How to Hold Your Ukulele
How you hold your ukulele can vary depending on what size of ukulele
you have. Typically, though, you want to cradle the body of the ukulele
in your right arm, while the part of your forearm, closest to the elbow,
applies a little pressure to the top of the ukulele, so it is held snug against
your body. Then, you support the neck of the ukulele in the crevice of
your left hand where your thumb meets your index finger.
Your strumming hand should be loose and relaxed with the fingers
perpendicular to the 12th to 14th fret of the ukulele. Most of the time
you'll want to strum in this area and not directly over the sound hole.
The closer you get to the bridge and sound hole the brighter the sound
becomes (sometimes this is desirable though).
Some people might also strum with their index finger, so the nail of their
finger strums across the strings on their down strum, and the bottom of
the finger strums across the strings on their up strum.
However you choose to strum, the most important thing to remember is
to keep your hand and wrist loose and relaxed.
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