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Larrivee Mahogany Tenor

Aloha again! I'm back with another review of another gorgeous Larrivee ukulele! If you haven't read my review of their mahogany soprano with a spruce top, I'll sum it up for you: it's a real treat to play. And this one, while similar, is a bit different in that it 1) is a tenor and 2) features a mahogany top. ...
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Kamaka Tenor HF-3

Aloha! I wanted to come to you today not only to review a new ukulele, but to brag. To brag hardcore! This is 2016 and Kamaka Ukulele is turning 100 years old! To celebrate, they are releasing 100th Anniversary models which have different tuning pegs and a very attractive scroll on the headstock. The majority of the ukulele remains the ...
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Study on Group Uke Lessons for Kids (Opinion Piece)

Ukulele Magazine recently sent out an email with a news article (http://www.ukulelemag.com/stories/news/study-playing-ukulele-benefits-kids-attitudes) about a study (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141449) that, abbreviated, basically said that a study was done with two groups: one group of young kids who participated in group ukulele lessons for ten months and one group that did not. The results were that the group that participated in ukulele lessons showed ...
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The Ukulele Lifestyle

When I moved to Hawaii, I started getting into the ukulele after more than eighteen years of being solely a guitar player and the differences in the community was what made me love it so much that I decided to use it for my kids’ music education. The best, shortest way to describe the ukulele scene - its lifestyle if ...