Catching up on a lot of new listing and updates

July 23, 2010

Here are the ukulele listings and updates added since the last update.

New Listings

• Ukes in the Classroom – Texas, Tricity Vogue - Ukulele Musician, Links pages
• Ukes in the Classroom – Texas, Ukulele Teachers page

  A non-profit organization founded by Noel Tardy of UkeLady Music to teach Music Literacy … the Ukulele Way and for kids of all ages to have fun!

• Duke Ukulele from Teel Guitar Works - Ukulele Instrument Manufactures page.

  Tim is Director of Instrument Design for C.F. Martin & Co.

• Jay Litchy Guitars - Ukulele Instruments page

Updated Listings

• Big Foot And Tiki - Miscellaneous Ukulele page
• Mele Ukulele - Bass Ukulele page
• The Ukulele Institute of Jim Thorpe, PA - Ukulele Teachers page

Updated Pages

• Banjo Ukulele

Sway Solo Ukulele TAB Arrangement Added

June 16, 2010

This is my solo arrangement of Sway that I perform in concert and will be on my Fall 2010 How About More Uke? jazz ukulele CD.

I'll Remember Solo Ukulele TAB Arrangement Added

June 15, 2010

This is my solo arrangement of I'll Remember April that I perform in concert and will be on my Fall 2010 How About More Uke? jazz ukulele CD.

Two New Sections Addd to the Ukulele Pages

May 27, 2010

• Jazz Ukulele

  Resources, links, lessons, books and more for exploring “Jazz” on the ukulele

• Blues Ukulele

  Yes!!! You can play the blues on ukulele. A load of information on playing the blue son uke.

Added Gold Coast Ukulele Players to the Ukulele Clubs page

May 18, 2010

• Added Gold Coast Ukulele Players to the Ukulele Clubs page

Added a new Banjo and Resonator Ukulele page

May 07, 2010

• Banjo Ukuleles

  The banjolele (brand name; sometimes banjo ukulele or banjo uke) is a four-stringed musical instrument with a small banjo-type body and a fretted ukulele neck. "Banjolele," sometimes also spelled "banjelele" or "banjulele" is a generic nickname given to the instrument, which was derived from the 'banjulele-banjo,' introduced by Alvin D. Keech in 1917.

• Resonator Ukuleles

  A resonator ukulele or "resophonic ukulele" is a ukulele whose sound is produced by one or more spun aluminum cones (resonators) instead of the wooden soundboard (ukulele top/face)

BBEdit 9.5 Release Notes

April 29, 2010

My whole site, for years has been hand coded using BBEdit. Each new release I get same day. And, I rarely read all the release note. But, this time I did and here is on.

The ponies' saronite shoes have been reinforced with titanium, and have a buff applied which increases both ground and flight speed by 30%.

New Pages and Updated Conent - end of April 2010

April 29, 2010

• Amplifiers for `Ukulele

  Added a new page to the ukulele section for amplifying your ukulele. There is a great selection of battery powered amps that work great with ukulele.

• Added an easy chord version for Eleanor Rigby to the Songs page

Allegheny Ukulele Kollective Club added

April 26, 2010

• Allegheny Ukulele Kollective, Hollidaysburg/Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States

NEW Section for Learning Songs

April 18, 2010

Learning songs is what is all about for most players. Here is a NEW Song section of the site with the chords to popular songs.

My site will go a step beyond just showing a "TAB" or the lyrics and chords for most songs. I'll provide a little historical information gathered from the web, links to the lyrics, videos, examples chords to use, solo arrangements and anything that might be relevant to an appreciation and learning a particular song.

Starting with a few songs I've had lying around and will added a lot as times goes on.

Starting with my ukulele songs I've collected and will add some guitar later.

Added a page on How to Remember Songs.

Solo Ukulele Arrangement of Classical Gas added to my solo ukulele TABs

April 17, 2010

Classical Gas Solo Ukulele Arrangement for C Tuning, Low G

This is the classic Mason Williams hit from 1968. This was right in the mist of the British invasion.

The title of the song was originally "Classical Gasoline" but was changed to "Classical Gas" by the music copyist.

On the original recording, Williams plays classical guitar and is accompanied by an orchestral backing. The orchestral arrangements for this song were written by Mike Post, who was also its music producer. It was released in February of 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record. In August 1968 it reached Number 2 on the American charts and went on to sell over a million copies

New & Updated Listings added today

April 16, 2010

• Ukulele Strings

  The NEW Ko'olau 'Alohi and Mahana Series strings are now available. I'm carrying the tenor sets that I use as well as the Ko'olau Gold Series tenor strings.

• Cool Ukulele

  Added Mis-East Mfg's line of ukuleles, the Baroq-ulele, Balalaika-ulele, Lute-ullele, Sitar-ulele to the Cool Ukuleles page. What will they think of next. Can't wait to see what the Sitar-ulele is like.

• Ukulele Tunings

  Common and not so common ukulele tunings.

• Manoa DNA

  A Hawaiian father and sons trio out od Honolulu, Hawaii. Smooth harmonies and classis hawaiian sound. Check them out. Nice site with lots of performances.

New Ukulele Bass Page Added

April 15, 2010

Added a new page on ukulele bass. These little bass ukulele, typically built on a baritone ukulele body sound amazing.

Check 'em out that are amazing.

O‘ahu Chromatic Tuner Available Now!!!

April 15, 2010

O‘ahu Chromatic Tuner -

Designed for all stringed instruments. On the market there are currently a wide variety of clip-on tuners available. The previous Pono P5 tuner was popular, but in today’s competitive market, the great builders and designers at Ko'olau Guitar and Ukulele felt that pricing was too high. Their new O‘ahu Tuner is higher quality, a more compact design, and less expensive.

The LCD display has one easy to see color, and when in tune, the needle points to the center, also displaying three additional lines along with three lines to display an “in tune” mode. Again, fun frills are impressive, but not really necessary. Also, the clip-on bracket is sturdy and durable.

Ko'olau Gold, 'Alohi & Manaha Tenor Ukulele Strings Available Now!!!

April 15, 2010

Ko'olau Gold, 'Alohi & Manaha, tenor ukulele strings are now available right here. This are great strings. I really love the new 'Alohi and Manaha strings. The 'Alohi strings are currently on my Ko'olau CS Tenor.

The Orcas Black Fluoro Carbon Ukulele Strings should be available in a few weeks.

The Mighty Uke - a ukulele documentry

April 14, 2010

The Mighty Uke,

`Ukulele String Comparison

April 2, 2010

Checkout the string listings in the estore for videos on the Manaha and `Alohi Ko'olau ukulele strings. I've been testing these out on my Ko'olau CS Tenor.

`Ukulele String Comparison from Music Guy Mic

March 31, 2010

Music Guy Mic, my main and a lot of other ukulele players' main ukulele person. Has create a series of videos comparing several ukulele string brands, Using a Kala and his "Music Guy Mic" standard uke demo licks. You get a great feel for the differences in strings.

I have collect all eight of them and put them on one page: Music Guy Mic Ukulele String Comparison

Orcas Strings Listed

March 24, 2010

Orcas Ukulele Strings have been added to the Strings page. There strings are black fluoro carbon strings. I'm testing the low G, tenor set on my tenor Koa Fluke and Ko'olau CS tenor. These seem to have a mellow sounding, which might be perfect my melody and chord jazz arrangements and upcoming recording session.

However they do produce a lot of finger noise and might not be a good choice for recording.

Intro to Scale and Soloing on Ukulele, Tahoe Uke Fest II Workshop Handout

March 22, 2010

Here is the handout for attendees of the Tahoe Uke Fest II workshop I presented. March 20, 2010

Download A FREE Printable PDF lesson file

Each lesson file is a high resolution, formated lesson that prints out great.

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Ukulele Doodling Workshop Handout, 12 pages

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click on file link to download

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New Ukulele Club Added

March 11, 2010

Ukulele Club of Central New Jersey, Westfield, New Jersey, United States added to Ukulele Clubs page

New Ukulele Builder Added

March 11, 2010

Hive Ukuleles of Santa Cruz, California, United States added to Ukulele Builders page

Handcrafted by Jake Maclay, Hive Ukuleles exhibit the philosophy of his craft: exquisite tone and superb playability manifest in each instrument's artful beauty. A sound born of superior craftsmanship, shaping a deep resonance from flawless intonation.

New Updated and Improved Lesson Section

March 9, 2010

The Lessons pages have gone through a massive update and re-organization.

Over 80 lessons for ukulele, guitar and general music.

Lessons are now viewable by topic and instruments. Allowing visitors to find the lessons that they are most interested in.

Major Update to Member's Section

March 5, 2010

ALL the lessons previously available to a FREE basic member subscriber have been moved to the main lesson section of the site.

No need to login or sign up for the FREE membership. Future access to the members only area of the site is for paid, premium members.

Premium members have access to FREE and discounted books and play-along tracks. As well as enhanced lessons and other goodies to com. Checkout the preview pages for what a premium membership offers.