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Curt Sheller • All Things `Ukulele and Jazz Guitar

The Basics and Beyond!!! Take your playing to the next level.
The Internet's largest collection of information for ukulele and jazz guitar.

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These great cartoon illustrations used throughout the site
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There are a few ukulele specific documentaries available. The most recent is The Mighty Uke from director Tony Coleman of Tiny Goat Films Ltd.

Here are links to a few others:

  • The Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog - info below
  • Rock That Uke - www.rockthatuke.com

    ROCK THAT UKE is a quirkily philosophical cinematic love poem that examines the near mystical allure of the ukulele and the recent wave of alternative and experimental musicians who have taken up the four-stringed underdog of the music world to incorporate it not just into their raucous and irreverent original compositions, but into a counter cultural/post-punk ethos.

  • To You Sweetheart, Aloha (PBS documentary about Bill Tapia, Produced by Walking Iris Films) - www.billtapia.com/store.php, Trailer: youtube.com

Here is a listing from the Ukulele Underground forum:

  • Heart Strings: The Story of the Kamaka 'Ukulele - info below
  • Aloha Uke (Vancouver Ukulele Circle Mini Documentary) - vimeo.com/23290994
  • Bill Sevesi's Dream - 3rdpartyproductions.co.nz/sho...sevesis-dream/ (Thanks Eugene Ukulele)
  • The KoAloha Ukulele Story, DVD available directly from KoAloha - www.koaloha.com/

Heart Strings: The Story of the Kamaka Ukulele
Stuart Yamane, Producer/Director
Dawn Kaniaupio, Producer

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( from listing's site ) - Of the early Hawaiian manufacturers who were crafting instruments at the start of the 20th century, only one, Kamaka Hawaii, remains in business today. For theirs is a story about age-old values — hard work, fortitude, honesty, and creativity, but through a distinctly Hawaiian point of view — rooted in such concepts as aloha (unconditional love), malama (to serve and care for), and pono (doing what’s right).

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The Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog
Tiny Goat Films Ltd.
Directed by: Tony Coleman
Produced By:Margaret Meagher

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( from artist's site ) - MIGHTY UKE is a new documentary about the 21st Century revival of the ukulele worldwide.

MIGHTY UKE travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other. From the Redwoods of California through the gritty streets of New York, from swinging London through Tokyo’s highrise canyons to Hawaii, ukers tell the story of the people’s instrument: The Mighty Uke.

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uketoday's Channel

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Some nice interviews with Jake.

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“A strum is the execution of a rhythmic pattern — in a specific style”

A Guide to Ukulele Strums

One of the first skills a ukulele player learns is the art and craft of strumming, playing rhythm. This refers to an accompaniment technique suitable for the singer, singer - songwriter or someone who plays a support role for another instrument.

Strumming requires a specific set of skills. They are: 1) Memorization of chords 2) The ability to switch chords smoothly and 3) The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum. It is this 3rd skill that is our focus in “A Guide to Ukulele Strums & Rhythmic Patterns”.

Though strumming looks natural to the casual observer, it is anything but natural to the beginning ukulele player. Even experienced players have difficulty in identifying and executing certain strums. Though this is one of those topics that is typically taken for granted, there is much to learn about rhythmic feels, accents, dynamics, strum direction, feel, percussive accents, idiomatic styles and tempo variation.

First and foremost, the subject of strumming is inseparably linked to rhythm. Though an ability to read rhythm is helpful, it’s not necessary to profit from this material.

More info and complete samples of entire book.

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