Vintage sheet music from 1900s, 1920s and more
A great source for sheet music from 1900s, 1920s and more
In Praise of Utter, Utter Boredom
Practice time on ukulele can be hard to come by. Mornings round the old Sullivan home are usually a busy bustle of bustling the boy busily out the door to school. But this morning somehow, the snacks were made, the clothes were on, the homework packed, and– There was nothing to do. 30 minutes. With nothing to do. The boy crashed around for a while, then settled finally, of all places, on the piano bench. The boy like his music lessons, likes piano, and doesn’t even mind the scheduled practice times. But it’s always very business-like. When he’s done, he’s done. But this morning, with nothing to do, and no other choices, he sat himself down and played through his repertoire. Then played through again. Then, started making stuff up. Crikey. I could detect the sounds of scales and chord and lines from other songs, but this wasn’t rote practice or mechanical “must-do” exercises. He …
Monster Mash on ukulele — chords for the perfect Halloween song (free download)
Everyone needs to know how to play “The Monster Mash” on the ukulele at Hallowe’en time. Here are the ukulele chords for Monster Mash!
How to organize your ukulele sheet music like a pro
Never fumble for the right song again. Grab with certainty!
The most expensive ukulele in the world
Do you need the most expensive ukulele? Turns out it’s PLAYING the ukulele that makes me happy. Not the ukulele itself.
What’s better–a cheap ukulele or an expensive ukulele?
Do you need to spend a lot of money to get a great ukulele? Let’s compare super cheap ukes to the super expensive ones.
Here’s what I learned about uke playing this morning
Why is a 10-year-old much, much better at making music than I am?
Scales on ukulele–worth the bother? (The best way to improve on uke)
When you want to start getting better, you’re going to want to take a looking at learning some scales on ukulele — it’s really a kind of ukulele super power!
Change chords smoothly on ukulele
Why you must learn to change chords smoothly on ukulele; why it’s so hard; and what do to make it much, much easier!
The ukulele “secret” I will never teach you
Anything you can imagine is available at your fingertips by simply doing a quick search (including an easy ukulele course for brand new beginners!)
An amazing discovery for uke players–free, vintage songsheets to download
A great source for free ukulele tab downloads.