by Alice | Jan 22, 2019 | Community music, Ukulele, Ukulele lessons, Ukulele music theory
This is a very basic, practical introduction to transposing for the ukulele. In this post I cover what transposition is and why it’s useful. I also discuss four tools for transposition: a chord chart, an online transposer tool, a capo and barre chords. Many...
by Alice | Dec 30, 2018 | Beginner ukulele, Strumming, Ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons
Are you a beginner ukulele player? Here’s a ukulele startup toolkit. You’ll find most of what you need to get strumming here. 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 tune a...
by Alice | Oct 24, 2018 | Ukulele, 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 | Sep 16, 2018 | Ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons
This is a post about what it’s like to learn ukulele online, with me. An online ukulele lesson is pretty similar to having a Skype or Zoom meeting. Except with ukuleles, and singing as well. I’ve been teaching students all over the world, in several different time...
by Alice | Sep 9, 2018 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons
This week I’ve been inspired by a post by my colleague Brett McQueen, of Ukulele Tricks. (He looks incredibly young, but he’s been teaching online for many years.) Brett writes that many students want to know how to do things “correctly” on the ukulele. How to...
by Alice | Nov 7, 2017 | Beginner ukulele, Ukulele, Ukulele beginners, Ukulele lessons
Before you can start playing your ukulele, you have to tune it. And this can seem challenging when you’re a complete beginner. But if you persevere you’ll get the knack in a short time, with the help of an electronic tuner or an app. Click this link to watch my...
