From the Summer 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY JUMPIN’ JIM BELOFF
The bari is back! Based on scant scientific data, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that inter... Read More...
By Steven Espaniola
A well-strummed ukulele is the heartbeat of traditional Hawaiian music. For every melodious steel-guitar part, beautiful three-part vocal h... Read More...
What if I told you that after hearing the first two chords of a song, you could reasonably guesstimate the remainder of the chord progression?... Read More...
By Jim D’Ville
Music
travels in one of two directions—it either goes up or goes down. The same is
true for song introductions. Our ears like to follow logi... Read More...
By Jim D'Ville
When I was growing up, I
wanted to be on the radio. My first break came in high school when I was on the
staff of Fort Bragg High’s Timberwol... Read More...
by Jim D'Ville
Sure he had those boyish good looks—the impish smile, wire-rim glasses, and floppy hat. But it was his extensive use of the IV chord in his m... Read More...
By Jim D'Ville
In the Fall 2019 issue of Ukulele, Grammy award-winning musician Cathy Fink presents a wonderful lesson extolling the virtues of incorporatin... Read More...
By AARON KEIM // FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE MAGAZINE
When we were in New Zealand last summer (their winter) for the Geraldine Ukulele Festival, we ... Read More...
BY ADAM PERLMUTTER | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
The beginning of 1969 was a difficult time for the Beatles’ George Harrison, who had become disillusi... Read More...
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...
