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Practicing scales gives you more than just access to the notes in a given key
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Readers describe battling stage fright, the satisfaction of building your own ukulele, and, of course, the joy of playing with friends and for others.
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Plowing through 20 years of the archives is like jumping headfirst into a swirling multimedia history of ukulele’s third wave
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Kelle Jolly proudly identifies as Affrilachian and is, indeed, a vital member of Tennessee’s arts community as a singer, songwriter, musician, teacher, and much more.