How to Mix Arpeggio with Scale fingerings PROPERLY || Ukulele Tutorial Master Class

[@merovekh]

You're such an amazing teacher. I'm not quite at this level yet, but it's inspiring to see your advanced lessons.

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

You will get there :)

[@marcel_uke]

It's exactly the tips that I needed, thanks a lot !

[@juderandall703]

Thank you Mustafa 👍 I found this really helpful 😊

[@wangqi4686]

Thanks for the video, it's helpful and inspiring. So I think the fingering you suggest is more like classical guitar? In classical guitar, alternating fingering is almost a must, except the P finger.

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

Yes and no..there's no such thing as 'classical guitar fingerings"!! it is proper technique fingerings..regardless of instrument . . . And you DO alternate with P finger, plenty of scenarios that call for it...just look at any pre 17th century repertoire..and even modern repertoire has p alternating...the intro to my Pirates of the Caribbean has p alternating with i

[@wangqi4686]

@@MKFingerstyleAcademy Thanks for your clarification, I like alternating fingering.

[@wangqi4686]

@@MKFingerstyleAcademy BTW, I hope you can make some tutorials on the rules how to alternate fingers, such as when to use which finger. I've tried to learn that from classical guitar (to use in Ukulele), I'm glad that some professional Ukulele player like you is mentioning such fingering. :-)

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

@@wangqi4686 I do!! it is in my Ukulele Basics course :) ukulelefingerstylebasics.com/

[@davehoward6136]

That’s a great lesson. I come from a rock/pop/folk background - pima is familiar to me, but the alternating finger technique is relatively new to me. Can you tell me… why does it produce a better legato sound? Surely this is about timing rather than which finger does the pluck? Thank you.

[@MKFingerstyleAcademy]

Hello Dave You're spot on, timing (coordination) is much easier with alternating fingers than with a single finger. The single finger repeat is more likely to stop the vibration of the string first before plucking it again causing that odd split second silence before each note. This obviously can happen with alternating fingers Professionals use both techniques for various effects...but for the majority of beginner to advanced students, alternating is the way to go. Other advantages would be: - Speed - Articulation - Better string changes in rapid passages (but that has many workarounds as well) hope this helps!