Learn to Play the Pentatonic Scale on Ukulele
Whether you’re a strummer, a hummer, a picker, or a singer, you need to know the pentatonic scale. Let's explore this often-overlooked musical wonder on ukulele.
Uke Makers: Jay Lichty is Building Some of the Best Ukes in the World in Rural North Carolina
Luthier Jay Lichty comes from the bluegrass world originally and started out building guitars, but he has also built over 150 highly prized ukes and was asked to join the Ukulele Guild of Hawaii.
Down Under String Wonder: Australia’s A.J. Leonard Rides the Crest of the Third Uke Wave
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE In 1959, the luxury liner SS Mariposa steamed from the harbor in Sydney, Australia, bound for San Francisco. Onboard with his family was six-year-old Anthony J. Leonard. After visiting…
How to Smooth Out Your Ukulele Transitions Using Legato Techniques
Learning to play smoothly and connecting your notes is one of the most enlightened paths to becoming a better musician, on ukulele or any other instrument.
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Am I Too Old to Learn Ukulele?
There are plenty of advantages to being an adult beginner when it comes to learning how to play musical instruments BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE “Oh, look! There’s that four-year-old kid on YouTube shredding…
Some Guitar Pedals Translate Better to Ukulele Than Others—Just Ask Jake Shimabukuro
By Nicolas Grizzle If you’re looking to explore the sonic possibilities of the ukulele, there are a few different ways to go about it. You can always get another ukulele to add to the collection, and no ukulele player would…
How the Love of Ukulele is Helping People Get Through the Pandemic
FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE With the pandemic raging on and club and festival gatherings still on hold just about everywhere, we all need to find new ways to connect in the uke world. A while ago we…
Things About Strings: What You Need to Know About This Vital Part of Your Ukulele
Strings can be a fun and affordable way to conduct your own tone experiments on your ukulele, and not every type of string will sound the same on every ukulele.
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Kimo Hussey Takes the Spirit of ‘Kanikapila’ Wherever he Goes
BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE Everybody loves Kimo. Five minutes into an hour-long phone interview, Honolulu-based uke master Kimo Hussey is calling me “buddy,” and I feel like I’ve known him for years. OK,…
Daniel Ward Uke Lesson: Get a Handle on Standard and Baritone Chord Shapes
If you look at the way chord shapes work on guitar, baritone ukulele, and the standard C–tuned uke, you can unwind some big mysteries in a short amount of time.