Samantha Muir Spearheads a Growing Movement to Expand the Classical Ukulele Repertoire

British classical guitarist-turned-ukulele virtuoso Samantha Muir is leading a movement to expand the ukulele's classical music repertoire.... Read More...

Learn All The Notes in Advance: A Chromatic Scale Solfege Ukulele Lesson

Did you know there are 5 other syllables in beyond do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do that add up to create the 12-tone chromatic scale? Learn them in this ukulele lesson!... Read More...

New Mexico’s Pimentel & Sons Guitarmakers Branch Out with Custom Ukuleles

BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE In 1951, Lorenzo Pimentel, a native of “old” Mexico, opened a guitar shop in New Mexico. Over 70 years ... Read More...

Beginner Ukulele Lesson: Getting Off the Page Will Instantly Improve Your Playing

The first step in learning a song is to listen to a recording until you can hum the basic melody and feel the rhythm.... Read More...

Build a Better Workshop: Practical Tips for a Fruitful and Fun Experience

BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE SUMMER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE The ukulele workshop is the heart and soul of nearly every ukulele festival. The reason: 99.98% of the... Read More...

Review: Uke Books on Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker from Paul Hemmings

BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE SUMMER 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE Paul Hemmings has the cool credentials. He lives in the Big Apple, digs Duke and Bird, and is a maste... Read More...

How To Determine What Chord Comes Next

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...

Uke Lesson: 3 Chords and the Truth—Country Songwriting Legend Harlan Howard

BY JIM D'VILLE | FROM THE SPRING 2020 ISSUE OF UKULELE Song ideas started pouring into Harlan Howard’s head when he was just a boy. Born September 8, 1... Read More...

Ukulele Lesson: Learn to Play in Every Key with the Perpetual 5ths Exercise

Playing in the key of C major can be a very comfortable trap for ukulele players. But learning to play in all 12 keys is easy using the Perpetual 5ths Exercise.... Read More...

‘It’s Party Time’ with the Jerome Ukulele Orchestra (Learn a Cool Tune!)

BY JIM D'VILLE High above the Verde Valley in the Black Hills of Yavapai County sits the picturesque little mountain hamlet of Jerome, Arizona. This formerl... Read More...