Not any 100 days but 100 consecutive days of sharing your commitment to the ukulele. For me, it meant researching music for the ukulele, arranging music for the ukulele or adapting existing song sheets and arrangements so I can sing and play, practising, playing the ukulele,and making video recordings as evidence.
In mid-February 2022, I signed up out of curiosity and peer pressure. The private Facebook group has over 1,200 members. Not everyone has chosen to finish within the first 100 days. Here are some highlights of my journey. #100DaysUkulele2022
Takeaways
Joining this project made me practice. I couldn’t record myself without having practiced. After several frustrating attempts to record myself, I decided to batch process. That is, practice several pieces every day and record the results in one go. Batch processing was more optimal than recording myself every day because of the time required to set up, which was interruptive.
It made me selective about which pieces to learn well enough to record. The path of least resistance is to choose songs I already know well. I chose the path of most resistance: music that required studying.
In selecting which pieces to study, I discovered what was important to me. They fit into five categories.