Joey Lusterman

Learn How to Make Your Own Song Arrangements

In this first in a two-part series, learn how to compose creative arrangements using intros and outros, vamps and licks, style changes, and more

Underneath its colorful exterior, this tenor has a few unusual, if not unique, features worth discussing

This lesson simultaneously covers the melody and chords in a self-contained way

Using what you already know in a fresh way can lead to a very different musical outcome

Uke Heads started as an album concept but soon blossomed into a band of 165 players

By the time he was six, Wynne was writing charts for the family band

Instrumental album features ukulele in moody arrangements that include strings, piano, bass, and synthesizer

Chord-melody is a sophisticated, jazzy approach in which the melody is generally stated in the highest note of each chord

The list of American celebrities from this era who had their own signature model production ukuleles is considerable

By focusing on each chord as it transitions from one to the next, you can better understand the mechanics of each movement