Uke Minutes 101 – Ukulele Vibrato + UU Cali Tour!

Hey UUers! This week’s Uke Minutes post comes to you from beautiful CALIFORNIA where the UU guys have just kicked off UU Cali Tour 2010! On this episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine shows you a couple simple methods of creating vibrato on your ukulele. Try it out and let us know what you think! Last [...]

Ukulele Underground University – Fall Session 2010!! (+ New T-Shirts)

Hey UUers! The Fall Session of Ukulele Underground University is coming up fast (starts Saturday, October 9th!), so if you’d like to take a LIVE course with Aldrine to quickly expand your skills as an ukulele player, you’ve come to the right place! The Spring Session was so successful that Aldrine has added additional classes [...]

Uke Minutes 100 – How to Play the Ukulele in 5 Minutes!

Hey UUers! Can you believe it!? Uke Minutes … Episode 100!! For this very special weekly installment of Uke Minutes, we go back to basics. Are you a brand new ukulele player who just picked up your first ukulele? Great! In this episode, Aldrine takes you from unboxing your uke to tuning it up to [...]

FREE Live Ukulele Lessons Today! WED (9/15)

Hey everyone! After a two week break, the live lessons have returned. Tune in at 2pm HST (5pm PST and 8pm EST) for some free ukulele lessons. Also, if you want to seriously step up your uke game, UUU starts up again in a few weeks. Just $15/class! visit school.ukuleleunderground.com for more info. FREE Ukulele [...]

Uke Minutes 99 – 1st Beat Emphasis Strum

Hey UUers! It’s another Saturday & another episode of Uke Minutes! Much like last week’s episode, Aldrine employs the “emphasis” strum, this time on the 1st beat, to create a strumming pattern to add a little variety to your songs. Try it out, experiment with other strumming patterns, and show us what you come up [...]

UU California Tour 2010

Hey everybody, we’re coming back to California! Please come out and say hi to us at one of the events. It should be tons of fun. Be sure to wear your UU Gear to the show so we know you’re from UU. Friday, Sept 24th: Mike DaSilva Ukulele Shop (Berkeley, CA) 7pm 2547 8th st, [...]

UUU Seminar This SUNDAY! – “How to Figure Out Songs on The Ukulele”

For info & to sign up for the seminar, click HERE! Hey UUers! Happy Monday! Just updating to let you know there’s still time to sign up for the first ever UUU Seminar: “How To Figure Out Songs on The Ukulele”! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to figure out songs on your own [...]

Uke Minutes 98 – 2nd Beat Emphasis Strum

Hey UUers! Are you ready for another weekend!? Ready or not, it’s here – along with another episode of Uke Minutes! This time Aldrine shows you an interesting strumming technique in the “2nd Beat Emphasis Strum.” The main concept involves slowing down a particular strum for emphasis, which can dramatically change the style and feel [...]

Uke Lesson 33 – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Play along with Aldrine on the PLAY-ALONG! Got a question? Join the discussion about this song here. Hey UUers! The summer has come and passed & we’re now headed headlong into fall! September is here and with it, a brand new episode of Uke Lessons – this time it’s Green Day’s “Good Riddance” (aka “Time [...]