BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
Melody is a golden thread that magically allows us to recognize, sing along with, and even recall a tune... Read More...
BY CRAIG CHEE | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
When many of us start to play the ukulele, we want to play like our heroes. Troy Fernandez, Jake Shimabuk... Read More...
BY LIL' REV | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
I heard it once said that in the beginning, there was an intro and, in the end, there will be an outro. If ... Read More...
BY FRED SOKOLOW | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
Chords tend to move in certain predictable patterns, and when you’re aware of these patterns you recogni... Read More...
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
In music performance and notation, legato (Italian for “tied together”; French lié; German gebunden) ind... Read More...
BY RALPH SHAW | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
The thrilling strum that George Formby used in his ukulele solos is known as the split stroke. Also known... Read More...
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
Devices like smartphones and tablets are the new Swiss Army knives of modern life. They can do just about... Read More...
BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
THE LOOK For the unsubtle strummer, a brightly colored banjo-ukulele just seems so right. Gold Tone’s ne... Read More...
BY E.E. BRADMAN | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
In the last few years, Kala’s line of U-Basses has made quite a splash. The company’s nearly 20 bass uk... Read More...
BY FRED SOKOLOW | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE
I recently released an instructional DVD and tab book called How to Solo on Ukulele, covering many stra... Read More...