by Alice Bulmer | Dec 30, 2018 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons, Ukulele strumming
Are you a beginner ukulele player? Here’s a ukulele startup toolkit. You’ll find most of what you need to get strumming here. For free. Buying a ukulele If you don’t yet have a ukulele, here’s a link to my post about how to buy a beginner ukulele. How to...
by Alice Bulmer | Dec 10, 2018 | Community music, Music and wellbeing, Ukulele beginners
When we start playing ukulele a world of unforseen possibilities opens up. I’m not exaggerating! This happened for me, and I’ve seen it working like this for many others. Beyond performing There’s a common attitude that making music is about performing, whether it’s...
by Alice Bulmer | Nov 19, 2018 | Christmas ukulele, Ukulele beginners
This is a post about how to get live music and singing happening with your family and friends at Christmas. With ukuleles. (Of course!) I think ukuleles and Christmas go together wonderfully well. Even if you’re a beginner ukulele player, you can play Christmas...
by Alice Bulmer | Oct 28, 2018 | Ukulele beginners
You don’t need to spend much money to get started with a ukulele. You just need a ukulele that’s good enough to stay in tune. Here’s a link to my post about how to buy your first ukulele. The ukulele is wonderfully, enchantingly inexpensive! It’s a perfect...
by Alice Bulmer | Oct 24, 2018 | Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons
This is a post about harmony and how it works with ukulele. For me, playing ukulele means coming into close relationship with the beautiful harmonies of music. It’s much more direct and practical than when I’m playing violin, or piano, or even bass guitar. When...
by Alice Bulmer | Oct 7, 2018 | Music and wellbeing, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele strumming
With the ukulele, you get to play the music you love. My aim as a teacher is to fast-track you to the place where you can play the music that makes your heart sing. Because that’s the most fun thing in the world. Yes, making music is fun anyway. But it’s exponentially...
