The ukulele is a great instrument to play because
it is inexpensive, portable and it doesn't take years of practise to learn. Both children and adults can play it. The instrument originally came from Portugal and was introduced to Hawaii many years ago. There are multiple strums that you can learn and play.
The ukulele has increased in popularity over the last ten years or so.
There are ukulele orchestra's, festivals and other events all over the world now.
You can both pick and strum the ukulele, and you only need to learn four chords in order to play over 100 songs.
The instrument can also be a great stepping stone to learning the guitar which has six strings (the ukulele has just four strings).
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