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Uke Minutes 74 – Using Flat Picks

Got a question about flat picks? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! In the world of ukulele playing, the use of picks is a subject often overlooked (and sometimes vehemently shunned), but there are still those who use them and a few that actually prefer them – so in this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine [...]

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Uke Lesson 25 – Change The World

Got a question about this episode? Post it here. Watch the Play-Along HERE! Hey UUers! It’s the first episode of Uke Lessons for the new year and we’re bringing the heat with an Eric Clapton classic, “Change The World”, featuring the vocal stylings of our very own tsud123! This one is a little tougher than [...]

UU Tour 2009 (Part 3) + Aldrine Coming to Long Beach!

Hey UUers! Happy Holidays! It took awhile, but we’ve got the video for UU Tour 2009 (Part 3) online for your viewing pleasure. If you’d like to watch the whole enchilada, check out parts 1 and 2 on our channel as well: UU Tour 2009 (Part 1) UU Tour 2009 (Part 2) UU Tour 2009 [...]

Uke Minutes 73 – Slack Key Tuning

Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! It’s Saturday, school’s out for winter break, there’s only 6 more days ’til Christmas (or 12 more days until the new year), and life is good – why not celebrate with a new episode of Uke Minutes! This week, we drop-it-drop-it low (one full [...]

Uke Minutes 72 – Musical Direction II

Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Here it is – the final installment (for now) in Dominator’s instructional tablature series! This time, Dom goes over the D.S. and D.C. notations, as well as the al Coda and al Fine designations in tabs musical direction. Also, be sure to check out [...]

Uke Minutes 71 – Musical Direction

Got a question about Musical Direction? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Dominator is back to get into a little more tab detail with Musical Direction! Some of the basic symbols in musical direction include repeats & first and second endings, which tell you where to go and what [...]

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Uke Lesson 24 – Ehu Girl

Got a question about this lesson? Post it here. To watch, sing, & play along with this song click the PLAY-ALONG! Hey UUers! This month’s lesson, we must say, is pretty epic. It’s a song by a band in Hawaii called Kolohe Kai who released their first album in September this year which shot up [...]

Uke Minutes 70 – Working with Tabs

Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Ukulele tabs are a great resource for uke players trying to learn pickings or instrumental pieces on the ukulele. About a year ago, we asked our pal Dominator to explain how to read tabs and some basic tab notation to get you started. But [...]

Uke Minutes 69 – How to Install an Ukulele Pickup

Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Great news! Earlier this week we had the excellent fortune of catching Joe Souza at the Kanile’a Ukulele Factory in Kaneohe while he was installing a Mi-Si “Acoustic Trio” pickup into one of his Kanile’a ukes – and he let us film him! So [...]

Uke Minutes 68 – Rhythm & Timing

Got a question about Rhythm & Timing? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Saturday is here and so is another fresh episode of Uke Minutes! This time, Aldrine explains quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes and how they relate to basic rhythm & timing in your strums. Check it out and rock steady! ALSO we [...]