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Post by bc2ca on Nov 24, 2016 18:54:36 GMT
Ok, I ordered it. I had no idea that ukuleles were the hot thing right now. I wonder how that started? I'm glad you ordered it. DD asked for a guitar about 6 years ago and I really hesitated, but it was in the budget and one of the few items that wasn't a game, DVD or gift card on her list. She took lessons for a few months but quickly lost interest. DD rarely picks up her guitar but it does get used heavily by a couple of her friends who are the type of kids that can't pass a piano without playing something or a guitar without picking it up. SaveSave
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Post by ellen on Nov 24, 2016 19:35:38 GMT
Ok, I ordered it. I had no idea that ukuleles were the hot thing right now. I wonder how that started? It was kind of a hipster thing for awhile. Now it's moved down to the teens. And I think with Grace Vanderwall winning America's Got Talent it has trickled down to kids at the elementary level too. She is self taught using Youtube videos from a guy called the Ukulele Teacher. I think it was her singing more than her ukulele playing that won over audiences, but she is super sweet and makes you want to play one.
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Post by leftturnonly on Nov 24, 2016 19:42:03 GMT
you don't think they will use enough to make it worth it? My 16 yr old dd has never had any interest in music beyond listening to it. She didn't enjoy music class in elementary school as it was too noisy, gave her a headache and she hated learning the notes etc. Same for two years of mandatory chorus in middle school. Even as a baby she rarely touched one of the musical toys I was so excited to get her (it was rather expensive too). Now she wants a freaking ukulele for Christmas and has a certain one in mind. A good friend has one just like this and dd says playing it is relaxing and she wants to learn. It's $75. Well within our budget but I worry she'll get it and play it for a week or so and then lose interest. But she doesn't really have anything else exciting that she wants besides clothes and makeup. She's our only child so we do go all our with her as much as our budget allows. I like to have one really exciting gift under the tree. So we'll probably get it but I will be annoyed if it sits in her room piled with dust! Well, even if you think it's just sitting in her room gathering dust, I bet she'll have a different view of it. Since it's within your budget and this is something she's excited about as her special gift, just knowing you listened to her despite your own hesitation might be the real gift. Music class was the outside coming in. The desire to play music is from the inside trying to get out. It takes a while for the two to meet sometimes. Since she's already tried one and enjoyed it, this may just be what she needs to begin to really enjoy and participate in music.
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Post by leftturnonly on Nov 24, 2016 19:44:30 GMT
Get it for her!!! Ukeleles are hot right now. I bought one in August on a whim (little bit drunk maybe) and I am planning on getting a higher quality ukulele soon. There are so many good YouTube tutorials and if she has a friend who is also playing she's likely to learn to play it. I teach 4th grade and a lot of my students have ukuleles on their Christmas list. I know some are getting them. I have told them I will stay in with them at recess at least once a week the rest of the school year to get them going.my starter ukulele is going to become the ukulele that I just keep at school. Your daughter is going to need a tuner and I'd get a set of felt picks for her too. Don't be a killjoy, Mom. Make this happen. You just gave me goosebumps.
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Post by leftturnonly on Nov 24, 2016 19:48:02 GMT
She's never played any instrument (other than the short time they had to play the recorder in 2nd or 3rd grade). I played the flute and piccolo throughout school and into college and then later I played huge handbells in a choir. The recorder held almost no interest for me at all. Different instruments can appeal to us very differently.
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Post by **Angie** on Nov 25, 2016 12:52:20 GMT
I would get it for her. ( Be thankful that she isn't asking for a drum set! HA!) There are youtube tutorials that teach songs. Music is a great gift. Excellent point! Yeah, mine is a drummer. Wish he'd try a ukulele.
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Nov 25, 2016 13:04:52 GMT
I'm glad you got her one. You never know, it might be the start of a lifelong love affair! My DS got a ukulele about three years ago. He loves it, and takes it lots of places (parties, on holiday, long car trips, etc) It's so small and portable, and so easy to listen to, that it's welcome everywhere. A couple of years ago, while we were waiting for a wheelchair for my daughter as we came off the plane in Orlando, DS stood and played to everyone who was disembarking. He got lots of thank yous and happy smiles from everyone! And oh yes, he also asserts it's the best 'chick magnet' he's ever had!
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Post by PLurker on Nov 25, 2016 15:24:06 GMT
Glad you bought it for her. Maybe she'll surprise you and get plenty of use out of it. If not, haven't we all bought/got something that we didn't end up using much? Scrapbook stuff, kitchen gadgets or must have that ended up being a "eh, not-so-much"? No, not me either.
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Post by anonrefugee on Nov 25, 2016 16:12:02 GMT
We've had a ukulele phase too! I can't believe how pricey they are. I ordered one from Amazon that had good reviews and teaching tools.
The darn thing was played less than ten times. I didn't make the same mistake with bongos, and stumbled onto a set at a thrift store months later. Those have had a persistent presence- of course they were only $15!!!!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Nov 25, 2016 16:19:24 GMT
My mother taught ukulele at my school and I was a really good player. (I am musical). I say get it for her. It's really easy and portable and fun at parties!
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Post by anxiousmom on Nov 25, 2016 16:27:06 GMT
From the backside (older adult kids) I wish that I had spent more time giving the frivolous gifts. You know, the kind that cost enough that you do the math on whether it is a passing interest vs. a real want. Now that my boys are older, I wish that I had of done more of the silly gifts that they really wanted but didn't really think that they would use. Like the year my youngest asked for a guitar and I skipped it because I thought he wanted one because his friend had one...and when he didn't get it, he saved up his money and bought it for himself and three years later he still picks it up sometimes and plays. So I am really glad you went for it. If for no other reason that it will make your daughter happy and you happy because you get to share the joy.
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