Tutorials Archives - Bryan Holley Ukulele

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March 9, 2015/1 Comment/in Events & Links, Miscellaneous, Tutorials/by Bryan Holley

I decided to add a Subscribe feature to my site. It’s easy — just click on Subscribe on the right side of most pages, and when I post something new, you’ll get an email notification. I urge you to subscribe, especially if you are an ukulele player or one of my students, because that means you’ll automatically get an email when I post a new song tutorial.

Here’s an intriguing thought from Ralph Waldo Emerson, “We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate.”

Iko! Iko! Ukulele Tutorial

March 3, 2015/0 Comments/in Tutorials, Videos/by Bryan Holley

We are learning this song in honor of Mardi Gras in our beginning ukulele class. I have recorded this song at educational tempo in 4/4 time, accenting Beat 3 to add some swing to the rhythm. Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Music Alone Shall Live

March 1, 2015/0 Comments/in Music, Songs & Charts, Tutorials, Videos/by Bryan Holley

Our good friends up in Hood River, Oregon, Nicole and Aaron Keim, also known as The Quiet American, have just published ‘A Ukulele Handbook for Beginners’ and I urge ukulele players in Tunes Nation and everywhere to visit their site quietamericanmusic.com and buy a copy. I read a pre-publication version and loved how Aaron and Nicole touched upon all the essentials a beginner needs to launch her/his own musical journey. They introduce ukulele strumming and music theory step-by-step — just what beginners need with a lot of fun songs to learn and play along the way.

For my group ukulele class here in Ashland, here’s a YouTube link to one of my personal favorites that they introduced me to, Music Alone Shall Live find here They show several variations, both the melody and chords, and hopefully their video will help each of you learn the song. Hearing them lead almost 100 people singing it at Tunes in the Dunes created one of those ‘highlight reel’ memories for me. Thanks, Nicole and Aaron for your music and also for this great new book.