How to Get the Most out of Your Ukulele Workshop
With great teachers from around the world teaching compelling classes at the same time, the question becomes, “How to choose?”
Seattle Man Plays Ukulele For Woman Stuck in Elevator
By Greg Olwell When a large power outage in downtown Seattle left a woman stranded in an elevator, a ukulele player knew just what might help ease a frightening situation. Play a song on his ukulele. When the woman was…
The Amazing Ukulele Art of Robert Armstrong
By Greg Olwell You may know Robert Armstrong for the distinctive LP and CD covers and liner notes he created for vintage recordings or his comic character Mickey Rat. Or you may know him as the popularizer of the term…
Da Ukulele Boyz, Peter deAquino and Garrett Probst, Wowed Us At This Ukulele Session
By Greg Olwell During a recent West Coast tour supporting the group’s latest release, Jus Cuz: Ukulele Duets, Da Ukulele Boyz stopped by our studio for a “Ukulele Session.” Da Ukulele Boyz are two cousins from Maui, Garrett Probst and Peter deAquino, who…
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A Look at the West Coast Ukulele Retreat
by Jim D’Ville The West Coast Ukulele Retreat is a four-day sea-level ukulele immersion. It’s a strumming and singing extravaganza with nearly 100 old friends, or soon to be new friends. Held in early May in Pacific Grove, California on the…
Teenage Aidan James Made Us Want to Put Our Ukuleles Away
By Greg Olwell You may have heard Pachelbel’s Canon in D before, but you’ve probably never heard it the way that 14-year-old phenom Aidan James plays it. In this beautiful and fun clip, James uses his custom Kamaka and a…
Loosening the Keys: An Introduction to Slack-Key-Style Ukulele
This lesson will introduce you to the sound of slack key as well as one of the open tunings, some new chord shapes, and picking patterns on ukulele.
Watch Meghan Trainor Nail “All About That Bass” on a Bejeweled Ukulele on the Howard Stern Show
By Greg Olwell Last week, pop star Meghan Trainor visited the Howard Stern Show for an interview and performance of her yuge hit, “All About That Bass.” In this stripped-down performance of her star-making hit, Trainor strummed her rhinestone-encrusted uke…
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FIRST LOOK: Martin 0X Uke Bamboo Soprano Ukulele
By Greg Olwell Each year, Martin introduces a handful of limited edition models and one of this year’s crop called out to us. The Martin 0X Uke Bamboo has similar appointments and construction as Martin’s 0XK soprano, but features a…
The Way You Approach Music in Practice Greatly Affects Your Success in Performance
From the Spring 2016 Issue of Stage & Studio | BY LOUISE LEE How you practice is a direct reflection of how you perform. Even if your playing in the practice room sounds good, you need to practice and learn…