A Sneaky Way to Learn New Ukulele Songs
After mentioning MySpeed last week, I got poking around and found that are several more slow-down options when you want to learn a song. The basic idea is that you can slow down your music file enough...
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How to Memorize Ukulele Chords–a few quick tips
There’s nothing more freeing when playing the uke, than knowing the chord shapes, so you can get your head up out of the sheet music. You can look around while you play, and see all the happy people...
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“Change is Hard.” How to change chords smoothly on ukulele
The Problem Defined: how to change chords smoothly? I am struggling with changing the chords fast enough to stay in tempo. I know I’m not alone, I’ve seen/read numerous postings from fellow learners...
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Hey Uke: Take a boring song, and make it be-e-tter… (songs for ukulele)
It’s Friday–have you practiced five minutes today? Here’s how I go about learning new songs for ukulele (from a printed piece of music–learning by ear is another story): First: are you familiar with...
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Tricky Ukulele Chords and how to untrickify them
Ever find a song that seems like it should be so simple to play, yet the chords shown are crazy F#m7b5 kind of chords? At the Ukulele Union get-together last night, we did “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me...
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Top Tenor Ukuleles Under $200
Whenever I start up a new class, I get twenty emails asking “What ukulele should I buy?” Well, here’s a nice video overview from the folks at Hawaii Music Supply. Now, mind you, there a plenty of...
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Tricky Ukulele Chords and how to untrickify them
Ever find a song that seems like it should be so simple to play, yet the chords shown are crazy F#m7b5 kind of chords? At the Ukulele Union get-together last night, we did “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me...
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Top Tenor Ukuleles Under $200
Whenever I start up a new class, I get twenty emails asking “What ukulele should I buy?” Well, here’s a nice video overview from the folks at Hawaii Music Supply. Now, mind you, there a plenty of...
View ArticleTwo Cool Cats: Buster Keaton and Ukulele Ike
Buster Keaton plays ukulele as Ukulele Ike plays Buster Keaton. Too beautifully weird to pass up! The post Two Cool Cats: Buster Keaton and Ukulele Ike appeared first on Uke Song of the Month.
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Good Rhyme of the Week
From Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day the version by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band Winchell/cinch you’ll (Walter Winchell was a gossip reporter, and here he’s referenced to show the importance of the...
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Uke Players: First Do No Harm
Once in a while, one my uke class takers complains about pain in the wrist or arm, brought about strenuous playing. Well, good on you for strenuous playing, but nobody wants the pain. In my...
View ArticleNick Lucas in 19-what-the-70???
So, Nick Lucas introduced Tiptoe Through the Tulips in 1927. You know the Jazz Age. The Roaring Twenties. F. Scott Fitzgeral and all that. So, what a weirdo wonder to find him on The Tonight Show in...
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Ukulele Problem Solving?
The very smart Peter Shalliard talks about why “everything you know about brainstorming is wrong,” explains why (in scientific terms), and the points out a few thing to make your brainstorming work...
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The most interesting ukulele player in the world?
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View ArticleGet these children ukuleles! For the love of all that is good.
These children are too tiny for their enormous guitars. Please, ukulele community, do something to help! The post Get these children ukuleles! For the love of all that is good. appeared first on Uke...
View ArticleCute Ukulele Girls
Cracked.com has a go at Cute Girls Playing Ukuleles It’s just one of those things that flourished on the Internet, and as far as I can tell, absolutely nowhere else. When the first webcam was invented,...
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Irish Ukulele Songs for St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Ukulele Songs for St. Patrick’s Day Pity the poor Irish ukulele player. The uke is so associated with Hawaii. And being Irish is so associated with…Ireleand. And here it’s St. Patrick’s Day....
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The best way to get better on uke–guaranteed
You know my motto: “Learn to play songs on your uke by actually playing songs on your uke.” The logic is simple. If you’re just playing scales and learning chord shapes, it won’t be long till you’re...
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The Other Best Way to Get Better at Playing Your Uke
It is far better to practice uke a little every day than to the once-in-a-while marathon session. Every day practice keeps the skills that you want to work on, more in mind. It also keeps your physical...
View ArticleLearning Tab on Your Uke–here’s a fun place to start
A quick tutorial on reading uke tablature, and especially, playing melody and chords at the same time! Free instructional video and tab download. The post Learning Tab on Your Uke–here’s a fun place to...
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