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Strum Fun Workshop with Ukulelezaza!

We had the great pleasure of a visit and a strum fun workshop from Ukulelezaza.

If you’ve not come across Remco Houtman-Janssen before, then you should have! He’s a world class player, who’s played in many Hawaiian bands, and regularly plays live at global ukulele festivals. He paid us a visit from Belgium last Thursday, and ran a workshop at the Royal George.

Here are are the details of the strum fun workshop that he ran:

As a master of the right hand and a well experienced teacher, Zaza’s workshop on strumming techniques is a [...]

What are the Stress Relieving Benefits Of The Ukulele?

24.10.2013
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It’s long been said that playing the ukulele is great for stress relief, as you need to concentrate and be in the moment rather than thinking about your day. Also, as you most often sing whilst playing the ukulele, you always feel better after singing and enjoying playing music you like than you did before you started.

We agree with Peanuts:

 

And this lovely ukulele [...]

Mister Ukulele - our new model!

19.10.2013
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Mister Ukulele, or Mr. Uke for short has been hanging around for a while, just waiting for an opportunity to shine. And now, here he is:

 

He’s going to be popping up all over the place in future. In our new YouTube Uke tips, news, reviews, and playalong songs. We’re going to take him out on tour, and he’ll meet a whole bunch of awesome people. Like him?

This time next year, you could make him an amazing ukulele cake like this one:

 

We love that cake so much, you could make one for all [...]

4 Week Playing in a Ukulele Orchestra Course…

This course consists of (the usual Learn To Uke format) four 2 hour sessions working towards a “performance” of two finished pieces (selected on week 3 to suit the group) and arising from the techniques and experimentation undertaken. Participants only need to bring their instrument(s).

The course will explore the experience of playing ukulele in an orchestra of up to 14 players. Collective playing is always enjoyable but at its best can become intoxicating. With ensemble playing we will; seek to perform in a way that is contrasting but congruent and complimentary, present light and shade, and pose technical [...]