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Ukulele Tutorial for Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (The Christmas Song)
Here is a ukulele tutorial for Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (The Christmas Song). This song would be a great addition to the usual Christmas...
How to Find Your Strumming Speed
When you're playing the ukulele, your strumming creates the beat of the music. Strumming isn't that easy to learn and many beginners struggle with...
An Easy Ukulele Song for Thanksgiving
THANKSGIVING: A FESTIVE HOLIDAY In the United States, people celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November. Thanksgiving officially starts...
Let’s Learn Edelweiss!
Before we learn how to play "Edelweiss" on ukulele, let's find out some interesting facts about this song. Most of us have watched The Sound of...
The Story of the Ukulele: Ukulele History in a Nutshell
The ukulele is fast becoming a mainstream instrument. It's not quite up to the status of the piano or the guitar, but it's getting there. Things...
How to Choose the Perfect Ukulele Size
If you're just starting, you probably don't know much about ukulele. And ukuleles come in many different shapes and four main sizes: soprano,...
Ukulele Capos
What is a capo? It's a rubber-covered bar that clamps to your ukulele's neck and holds down the strings. The capo shortens the strings' playable...
Jenny’s Day Out With Educators
Jenny Peters presented “Ukulele in the General Music Classroom” at the January 27th Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria. The session was...
Left-Handers in a Right-Handed Music World
The music world is very ‘right-handed’. Almost all stringed instruments are set up for right-handed people. And it is extremely difficult for...
Reading Sheet Music vs. Playing by Ear: Which is Superior?
Are you scratching your head wondering which is better; reading sheet music or playing by ear? In this blog post, we review each of the techniques....
