Ukulele

Independent, The (London) - THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
April 10, 2007 -- You might think the idea of a ukulele orchestra is a bit weird, but, if you twin weird with wonderful, you come up with a dream combination - or a... (more...)

Oakland Tribune - Hayward school hosts ukulele event
April 28, 2008 -- HAYWARD -- Ukulele enthusiasts from as far as Hawaii, Canada and Florida descended upon Hayward Adult School on Sunday for the 15th Annual Ukulele... (more...)

Oakland Tribune - Ukulele strikes chord with entrepreneur
October 27, 2006 -- HONOLULU -- On a recent morning in their office at the foot of the Koolau mountains, Joseph Souza strummed a ukulele and sang in a Hawaiian falsetto... (more...)

How Products are Made - Ukulele
January 1, 1998 -- Ukulele Background The ukulele is a string instrument that originated in Portugal in the second century B.C. With a small, guitar-shaped body that is... (more...)

Press, The - Actress watches husband's Wellington ukulele jam; [ed 1: Sigourney watches hubby's Wellington ukulele jam]
November 22, 2007 -- Sigourney Weaver, star of several Hollywood blockbusters, made asurprise appearance at a Wellington bar last night to watch herhusband, Jim Simpson,... (more...)

Oakland Tribune - Ukulele enthusiasts string along
April 25, 2005 -- HAYWARD -- Billy Wilson thinks guitars are nice, but reserves his true love for a little ukulele. "There's kind of a gentle beauty to it," Wilson... (more...)

Oakland Tribune - Ukulele enthusiasts strum their stuff
April 25, 2005 -- HAYWARD -- Billy Wilson thinks guitars are nice but reserves his true love for a little ukulele. "There's kind of a gentle beauty to it," Wilson... (more...)

Oakland Tribune - Ukulele festival becoming popular event
May 1, 2006 -- HOLLIS Baker can hardly believe that the little ukulele festival he started 13 years ago has grown to attract more than 1,000 people. The ukulele... (more...)

PR Newswire - Ukulele Small in Size, Big in Popularity: Expert Says It's Easy to Learn, Great Way to Make Friends
May 6, 2008 -- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- It weighs less than two pounds and is smaller than a violin. But what the ukulele lacks in size, it... (more...)

Music Trades - New archtop tenor ukulele: Kala Brand Music.(PRODUCT NEWS)
February 1, 2007 -- KALA BRAND MUSIC CO. has introduced a new archtop tenor ukulele. The uke features an arch top and back, spruce top, and mahogany back and sides. It... (more...)

Ukulele tips for beginners
The Ukulele is not hard to play from a technical perspective, but it is hard to learn. Ukuleles are not a very common instrument, so you will not always be able to find a teacher or someone else to pl... (more...)

Free Guitar Software
When you are learning guitar the use of software often makes the learning curve less steep. The good news is that much of the guitar software available on the net is free. There are many musicians dev... (more...)

Luthiers: Creators Of Beautiful Music
"Beauty is only skin deep." "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." "Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." Our culture abounds with idioms that seek to em... (more...)

Music For Different Wedding Ceremonies
Nuptial ceremonies in many cultures are a colorful affair marking a very special occasion. It varies from place to place with traditional colorful African chants and dances to Modern Mississauga or To... (more...)

Ukulele Lessons: Seven Tips for Rut Busting
So you've passed the stage of ukulele beginner. You know the basic chords, you've got some strums down and you're starting to get a little confidence in your playing. At this stage, it's all too easy ... (more...)

Ukulele Practice Tips: Set Goals for Your Playing
Learning to play the ukulele, like learning any instrument, is a marathon rather than a sprint. No matter how much practice you do in the short term, it is long term dedication that will determine how... (more...)

Supercharge Your Ukulele Playing
Practicing the ukulele, as with any instrument, is vital to improve. But as important as the amount of time spent practice is, it is even more important that you practice in the right way. When peopl... (more...)

Tuning a Tenor Ukulele
The tenor ukulele is becoming one of the most popular of the four sizes of ukulele (soprano, concert, tenor and baritone). Traditionally, it has been an instrument for skilled and experienced ... (more...)

Ukulele Chords: First Steps
Many people when beginning to learn the ukulele get overwhelmed by the shear number of chords that can be played. They sometimes wonder how many chords they have to learn before they can start playing... (more...)

How to Hold the Ukulele: Top Tips
Holding the ukulele is something that most players never give a second thought to (they just hold it in whatever way comes natural). However, holding the ukulele correctly is vital for your pl... (more...)

Ukulele Buying Tips for a Beginners
For the first time ukulele buyer, the options available can be overwhelming. Ukuleles come in a number of different sizes and tunings and can vary wildly in price. It can be difficult to work out exac... (more...)

How to Tune a Ukulele Tips
Ukulele Tuning Tips: Keep Yourself in Tune For beginner ukulele players, getting the ukulele in tune can be a chore. However, it is absolutely necessary. It's not something optional that you can... (more...)

Tips for Learning to Play the Ukulele
Being a beginner ukulele player can be a bit daunting. There aren't many ukulele teachers out there, so it may be a little difficult for you to get started. But with these seven ukulele playing tips, ... (more...)

Wedding Plan for the most Romantic Couple
Isn’t it a long cherished dream for you to arrange the most romantic event of your life in the most romantic way? So, what’s about a beach wedding? However, arranging the real one is not t... (more...)

Find Really Cheap Airfare and Other Ways to Take a Cheap Vacation to Hawaii
Ah, Hawaii. A vacation paradise! Have you always dreamed of taking a family trip to Hawaii but need to stay on a budget? Imagine clear tranquil blue water, lying on a hammock, lounge chair, or a b... (more...)

Ukulele Solos: The Uke's Most Impressive Displays
When most people think of the ukulele, they picture someone strumming gently to accompany their singing. Something slow and soothing. But the ukulele is capable of a great deal more than that. Some pl... (more...)

The Cavaquinho: What is a Cavaquinho?
No matter where you go in the world, you are likely to come across an instrument that looks like a guitar whether it's a balalaika in Russia, a ukulele in Hawaii or a cavaquinho in Brazil. Such instru... (more...)

The Charango: What is a Charango?
When Spanish and Portuguese travellers set off to discover lands in the new world in the early 19th Century, they took with them their musical instruments. The most popular and most portable instrumen... (more...)

Tuning the Ukulele: Seven Ways to Do It
When it comes to playing the ukulele, nothing will make you sound worse than being out of tune. For beginners, getting in tune can be a tricky task. There are many options for tuning. Some methods are... (more...)

Ukulele Strings: Which Do You Need?
There are so many different types of ukulele strings out there, it can be very confusing. I've ended up buying the wrong type of string in the past and so have many others. The type of string you ha... (more...)

Ukulele tips for beginners
The Ukulele is not hard to play from a technical perspective, but it is hard to learn. Ukuleles are not a very common instrument, so you will not always be able to find a teacher or someone else to pl... (more...)

Free Guitar Software
When you are learning guitar the use of software often makes the learning curve less steep. The good news is that much of the guitar software available on the net is free. There are many musicians dev... (more...)

Luthiers: Creators Of Beautiful Music
"Beauty is only skin deep." "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." "Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." Our culture abounds with idioms that seek to em... (more...)

Music For Different Wedding Ceremonies
Nuptial ceremonies in many cultures are a colorful affair marking a very special occasion. It varies from place to place with traditional colorful African chants and dances to Modern Mississauga or To... (more...)

Ukulele Lessons: Seven Tips for Rut Busting
So you've passed the stage of ukulele beginner. You know the basic chords, you've got some strums down and you're starting to get a little confidence in your playing. At this stage, it's all too easy ... (more...)

Ukulele Practice Tips: Set Goals for Your Playing
Learning to play the ukulele, like learning any instrument, is a marathon rather than a sprint. No matter how much practice you do in the short term, it is long term dedication that will determine how... (more...)

Supercharge Your Ukulele Playing
Practicing the ukulele, as with any instrument, is vital to improve. But as important as the amount of time spent practice is, it is even more important that you practice in the right way. When peopl... (more...)

Tuning a Tenor Ukulele
The tenor ukulele is becoming one of the most popular of the four sizes of ukulele (soprano, concert, tenor and baritone). Traditionally, it has been an instrument for skilled and experienced ... (more...)

Ukulele Chords: First Steps
Many people when beginning to learn the ukulele get overwhelmed by the shear number of chords that can be played. They sometimes wonder how many chords they have to learn before they can start playing... (more...)

How to Hold the Ukulele: Top Tips
Holding the ukulele is something that most players never give a second thought to (they just hold it in whatever way comes natural). However, holding the ukulele correctly is vital for your pl... (more...)

Ukulele Buying Tips for a Beginners
For the first time ukulele buyer, the options available can be overwhelming. Ukuleles come in a number of different sizes and tunings and can vary wildly in price. It can be difficult to work out exac... (more...)

How to Tune a Ukulele Tips
Ukulele Tuning Tips: Keep Yourself in Tune For beginner ukulele players, getting the ukulele in tune can be a chore. However, it is absolutely necessary. It's not something optional that you can... (more...)

Tips for Learning to Play the Ukulele
Being a beginner ukulele player can be a bit daunting. There aren't many ukulele teachers out there, so it may be a little difficult for you to get started. But with these seven ukulele playing tips, ... (more...)

Wedding Plan for the most Romantic Couple
Isn’t it a long cherished dream for you to arrange the most romantic event of your life in the most romantic way? So, what’s about a beach wedding? However, arranging the real one is not t... (more...)

Find Really Cheap Airfare and Other Ways to Take a Cheap Vacation to Hawaii
Ah, Hawaii. A vacation paradise! Have you always dreamed of taking a family trip to Hawaii but need to stay on a budget? Imagine clear tranquil blue water, lying on a hammock, lounge chair, or a b... (more...)

Ukulele Solos: The Uke's Most Impressive Displays
When most people think of the ukulele, they picture someone strumming gently to accompany their singing. Something slow and soothing. But the ukulele is capable of a great deal more than that. Some pl... (more...)

The Cavaquinho: What is a Cavaquinho?
No matter where you go in the world, you are likely to come across an instrument that looks like a guitar whether it's a balalaika in Russia, a ukulele in Hawaii or a cavaquinho in Brazil. Such instru... (more...)

The Charango: What is a Charango?
When Spanish and Portuguese travellers set off to discover lands in the new world in the early 19th Century, they took with them their musical instruments. The most popular and most portable instrumen... (more...)

Tuning the Ukulele: Seven Ways to Do It
When it comes to playing the ukulele, nothing will make you sound worse than being out of tune. For beginners, getting in tune can be a tricky task. There are many options for tuning. Some methods are... (more...)

Ukulele Strings: Which Do You Need?
There are so many different types of ukulele strings out there, it can be very confusing. I've ended up buying the wrong type of string in the past and so have many others. The type of string you ha... (more...)

Ukulele - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ukulele ( Hawaiian : ?ukulele , pronounced [?ukulele] ; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA : /?ju?k??le?li/ ), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK), or ... (more...)

Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum - How to Join
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The Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum - Question Form
CMSimple is a simple content management system for smart maintainance of small commercial or private sites. It is simple - small - smart! It is Free Software licensed under AGPL (more...)

Ukulele,Ukelele,Uke - The Ukulele Diner's Menu of Uke Treats
Articles, pictures, history, resources, and links. (more...)

Hawaii Ukulele Guide: Hawaiian Koa Ukuleles for Sale, Made in Hawaii ...
Aloha & Welcome to the Hawaii Ukulele Guide! Maui and Kauai based ukulele storefronts featuring extensive resources of Ukulele Link Listings of WWW sites relating to ukes. We offer ... (more...)

DOC's UKULELES - soprano | pineapple | concert | tenor | baritone ...
Ukulele website, Doc's Ukuleles, is a dealer of fine Bushman ukuleles that are used for playing classical, rock, folk, ethnic, blues, bluesgrass, country, and jazz music. (more...)

Ukulele Lessons
Aloha!! My name is Rodney and Welcome to my website Ukulele Jams!! Are You looking for a website that will teach you how to play the Ukulele? Looking (more...)

Ukulele Hunt
Ukulele Tips, Tabs, Chords, Sheet Music, MP3s and News Online. ... Tonight You Belong to Me (The Jerk Version) June 15, 2008 · 4 Comments . Lyle Ritz, Steve Martin, Bernadette ... (more...)

Ukulele Players/Fans, Ukulele Meetups, events, clubs and groups in ...
Meet with other local Ukulele palyers to exchange tune suggestions and have quirky jam sessions! ... Meet with other local Ukulele palyers to exchange tune suggestions and have ... (more...)

Ukulele Review - reviews and articles relating to this small 4 ...
Ukulele reviews and articles about instruments, CDs, instructional DVDs, books and accessories. ... A few weeks ago, Michael Bloom (Jake Shimabukuro?s PR person) contacted me ... (more...)