Ukulele Warm-Ups to do EVERY DAY! (Strumming and Fingerpicking)

Hello! Today we doing some warm-ups! Many of you have told me that you don't know what to do for daily practice, so I decided to make a practice video you can revisit daily. The lesson starts at 0:34 and the daily practice begins at 5:56. In this warm-up video we are doing the following:
12 Bar blues chord progression
A7 A7 A7 A7
D7 D7 A7 A7
E7 D7 A7 E7
We are using this chord progression to practice two fingerpicking patterns
4-3-2-1
4-3-21-3
We will also be doing the island strum, add a chuck, and practice muting
All in all, the purpose of this warm-up is to get you picking, strumming, and to improve your playing. The more you do this, the more you will grow in your practice.

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Fuego, by Cole Brandt

[itsmariway]

0:34 Good posture
0:44 First Fingerpicking warm-up (4-3-2-1)
1:36 First Fingerpicking warm-up with chords (A7-D7-E7)
2:30 Second fingerpicking exercise warm-up (4-3-21-3)
3:08 Second fingerpicking exercise warm-up with chords (A7-D7-E7)
3:18 Kitkat joins us with her singing :3
3:48 Strumming warm-up
4:18 Strum and chuck warm-up
4:45 Strum and mute warm-ups
5:56 Complete strumming pattern practice (plus Kitkat singing again)
6:31 Complete fingerpicking pattern practice - number 1 (4-3-2-1)
6:59 Complete fingerpicking pattern practice - number 2 (4-3-21-3)
7:27 Complete strum and chuck exercise (D-XU-UXU)
7:58 Complete strum and mute exercise (D-DUDUDU)

Let's rock those ukes! ;)

[etanaf]

More of these!!! This is just what I'm needing, as a NOVICE, past beginner, but not intermediate at all. 1. A warm-up routine where I can see progress over time; 2. practice with strums, chucks, 2 finger-picking, and some novice chords. Really, there is a big missing space for NOVICE ukulele tutorials on youtube... Thank you...

[MimiMitina]

Kitkat singing along is the cutest thing haha :)

[AyeshaShaSha]

KitKat singing those Kitty Blues.... I love it!! I love that your ukulele is blue and you're doing a bluesy progression!

[vardal]

I’ve been struggling with practice because I had no clue how to warm up. Thank you so much for this! 😊❤️

[rickysomborn]

Adding this video to my morning routine!!

[i_like_the_]

Prettiest music teacher I've ever seen, Bernadette! Thank you for all your hard work making these videos for us to learn from!

[wendymorneau]

I have this ukulele. It was my birthday gift this year. My very first ukulele I ever owned. I love it! This is the first time seeing this video.

[christinecousineau]

Love love love this. Not just for a warm up, but to play like that! Do some songs that use those chords and rhythms. Please please please.

[carolinabrown]

I just started with my ukelele, thank you so much for this practice everyday video, please keep doing them.Love your cat.A Venezuelan living in Montevideo, Uruguay

[abby]

I just got my ukulele and so far YOU AR ETHE BEST TEACHER THAT I COULD FIND IN YOUTUBE

[isabeldiaz]

Thank you for this video!! I've been trying to learn how to play the ukulele for a couple years off and on, and this helped tremendously.

[PrincessWowNetwork]

You are the best! I am working on this daily now, and have to keep going over what to do. I am a beginner and must watch the videos over and over and practice..not easy but what is in life

[myplaylist.]

Bernadette is my new instructor. Awesomeness! I watch her and practice daily

[FenrirInFlowers]

This is wonderful! Thank you! These warm-up exercises should be super helpful for strumming and picking, and blues is one of my favorite kinds of music. So it's like a double win.

[neriko]

I’ve added this to my daily practice and it’s really helping me improve in all those areas: picking, strumming, chucking and chord changes. Thank you!

[rickwilmot]

This one is a real challenge! And I'm hopeless. But I'll try it every day... Thank you, Bernadette!

[uppiahserge]

I love your course and you too ! Lots of thanks ! Best regards ! Serge of Mauritius !!!

[ramonabehan]

Wow, what a great video! Love the backup singer too! 🐈‍⬛ Thank you! ❤️ 🇨🇦

[flyingdiva]

I love how this progression sounds. Great warm up!