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.
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Christmas Spirit 2020: 4 More Ukulele Holiday Songs
By Ukulele Staff Whether you’re looking for “traditional” arrangements or something with a little more spice, this second week of our 2020 ukulele holiday songs playlist has something for you. This week includes the U3 ukulele trio (Cynthia Lin, Abe…
5 Ukulele Pros On Alternate Tuning
It turns out that between the soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone versions of the ukulele, there are plenty of alternate tuning iterations to tinker with.
Extend the Range of Your Uke and Find New Inspirations with Alternate Tunings
Deviating from your normal tuning can give inspiration to practice or compose, and may bring an instrument to life. Here are some alternate tunings for ukulele.
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Ukes on Screen: From Buster Keaton to Marilyn Monroe to Adam Sandler, the Little Uke Played a Big Role in Movie and TV History
Ukuleles and the musicians who play them have appeared on screens big and small for over 100 years
Ben Carr: Transporting Hawaiian Spirit to Vermont
By Laurence Vittes Ben Carr‘s life as a ukulele player began in 2005, the same year he moved from New Orleans to South Vermont and took a trip to Hawaii. Nearly two decades later, this graduate of the James Hill…
Video Lesson: Straight vs. Swing Rhythm
BY DANIEL WARD | FROM THE WINTER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE Does this song swing? What are “even-eighth” notes? What is a blues shuffle? Do I even know when I’m strumming with a swing or not? How can I tell?…
Peter Luongo is Taking Ukulele to the MAX
BY JIM D’VILLE | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE You never know what will happen when you give a five-year-old an accordion. For Vancouver, British Columbia–native Peter Luongo, it set him on a musical journey that would eventually…
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Ukulele Book Review: 18 Traditional Celtic Tunes and a Popular Fingerstyle Method Follow-up
Here are two books, by two different Kevins, describing two different ways to play ukulele.
Ukulele Events: MARCH, APRIL, MAY & JUNE 2019
Submission Information To be included, email event name, date(s), and contact information to editors.uke@stringletter.com. Listings are free for ukulele events, though we may not have space to include every submission. Deadlines for the next four issues are: Summer 2019 February…