
How to Jazz Up the Ukulele
Here’s a peek at a few jazzy ideas for ukulele to start you on the road to thinking like a jazz player.
Here’s a peek at a few jazzy ideas for ukulele to start you on the road to thinking like a jazz player.
The Blackbird Farallon tenor ukulele is a high-quality instrument made in the U.S. from carbon-negative materials that can go toe to toe with anything else in its price range.
The intimate, stripped-down arrangements of “Color of Lying” and “Floating on Fruit” both showcase Victoria Vox’s creative use of looping ukulele and vocal parts.
The first trick to playing jazz on ukulele is overcoming “jazz imposter syndrome,” the way blues and rock players often feel when they try to play jazz standards.
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This emotional fingerstyle ukulele arrangement of "Are You Lonesome Tonight" plays closer to the original 1927 version rather than Elvis' 1960 recording.
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Here’s another cool batch of stories from Ukulele readers about their love of uke, including playing George Harrison tunes, bringing smiles to seniors, and more!
One aspect of playing ukulele that often gets overlooked is the actual technique of strumming. Learn how to strum ukulele with these 6 strumming tips and tricks.
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de Houtwinkel ukuleles are hand-made in Montana, with influences from classic Martin ukes and traditional classical guitar construction.
There are hundreds of ways to play the rumba strum on ukulele, and lesson focuses on a basic way to play it that can easily be added to or modified as you gain more knowledge.