Ukulele - 練習心得 by Jake Shimabukuro

以下是Uke大師的練習推薦，中文翻譯在文末。

1. Change your strings at least once every 2 months.

2. File the finger nails of your strumming hand and use a buffer to really make them smooth. You’ll get a better tone when you pick and strum!

3. Keep the nails on your other hand really short. It’ll be easier to hold your chords.

4. Practice playing really soft/quite and be very gentle with the strings. This will help you with your control and dynamics.

5. Work on one hand at a time. For example, if you’re learning a new chord progression, practice holding the chords first without strumming. Then once you get that down, then add the other hand.

6. Play songs that make you happy! That way you’ll always be inspired to practice!

7. Make sure to take breaks during your practice sessions! Don’t practice for more than an hour without taking a 10 minute break. Your muscles need time to rest. Also, if your fingers get too tired and you can’t concentrate, you’ll start developing bad habits.

8. Don’t get frustrated. If you start feeling discouraged or angry because you can’t play a song, just take a break and rest for a while. Remember, playing your instrument should be fun and relaxing.

9. If you’re really having a difficult time learning a song, just break it down to the basics. Work on short segments. Just practice one measure over and over. Then add the second measure. Then later add the third. Keep going until you’ve got the whole song down.

10. Try to practice everyday. Even if you only have five minutes. As your finger muscles develop, you’ll find yourself learning a lot quicker.

Have fun and enjoy! Ganbatte!!!

-Jake

More tips for playing the ukulele

1. When strumming, position your right hand so that your finger makes contact with the strings between the 12th and 14th fret.

2. Always wipe your ukulele down after long practice sessions…especially the neck of the instrument.

3. Listen carefully to every note/sound that you make.

4. Practice everything really slow.

5. Play songs that make you feel good/happy!!

中文翻譯：

1.至少每兩個月就換上新弦。

2.使用銼刀修整刷弦的手，並使用拋光棒讓指甲更加平滑。你就會得到更好的刷弦和撥弦音色！

3.而按弦那手的指甲請保持在夠短狀態，這會使你按和弦時會更加容易。

4.練習非常輕柔並溫和的彈奏，此種方式能增加你在音樂上的色彩與力度表現。

5.請先只練一隻手。例如：你正在訓練和弦進行，請先訓練如何按對每個和弦而不刷奏，當你熟悉整個進行方式之後，接著再開始加上刷奏的部分。

6.彈奏樂曲能讓你變快樂！而這樣可以更加鼓舞你練習的動力！

7.請確保你練習的休息時間。不要讓練習超過一個小時而沒有做上十分鐘的休息，你手指的肌肉也是需要好好的放鬆一下。還有如果你的手感到非常的疲勞，而且你無法專心於訓練上，就該停止訓練，否則會養成不好的彈奏習慣。

8.別讓自己被沮喪感壟罩了。如果你開始感到沮喪或是憤怒，會讓你無法演奏好一首樂曲，這時候記得休息放鬆一下。請記住，"玩"樂器終究是為了獲得樂趣的。

9.如果遇上了難以學習的曲目，就先回到基本吧。一個小節一個小節不斷重複地訓練，接著加上第二小節繼續重複練習，然後再加上第三小節，以此類推。持續下去直到你能夠彈奏整首樂曲。

10.試著保持每天練習的習慣。即便你只有5分鐘能夠練習，這會使你的手指肌肉更加發達，並且會使你發覺練習越來越得心應手。

Have fun and enjoy! Ganbatte!!!

-Jake
（上面這兩句就不翻譯了）
上述內容個人覺得也適用於吉他等類似結構的撥弦樂器

更多關於烏克麗麗的練習提點
1.當在刷奏的時候，將你的右手姿勢固定好，好讓你的手指位置在第12至第14琴格之間。

2.在長時間的練習之後，請擦拭您的烏克麗麗，特別是琴頸的部分。

3.仔細凝聽你彈奏出來的每個音符與聲音。

4.以慢速的方式彈奏。

5.彈奏你會讓你開心的樂曲。