Hello fellow bloggers/musicians!

As I am approaching the end of learning Riptide on the Ukulele, I am getting nervous yet very excited!

I am starting to be able to strum Riptide on the Ukulele almost flawlessly. Although I still struggle with switching from the Am chord to the G chord, I am getting better each and every time I practice.  The thing I am currently working on is playing the Ukulele AND singing the lyrics to Riptide at the same time – which is something I thought would come carelessly – but it is so hard! Every time I start singing, my fingers instantly stop working and I stop strumming. I find it nearly impossible to do the two at the same time. I even tried simply humming the song and even that was too much. I asked my good friend Kate who is very good at the Ukulele if this is normal. She said that it 100% is normal and is all apart of the journey. She said that I just have to keep on practicing and eventually, I will be able to sing and play at the same time.  If I keep practicing both switching from the Am chord to the G chord and practice singing the lyrics, I will have done every necessary step to learn Riptide on the Ukulele. I am so excited to see what the final product sounds like!

I find this frustrating but it is all apart of the journey! I am a very impatient person but this is challenging me to improve this aspect of my personality.

Tune in in two weeks to see me playing Riptide and singing it on the Ukulele!

Laurence