The BEST 7 Easy

[@CimarronLeatherStudio]

I graduated from Berklee College of Music but this is worth a Semester!! Much olbiged

[@stephenemrich2949]

I graduated from Barclay we used to play you in football

[@motherofiv]

You just explained the last pattern I was struggling with. Most important where to strum on the neck of the ukulele 🎉

[@LKMSoule]

The notes/measures displayed really helps explain the rhythm

[@anar4921]

Hi. Just started playing the Ukulele. Never played anything before. Thank you for making it look so easy. It makes me want to keep trying. :)

[@conbucket]

5. Shared with my husband and kids. We’re all playing tonight. Thank you.

[@SimranjeetKaur-tw5dh]

That's so lovely 🥰

[@goatscaneatanything5978]

I’ve played for five years and I’m still learning from this

[@victorbeautifulspanishchor4807]

I like the way you explained the strumming with the music staff (wonderful)

[@jeanettehanscome108]

Thank you, Terry! I've been playing for six months and caught on to fingerstyle a lot more naturally than strumming (I'm just not that cool). These simple patterns will be extremely helpful as I continue mastering my mahogany Kala concert uke.

[@Sasha-lk3cm]

This is a great tutorial! I just started playing the ukulele a few weeks ago and this is the first tutorial I found that broke down the strumming pattern showing notes (half, quarter, eighth), so this made so much more sense to me as a violin player. I am really loving strumming on my new Lanikai MA-C Concert Uke 💞❤️

[@tracymainwaring3178]

Yes! I play concert band instruments, and I'm a teacher, and I struggled with all the ukulele videos for kids, that didn't teach how the strum patterns fit into the counting. I like that there's the actual notation shown, really helps to reinforce my other music lessons. I'm playing my daughter's Fender tenor ukulele.

[@jamincassidy9817]

I am a total beginner, and got a orangewood concert uke for my birthday, so far loving your tutorials

[@jennpepper]

Really appreciate seeing the sheet music as you play, thank you

[@dehlia2012]

I really like the way you explain. It is a pleasure to listen. Thank you

[@rcdhrconsulting2515]

Thanks for this. I have been learning chords, but did not know much about strumming pattens. I will need to go over this a few more times before I master it, but i will get there. Just passed my 60th birthday, and never played a musical instrument before. Score of 3 🤗

[@christinethomas7807]

This is the best tutorial for anyone trying to learn the uke .....hands down. This video made me want to comment for a video for the first time in my life. Awesome method of teaching too.

[@ckinstrumental]

I just learned my first ever strumming patterns, from you. Thank you very much!

[@camperstar6stringer]

Ukulele is very popular here in Asia. New beginner here. I'll subscribe Mr. Terry. I like this lesson very much. Not sure if you comment, but keep up the great work and the free stuff which goes along way.

[@jillhumphrys8073]

Been binge watching/practicing with you for an hr. I have years passed experience with strumming chords in guitar but have forgotten most of it. Now I have a new guitalele and and having fun relearning and playing around with the bottom 4 strings as well. Keep sending out videos, Terry! I need them!

[@misejay7609]

I'm a beginner, I have a concert Donner Ukelele, I've watched so many videos the last few days learning about my instrument, i know absolutely nothing about Ukelele, so after learning how to tune and a few cords i wanted to get educated on strumming , but nothing really covers strumming quit like this I'm learning how to hold my Ukelele and the steady pressure im comfortable using and where to strum. These videos are great , I will be coming back for more lessons., these are by far the best I've found a little fast but definitely informative, 🎉😊 thanks a bunch

[@aallan8830]

There are a lot of really good teachers on youtube and everyone needs to do the hardwork of spending time with each to find out which teaching style works best for you. I've gone through several now and I will revisit them all but so far your teaching style works best for me. Thanks so much!

[@lauralee3055]

Terry - it was awesome to see someone break down the "grandaddy" strum pattern into notes. I hear it a lot in the music I try to play, but now I can count it out. Thanks Terry

[@lesgoldman3577]

Score 5 - very helpful. Just got a UMA Concert UK16SC - my first uke. I already play tenor banjo, sax and clarinet. This will get me off to a good start wiith my new super portable musical friend!

[@missymaddiful]

I have played the harp for almost 20 years. Just picked up a little ukulele and I’ve been enjoying playing some pop songs. Thank you for these videos!

[@hilarysanders8789]

Started in September when I joined a little uke group and bought a 2nd hand uke a Pono concert. This video 8s very useful thanks

[@nilanthinisr]

Wonderful teaching specially for beginners 😃 thank you 👍🏽

[@juliadrexel2340]

This was seriously sooooo helpful! I have never ready played with strumming before as a very beginner but the direction was great! Thank you so much!

I have a Vangoa tenor Ukalele. I've only been playing a month now & absolutely love it! I've already found & printed out SO many songs that I think are great for the Uke. Our little mountain town has a group that practices 1x/wk in the library basement & perform @various fests throughout the year. I'm having so much fun! I feel like I got the chord work down but really needed strumming options/techniques. Your video was amazing...thank u so much!! Love your hair!

[@IreneFaivre]

This was really helpful. I replayed the section on the island strum several times, and I think I'm getting it. One thing that helped me was when I noticed that you move your hand through the pattern, even though you don't touch the strings on the down stroke where you aren't playing it. So your hand is in the right position for the upstroke on the next beat. When I was trying to figure it out on my own that hadn't occurred to me, so I always seemed to be on the wrong beat. So -- THANK YOU! I've been playing for about 2 weeks. I have an Concert size Enya with a carbon fiber body. I bought this one because the climate here is very dry, and the carbon fiber doesn't react to humidity changes. Thanks again.

[@annalapid8426]

I've never had any musical training ever, and so I'm improving very SLOWLY, and so thank you for breaking it down for me on my cheap Mitchell ukulele

[@vonniecorsini8379]

Got it Terry! Thanks. I really needed this!

[@neiltrent5797]

Thanks Terry- I like the way you teach. I learned more today than I have the last month. Now it is time to practice.

[@ColleenPeters-m6f]

Nice pace for my very beginner skill.. I'm playing a basic Cordoba soprano ukulele. Thanks

[@shawnregentin]

I take lessons with my daughter. She fingerpicks the melody on her Luna Soprano Uke while I do the island strum on my gold tone concert Banjolele. It’s been fun learning and playing songs together.

[@MGauvinLMT]

I am such a beginner, I watched the whole video once through before I picked up the uke! I have learned so much in 5 minutes! I’ll be watching them all, lol. I’m playing my friend’s Lanikai

[@samuelmeteer8229]

Perfect speed and explanation. I've been jumping around and you nailed it. Thank you.

[@stephaniepigeon5389]

Already improved my strumming my going through a couple of your tutorials. Thank you so much!

[@Marti1951]

I have picked up more In the last week to help me get happy with my Ukulele! Thank you so much.

[@armansustal4374]

I teach an afterschool ukulele class here in San Diego, CA, and we gained so much from watching your video. Thanks.

[@carflippincouple1766]

This is very helpful, especially as a newbie player! I’m learning ukulele on my tenor Outdoor ukulele since 3/23 and just found your channel - thank so much for the tutorials!

[@paulbatler1000]

Thankyou I’m new and really struggling with the strum but this is really helpful hopefully I make it with your help cheers

[@Kimabaker36]

Hi! Great tutorial! I’m a violin player and just picked up a Lanikai concert uke. I have some songs I’m working on so these strumming patterns are key! Thank you!

[@Gingerless_Gingy]

Thank you, Terry! It’s my day 2 practicing Ukulele and your vid is extremely helpful. 5 absolutely. I’m starting with Sorenpia’s soprano and your mango sounds beautiful. I’m definitely gonna put extra effort to get that grand daddy down.

[@marjincharge2596]

Thanks! One of the better strumming instruction videos I have come across!

[@stevecrawford3551]

Thanks for sharing. I love the music theory included. Keep up the good work. 😀

[@adamaadam5515]

I’m using a Millar Soprano & like this lesson very much-THANK YOU - I’m a beginner learning to get over a bought of depression, the music helps soooo much!!!

[@LindaBoyetchko]

I have a tenor , thanks so much for the lessons 🎉 . Looking forward to playing.

[@ellenaltamore797]

I'm still here. Still have my tenor and picked up a bari and had it restrung with gcea so I don't have to mess with new chords. I needed a refresher course on strum patterns though. Thanks

[@ellenaltamore797]

Forgot to say my used bari is a Makala. The seller and I met in a parking lot in downtown Grand Rapids, MI, for the exchange. It looked like a drug deal. haha

[@catohcatohcat5969]

I've owned this dammed thing for a year and a half and had NO confidence I'd ever strummed. Dude, you just made me do something I never thought I would. 😁

[@davidsouza1068]

Aloha Terry, mahalo nui loa for your tutorial. I have a Martin&Co tenor uke. I truly appreciate the lesson on strumming! Keep up the good work, looking forward to learning more from you. 🤙🏽

[@DrJake48]

Thanks! 5 got it. Learning on a cheap, secondhand Kala KA-15S. Really liked seeing the notation patterns since as a seasoned musician who has never played a stringed instrument, the visuals along with the aural made the patterns crystal clear. I'll keep using your tutorials.

[@maxcaines3568]

I learnt on a £30 ukulele which was really really bad but I thought as long as I can learn where to put my fingers I can then put money into buying a better one which I did

[@tinytim3066]

New to this - I’ll give myself a 2. Lots of improvement ahead. Great video

[@flatfootgaming]

Hi, thank you for the videos. I have an Oscar Schmidt Aloha OU3 concert ukulele by Washburn. My first ukulele was a Kala Pacific Walnut concert.

[@Av8rThor]

Excellent presentation of the granddaddy island strum. Best I seen yet! 5 of 5

[@benstorer9533]

Been learning for six weeks. Have a Kala Travel Concert Ukulele. Find it very tight when playing d chord. Have been practicing a lot. Your strumming patterns are helping

[@ralphpetrella1445]

Thought it was great. Learn the seven and can play anywhere. Thanks. Worth the time to watch. Ohana Tenor all the way for me.

[@Ukelikethepros]

Your welcome. Ohana are great

[@kennyhartman367]

Terry, thanks for the lesson. I found myself playing the same rhythm all the time when I was noodling. Tenor mahogany Grestch 1883

[@robindepner9168]

Great instruction...I find it helps when I write out the strokes 👍

[@lindaluersen9810]

Great info .. Just learning. Your video is gonna make me bloom! Thank

[@muzyka2020]

Great tutorial. I think I got it. Just need to practice! Thanks.

[@Ukelikethepros]

Excellent

[@AREvans-vd2fk]

Tenor (also have soprano) enya. I enjoyed this vid. I play several songs and several chords but timing and different strumming patterns are challenging.

[@debbieschafer3278]

Love the island strum🌺I use it most of the time.

[@Ukelikethepros]

Yes it’s a very versatile strum pattern

[@marybethvollink812]

Thank you! I have been struggling with the strum patterns and this is a great tutorial! I am playing a Luna concert ukulele.

[@barbarasayas7536]

This is doable for the way you teach. Soprano, Fender. I’m just starting to learn to strum. I really enjoyed this!

[@mrsa8672]

You are a fast talker 😂😂 I’m playing a soprano Cordoba 21S. Just got it yesterday’s and I love it. Nice upgrade

[@Adrian-rn7gi]

I'm a total beginner and you got me strumming🎉

[@squirrelzar]

I love to switch between C and Em when practicing my strumming. As barely a beginner - they’re easy to swap between while providing variation so you can feel out the beats of the strumming

[@merryholland7389]

I have a soprano uke and it's a Martin. It's beautiful and old and in excellent condition. I only know a few basic chords and am now working on strumming. This was a great video.

[@mikescofield]

I just got a Lanikai QM-BLCET Tenor. I'm a mountain dulcimer player, also a little guitar. I'm watching your videos because I want to see how the ukulele is the same, and different, from these other instruments. I appreciate your enthusiasm and exeprtise.

[@howardwilson5625]

Thanks Terry, I've just bought a paisen concert ukulele, from amazon, will be here on Friday, I've subscribed to your channel and will study your videos rigligously, thank you for your tutorials.

[@ssophiesticated]

TYSM, I'm a student and this really helped me.

[@carlanacameros6303]

You’re a good instructor. I’m a beginner with a Enya soprano.

[@conbucket]

I can write it out and I’m playing a Loog Guitar I got for Christmas. PS I really like how you teach. Thank you. I’m glad I found you.

[@a.andreflexa658]

That was awsome! I am a beginner Uke player and have a shelby concert. Could follow all The patterns and i am ready to practice them.... thanks a lot!

[@Ukelikethepros]

Your most welcome. Enjoy the journey. ukelikethepros.com/courses

[@Ukelikethepros]

Your most welcome. Enjoy the journey. ukelikethepros.com/courses

[@janprobst3192]

Thanks Terry! Got all 7 - love the island strum. Guitar player discovering the joys of baritone ukulele on my Pono MB. Have almost completed your Baritone Ukulele Boot Camp (3 more lessons) and am having a blast. I appreciate how you easily slip music theory into your videos.

[@cottonuke]

Looks like a great tutorial. I really suck at strumming. Appreciate the notes added to give a clearer picture. Acquired the Enya Moon Taimane just 2 weeks back. 😁

[@danielleschwarz2450]

Thanks Terry. This was very helpful. Just got my first Ukulele last week. I tried guitar 20 years ago, but failed miserably ;-). So I became a band nerd ( baritone horn) instead. Now as a Music Educator for Pre K children it would be nice to be able to accompany them with something besides a piano. So I've decided to give the strings another try.

[@AVChallenged]

Lanakia Concert, this was my COVID project. Have gotten decent but feel my strumming patterns could use improvement. Thank you!

[@tylertrudel154]

I've got a Kala concert uke from Hawaii. 4/5, amazing teacher!

[@mikeizard8598]

thank you. scored 5 today. One thing I'd love to know is how to change strum pattern mid song, as the song needs it. I have 3 ukes, latest is a Pona pineapple

[@Ukelikethepros]

Great job.

[@SomersetKym]

I love this. Very clear. Thanks

[@idave147]

Excellent strumming lesson, thanks

[@ConjurersTable]

To answer your question lol i believe At 6:59 you played this chord progression: C, F, G7, C! 😉😉. And i practice on a soprano, but also on a concert when i feel more comfortable with what im learning. AND i just purchased the ‘Ohana CK-35CGE concert Uke! SOOO excited for it to arrive

[@marlenestratulat3220]

I’ve been playing since I was about 15….76 now and very handicapped. I have a Martin soprano and Fender Concert. Trying to encourage myself to pick it up again. I’m pretty good at what I know but have a ton more to learn.

[@mingo-mingo1946]

Getting my ukulele tomorrow. Thank you for your help!

[@janiebont7808]

Thanks for these beginners strums! I have some music background so I get the 4/4 time and the note times. I have learned a few chords and a few songs but I am ready to try and do different strumming patterns besides just down in quarter or half notes. Once I have mastered these patterns that you demonstrated so well I would really like to learn how to move from chord to chord without losing my place with my strumming.

[@jonlilley2832]

Maybe this is what my playing needed. Thank you very much!

[@deniseforbes2332]

I’m a 3! Enjoyed learning the strum patterns. Thanks!

[@kimberlybrush1605]

Good video! I sent it to a couple of friends who are starting out!

[@Ukelikethepros]

Thank you that is awesome, this will give them a solid foundation

[@matthewbennettdavey5864]

Perhaps going through how your strumming hand hits the strings. Which part of your hand is hitting the strings?

[@lynn101list]

Loved it~! This is the first time I have seen where someone has explained different strums in detail like this. EXCELLENT JOB!!! THE BEST!! I have 2-Soprano, Concert, and Tenor - KALA, and I have 2 Concerts by Luna! I love my Luna, especially my Luna Concert Crescent Spalted Maple!

[@arunly9061]

Thank you Terry! I am learning on concert Octopus ukulele🤙🏻

[@yellowrosecottag]

Thanks Terry! Enjoyed the refresher. I have a few Ukes but am really enjoying my Cort Australian Blackwood soprano lately.

[@lambchoppers9420]

I just ordered a mew baritone uke. A Zimnicki ! Using my old baritone til I receive the Zimnicki! Love your strumming lessons! Thx. (Am a guitar player)

[@Giggles33]

Great teacher!! I'm at super mega begginers

[@guyhorton9024]

Really enjoying your different videos, simple and straightforward. Playing on the Kamaka 8-string Tenor that my mom bought while at the factory and passed down to us. Mahalo!

[@amandaontiveros8237]

Got my very first for Xmas. Fender Fullerton Strat Ukulele. I'm excited to learn although I've never touched an instrument before. Thanks for a great lesson

[@jordankees8851]

So much easier to understand! Chords weren't much an issue but strumming and strum pattern is my kryptonite. Playing on a soprano Fender Venice, powder blue

[@patriciamisisco2253]

Appreciate the tutorial and encouragement! 🙂

[@jontyb123]

Really enjoyed this tutorial.

[@sweetfire]

3- I have a kala tenor uke. Appreciate your videos!

[@timothyprather6953]

Thanks for the help. I have a SonnyD Koa tenor.