Two ideas. A million possibilities.
In 2002 I released my first album. It was called "Playing it like it isn't" and I recorded the whole thing in my dorm room. That was the start of my career as a musician.
At that time there was no YouTube and the third wave of ukulele...
Ergonomics and a mid-winter stretch
Just as athletes have a stretching and warm-up routine, and specific ways that they learn to hold their bodies to avoid injury, so should we consider these things for ourselves as we engage in music making!
by Cynthia Kinnunen
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Ukulele is a Cheap Vacation
They say that firewood warms you three times: once when you're chopping it, once when you're stacking it and once again when you're burning it. Your ukulele is a lot like that.
By James Hill
Your ukulele warms you three times: once when...
JHUI: Big Changes Ahead!
There are big changes ahead for JHUI. What are they and when will they happen?
By James Hill
It's been almost a decade since my dad and I developed the James Hill Ukulele Initiative (which most of us now call JHUI). The idea was...
How To Start A Song Right!
One thing is for sure: the hardest part of doing anything is getting started. Music is no different.
By James Hill
How many times have you had trouble getting a song started? The more players there are, the more...
The Transformative Power of the Ukulele
Ukulele is a transformative instrument with the power to change lives for the better.
Happy New Year wishes from James! Uketropolis' founder reflects on why the way you feel when you play ukulele is the way you want to feel all the...
Intervalactic, Auditory… Teaching Intervals by Ear
Why is it so important to teach intervals and how can we do it? Cynthia Kinnunen gives us some ideas to engage our students.
By Cynthia Kinnunen
Intervals are building blocks of music. We create music either by harmonizing two or more notes...
The Beat on Teaching Rhythm
How can we incorporate one of the most important elements of music into our classes? Cheryl Reid gives us the beat on teaching rhythm.
By Cheryl Reid
Our main goal as music instructors is to teach musicianship, so every single exercise we...
Meet the Teacher: Christina O’Brien
Christina shares some of her experience using Ukulele in the Classroom… in the classroom!
Ukulele has been hands down the BEST instrument I have used to build music literacy skills in the classroom. After hearing about James...
What the Heck is Clawhammer?
Clawhammer is an old and beautiful playing technique that could change your life.
By James Hill
It probably comes from West Africa and is used extensively in "old-time" banjo playing, a style that developed in 18th and 19th century America...
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