From the Summer 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY HEIDI SWEDBERG Ukulele events big and small are popping up all over the United States and the world. Whether you are a curious first-time player or a pro, there are great things to…
By Greg Olwell The best in Hawaiian music was celebrated at the 40th annual Ha Noku Hanohano award show in Honolulu, Saturday May 20. The awards, which are sometimes referred to as the “Hawaiian Grammys,” focus on Hawaiian artists. It’s…
Here are some practice tips you can apply while learning any piece of music on ukulele, as well as a few tips on how to practice ukulele.
There's a reason why The Beatles' songs are so much fun to play on ukulele. Here's a look at some of the more emotional chord changes in The Beatles music on ukulele.
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ANDREW MOLINA A New Journey (andrewmolinaukulele.com) Maui’s Andrew Molina is among a new generation of Hawaiian ukulele players taking a global-sized approach to what’s possible on the uke. Over the course of A New Journey’s one-hour run time, the 24-year-old…
GNUF: GREAT NORTHERN UKULELE FESTIVAL May 5–7, 2017 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England One of the biggest ukulele festivals anywhere returns to West Yorkshire for its fifth year. Most of the workshops and performances will happen at the Lawrence Batley Theatre…
From the Spring 2017 issue of Ukulele | BY JUMPIN’ JIM BELOFF The collecting fever known as UAS or (Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome) can also extend beyond, well… ukuleles. For some uke aficionados it can spread to all sorts of categories…
By Jim D’Ville | From the Winter 2016 issue of Ukulele When I started on the ukulele, I could not identify the chord changes in a song simply by listening. I learned the changes from written materials. A more apt…
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By Heidi Swedberg / This article appeared in the Spring 2017 issue What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. (T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” from “The Four Quartets”) A…
By Jim D’Ville / Photos by Kelly Anderson The 9th Annual Reno Ukulele Festival, “the biggest little ukulele festival in the West,” was held at the Nugget Hotel and Casino in Sparks, Nevada, April 6-9, 2017. As always, producer Doug…