Ukulele Lessons
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Beginner Ukulele
Introduction to Ukulele
Submit a Video: Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
Hardware Vocabulary
Holding the Ukulele
Warm Up Exercises - Exercise 1: Aldrine's Spider
Warm Up Exercises - Exercise 2: 1-2-3-4
Warm Up Exercises - Exercise 3: Caterpillar
“Mele Kalikimaka” - Basic Version
Warm Up Exercises - Exercise 4: Sarah's Inchworms
Warm Up Exercises - Tone Check
Hand Stretches
Pinkie Stretch Exercise
Practice Tips
Baritone Tips
Fingernails
Basic Chord Shapes
Barre Chords
Basic Strumming - Introduction
Basic Strumming Exercises - Exercise 1: Down Strums with Thumb
Basic Strumming Exercises - Exercise 2: Down Strums with Index Finger
Basic Strumming Exercises - Exercise 3: Up Strums
Basic Strumming Exercises - Exercise 4: Combining Down & Up Strums
Key of C: 1-4-5 Chords - “You Are My Sunshine”
Key of C: 1-4-5 Chords - “This Land is Your Land”
Key of C: 1-4-5 Chords - “My Yellow Ginger Lei”
Key of F: 1-4-5 Chords - “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Key of F: 1-4-5 Chords - “Maui Girl”
Key of F: 1-4-5 Chords - “I'll Fly Away”
Key of C: Basic 12 Bar Blues
Key of F: Basic 12 Bar Blues
Key of C: Doo Wop Progression
Key of C: Pop Progression
Other Student Submitted Tunes
Straps: To Strap or Not to Strap?
Ukulele Sizes & Tunings
Island Strum - “Waiting in Vain”
Calypso Strum 1 - “Stand By Me”
Calypso Strum 2 - “White Sandy Beach”
Pop Strum 1
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” - Version 1
“Happy Birthday” - Basic Version
“Happy Birthday” - Basic Version (Low G)
Warm Up Exercises - Spider 2
Warm Up Exercises - Barre Stretch
Basic Picking Techniques
Sarah's Pick Roll
Doo Wop Strum 2
“I'll Fly Away” - Version 2
The C Scale - Basic Scale Pattern
The C Scale - Basic Scale Pattern (Low G)
The C Scale - Variations -UPDATED!
The C Scale - Variations (Low G)
“Haole Hula” - Basic Version
“Lullaby” - Basic Version
“Lullaby” - Basic Version (Low G)
“Stand By Me” - Version 2
“Brown Eyed Girl” Intro
Ragtime Progression - Basic Version
“House of the Rising Sun” - Basic Version
Transposing
Hawaiian Song Structure 1 - Hawaiian Vamps & Basic Song Structure -NEW!
Hawaiian Song Structure 1 - Modulation -NEW!
Hawaiian Song Structure 2 - Hawaiian Vamps -NEW!
Hawaiian Song Structure 2 - Changing the Chords -NEW!
Hawaiian Song Structure 2 - Chord Substitutions -NEW!
Playing with Others - Part 1
Playing and Singing "You Are My Sunshine"
“Drop Baby Drop” - Barre Chord Version
“How Can I Get Over” - Basic Version
“How Can I Get Over” - Version 2
Introduction to Soloing
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Intermediate Ukulele
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“Drop Baby Drop” (Intermediate)
Moveable Scale Shapes - Major Scales
Moveable Scale Shapes - Major Scales (Low G)
Moveable Scale Shapes - Minor Scales
Moveable Scale Shapes - Minor Scales (Low G)
Moveable Scale Shapes - Blues Scales
Moveable Scale Shapes - Blues Scales (Low G)
Moveable Scale Shapes - Major Pentatonic Scales
“Mele Kalikimaka” - Version 2
Moveable Scale Shapes - Major Pentatonic Scales (Low G)
Chord Melody - “Mele Kalikimaka”
“Haole Hula” - Version 3
Moveable Scale Shapes - Combining Scales
Moveable Scale Shapes - Combining Scales (Low G)
Moveable Chord Shapes: Major Chords - Introduction
Moveable Chord Shapes: Major Chords - C Major
Moveable Chord Shapes: Major Chords - A Major
Moveable Chord Shapes: Major Chords - F Major
Moveable Chord Shapes: Major Chords - Practice Tips
Moveable Chord Shapes: Dominant 7 Chords
Moveable Chord Shapes - “You Are My Sunshine”
Moveable Chord Shapes - "I'll Fly Away"
Intermediate Strumming - Introduction
Intermediate Strumming - Muting
Intermediate Strumming - Scratching
Intermediate Strumming - Combining Muting & Scratching
Intermediate Strumming - 1-4-6 Exercise 1
Intermediate Strumming - 1-4-6 Exercise 2
Intermediate Strumming - Understanding Syncopation
Intermediate Strumming - A Blues - Version 1
Intermediate Strumming - A Blues - Version 2
Intermediate Strumming - A Blues - Version 3: The Fan
Intermediate Strumming - A Blues - Version 4: The Pinch
Intermediate Strumming - A Blues - Version 5: The Fast Strum
Other Student Submitted Tunes
Intermediate Strumming - A Blues - Version 6: The Powerslide
Intermediate Strumming - The Triple Strum
Golpe
Calypso Strum 3 - “Stand By Me”
Chunking - Introduction
Chunking - “Waiting in Vain”
Low G Comping - “All of Me”
Intermediate Picking - Pull Offs & Hammer Ons
Intermediate Picking - Outlining the Chord
Intermediate Picking - Alternating Thumb Patterns
Intermediate Picking - Alternating Thumb Patterns (Low G)
Intermediate Picking - Alternating Thumb Pattern Variations (Low G)
Hawaiian Lick
Ragtime Progression - Version 2
“Lullaby” - Version 2
“Haole Hula” - Version 2
“I'll Fly Away” - Version 3
“How Can I Get Over” - Version 3
“Crazy G” - Version 1
The Jake Roll - Introduction
The Jake Roll - "Europa"
Intermediate Picking - Muted Picking
Intermediate Picking - Double Picking
Harmonics - Natural & Fretted (Artificial)
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” - Strumming Variations
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” - Adding Harmonics
“How Can I Get Over” - Version 4
“Guava Jam”
Playing with Others - Part 2
Introduction to Music Theory
Introduction to Jazz Chords
Major Scale Degrees
“In Your Hawaiian Way” - Version 1
“Avalon” - Basic Version
12 Bar Blues - Variation 1
12 Bar Blues - Variation 2
12 Bar Blues - Variation 3
12 Bar Blues - Variation 5
12 Bar Blues - Variation 4
12 Bar Blues - Variation 6
12 Bar Blues - Variation 7
Playing with Others - Part 3
Ragtime Progression - Version 3
Key of C: 2-5-1 Progression
Key of C: 2-5-1 Progression - Adding Bass Lines in Low G
Key of C: 1-6-2-5 Progression
Key of C: 1-6-2-5 Progression - Adding Bass Lines in Low G
Key of C: 3-6-2-5 Progression
“In Your Hawaiian Way” - Version 2
“House of the Rising Sun” - Version 2 -NEW!
Improvisation
Introduction to Chord Melody
Chord Melody - “Silent Night”
Chord Melody - “Hey Good Lookin”
Chord Melody - “All of Me”
Chord Melody - “House of the Rising Sun” -NEW!
Chord Melody - “Happy Birthday” -NEW!
Chord Melody - “Haole Hula” -NEW!
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Advanced Ukulele
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“Stars and Stripes Forever”
“Toccata”
“Lullaby” - Version 3
Ragtime Progression - Version 4
“Crazy G” - Version 2
“Jus Pres”
“How Can I Get Over” - Version 5 -NEW!
Introduction to Jazz Standards
High G vs. Low G
Low G Arranging
Reading Chart Symbols
Chord Substitutions
Chord Substitutions - “Avalon” Version 2
Chord Substitutions - “Avalon” Version 3
1-6-2-5 Alterations
Advanced Comping - “In A Sentimental Mood”
Advanced Comping - “Fly Me to the Moon” -NEW!
“Honeysuckle Rose”
“Autumn Leaves”
“The Nearness of You”
Advanced Chord Melody - Dominant Chord Scale
Advanced Chord Melody - Major Chord Scale
Advanced Chord Melody - Minor Chord Scale
Advanced Chord Melody - “The Nearness of You”
Advanced Chord Melody - “Autumn Leaves”
Advanced Chord Melody - “In Your Hawaiian Way” -NEW!
Advanced Chord Melody - “Haole Hula” -NEW!
Advanced Chord Melody - “In a Sentimental Mood” -NEW!
Advanced Chord Melody - “Avalon” -NEW!
Advanced Chord Melody - “Fly Me to the Moon” -NEW!
Other Student Submitted Tunes
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Craig & Sarah Duets
Craig & Sarah Duets - “In Your Hawaiian Way”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “TNC & Guava Jam Medley”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “I'll Fly Away”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Toccata”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Stand By Me”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “The Nearness of You”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Drop Baby Drop”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Waiting in Vain”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Center of My Mind”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Come Back Home”
Craig & Sarah Duets - “East of the Sun”
Craig & Sarah Duets - "Autumn Leaves"
Craig & Sarah Duets - “Guava Jam” …The Party Trick Version
Jamming Tips -NEW!
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30 Day Challenges
30 Day Challenge - 2017 (Archive)
Scotland Challenge - June 2017 (Archive)
Halloween Challenge - October 2017 (Archive)
30 Day Challenge - 2018 (Archive)
Summer Challenge - August 2018 (Archive)
Holiday Challenge - December 2018 (Archive)
30 Day Challenge - May 2019 (Archive)
“Mele Kalikimaka” - Basic Version
“Mele Kalikimaka” - Version 2
Chord Melody - “Mele Kalikimaka”
Halloween 2020 (Archive)
Holiday Challenge - December 2020 (Archive)
Ukulele Festival Hawaii 2021 Collaboration Challenge (Archive)
Halloween Challenge - October 2021 (Archive)
Holiday Challenge - December 2021 (Archive)
“Brown Eyed Girl” Collaboration Challenge 2022 (Archive)
Holiday Challenge - December 2022 (Archive)
Enhance Your Sound Challenge - February 2023
Halloween Challenge - October 2023
Jingle Bells Holiday Challenge 2023 Instructions
“Jingle Bells” - Basic Version -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Variation 1 -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Variation 2 -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Single Note Melody -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Jazzy Variation 1 -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Jazzy Variation 2 -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Jazzy Variation 3 -NEW!
“Jingle Bells” - Expanded Ideas -NEW!
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Special Guests
Herb Ohta Jr
Lina Girl
Kalei Gamaio
Aaron and Nicole Keim
Diane Nalini
Jeff Peterson
ArtistWorks Livestream - July 30, 2022
ArtistWorks Livestream - August 28, 2022
ArtistWorks Livestream - September 25, 2022
ArtistWorks Livestream - October 22, 2022
Mika Kane's "Silent Night"
ArtistWorks Livestream - February 5, 2023
ArtistWorks Livestream - March 25, 2023
ArtistWorks Livestream - May 7, 2023
ArtistWorks Livestream - June 11, 2023
ArtistWorks Livestream - July 16, 2023
ArtistWorks Livestream - October 15, 2023
ArtistWorks Livestream - November 19, 2023
Guest Instructor: Brittni Paiva - Looping and More
ArtistWorks Livestream - January 27, 2024
ArtistWorks Livestream - February 25, 2024
ArtistWorks Livestream - April 28, 2024
ArtistWorks Livestream - June 02, 2024
ArtistWorks Livestream - July 07, 2024
ArtistWorks Livestream - August 18, 2024
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Practical Music Theory for Ukulele
Introduction to Practical Music Theory for Ukulele
Creating Major Scales
Major Chords
Minor Chords
Dominant 7 Chords
Diminished Triads
Chord Families for Major Keys
Common Chord Progressions
Introduction to Transposing
Chord Formulas
Chords Higher than 7
Other Jazzy Chords
Chord Substitutions