I have been learning ukulele from a private teacher for around 2 months. I have been learning to play notes. And I have recently started learning to play chords.
Here is the thing: my teacher is expecting me to able to change from C chord to G chord flawlessly within 1 week.
She taught me the two chords on the previous lesson. And in this lesson, she was expecting me to play both chords (change from one chord to another) without mistakes. I am not able to place my three fingers on the correct positions without looking for the G chord.
I can notice she seems to be annoyed or irritated that I am not able to play the chords well. But she never said anything hurtful yet. I have heard that learning to play chords correctly may take weeks or even months. I just feel that it is unrealistic that my teacher is expecting me to play the chords well within a week. I am personally a slow learner. And because of this, I feel like losing my confidence in playing the ukulele. I usually feel excited to practice the ukulele every day. Now, because of this, I don't feel like touching my ukulele sometimes because it makes me annoyed with myself that I am not able to play the two chords well.
I feel like quitting this lesson because this teacher only offers weekly classes. I can't go through the teacher's expectation of being able to play every chord within a week and see her getting annoyed every week. It seems to be affecting me indirectly. I am afraid that I might stop playing the ukulele.
Do you think it will be better if I stop weekly classes and choose another ukulele class which is offered in ad hoc basis?
Do you think it will be better if I take a ukulele class once every two weeks or once every three weeks?
Looking forward to your opinions.
Thank you.
Submitted October 05, 2024 at 07:02AM by NormalLife6067 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1fwn189/is_it_better_for_me_to_take_ukulele_classes_once/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Saturday, October 5, 2024