I have been practicing and working towards learning “Mama Mia” by Abba on the Ukulele in this half of the term. So far I am finding it much harder than my other songs the last term because of the constant changing of note patterns. The last term is was a rotation of a few notes over and over but this song has less pattern throughout it. Here are some things I am currently working on, feel good about, or still have left to achieve.

  1. I am really working on using correct hand and finger posture to ensure that I am playing the chords correctly. I am particularly struggling with the Bm in regards to hand posture and getting a clear sound from it. Other than that one chord, I am finding that My hand posture is feeling more natural.
  2.  I am also working on having smooth chord changes and strumming. This song, like I said, is much harder than my others, so having smooth chord changes has been challenging and I definitely need more work on that. Tied to this is the use of appropriate tempo while playing the song. I have yet to use the propper tempo and speed for the song
  3. I am able to tune correctly with the tuning app.
  4. I have mastered the D, G, C, A. I am still working on Em, Bm, F#m.

Overall, I am not feeling great about where I am at with the song and really need to focus on practicing in the coming weeks before my final blog.