![Music and Meals for Maui livestream crew and performers](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ukulele-scene-maui-fundraiser-last-group-shot-BTS.jpg?fit=768%2C428&ssl=1)
When news of the devastation first broke, there was a rallying cry from the worldwide ukulele community of “How can I help?”
![Martin 0 Soprano Sinker Mahogany ukulele](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Martin-OSM-SINKERSOPRANOUKE_frontal.jpg?fit=768%2C300&ssl=1)
With old-growth wood and modern features, this uke sounds as good as you'd hope and plays effortlessly
!["My Blue Heaven" ukulele lesson with Christopher Davis-Shannon](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/My-Blue-Heaven-Ukulele-Jazz-CHristopher-Davis-Shannon-e1694725830819.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
This reharmonized version adds some colorful chords and a smooth turnaround
![banjo ukulele spice](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/banjo-ukulele-spice.jpg?fit=768%2C480&ssl=1)
The banjo-ukulele is one of the most powerful spices in the ukulele world
![1920s Gibson UB "trapdoor" banjo ukulele](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Great-Ukes-Gibson-UB-1.jpg?fit=768%2C566&ssl=1)
Gibson introduced its first ukulele banjo, the UB model, sometime around 1925
![Uke Chord by Chord Lesson 11](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rev-Uke-Chord-by-Chord-Lesson-11.jpg?fit=755%2C500&ssl=1)
In this lesson from our Chord by Chord video series, you'll learn how to build chords from scales.
![3 photos: Ukulele players Byron Yasui and Mika Kane, Chansoo Kim's Bambell Ukestra, and Vinicius Vivas leading the Orquestra de Ukuleles da UFRJ](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ukulele-Higher-Education-byron-vinicious-changsoo-kim-e1694724618984.jpg?fit=768%2C352&ssl=1)
Making music with the ukulele is accessible and social, but what if you want study the instrument at the degree level in university?
![bonnie Raitt](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/images_uploads_gallery_Bonnie_Raitt_Black.gold_jacket_FULL_photo_by_Ken_Friedman_web.jpg?fit=768%2C511&ssl=1)
Raitt penned this tune after watching a news story about a woman who lost her son, donated his heart, and later met the recipient
![Henry Kailimai illustration](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Henry-Kailimai.jpg?fit=750%2C450&ssl=1)
One day at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the sweet sounds produced by the Hawaiian Quintet caught the ear of another Henry—Henry Ford
![Ukulele Danse Paysanne Tutorial by Samantha Muir](https://i0.wp.com/ukulelemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Danse-Paysanne-Tutorial-HD-1080p.00_05_30_03.Still001-copy-e1611158021583.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
This simple but effective classical piece by Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) translates nicely to ukulele in reentrant or low-G tuning.