If you follow Ukulele Tricks on Twitter, or if you are friends with us on Facebook, you probably saw a video I posted earlier this week of me playing my ukulele in Central Park.
While I was there, I took my ukulele to Central Park to record some videos just for fun. Out of the blue, an older gentlemen came up to me and told me he wanted to sing the song “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” while I played it. I figured, “Why not?!”
[Continue Reading...]Summer is just around the corner, and let me tell you, it can’t come soon enough. I’m in the Midwest of the United States and we are still getting the occasional snow and sleet here into April. Unbelievable! So in the excitement and much anticipation for summer to come, let’s take a look at what I would consider a great summer tune for the ukulele: “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz.
[Continue Reading...]I will be honest with you. There have been fewer updates over the past couple months. For this, I apologize, but I am not too sorry only because I have been hard at work, sweat and all, at one of the BIGGEST projects ever for Ukulele Tricks.
[Continue Reading...]I’ve had an iPhone for awhile now. I’ve loved it so much that I just recently bought an iPad.
Because of this, I’ve been looking for the best apps to use on both devices. I recently came across a new ukulele app called Ukulele Songbook: All-Time Favorites.
[Continue Reading...]So, you want to learn how to play ukulele, but you’re not sure what uke to buy.
I’ve had a lot of questions from friends of mine and those of you who are looking to buy a ukulele. I wanted to look at a few things that are helpful to think about before buying your first ukulele. I also wanted to go over some recommendations for good beginner ukuleles.
[Continue Reading...]Toy Story is one of my favorite films. I wouldn’t be afraid to say it’s probably one of the best movies in the past 20 years. Randy Newman wrote “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” as a theme song for the movie. It’s a great song and I’ve always wanted to cover this song on the ukulele.
Here is a video of my go at it. Get the chords for the song here too!
[Continue Reading...]I just found out today that Tim from Ukeeku is giving away another ukulele on his blog. He’s done this before, but this time it’s a aNueNue Papa II Concert ukulele ($190 value). He’s giving it away with a gig bag, a stand, and will ship to anywhere in the world. Sweet.
It’s really easy to enter the contest. All you have to do is subscribe to get post updates on his blog in the top right column of Ukeeku.
[Continue Reading...]I’ve been receiving a lot of questions through email and comments here on the site asking what type of ukulele I have and how it is tuned. I love my ukulele. My ukulele has quite a bit of meaning to me, so I thought it’d be cool to make an entire post all about my ukulele, the story behind it, how I tune it, and all that.
I’d also love to hear what types of ukuleles you all are playing these days. Every ukulele has a story behind it. At least, it seems. So let’s hear it!
[Continue Reading...]I thought it would be fun to look back on the year at some of the best posts here on Ukulele Tricks. Many of these posts became great because you all asked questions and made comments. This is what this blog is about… YOU. I want this to be a community of ukulele players that help each other out. So thank you for your contributions, emails, questions, and comments. It’s awesome!
[Continue Reading...]Something I’ve heard more than a few times is how difficult it can sometimes be to sing and play ukulele at the same time. I will say that it does become easier over time, as most things do, but there are some things you can practice to speed up the process so you’re singing and playing your favorite songs on ukulele.
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