Like any mother hoping for early retirement, I am all for encouraging this musical talent of hers. But seeing that it is too big for her, I got her the next best thing -> the ukulele.
Because of the little chickadee's interest in the ukulele. I started reading up a bit about its history.
Did you guys know that the ukulele used to be an obscure four-string guitar from Portugal? What are the odds. The Chickadee's paternal grandparents are half Portuguese.
It was brought to Hawaii in 1879 by the Portuguese immigrants and became an instant hit. From what I read, Uku means "Gift or reward" and lele means "to come". But it also roughly translates as "Jumping Fleas". This is because the Hawaiians were impressed with the speed the musicians' fingers moved.
There are 4 types of ukulele - soprano, concert, tenor and baritone. The Chickadee is a proud owner of a pre-loved soprano ukulele which came with a decent price tag.
If you are thinking of buying small toy guitars, I would recommend that you go straight for the real thing. I have not regretted the purchase and we have sing along with accompanied strumming by the bub almost every night.
Mahalo!
Check out the little Chickadee in action here: http://zchicchick.blogspot.com/2013/09/video-loving-her-ukelele-aka-guitar.html
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