Ukulele

You may remember learning the ukulele at school, holding the instrument, and thinking it’s nothing more than a plastic mini-guitar. Often it’s one of the first instruments that will lead to a guitar but in actual fact, they are so much more than a child’s toy, or a warm-up to the ‘real’ thing. Ukuleles have […]

Ukuleles come in different sizes, and the concert ukulele is a few inches bigger than the popular soprano ukuleles. To the untrained eye, it would be difficult to pinpoint the difference as most of them share the same traditional classic design. However, the slight difference with the size would determine its ukulele type. Many people […]

There is no doubt that the ukulele has become a far more popular instrument over the past few years. Indeed, an increasing number of instrument enthusiasts today are choosing to learn the ukulele. However, this also means that more and more people are becoming more curious about this fascinating instrument. One of the more common […]

If unfamiliar with ukuleles, one might wonder if there really is that much of a difference between a soprano and concert ukulele because size-wise, one is only a bit bigger than the other when put side by side. You will discover a whole lot of difference between the two. It might not mean much to […]

Being able to strum on the ukulele a few chords and play a song using a is easy. It does not take too much time to know how to play the instrument. That being said, it would still depend on your meaning of “playing.” If playing the ukulele would mean performing some easy songs to […]

When the machete was brought to the shores of Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, its bright and cheerful sound made an impact that it was adopted into the culture of the locals, and a modified version was made called the ukulele or uke. With its popularity spreading far and wide, various manufacturers of music instruments started […]