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Ukeology
When the Ravenscrag arrived in Honolulu on the afternoon of August 23, 1879, it was carrying 419 Portuguese immigrants from the island of Madeira to work in the sugar cane fields. It had been a long and hard journey of over 4 months and some 15,000 miles. In celebration of their arrival, Joao Fernandes borrowed his friend’s braguinha, jumped off the ship, and started playing folk songs from his native land on the wharf. The Hawaiians, who came down to the dock, were very impressed at the speed of this musicians’ fingers as they danced across the fingerboard and they called the instrument “ukulele”, which translates into English as “jumping flea”.You see, that was the image conjured up by those flying fingers.
Well, at least that’s one of the stories about the origin of the name “ukulele”. Typical to much of Hawaiian history, there are several accounts of how the ukulele got its name. Queen Lili’uokalani thought it came from the Hawaiian words for “the gift that came here”, or “uku” (gift or reward) and “lele” (to come). Another legend says the instrument was originally called “ukeke lele” or “dancing ukeke” (ukeke being the Hawaiian’s three stringed musical bow). The name, being mispronounced over the years, became “ukulele”. Another theory comes from a story about Edward Purvis, an English army officer and the Assistant Chamberlain to the court of King David Kalakaua, who was very adept at playing the braguinha. Since he was small and sprightly, the rather large Hawaiians
nicknamed him “ukulele”, the whole “jumping flea” thing all over again. Still another version of the origin of the world “ukulele” is attributed to Gabriel Davian and Judge W. L. Wilcox (a member of a well-known island family). According to the story, the two men were in attendance at a housewarming party at the Wilcox home in Kahili, where Davian was playing an ‘ukulele he had made himself. When one of the guests asked what it was called, Davion jokingly replied that, judging from the way one “scratched at it,” it was a “jumping flea”. Wilcox, who was fluent in Hawaiian, was asked for the Hawaiian translation and is supposed to have answered, “‘Ukulele!”. Over the years, the “jumping flea” legend, the one where Joao Fernandes’ fingers were jumping like fleas over the fingerboard, has become the most accepted, probably because that is the coolest story and Hawaiians just love a cool story.
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Uke It’s cool.
When I was a kid, it was cool to throw rotten tomatoes at people’s houses in my neighborhood. Just because something is cool doesn’t mean you should do it, but in the case of playing ukulele, you should totally do it. Without a doubt, over the past few years, the ukulele has established a much stroger presence in music, with many songs surfacing: Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Oh What a Day by Ingrid Michaelson, and covers of I’m Yours by Jason Mraz. to name a few
It’s cheap. Compared to other musical instruments, like guitars, pianos, andpianos, you can get a pretty decent and playable ukulele for well under a $100. Like any instrument, you can always spend more, and the sky is ultimately the limit, but ukuleles are fairly cheap.
It’s easy. It’s true that some people have a more natural aptitude for things than others, so ukulele might be impossible for you, but as a four stringed instrument, most people will tell you ukulele is relatively easy to pick up compared to other musical instruments. Like anything though, if you want to be good, you have to set your mind to it. Don’t expect to learn anything without putting fourth the time and effort into it.
It’s light. Learning the ukulele give you the oppertunity to jump start your career as a street performer. While the ukulele won’t fit in your pocket, get a case for it, and you can take it wherever you go–on the subway, to the supermarket, dinner parties, the beach, Narnia–you get the picture.
It’s fun! Fact: no one has never not had fun playing ukulele. In other words, not only is the ukulele to play, but from a tonal standpoint, it’s a fun instrument to listen to and hear. Different types of ukuleles have their tonal differences, but as a whole, there is something playful and soulful about how a ukulele sounds and plays.
Stress starts in the brain and then kicks off a chain reaction that switches on the stress response in every cell of our bodies. Over time, these cellular switches can get stuck in the “on� position, leading to feelings of burnout, anger, or depression as well as a host of physical ailments. Researchers now know that playing a musical instrument can switch off the stress response, improving physical and emotional health. When our senses detect a possible threat in the environment, the body undergoes a chain reaction in which genes within each cell switch on, directing the cells to produce chemicals associated with the stress response. Playing music sets off an opposite chain reaction that switches these genes off again.
are you sold yet?
the ukulele is good for you
so you’ve fallen in love with the ukulele, and you want to rush over to the closest music store to buy the first uke you see
Soprano 21 inches
Concert 23 inches
Tenor
26 ¼ inches
You are immediately asked,
“What size ukulele are you interested in? ”
You probably had no idea that ukuleles even came in different sizes! This quick guide aims to help you through the process of deciding which uke is right for you by giving you an introduction to the four basic types of ukuleles and how they differ from one another in terms of size and sound. Ukuleles come in four basic sizes. From the smallest to largest, they are soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.
Baritone 30 ½ inches
The baritone ukulele is the biggest of the ukes. It’s tuned down lower to DGBE, which is equivalent to the tuning of the bottom four strings on a guitar. This is going to produce a deeper sound. While you can still strum it like any other ukulele, you’re going to really lose that bright crisp sound that you’d get with soprano. Baritone ukes are great for blues players and fingerpickers, or those who prefer that deeper and fuller sound.
The tenor ukulele is just a little bit bigger than the concert uke. The overall sound and tone is even fuller than it’s smaller brothers. For performers, the tenor ukulele is great because you get a rich full sound, and since you have more frets, you’re able to reach and play much higher notes on the fretboard. Tenor ukuleles are commonly tuned in standard re-entrant or linear tuning, but some will choose to tune it lower like a baritone ukulele to DGBE.
Sometimes referred to as the alto, is just a little bit bigger than the soprano and some would consider it to have a fuller sound. It’s commonly tuned in standard like the soprano uke although some people will opt to tune their G down an octave. The frets are a bit more spaced on a concert ukulele than the soprano, so folks with larger fingers might find it easier to play. There can be up to 20 frets on a concert ukulele which allows players to navigate to higher notes on the fretboard.
The most common and standard type of ukulele is the soprano ukulele. It’s the smallest ukulele and is known for its thin, jangly sound so commonly associated with ukuleles. Because it’s so small, its perfect for traveling. Sometimes people with larger fingers or hands have trouble playing the soprano ukulele because the frets are closer together. Because the strings have less tension on a soprano uke, you might find it easy to accidentally bend a string out of tune. Despite these relatively minor downsides, the soprano ukulele is the best bang for the buck.
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tips The uke.
This is the most important one of all when you are serious about wanting to learn how to play the ukulele. There are a few good ukuleles in the $100 range, but you can almost be sure that an ukulele under $50 is not that good. The main issue you will have is that it won’t be able to stay in tune.
Floating. This may sound stupid but it can help you a lot in the future! Take a few minutes and try some positions either sitting and standing. When you are sitting, you can let the body of the ukulele rest on one of your legs and rest your strumming arm on the top of the ukulele. That way the ukulele neck should
“float” in the air. When you are standing you can hold it against your chest and keep it there with your strumming arm. All this may take some practice but it will pay of in the end because that way you will be able to pick up your ukulele and play.
Strumming. At the start you’ll probably only be doing simple up and down, up and down, up and down. But after a while you can try to add some slapping and palm muting to really get that chunky, funky and groovy feeling.Wondering why there aren’t any strumming patterns posted along with songs? Well, that’s a whole other story. This isn’t allowed by the MPA (Music Publishers Association) because of copyright issues. They say that it isn’t allowed to share online how to literally play a song. So strumming patterns (rhythm and tempo) aren’t allowed to be shared at all and I’m afraid that there isn’t much I can do about that. It will really help a lot if you try to figure out the strumming yourself.You will learn playing the ukulele a lot quicker and after a while you’ll come up
with your own strumming patterns! Carefully listen to the song and “feel” the rhythm to get a good strum.
Plucking. This might seem a lot. Besides learning chord shapes, learning how to strum, learn how to quickly change chords, etc… you’ll also need to do some fingering exercises. This will help to gradually build up calluseshis may sound weird, but this will help a lot in the end, because what you will learn quickly, is that when you start playing stringed instruments your fingers will hurt! Not as much with nylon than with steel stringed instruments though. With the (developing) calluses you’ll notice that will hurt less. I have found the below exercise by Faye Hicks to be a real good one.
Find a group. Already in a band? Perfect! Bring along your ukulele and jam along with your friends. Not in a band yet? No problem either, convince your friends to start playing the ukulele! And if that doesn’t work, start your computer, go online and watch ukulele
videos where you can play along. Or marvel at the true ukulele guru’s out there! All of this will help you to feel the ukulele “groove” and feel. Listen and watch carefully for tempo’s and rhythm and without knowing, you’ll be learning how to play the ukulele in no time!
Record &Listen. It’s difficult to play and listen to yourself at the same time. Quite often just noticing what you’re doing wrong is enough to fix the problem. It also gets you used to playing infront of the mic – making it less of a big deal whenever you want to record yourself properly.
basic chords
Here are some beginner friendly chords to help get you started & jammin’ to Loki Lani in no time! And yes, these are the main chords that make up the majority of many ukulele songs.
fret board
Have fun! The ukulele is a fun instrument. Some may call the ukulele a toy, so what, toys are fun to play with! But it really isn’t a toy at all, it’s a true instrument and you can do wonderful things with it. Also don’t make the mistake by thinking that it is an easy instrument, you will need to practice a lot to master it, but even when you only know the basics it is already so much fun! Enjoy playing it and without knowing, you will improve each and every day.
chord, the dot is where you place your finger on the fret board
so what do you call a person who plays the ukulele? That is a tough question, and one that has not been formalized anywhere. Here is a listing of some the terms that are used:
ukuleleist ukeist uke player uker
or the ever so populair