This tutorial is all about singing in your signature style. We’re going to use Auld Lang Syne to practice, since a lot of you already know it, and it’s a pretty simple melody that we can make our own!

In part 1, we’ll learn the classic version and work on a healthy, resonant tone, which is the foundation for classical and choral singing. In part 2, we’ll use a more contemporary tone and practice our pop and r&b stylization. And in part 3, we’ll explore yet another style of singing with jazz. Within each video, I’ll cover a few essentials for singing in that style, and you’ll get plenty of time to sing, sometimes along with me and sometimes with piano.

Welcome to your tutorial on singing and playing guitar or ukulele at the same time. I’ll be demonstrating on ukulele, so for guitarists, of course your chord shapes will be different, but our coordination and strumming will be the same.

In part 1, we’ll learn (or refresh) the melody of "Shake it up” and play through the chords separately. In part 2, we’ll put singing and playing together in phases. And in part 3, we’ll pick up the tempo and learn a versatile strum pattern.