Playing and enjoying the ukulele together!
If the teacher is Ralph Shaw you know it is going to be special. This mini lesson is no exception. LIven up your strumming with this George Formby strum.
If you aren’t familiar with Mr. Formby, check out this Wikipedia article.
Click here for the article and music excerpts on UkuleleMagazine.com.
As part of her #30DayUkuleleChallenge ‘Bernadette Teaches Music’ provided a YouTube video listing and demonstrating the most important ukulele chords.
Of course, most of them are the common ones. A few of them , however, are good alternate chords by moving a barr chord up the fretboard (example: moving B flat up to form C, D and E.
Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time. In this lesson, Ukulenny teaches us how to play Canon in the key of C.https://kalabrand.com/products/canon-tutorial
“Raymond Penfield was the father of a London Caberet artist, Holly Penfield and often sang often as part of her act when she was in London or Rome. He passed away at the age of 98. He lived in a small California community and sang locally as often as he could. He also had tried out for America’s Got Talent, and was known for his continuing effort to write and create songs with his son-in-law and daughter’ https://youtu.be/O2GTHFeN4LM
NextAvenue.org posted an interesting article about Senior Citizens and the value of music in their lives. The article was entitled, “Music Matters for Older Adults: Just ask these six people who are in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s”
The title of this post came from Jan Fox’s words. Ms. Fox, 83, in retirement “took up line dancing, which she now teaches, and then a friend suggested learning to play the ukulele. Fox, who lives in Austin, Texas, did just that….”
She even started a performance group.
Read all about Ms. Fox and the other five musicians who just happen to be seniors.
“Taimane plays everything from Bach to Led Zeppelin on her ukulele.
Originally discovered by Don Ho, she has managed to weave different genres to create her own sound.
Her new album, “Elemental,” will be released on June 5 after two years.”
WickedLocal.com: Rockland posted “Sounds Around Town: Amy Kucharik makes a lot of music on four strings”
“…Kucharik’s first instrument was piano (“I never excelled at it.”). She then moved on to French horn (“Neither that nor the piano inspired me to be a songwriter.”), then guitar (“That was a slow learning curve for me.”), before meeting up with the ukulele, which has absolutely inspired her.
“What’s neat about the ukulele is that with just four strings you can have a lot of fun with alternate voicings up the neck, and jazzy chords,” she said. “I don’t play the ukulele just to play the ukulele. I play it as a way to deliver the songs that I write.”
Marie Claire says that “Actress Madeline Brewer …finds her happy on the ukulele, in the woods, and inside her kitchen.” Source: MarieClaire.com
Read more about her love for the ukulele and about her career!
“Zoie Jones won’t brag about it, but her teammates will implore her to play (her ukulele) more…
Jones started playing the ukulele…
as a way to relieve stress during a hip injury…
that cost Jones a full year of eligibility couldn’t keep her down. It allowed her to grow as a soccer player mentally … and it gave her an added talent in the ukulele.”