonate with me a lot because I've realized that it's always good to keep things at a slightly challenging level, which doesn't stop me from enjoying the act of playing while improving my technique. Thank you very much...

[@judahatkinson5985]

Thank you, this is exactly where I'm at.

[@saravolf3753]

Bro I've been stuck with my progress for years. This is the first time I'm hearing about shapes--that just unlocked some info for me. Thank you.

[@TheRealColt]

I’m relatively new to ukulele, strings instruments and musicality all together really. I really want to be good on this instrument, the sound and playing of it is very satisfying to me but, the thing that stumps me with instruments and music is the theory of it. I find a lot of people don’t explain or place enough importance behind this overarching stuff. I want to understand how to put these notes together, I want to understand why things sound good together. I feel as if people knew the theory stuff it’d would make the practical learning of the instrument easier. But at the same time I feel there is a disconnect between these things. Even some apparent experts don’t seem to acknowledge the theory and when it comes to reading sheet music or understanding notation it seems more of a jungle than the fretboard. Anyways thank you for these videos Marco, they are fund to watch and helpful. Keep up the good work my friend

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

I’ll do my best do put together a simple music theory course on ukulele. I promise! ☀️🎸

[@DazedandConfusedita]

Please do!

[@elizabethkragas3588]

Hi Marco, ukulele is amazing! I bought a baby one for my granddaughter and was so inspired that I got a concert size for myself! I have worked on the left finger (spider) exercises and appreciate the instruction on staying close to the fret for the best tone. Started playing “The Streets of Laredo” from a songbook and the mournful cowboy tune is beautiful on the uke. Thank you for your teaching and artistry!

[@anvil5gryffid]

Great job Marco! I've been playing cocktail piano for years and just recently bought a uke. This video is exactly what I was looking for!!!

[@lucydayLucida]

I've been watching a lot of YT guitar and now ukulele tutorials and yours are by far the best when it comes to essential information like this that really leads somewhere and benefits the learner the most. Planning on joining your patreon soon, but for now am subscribed.

[@mervitirkkonen7443]

Great video, thank you! I am having new students that start right now, and was going to start "on old-fashioned way" with talking just these things (plus the most ergonomic playing position, so they do not get "sports injuries" right away). You explain these so nice, I am so happy when I can ask them to look this video! As being recorder and classical guitar teacher I have been really surprised how neglected these 5 (plus playing position and listening to the sound) seem to be in ukulele teaching.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks a lot Mervi. I appreciate you sharing my videos ☀️🎸🙏🏻

[@marilavonen]

Just started playing the ukulele about a month ago and your videos have taught me a lot, so thank you :)

[@theresegrenier3896]

Yes, you are an Awesome teacher. Very well explained for anyone to learn how to play better. Your tips are very helpful, and encouraging to get out of your easy comfort zone. Always try to get better. I love your finger exercises, I can't wait to give them a try. Keep up the good work.

[@user-xp1dw7nv5w]

I am 74, just start learning simle song. Your techniques will enhance my abilities. Thank you for sharing. I am most grateful that you are on you tube.

[@dianestrauss8621]

Great advice. Definitely at that point where I'm safely strumming basic cords I'm comfortable with. Felt stuck on how to move forward. Thanks for this tutorial!!!

[@mrzetijay]

haaa! its seems so easy, just a 10' video and I get weeks a may be monthes of work ! tank you so much Marco.

[@simarbaggac-2025]

I found my teacher! 💓

[@veronicaschwarz9478]

Thank you so much. This video certainly resonated with me. I tend to get stuck in a rut. Then I break out and learn new things, then the rut gets comfortable, etc etc. You have given me a video that will get me expanding again, and again. My gratitude. Veronica

[@norabaguioro7948]

Yes, i would to learn more possibility, on your ukulele playing ,thanks for your video a good encourgement to me

[@jeanned3874]

Hi Marco I’ve only been playing a couple of months and already feel like in a rut So I’m at the beginning using your tips You’re are fantastic instructor you take your time Some of us are not in a hurry to get to tomorrow enjoy the moment you’re in ❤

[@aidanrobertson8122]

This is blowing my mind. Thank you so much !!

[@merledrury3515]

Brilliant advice and very welcome. It’s difficult to know how to practice effectively when still a beginner. Grazie, Marco

[@bonnyhenderson7776]

Yep the real deal! I have discovered (if not put into practice) these excellent tips through experimentation. Thank you for the refresher.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks a lot Bonny

[@sv-b2887]

Thanks a lot. I will keep this vidéo... to play along... a new step to go on. Lucky to ba able to undertstand english and share with you these advises! Greatful! 😊 from France! 💙🩶❤

[@thehumanevolutionproject945]

I love that uke with the cool cave drawings!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Third time's a charm. I just received my baritone ukulele so it's a new baby. And I'm trying to learn to play the Rule of the Octave on both the baritone as well as the tenor.

[@tereporcarelli9427]

You are enlightening me hugely. I love trying new teachers on u tube and keep improving and enjoying my uke immensely. Tere

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks a lot Tere! I am glad you like this lesson :) have fun.

[@subhrajitroy867]

Thanks for your lessons brother ❤️

[@lindasmith6668]

I agree with you 100 percent 💯👍 I know now I am on the right track. Thanks so much.

[@doubleechoproductions]

These are great tips, I will definitely try these out, thank you!

[@mkmichelle]

Yeah I think to learn the fretboard its better beacause with that way you can find many chords too😉☺️

[@MyMonkeyMind7]

This is awesome. You're a natural born teacher.

[@BadCoverBen]

Very helpful, thank you for the tips!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

You are welcome :)

[@TPITEOTG]

My daughter will love new *creative* ways of dad’s practice routines ;)

[@edgardwilson]

Valuable guide. Now, if I can just apply it.

[@klaramiller-fuhren3369]

It helps really a lot, I feel it will be fun practicing now. I ll leave the Same old town, thank you very much. I like your creativity your Tipp is so useful. Can t wait to own it.

[@twinkle04evr]

Thank you for the tips, I have been playing chords only for 2 years...now it's time to improve my skills.

[@sylviedesjardins7612]

I really like your suggestion. They are helpfully to me.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Glad to hear that Sylvie!

[@sofiadibiase]

Marco, sono super d'accordo! Ho appena scoperto la logica dietro la freatboard e mi si è aperto un mondo! Adesso... all makes sense 😀 Ho anche iniziato gli esercizi con le dita e aggiungerò le scale che non ho ancora mai fatto. Grazie per tutti i tuoi consigli e per farci vedere le potenzialità dell'ukulele... nelle mani giuste. Hehe 😉

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Grazie mille Sofia 🎸☀️🤎

[@thelmalewis7870]

Awesome, only started playing last September, i love playing melody chords , thank you for your tips, they are so helpful

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Enjoy the video :)

[@nanettebaltazar3458]

Grazie mille per la lezione breve! Mi piace questo post! Suono l'ukulele per 5 anni e suono gli stessi accordi semplici😁 SMH mamma mia. Mi eserciterò sulle diverse note sulla tastiera.

[@mona.mensch]

I started playing the ukulele 2019 after already 4 years of playing the Cello and much more years playing the piano. Therefore it was obvious to me that I should know the tones that I play. One day a friend of mine was very impressed how it took me just a couple of minutes to figure out a chord I had never played. Just because I know the theory and the tones I was able to find a way to play a chord. I was verry confused that other people don't do it the same way and search for the chords online xD

[@ASM881]

You must be very clever and very special. Wow.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Absolutely. Knowing the fretboard puts you one step ahead! ☀️🎸

[@gollymolly9555]

Just what I needed to keep me moving along. Thanks for the tips...

[@cornetblower6560]

Guilty as charged. I reserve picking my ukulele up because I always play the same things. But I also practice fingerpicking songs I have learnt so I don’t forget them. I lean towards jazz so I can play a few more difficult chords but I shy away from very tricky chords. I think it is very beneficial to be among other musicians to progress. I am a lone player so I find it very hard to get motivated. I have joined a few clubs but everybody strumming the same chord does not do anything for me.

[@franziskaringger7994]

Good tips . . . even when I go on only with two or three . . More fun, no frustration hopefully in ten years 🥳

[@muncieboy]

Excellent encouragement to keep going!!

[@nore8141]

I love your videos and I enjoy new content and appreciated for this wake up call. It’s definitely something to work into my practice session. Thank you 🙏

[@pacificpearl2]

Wonderful lesson! Thank you so much Marco! Aloha from Maui!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Glad you liked it! Aloha from Italy :)

[@EdwinJoseph1988]

Thank You for sharing. Fell in love with this instrument. Exploring this instrument with your videos in focus. So, a big 'Thank You' for that.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Enjoy :)

[@DanielConklin]

Thank you for the encouragement to push myself! I need more of this!

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thanks for watching Daniel. Good luck 🎸☀️

[@ayurself]

Your videos are so good, I got my uke just a few days ago but thanks to you the learning process is so fun and engaging that I am not only slowly learning how to play this instrument, but I am also understanding it. Thank you very much, Marco for all your work! Looking forward to starting your online courses on Patreon :) P.S: I would recommend anyone to subscribe to his channel on Patreon is only 4,50€/month. It is a way to support Marco on his huge amazing work :)

[@chumba2a]

Excellent advice Marco. I’ve used these practice techniques with the other instruments I play. And they work. I would like to be good at strumming,finger picking and different types of music. Thx again for good advice.

[@teveakacocki]

Hey, Marco ! Thanks a lot for your encouraging way to teach this tiny lovely instrument ! I learn with you about a year and now I am at the point of >> learning the fretboard ...and you are right, it´s another level and challenging. Every time I stuck with something or it gets boring ...I start your channel and going on with a smile !! Anne

[@chenchaso39]

My ukelele should arrive in the mail soon and this will help me learn thanks for the info

[@chuckmatses6803]

Really good advice and manner, greetings from Boxford , MA!

[@BrentBruthaa]

Great video! I've been playing for 6 months and I'm also stuck in boring town. This video has given me some direction as to where I can begin to improve further. Thanks Marco :)

[@myplaylist.1121]

Very helpful. Picked up the uku one month ago. This is enlightening. Thank you.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Enjoy!

[@plamie-ql2pv]

Yeah so i was stuck playing the same chords and songs over and over. So I finally went to youtube AND YESS THIS WAS THE VIDEO I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!!thankyouu and greets from the netherlands🇳🇱

[@francescoromeo2253]

Grazie Marco, in questo video hai dato dei consigli semplici ed efficaci 👏👏👏

[@zekemodel]

Thanks , I been stuck in a rut. These tips will get me going in the right direction.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Good luck 🎸☀️

[@Rabauke2.0]

Hello Marco. I am taking classes since a few weeks, but also am watching your videos. Appreciate them very much and I think you are a great teacher and Ukulele player. One thing that I would like to ask you: could you please in your videos show maybe a better angle of your left hand finger picking work? Or at the beginning show the finger picking pattern for the piece of music. Sometimes it is “hidden” behind the back of the same left hand. And I am having a hard time figuring out your picking pattern. That would be great. Keep up the good videos and thanks again.

[@kimhoward7487]

You are a good teacher.

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Thank you! 😃 Kim. I am glad you enjoy the lessons :)

[@philmorgan8743]

Nice to watch, clear and not to hard for beginners

[@MarcoCirilloUkulele]

Enjoy the video Phil.

[@leonesteele177]

Appreciate the ideas and inspiration, not to mention your sense of humor!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Tip number one. Learn the fretboard. I'm going around the circle of fifths and playing all major triads, first in frets 1-5. then 4-8, then 8-12. After I've mastered that, I will do minor, then diminished and augmented. Only after that will I start learning seventh chords. I started playing a Bach minuet, and hope to start a Fernando Sor Progressive studies later.

[@srikarrao9957]

You voice unintentionally Coincides with Ukelele Notes. LuL

[@TigerLily333]

Thank you for making this awesome ukulele tutorial! I have learned so much from your teaching and it really helped get me out of the same old chord routine songs!

[@boiz27]

Thank you so much Mr. Marco Cirillo! I'm glad I saw this video of yours!

[@janinemurphy6713]

Best video on practicing I’ve seen

[@georgeaddison4065]

I’m a beginner and find your i teaching methods really helpful. I was getting very lazy and have just purchased a new ukulele 😅

[@coob._.3d]

In your next upload sir can you talk about the importance of learning the ukulele scales? Thank you