Archive for the ‘Uke Minutes’ Category
Uke Minutes 110 – How to Play Golpe
Hey UUers! Happy Holidays! Here we are, right in the thick of the Season, and you’re still rockin’ that ukulele!? There must be something pretty special about that thing … This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine adds another Flamenco technique to your ukulele arsenal with “How to Play Golpe”! Essentially, Golpe is a technique where [...]
Uke Minutes 109 – Rest Strum
Hey UUers! Saturday is here, you’ve got your ukulele ready to rock, and it’s time for some Uke Minutes! This week, Aldrine shows you a nifty technique you can use to easily go from strumming to finger picking or to place more emphasis on accented strums – the Rest Strum. This one is a pretty [...]
Uke Minutes 108 – Vamp Riff in A (+ “Song Still Remains” Album!)
Hey UUers! Last time on Uke Minutes, Aldrine showed you a nifty little riff you can use in the Key of C, when switching between G7 and C. This time he breaks down a similar riff you can use in the Key of A, when switching between E7 and A. Try it out, use your [...]
Uke Minutes 107 – Vamp Riff in C
Hey UUers! Saturday is here and that means it’s time for another episode of Uke Minutes! On this week’s episode, Aldrine breaks down a simple riff you can use in the key of C when you are going from G7 to C. Give your turnarounds a distinctly “slack key” feel to them, without having to [...]
Uke Minutes 106 – Advanced Reggae Strumming II
Hey UUers! Last week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine explained a pretty neat Advanced Reggae Strumming technique to add a little rhythm to your strumming. This week, he introduces a slight variation to this, using a two finger roll on just one string for Advanced Reggae Strumming II. This one may take a little practice to [...]
Uke Minutes 105 – Advanced Reggae Strumming
Hey UUers! It’s a beautiful day for uke playing, don’t you agree? This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine explains a quick way to add some background percussive sounds to your strum with Advanced Reggae Strumming. This episode utilizes a couple of Uke Minutes techniques from the past, namely, the Pinky Mute and the basic Roll [...]
Uke Minutes 104 – Palm Mute Fingerpicking
Hey UUers! Fall is falling, the holidays are right around the corner and it’s time for you to make sure you’re extra awesome on the uke (so you can claim that you deserve a new one soon)! So to help add a little flair to your ukulele abilities, this week’s episode of Uke Minutes combines [...]
Uke Minutes 103 – The Box (Part 2)
Hey UUers! Welcome! Come in, have a sat, and fire up the old video player … it’s time for Uke Minutes! This week, Aldrine expands on the concept of “The Box” demonstrating its use on Movable Chords and scales. Take a look, try it out, and let us know what you think! Thanks a TON [...]
Uke Minutes 102 – The Box (Part 1)
Hey UUers! Good morning (afternoon, evening, or night)!! Are you ready for another fun-filled episode of Uke Minutes!? Well, here we go … Lately Aldrine has been talking about “The Box” as a way to think about, understand, and memorize your ukulele. This week’s episode is just a quick introduction to “thinking in boxes” so [...]
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 [...]
