Ukulele ten thumbs proud mary6/25/2023 ![]() Nut? Why nut? When talking to my students, my speculation always runs something like this: “I have no idea why this piece is called a nut. Enjoy! Posted in All UkulelePlay! Blog Posts, Ukulele Education, Ukulele Learning Material Reviews, Ukulele Lyrics & Chords, Ukulele Song Books, Ukulele Technique, Ukulele Tipsįor years, as I’ve taught hundreds of beginning students the various parts of the ukulele on their first day, I’ve speculated on why the nut on the ukulele is called a ‘nut.’ If you’re unfamiliar with the term, the ‘nut’ is the piece of bone (or dense plastic) near the head stock that has grooves cut in it in which the strings rest before traveling up the neck, over the saddle and attaching to the bridge. ![]() Something I am particularly proud of is a Strum Shorthand system I came up with for writing down strumming patterns that were more complex than ‘down, down up, up, down up’ using a number of odd characters that are readily available in the most common font typefaces.Īnyway, I chose recently to make all the materials public with the hope that they might inspire some to ‘power up’ their playing. However, the site does contain a lot of information you might find useful, including paths for increasing your skills in: I got it outlined as a site and added lots of ideas and material, but I never felt like I was finished with it, so I only shared it with a few students on a case by case basis. Some years ago I had this idea to create a step by step ukulele course around a game dynamic … Power Up Ukulele. That includes 96 American Spirituals, Top 25 Celtic Session Tunes, First Melodies for Ukulele, The Haunted Ukulele, Thirteen for Halloween, Thanksgiving!, Christmas Carols for Ukulele Orchestra, Christmas on 34th Street, Two Chord Camp Songs for Ukulele, Uke & Me Kid Vol 1, and Titan M's Two Chord Companion! ![]() Get the entire Ukulele Play Songbook collection, 11 books, $100 value for just $49.
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