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Twinkle Twinkle on Ukulele – Jazz chord Melody

Aaron Crowell manages to help people full time at our store and still run his own music school! He always has a nonchalant way of getting it done, and if you ever get a chance, grab a skype lesson from him. Sometimes of few ideas can really add to your musical undeerstanding. Here's the tabs and video for Aaron's own sophisticated version ...
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A Rhumba Rythym for Uke

This is another quick lesson from Aaron. They'll be much more ukulele tips and ideas to come, only found here at TheUkuleleReview. Subscribe at the side bar and you'll only receive an email when there is a new post. No sales on this side of HMS, just free resources for the peeps. Aloha from your friends in Hawaii! A hui ...
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The other sounds -Percussion on your Ukulele –

This is one of three short lessons from Aaron Crowell. The other two are  soon to come and cover more random techniques and ideas for your ukulele. This one is a latin rhythm and uses the frets to simulate the güiro,  that scraper sound in latin rhythms.   So give it a shot and give us some feedback. Easy, hard? (Or are …

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Tutorial -Singto Numchok’s “Ukulele… I Love You” – with Print out

Download and Print from PDFChords and Words for   –  “Ukulele…I love you” This is a great addition to any ukulele songbook so feel free to print it out from the PDF above. The tabs are not notated because you dont just strum the chords once open. The strum rhythm you learn in the video is carried throughout the song. Have fun …

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How hard is it to play Ukulele?

My wife and I have owned Hawaii Music Supply for about eight years now. For the first five years I did most of the in-store assisting of customers. At the time, Mike was running his eBay store and I used to think, he probably just sits in his boxers all day listing ukes and answering emails. He couldn’t handle helping people in a …

Mailani and Dr. Trey – Original music with Rippin’ Ukulele! – Video & Tabs!!

I had not seen Treacy Terada in a few years so I took a drive down to the windward side to see what this old friend is up to. About a stones throw from the Kanilea factory is Four Strings Studio. This haven of musical aspiration has been Dr. Trey’s work station for as long as I have known him. He recorded and produced Jake Shimabukuro’s first four albums here along with many other diverse projects.

Troy Fernandez- Original Ukulele Styles & Local Inspiration~

This video is an overview from Aaron on one of the most influential uke players to come out of Hawaii- Troy Fernandez. Troy has his own unique style that has inspired many players. He was a big part of the “ukulele renaissance of the early 90’s”, giving us an ukulele sound that was exciting, versatile, and totally his own.

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The Baritone Ukulele – Review & Chord Chart

The Baritone ukulele is the same tuning as the high four strings on a guitar. A 4th lower than a regular ukulele, but the shapes are all the same. The main reason you would want a baritone ukulele is because it sounds so dang good. It is significantly smaller than a guitar but still gives you a similar depth and color. The standard G C E A just does not do this, and vise versa. Both G C E A and D G B E are the same intervals but with a different key and tension the same shapes inspire different styles. It is fun to have both to choose and both are equally, and uniquely ukulele.~