Hey UUndergrounders! In our super special Uke Lesson today, Aldrine brings to you the ukulele take on Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight.” Check it out, get it down, connect with some people, and bring it around town! Then show us what you did over at the Forum.

Special thanks to ALL the awesome people who entered last month’s “Oh, the Places Uke Will Go!” Tenor Kala Ukulele Give-Away Contest! (Catch all the awesomeness HERE in the forum, and HERE). We’ll be announcing the Winners next week Fri (05/09/08) and hopefully the winner is YOU! Check back for the results!

This is UU - wishing you a wonderful tonight, tomorrow, and day after that.
Aloha.

This week’s episode of Uke Minutes features Aldrine outlining the techniques of free strokes and rest strokes, and why they’re relevant to your particular ukulele shreddage. Have fun with these!

Thanks to everyone who tuned into our Mogulus LIVE Open Mic tonight. We’re really happy with the turnout - over 100 of our best and favorite-est people showed up to watch! Keep checking back in the Forum for the next Open Mic!

*AND if you have not done so already, get those entries in for our
**APRIL FREE Tenor KALA UKULELE Give-Away CONTEST!** Entries are time-sensitive, so get them in as soon as possible! For more deets, click HERE.

Get yourself ready to add another picking pattern to your arsenal of picking patterns - In-to-Out!! Go ahead and add your flair / umph to your playing immediately!!

*And don’t forget, our APRIL OPEN MIC - scheduled for Saturday, April 19th (Next Week!). If you haven’t already signed up, Sign up HERE.

*And Be sure to submit your entries to our UKULELE GIVE-AWAY CONTEST! (We’re giving away a FREE Tenor Kala Ukulele - with Pickup, Cutaway, and Case!) Check out the details HERE.

-UU

In this week’s Uke Minutes, Aldrine teaches you the basics of the hammer on technique. Building on what you learned in the Major Scales tutorial, you will now be able to incorporate hammer ons into your ukulele skillset.