Archive for the ‘Uke Minutes’ Category
Uke Minutes 84 – Flamenco Warm Up I
Got a question about this warm up? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine shows you a simple Flamenco-styled warm up technique to get those fingers moving and ready to rock some Spanish goodness! For more Flamenco techniques, don’t miss our previous Uke Minutes: Flamenco Finger Picking I & Flamenco Finger [...]
Uke Minutes 83 – Flamenco Finger Picking II
Got a question about this technique? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, we expand on last week’s Flamenco Finger Picking technique, and show you how to pick out melodies while keeping the Flamenco-ness alive! Check it out! AND there are only a couple of weeks left in the Mya-Moe [...]
Uke Minutes 82 – Flamenco Finger Picking I
Got a question about this technique? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! For everyone who asked about this technique, here it is just for you: The basic flamenco finger picking technique on the ukulele! Check it out and let us know what you think! Also, we are very excited to announce a brand new Online Ukulele [...]
Uke Minutes 81 – Pinky Exercise 2
Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! This week on Uke Minutes, Pinky Exercises are back with a vengeance! We’ve shown you single-string pinky exercises before, but this time your pinky will be covering all four strings on your ukulele to work up some powerful pinky muting. Check it out, let [...]
Uke Minutes 80 – Triplet Strum
Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Alright, last time on Uke Minutes we brought you the concept of Triplets – this time, the infamous Triplet Strum! Try it out, use it to add a little flare to your strumming pattern, and show us what you come up with! For those [...]
Uke Mintues 78 – Pinky Exercises
Got a question about this episode? Post it Here! Hey UUers! Strong. Quick. Terrifyingly dexterous. If you don’t already associate words like these with your Pinky Finger, don’t fret – you will soon enough! This week’s episode of Uke Minutes is going to make your Pinky finger a beast – check out the video, do [...]
Uke Minutes 77 – Strum Picking (with Harmony)!
Got a question about this episode? Join the discussion HERE! Hello UUers! It’s Saturday – do you know where your children are? (Probably watching another awesome episode of Uke Minutes!). This week on Uke Minutes, we bring you an alternative to the thumb-intensive Strum-Picking Technique. In the original Strum-Picking episode (Uke Minutes 26), Aldrine showed [...]
Uke Minutes 76 – Alternate Chord Position Exercises
Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Saturday has rolled around again and right along with it, another episode of Uke Minutes! This time we got a quick little exercise for you to practice switching between different positions of the same chord. Why do I need to know different positions of [...]
Uke Minutes 75 – Using Thumb Picks
Got a question about using thumb picks? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Back to your regularly scheduled programming, with another episode of Uke Minutes! This time, Aldrine picks up right where he left off with how to use thumb picks on you ukulele. Using a thumb pick is even more common on the ukulele than [...]
