The Different Types & Kinds of Ukulele Styles

Which Kind of Uke Style is right for you?

Picking the right ukulele can be a challenge sometimes.  When you are getting started you want to look at all of the different types of uke's out there and ask yourself this question "How serious am I about being an awesome uke player?"  If your answer is "I'm not really that serious" then get yourself a beginner ukulele (usually a soprano uke) that costs somewhere between $50 and $100 and a lesson book and be on your way.   If your response is a little more serious than that you have to start asking yourself some other quesitons:

• "What is my budget?" 
• "How much do I want to invest into a future with the uke?"
• "What is my vocal range?"

     The concert ukulele is often very popular with teenagers and grown women with voices that are a little more mature but are not comfortable singing with the lower tenor.  The tenor is popular with most men who are a little more comfortable with the lower ranges of teh tenor ukelele.  The baritone ukulele is a different kind of animal.  It does not follow the same chord patterns as the other 3 and is usually learned by itself since you cannot apply chord knowledge from the other 3 ukuleles to the baritione.  This is popular with bass singers.