Basic Music Theory – Part 1: Notes and the Chromatic Scale

May 28, 2012

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The Jumping Flea Website

May 23, 2012

I feel a bit bad about not finding this site before (it’s so good!). Sometimes they just sneak through the cracks…

Ian Chadwick’s “The Jumping Flea” is full of detailed articles on various aspects of the ‘ukulele – mostly technical stuff like tonewoods, picks, strings, pickups, acoustics, and more. Click through to a page and you are bombarded with an extensive look into the specs and many faces of a particular subject. Definitely one to bookmark and refer back to as you are ready to absorb more and more about the instrument. Oh, and there are ‘ukulele reviews as well!

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Live ‘Ukulele’s Top 5 Youtube Videos

May 15, 2012

It’s been almost five years since I’ve joined Youtube and I’ve uploaded 68 ‘ukulele videos total.

Out of all those videos, here are the 5 most-viewed Live ‘Ukulele lessons and reviews:

One Love lesson – 41,000 views

Super Mario Bros. Main Theme lesson – 20,100 views (I love how one of my most popular videos features my worst hair-do ever.)

How to Tune Your ‘Ukulele lesson- 10,600 views

Jump lesson – 8,300 views

Roland AC-90 review – 7,800 views

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Learning

April 19, 2012

Lately I’ve been learning so much so fast about playing ‘ukulele and music that it seems my brain has only had time to process bullet points. Here are a few that have been flying around my head: If you use lots of delay, turn it off when you are strumming. Unless your timing is rock-solid, [...]

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Tombo Ukulet Vintage Electric ‘Ukulele Rebuild

April 5, 2012

My life has been busy as of late! The Institute of Hawaiian Music is giving me all kinds of great opportunities. Aside from the college classes, there are gigs to be played, songs to be learned and arranged, and concerts to attend! One of the guys that I’ve met through the IHM program, Axel Menezes (who [...]

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Ukulele Goes High Tech with Futulele

March 6, 2012

Well, it was bound to happen. The ‘ukulele has hit the iPad and iPhone scene – and I’m not talking about downloading music. Amidio is in the process of developing what they call the Futulele, an ‘ukulele synthesizer for IOS that includes a special guitar shaped case that allows users to ‘play’ the uke. Brilliant? [...]

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Win Brittni Paiva’s Living Ukulele DVD

March 3, 2012

Brittni Paiva recently released Living ‘Ukulele, a DVD including live performances, interviews, and ukulele lessons. If you’d like a behind-the-scenes look at Brittni and her music – both on the road and on the Big Island – simply leave a comment on this post to enter to win. Contest closed Entries will be accepted through [...]

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