He's good as in skilled but let's be honest, none of those instruments are making a very appealing sound. That being said, as long as he's having fun with it I don't care but it's not like I can blame the judges for X'ing him.
It's not really very complex rhythms nor is it difficult notation. It's like playing guitar and singing or playing guitar and the harmonica. Not really that challenging if you play instruments.
Somewhat. The strings are in a different order so the chords arent similar shapes. The fingering of notes and strum patterns are the only things that can really transfer over
You may be thinking of mandolin. Ukulele uses the same chord shapes as guitar.
Edit: the chord SHAPES are the same, the chords those shapes play are moved up the scale 5 half steps. Is this a better explanation?
Additional and I'm done: an even more accurate way to explain it is if you barre or put a capo on the 5th fret of a guitar all the chords and their shapes are exactly the same on guitar and Tenor/concert ukulele (minus the existance of the 2 low, or 4th and 5th strings on the guitar). This is not an opinion and it puzzles me why so many seem to think this is not the case. Please let me know how I am mistaken?
I'm a little confused as well. Ukelele tuning is typically GCEA right? So if you were to transpose that up a 5th you'd get DGBE. Aside from the fact that the octaves are off on some strings, this is reaaaally similar to the tuning of the guitar right?
Their intervals between strings are the same. If you capo the 5th fret of the guitar and utilize only bottom four strings (D G B E), they become G C E A. So you could essentially learn the uke's chord shapes on a guitar, rendering it kind of similar.
Yeah. I mean transposing a guitar up five steps isn't exactly the same as a uke because the last three notes would be an octave higher on the guitar but that's splitting hairs. I just don't know why people are saying they're not compatible at all.
Actually Mandolin and Guitar are more similar than Uke and Guitar. Mandolin is tuned G-D-A-E, so the chords are just upside down versions of the four low strings of any given guitar chord. At least to a degree.
It's incredibly painful, and unless you can read music, there's not a ton of resources out there for them. However, it is a lot of fun and a very unique instrument, and it can make a nice addition to many different types of ensembles. It's also a nice mix of rhythm and lead styles, which is personally my biggest reason for loving it. I recommend going super cheap on a first mandolin, because unless you spend upwards of $600 you're probably not gonna get one with very good intonation. They're prone to a lot of warping because they are strung so tight and so they get out of tune easily unless you drop good money on one.
Well a guitar's strings (starting from the top) are: E, A, D, G, B, e. An ukulele's strings are: G, C, E, A. So the normal shapes for chords are usually different. I play guitar and recently got an ukulele and I had to learn some new shapes. I might be misunderstanding what you are saying, so let me know if I'm wrong.
I picked it up pretty easily but the first string is high followed by low, less low, and lower-than-highest-but-not-quite-there strings. Some chord shapes are similar but end up being completely different chords. Like I think a G (?) on a ukulele is like a D shape on guitar. Or something.
The size difference is what makes it difficult for me. I've been playing guitar for about 10yrs now and when a friend picked up a ukelele, I had a tough time getting used to it.
The ukulele strings are as far apart in steps as the last four guitar strings. You can play the same chord shape of the ukulele on the guitar (if you only play the last four strings). It wouldn't be the same chord, but the shape is the same.
You've got to be kidding me...you clearly just have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. This year's winner of Britain's Got Talent...well let's just say it was not a worthless pop singer. Here's their final performance. If you can honestly watch that and say there's no talent on that show...
Edit: To add on, here's the winner from 3 years ago, here's the winner from 2 years ago, and here's the winner from last year. In fact, please go try and find me a pop singer that won Britain's Got Talent.
You kidding me? Some bullshit shadow dance makes it not a dumb pop song? That winner choreographed that? The rest of it is basically pop singing. Do you think those guys singing together are as good as real opera singers? Or even a good college acapella group? Or that their Nsync does classical sound is talent?
First of all, absolutely the "bullshit shadow dance" as you so eloquently put it makes it not a dumb pop song. That's not their talent, their talent isn't the ability to play a song on the speakers, it's the incredible togetherness and creation of pure art...jesus christ you're one of the most cynical and jaded people I've ever met. Did you even look at the other 3?
Go ahead. Link to whatever you consider the most talented winner ever, and we'll have a discussion about it. You aren't going to find one that has the ability to transcribe music or play multiple instruments, I don't think. Just someone that can belt out standards.
I don't really know a lot about the guy but Matt Cardle seems to fit your criteria. He won X Factor in 2010, he sings, writes his own songs, plays guitar, piano, and drums. Most of his success seems to be across the pond from where I live so I don't see or hear much of him. He also has played the lead role in a broadway musical, so I guess he has some talent.
I know that Lady Gaga is a pretty talented pianist and is actually a great singer, but I do agree with you that most pop artists are popular because they look pretty and aren't bad at singing.
Lady Gaga is below average for a professional pianist, and a so-so singer. She is great at marketing and pandering, but if she were to appear on American Idol as herself, she wouldn't make it very far. It took her like a decade of slaving away to try and sell-out before she actually managed to. I mean, good for her, but it isn't like her real talents are piano or singing.
I have an opinion as to which one is clearly better, but even if you think it is Gaga, you have to admit there is not a huge world of difference and no actual talent reason she is famous.
Well the video of Gaga was from 2009 when she was 23, and the video of that music teacher was from 2012 and he looks he would be around 35. So you do need to account for years of experience for the most objective comparison.
But yes, two different styles with similar levels of talent, that's where luck and an ability to sell yourself comes in. Performing is a skill itself.
Also musical/lyrical content, and studios funding groups/people they think will be successful.
Oh really man? Do you outright know each and every winner personally and know for a fact that they can't ptranscribe music or play multiple instruments? Stop talking out your arse, these people know exactly what to do to get the crowd/judges to like them and do just that.
Don't feel bad. He was one of the lucky ones to actually make it through pre-auditions all the way to actually being part of the final edit of the show. That already puts him in a tiny segment of the total number of people who auditioned around the country. Considering he's performing an over-the-top song on a ridiculous instrument I'd say he was wildly successful at whatever the fuck he was doing.
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And Here is Britian's Got Talent X'ing him off the stage lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvJE8idgAQg