Playing Barre Chords on Ukulele

Thu, 09/28/2017 - 1:16pm
Written by ArtistWorks

barre cords on ukulele

Barre chords are an often discouraging part of learning ukulele, but they don’t have to be. All you need is the proper technique and few helpful tricks to get started on the right path to barre chord mastery.

Let’s take a look at finger placement and how to properly apply pressure on the fretboard.

New Ukulele Performance from Craig & Sarah: "Autumn Leaves"

Fri, 06/02/2017 - 4:38pm
Written by ArtistWorks

autumn leaves on ukulele

We decided to mix it up a bit this week and add a new duet performance Craig & Sarah did in the studio during their last visit. They perform a High G / Low G duet performance of "Autumn Leaves" which is taught in the Advanced section. We also added close-up camera isolation versions for both Craig and Sarah's full performance to give you another way to enjoy the performance.

This is in the Craig & Sarah Duets section of the Learn area, or you can just click here to go right to it!

How to Play the Ukulele Standing Up

Mon, 12/05/2016 - 3:38pm
Written by ArtistWorks

playing ukulele standing up

As the ukulele continues to increase in popularity, more and more musical acts are looking to give the instrument an active role in their performances. This means playing the ukulele while standing up is more important than ever. The good news is that it is a very lightweight instrument which makes it pretty easy to play standing up with or without a strap.