2 Techniques that Sound Great on Banjo-Ukulele
The twang of these instruments lends itself nicely to a variety of techniques
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The Ukulele World has Responded to the Global Pandemic with Creativity, Ingenuity, and Compassion
FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE | BY HEIDI SWEDBERG There are moments in time when historic events frame and create a personal narrative. Usually these moments are associated with a single date: November 22, 1963; July 20, 1969;…
Ukulele Lesson: Understanding Chord Progressions
This ukulele lesson will help you recognize common chord progressions, which will help you learn songs faster when you hear them in a song.
Learn to Play ‘Happy Birthday To You’ on Ukulele
Learn to play "Happy Birthday" on ukulele: Here's a simple beginner version with 3 chords to strum (C, G7, F) plus a more advanced chord-melody version.
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Learn Two Ukulele Arrangements of the Jazz Standard “Avalon”
"Avalon" became a jazz standard and favorite jamming vehicle for instrumentalists like Django Reinhardt, Benny Goodman, Red Nichols, and Coleman Hawkins.
Ukulele Events for September, October, and November 2017
Compiled by Audrey Coleman & Greg Olwell Submission Info Have an event coming up? Please contact us with information about artists and workshops, plus dates, location, and how people can find out more information: editors.uke@stringletter.com ALABAMA UKE FEST September 9, 2017…
Reviews of New Albums and Books, Plus a Classic Album with Ohta-San, Jesse Kalima, and More
Na Mele Ukulele (neosproductions.com) This new compilation from Neos Productions, a small label based in Oahu that specializes in contemporary Hawaiian music, features 14 tracks of modern and vintage Hawaiian songs played by some of the ukulele’s top players. Like…
Loosening the Keys: An Introduction to Slack-Key-Style Ukulele
This lesson will introduce you to the sound of slack key as well as one of the open tunings, some new chord shapes, and picking patterns on ukulele.
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Raggy but Right: Learn Blues Fingerpicking on Ukulele
Ukulele players who started on guitar are inclined to adapt their guitar skills to the ukulele. Here's how to play blues fingerpicking on ukulele.
Learn to Play Edith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose” on Ukulele (Strumming and Chord-Melody!)
Though it’s harmonically sophisticated, “La Vie en Rose” translates well to the ukulele and is not too difficult to play. Learn a strummed and chord-melody version.