Let's Talk about the Member's Section and when you should consider joining the site:
Don't waste your money on this site until you have finished Book 1. Seriously. Most people give up without really giving things a full shot because it starts to get kind of difficult. Most of the other "Learn to Play" sites want to get your money up front because they know you're likely to toss in the towel way too early and they don't get paid. Our failure rate in music is pretty astonishing so please don't think paying money will solve that problem. You sticking with it and continuing to show up even when you don't feel ready is the key to your success.
I'm not worried about getting paid. I have a real job so I can have health insurance, but this is my passion and purpose in life. I hope it will become your raison d'être as well.
Now here's how I have this all set up:
- Book 1 FREE: This is the most important ukulele program. Period. It teaches you everything you'll need to know no matter how you want to make music.
- Book 2 FREE: Use the skills from Book 1 on much more difficult songs built around a theme. You can go perform for people with this group of songs. There are no bad songs in Book 2, but there may be lots of songs you don't know. Be open minded.
- Jumping Flea Arpeggiator FREE: Yes, you do need to play all 30 eventually, but make sure the first three (which are also in Book 1) are solid under your fingers. This one book will teach you every chord in every key everywhere on the neck in the least possible amount of time and will make your right hand invincible. They're also surprisingly good at making you more musical.
There's a few other things for free, BUT!
Eventually you want to play the good stuff. Stuff you've heard of. Bands you like. Modern stuff. Stuff you think is cool.
Here's the problem:
Music that is modern (i.e., still under copyright to the composer), extra difficult, or stuff I'm so proud of I don't leave it laying around for any fool to grab is all housed in our member's section. It's $50 a year. You can cancel anytime. Please don't swipe it and then go repost it. I see this happening all the time and it's a bummer. Just get a subscription and keep your karma clean. Go HERE for info about becoming a member.
What Else is in the Member's Area?
Well, do the math ... there are about 100 arrangements or so lying around here for free to anybody who bee-bops on by. There are more than 550 arrangements on the site in total. That means there's a year's work of music waiting for you in the member's area assuming you play a new song every day. And, for the most part, they're more modern, more exciting, more difficult, and probably the kind of music you want to be conquering. If you've competed Book 1, feel comfortable in Book 2, and played some out of the Jumping Flea Arpeggiator, then you're ready to become a member. Go get signed up to join us HERE.
