Does anyone have a good resource recommendation for uke music? I'm not just looking for tabs. I'd like melodies, chords, and lyrics. There are certain songs I would like to find. I could do books if I have to, but I don't even know how to find the books with the songs I want. Thanks for any help.

Hello ukulele people. I'm gonna be giving beginner ukulele lessons to my nephew, he's 10, and wanted some advice on where to start. I have an associates is music but my primary instrument is trombone and a little trumpet with basic piano and tinkering with chords on the guitar and ukulele. I used to teach private trombone and trumpet lessons a long time ago so I'm hoping it's similar. Usually wind instruments work from method books to learn reading notes and I was thinking of starting there to get some basic theory. I really want to avoid teaching him any potential bad habits that will hinder him later. Any advice would be helpful, thanks.

I have a solid spruce top and solid cedar back and sides tenor ukulele that came with Aquila Red (concert size) strings. I'd never played that type before and found it to be rather pretty in tone, but also not as loud as I would normally expect. I play mostly fingerpicking and am hoping to squeeze out more volume out of the strings. Any suggestions on a brand, type, size, or style that will deliver more volume?

I recently bought this Kala KA-SCAC-C. I'm finding the strings very uncomfortable to play, I'm even getting a bit of pain in my fingers and finding it more difficult to hold down some of the chords.

I've only played one other ukulele before, that has thinner strings and is much more comfortable to play.

The owner at the store is suggesting that I try changing the strings to D'Addario fluorocarbon strings that are a softer tension. Will this fix the problem? I don't want to mess around changing strings if it doesn't do much. I'd rather send it back while I can.

Are there certain brands that come with thinner or softer strings?

When researching before I bought this, no one seems to mention the stiffness of the strings and how the gauge can affect how easy and comfortable it is to play. They only seem to talk about the sound.

Hello everyone!

I've been playing the ukulele for a while now and I'm looking for advanced tutorials that combine both strumming and fingerpicking. On YouTube, most videos focus on just one or the other. Are there any specific channels, websites, or courses you would recommend that bring these techniques together? I would also be interested in specific songs that use this mix.

Thank you in advance!

Waikikie Weekend Ukulele Strum: Join us at Waikikie Hawaiian BBQ at 2160 Briarcliff Rd this Sunday from 2-4 p.m. to play ukulele and sing.

All levels welcome. Bring your uke and a tablet or phone to access tabs online. Repeats on the first and third Sunday (Nov. 3rd and 17th) and the 4th Saturday (Nov. 23rd) of each month.

Hello im very new to ukulele and wanted suggestion on recourses for beginner i mainly want to learn blues on ukulele. Any suggestion is appreciated

my grandson is 10 and really enjoys playing the Ukelele he's got from school, so my wife wants to get one he can call his own. the school gave him a Twisted Wood Pioneer, which goes is the one up from their beginner model and goes for $135 - $155 CAD. I'm open to spending up to $300, twice that.

I' reading the 'big love for little instruments' guide that's been put together, howev er we live in the middle of nowhere, it's a 9-hour drive to the nearest city that is big enough to have a music store of some sort, so getting some hands-on is not going to happen anytime in the near future.

can anyone here give a gramps some advice on what Ukulele would be a good buy for a young lad?

in the youtube video 'Skateboarder Living in a VW Syncro in Los Angeles' there is a constant ukulele playing in the background. I've found the first and last chord, but can't figure out the middle two. Does anybody have a clue? It is IMPOSSIBLE to find it.

https://youtu.be/22LE8P0ld8Q?si=-0fmrkxscTr-so1E

Something with a wide nut and good for finger style. Needs a pickup. Not sure what kind of sound I want. There’s not anywhere close I go play some besides guitar center

Thank you

Now that I am finally pushing through a wall in playing, I am going to buy something that soumds a bit better. I have a zoom g3xn effects processor and it really helps to keep me interested in songs while I am learning them. I don't know much about speakers or amps. My processor has a pass through so I can play a backing track from my laptop or phone right into the speaker. The effects pedal emulates different amps so I feel like using a speaker sounds a bit better, especially with a backing track. My experience so far might not be accurate because I am using some pretty cheap equipment right now. I have a cheaper bass amp (bassola25) and a small Marshall speaker that I switch between currently.

So, what would you get if it were you?

Update: I should have mentioned what I was playing. Currently, I have a concert luna high tide. It is working for me for the time being, but I am looking at getting something nicer before too long. What interests me the most about this instrument is how a really exceptional player can get so much out of it. I went to see fenge in Seattle a few weeks ago, and it blew my mind. A lot of people tell me that if I want to sound like a guitar, then I should just play the guitar. The thing is, I don't want to play what everyone else does. How different it is is a huge part of the appeal for me. I don't care much about playing for other people and sounding amazing for them. This is just for me, and I think its awesome.

I am relatively new to ukulele and love it. Currently I go to lessons every other week. I just keep having this sinking feeling that my teacher is a guitar teacher that knows a ukulele but he is not truly a ukulele teacher. This isn't isolated to just this but my current thing is I strum with my thumb down and pointer up. I feel like he is constantly trying to get me to use my pointer nail for down strum and thumb nail for up strum. Additionally each session starts with "So what are we working on today" from him and I am like, "well this is what I have been practicing". I guess I expected that he would tell me what we are doing each week or ask me to play and then we figure out what we are doing? I promise I am not being obstinate and I really want to learn and get better.

Edit: I appreciate everybody's thoughts on this and feel a bit better on both direction and options. The teacher is a nice guy I just do not know what I do not know and wanted some insight. Hope everybody has a fantastic day!

Not sure if the tag is correct, but hello! I haven't played a ukulele in almost a decade so I've forgotten most of what I know, but I'm going to teach myself again so I can recreate this video that my boyfriend made, but with an updated version of the song now that he's no longer alone for Valentine's Day. I want to do this as a surprise V-Day gift for him (praying that he doesn't see this), so I can't ask him what tabs he used to write the song. Would anyone be able to help me with deciphering his finger placement to read the tabs in the order they come in during the song? Many thanks!