Ukulele Lesson: How Lyrics Can Lead You to What Comes Next
When learning the chord progression to a song, don’t just whiz through it without first getting to know the song’s personality through its lyrics.
Ukulele Events, Winter 2017-2018, Spend December-March with Uke Festivals, Cruises, Lil Rev, Daniel Ho, and More
COMPILED BY AUDREY COLEMAN UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN CONCERTS December 2017–March 2018 Wouldn’t it be loverly to usher in the jolly holiday season by enjoying a performance of this all-singing, all-strumming ensemble, with its repertoire that ranges from the…
The Dazzling Eye Candy of the Collings Ukulele Wall
The ukes seen here are part of an 88-piece collection now displayed in the factory
Listen to a Track from Cynthia Lin’s New Christmas Album
Cynthia Lin, the host and star of one of the top ukulele channels on YouTube, releases her first Christmas album this week. Cozy Christmas will be available on vinyl, CD, and digital download, on November 17, with pre-orders now available…
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Daphne Roubini Built Ruby’s Ukes Ukulele School to Nourish the Music Inside of Everyone
The self-described jazz-singing London girl moved to western Canada and, in just over a decade, started what may be the largest ukulele school in the world outside of Hawaii
What’s Your Ukulele Skill Level?
Here's a guide for skill levels from Canadian ukulele school Ruby's Ukes
Grace VanderWaal Inks Endorsement Deal with Fender
Grace VanderWaal captured the imagination of seemingly every audience member the moment when the ‘tween walked onstage with a ukulele to sing a song for her audition on America’s Got Talent. Now, the 13-year-old singer-songwriter, and winner of the popular…
‘You Can Do Anything on the Ukulele’ Lessons from Living Legend Led Kaapana
Best known as a master slack-key guitarist, Kaapana always plays the ukulele in performances. He contends that the two instruments can do the same things.
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Learn to Play ‘Glass Ball Slack Key’ from Led Kaapana
Ledward Kaapana’s prodigious ukulele chops are in full force on “Glass Ball Slack Key,” a spirited showstopper that he sometimes calls “Chicken in the Straw.”
Learn Classic 1920s-Style Playing with this Transcription of the “Maui Girl,” the First Solo Ukulele Recording Ever Made
This transcription is good introduction for players wanting to learn classic 1920s-style strumming and picking