To learn a new instrument can be a very difficult task. The most important thing is to have someone who knows how to play it help you learn it. Then you just need to practice it daily.
In order to learn to play the ukulele one can visit the 'Ukulele Underground' website where they have a video demonstration. One can also find help from 'ukeschool' and on 'YouTube'.
His mother taught him when he was young.
That is entirely up to you. The ukulele is very easy to learn. The fiddle is probably the most difficult and the banjo in between the two.
Any song you want! The ukulele can play pretty much any song you want. The brand really doesn't matter.
A ukulele is pretty inexpensive, as little as $20 in most places and that is more than enough to get you started. There are hundreds of YouTube videos that can help you learn to string, tune and play the ukulele. Share a couple of good ukulele videos with your dad and say you want to learn to play like that! I would recommend Jake Shimabukuro as a serious musician and not a comedy routine. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is another good one to share. And check YouTube for videos of ukulele players doing one of your dad's favorite songs.
Learn them. They are fairly simple and once you know them, they are very easy to play.
You should play a song that you like and enjoy. That will make it easier to motivate yourself to learn it. Just about any song that provides you with the opportunity to learn a new technique is good.
It would be difficult to say which was harder. But the guitar has 6 strings and a ukulele only 4. That makes the ukulele easier to learn most of the chords on. Depending on the type of music, it may be easier to learn certain songs on the guitar.
A beginner ukulele player can find easy songs to play on a ukulele in ukulele playing guides that can be purchased at the local music store or book store, or by asking a ukulele teacher.
I don't have sepcifics, but I know that the Ukulele Society of Great Britain meets every six months in Hertfordshire. If you contact them, I'll bet they can put in touch with several teachers.
He plays a Martin Tenor ukulele.
Yes, there are heaps of sites dedicated to the ukulele.An excellent site is Ukulele Underground. Here you can learn how to play the ukulele free of charge by watching weekly video lessons taught by Ukulele virtuoso Aldrine Guerrero. My top pick is Ukulele Underground, it caters for beginners as well as those who are a little more advanced.I started off on the ukulele with an Online Ukulele tuner to tune up.I then found the chords to accompany my favourite songs on Chordie.Once you're getting the hang of chords you can visit Beatles Site, which is a lot of fun. It teaches you to play lots of popular songs by The Beatles and has the melody and chords playing for you to listen to, as well as the chord names and diagrams.Uke Cast has great music, Uke Tips and lots of links to all sorts of Ukulele sites for learning and touching base with other Ukulele players.