Ukulele Love
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Visit the Grand Ukulele Station Discord Server
discord.gg Join the Grand Ukulele Station Discord Server!Check out the Grand Ukulele Station community on Discord - hang out with 34 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
If you enjoy ukulele -- whether that be playing, listening, or even just looking at them -- we invite you to come visit us at the Grand Ukulele Station Discord server. It's a place to show off your talents, get help and advice, chat with like-minded people, or just kick back and listen to some ukulele tunes. We are a friendly and welcoming community, and would love you to join us!
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The BEST Ukulele Warm-up Exercise!
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Caterpillar exercise using all four fingers to fret up and down the neck, working on coordinating both hands.
[image description: man with short brown hair and beard holding a Kanile’a brand wooden tenor ukulele. Titled My favorite ukulele warm-up exercise for all levels.]
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First (failed) experiments playing kazoo with ukulele.
I figured out that the tuner is a good holder for a kazoo, but I've overestimated it's power :D
If you have any advice or song suggestions - please comment :)
- ukulelemagazine.com Building a Ukulele Club: How to Make Your Group Fun, Strong, and Successful | Ukulele Magazine
We interviewed the leaders of some of the most popular and well-run ukulele clubs in the world to get their advice on building a better ukulele club.
There are a surprising number of ukulele clubs “in the wild”, some are quite tiny and difficult to find. If you’re not having luck, ask places that have community rooms (like the library or senior center or parks department) if they have a ukulele group that meets there.
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Independent ukulele maker: Oceana Ukuleles
www.oceanaukuleles.com Oceana UkulelesOceana Ukuleles, makers of finely crafted instruments. Custom made, tenor, cigar box, sopranos, baritones, super ukes, and more!
Someday, after I win the lottery!
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Tutorial: Wipeout
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Everybody plays it, you know you want to!
- losangelesukulelefestival.com Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival
Join us in sunny Southern California for the biggest ukulele music festival in the U.S.!
September 22-24
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Fremont Clear fluorocarbon strings
My favorite strings at the moment, so I’m biased. Unlike Fremont Blackline, the Clears only come in one flavor. (And it’s a delicious flavor!). A set of high G strings is about $7. A single unwound low G is about $3.
The moment I played a set was one of those cartoonishly “ah-ha! Eureka!” experiences. Everything felt and sounded perfect.
The strings feel gentle and responsive under the fingers, unlike Aquilas which feel heavy and dull to me. Hammer-ons and pull-offs are so easy and clear. I can play with much more nuance than with Aquilas or heavier fluorocarbon. (Mind you I play quietly by myself, so I don’t know how these would sound where volume is required in a group or performing.)
Try a set of the Fremonts if you have arthritis or strength issues in your hands, or neuropathy, or are just frustrated by strings that require pedal-to-the-metal amounts of power to play.
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Learn The Ukulele Fingerboard Quickly & Easily
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The fretboard is pretty wild. And if you are coming to the ukulele from wind instruments like I am, this video overview might be helpful.
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“Got a Ukulele” Ukulele Festival Calendar
www.gotaukulele.com UKULELE FESTIVAL CALENDARGot A Ukulele Festival Calendar - listing global uke fests throughout the year for fans of this musical instrument
This is only one festival calendar, I’m sure there are more to be added. (please add any you know of)
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Do you prefer Mango or Koa Ukuleles? Romero Creations Replica and Tiny Tenor
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Mango vs koa tone woods. Identical tenors and “tiny tenors” that only differ by the woods used.
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How An ʻUkulele Is Made | PBS HAWAIʻI DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
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Quick tour through the Koaloha factory.
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Which Strings Go With Which Ukuleles?
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Uke With Alex (Alex Beds of SUS fame) discusses matching strings with tone woods
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Fingerstyle and Chord-melody tutorials from Matt Dahlberg
For those of us who would rather play the melody than sing it, this is a treasure trove!
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How to Restring a Tie-Block Ukulele
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Very thorough step-by-step video
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Nootka (Libre Notation Tutor) now support Ukulele in nightly builds!
www.opencode.net SeeLook / nootka · GitLabApplication for practicing playing musical scores and for ear training as well.
Nightly builds (near the bottom of page) for Linux and Windows now support the Ukulele!
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Here's an awful Uke I love
Bought this one for my oldest son of two and a half years of age. He loves it and I love it - not because of its craptastic bridge or wonderful blue, but for its joyous ease to pick up and noddle for a bit.
It has sparked quite the musical revolution for me. Sort of floated away from my electric bass playing (after 9-10 years) around 2015~, since then I've not played much of anything. This Ukulele have me saving up for a really nice tenor of some kind - probably a Rebel Double Creme or something similar (vegan friendly higher end)