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Ukulele Underground Blog
1d ago
Ukulele Festival Essentials, Defining Notes, Fancy Bridge Pins
What are Essential Items you bring to a Festival? Do you even need to bring an Ukulele to a Festival, and should you bring your most “Expensive Ukulele” or should you bring a “Beater”? The team tries to help a viewer define a group of notes, and explain why they aren’t pentatonic, and why you don’t necessarily need to name them. Aldrine explains the advantages and disadvantages of different Ukulele Bridge Types (sorry for the noise). The podcast is topped of with recounting the Kauai Ukulele Festival and giving a preview of Aldrin ..read more
Ukulele Underground Blog
4d ago
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Ukulele Underground Blog
1w ago
TAB Appropriate Settings, Building Music Instincts, Correcting “Wrong” Chords
Is Sheet Music necessary for Memorizing a song? In this Week’s Podcast Aldrine will show you how you can build your Music Instincts; Memorize songs using Numbers and Feelings; and play the “Wrong” Chord while playing the “Right” Song. We’re giving all of our opinions on when it’s appropriate to use and perform with TABS/Sheet Music.
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Questions asked this Week:
0:13 New Intro from Laurei
3:25 WrestleMania
8:25 TAB Appropriate Settings
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Ukulele Underground Blog
2w ago
Learn to play “Neon Moon” (Brooks & Dunn) on Ukulele
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Hey UUers!
This time on Uke Lessons, we’re playing the classic country hit “Neon Moon” by Brooks and Dunn on ukulele! This one is a great song to practice your chords in both the Key of G and the Key of A. Have fun, play along with the “Neon Moon” Ukulele Play-Along above, and if you need help learning the chords, strumming, or picking, feel free to start with any of the steps below:
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Ukulele Underground Blog
2w ago
New Intro Songs, Party Trick Riffs & the Genius of Dragon
Learn how to Tap in 2 Minutes! This week, the guys are challenging Aldrine to teach a Tapping Riff as fast as he can. After Aldrine’s Tapping Speedrun, he explains the theory behind Tapping. The Team discuss learning Party Trick Riffs vs learning to apply the same Flashy Techniques. As an Example of Elegant Application of Tapping, the guys geek out about the genius of Jake’s Album and Song, Dragon. This leads to an appreciative analysis of Ernie Cruz Jr. and the rest of the Cruz family. A Songwriting Challenge winner is picked whil ..read more
Ukulele Underground Blog
3w ago
Pirate Ships, Thumb Picks & Building Confidence
What does Pirate Ships, Sister Act and Building Confidence have in common? Answer: This Week’s Ukulele Underground Podcast. The guys start off the Podcast by playing their Song Submissions for the Songwriting Challenge, and making plans to get their own Pirate Ship. A member ask Aldrine if there are specific Thumb Picks for Ukulele, and if he has recommendations? The team discuss how you can Build Your Confidence even if you make little “Oopsies” or play a wrong note? The podcast is topped off with what pickups does Aldrine use, and where ca ..read more
Ukulele Underground Blog
1M ago
Scrappy Enthusiasm, Jamming Faux Pas, & Musical Conversations
What is the difference between a Scrappy, Up and Coming Musician VS a Mature Musician who has been around the block? What are the traits of Inexperienced Players and what are the qualities of Tasteful Players? What Jamming Faux Pas should you avoid, and what can you do to Mature as a Musician? Find the answers to these questions plus our thoughts on High Humidity, Jazz, and Metal on today’s podcast.
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1M ago
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Ukulele Underground Blog
1M ago
Growth from Criticism, Impostor Syndrome & Songwriting Challenge #36
What was a Harsh Truth Aldrine needed to face in order to improve as an Ukulele Player? Aldrine shares the precise moment when someone gave him a “Harsh Truth” that pushed him to being a better player. We also hear how Aldrine learned to grow from these criticisms and how he changed his goals to better reflect himself. The guys discuss Wound, Unwound and Flatwound Low G Strings and what they prefer. A new Songwriting Challenge is set before Aldrine gets introspective on where his own Impostor Syndrome comes from, and how ..read more
Ukulele Underground Blog
1M ago
Hanging with Legends, Taking Lessons from a “Drummer”, Converting Melody to Fingerstyle
Learn these Secret Warm-Ups that will maximize your (Finger) Muscles, and get you SWOLE! Before Aldrine reveals his secrets to the perfect Warm-Ups, he talks about his busy Weekend spent going to an awesome concert, and hanging out with Ukulele Heavy Hitters. The guys answer the questions of will sanding and repainting an ukulele change the sound, and how do you turn a Melody into a Fingerstyle Song? Aldrine explains his recommended Warm-Ups and how focusing on Form is more important than speed. If you wan ..read more