Blog Post #7: Some Help From Professionals

Progress: Frustration. That was what I felt as I tried to imitate the YouTubers video after video. I was pretty sure I was playing the right chords but something just didn't sound right. I thought there was something wrong with my uke. When I practiced with my cousin, his uke sounded just fine. And then I discovered the problem. After playing around with the ukulele all this time, I somehow managed to realize that I have been tuning it wrong all this time. I knew how to tune it but I never looked closely to see if it was the right note. I just made sure that it was green before tuning the next chord. But when I studied the pamphlet that came with the uke, it says that the last string I usually tuned was supposed to be the E string and not the A string like my tuner shows. I tried googling the solutions and considered purchasing another string but I knew I needed someone's opinion first. A professional one. That was when I decided to call the Sam Ash Music Store nearby in hopes of finding the solution to my dilemma. The man that answered the phone was very generous and even asked me to come out to the store if I was having anymore issues. But I had already adjusted the tuning heads and my ukulele was finally perfectly tuned.

Reflection: My time management this time around has gotten worse since I didn't spend much time working on this blog during extension like I should've. However, I finally discovered what was wrong with my uke which will definitely be helpful in the future, although I should've noticed earlier on. I was also able to work on my patience. Instead of giving up, I tried to take my time to figure out the reason why my ukulele was not sounding right. I read through the pamphlet and that gave me the answer to my problem.

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