Have been working on some of my own ukulele arrangements earlier this year, and this is one of them.
The popular 80s song: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears.
Recorded with ZOOM Q3HD.
Have been working on some of my own ukulele arrangements earlier this year, and this is one of them.
The popular 80s song: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears.
Recorded with ZOOM Q3HD.
Been hearing this song from Jake Shimabukuro’s Gently Weeps album, and decided to give it a try…
Recorded with my latest gadget, the ZOOM Q3HD.
Misty
Yes! It is confirmed. I got a 15 minutes slot at Thailand Ukulele Festival 2012. =DDDD
The event is happening on the 25th and 26th of February.
Really looking forward to playing at the festival, and meeting all the Thailand ukulele artistes such as Apple Show, Singto Numchok, Ribbee etc etc. Of course, not to forget the international artistes!!! (I think James Hill, Kimo Hussey, Aldrine Guerrero, Kalei Gamiao will be there.)
Songs to play?
Currently I’ve been working on my own arrangements of some covers.
1) The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
2) Deep Purple – Smoke on The Water
3) Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Still thinking of what else to play..
It’s already mid November soon, and it’s almost the end of year 2011.
A really good year, in most aspects.
Here’s an early one.
Auld Lang Syne.
I was messing around with my boss’s Zoom audio recorder, and ended up recording one of my favourite songs inside the storeroom.
Jake Shimabukuro – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Teaching ukulele has been really great so far! I really enjoy teaching!
And I was really touched when I received presents from students, saying that they have enjoyed the lessons and thank you for teaching them.
The first gift was actually a Mooncake (in conjunction with Mooncake Festival), followed by a tube of chocolate, and a mini box of homemade “Zhu Zai” biscuits, in cute bear shapes.
This post is to all my students.
Keep strumming!
And thank you very much!
Hope to see you all again soon!
We should play ukulele together next time we meet!
Hi everyone,
After a long break from updating this site, I would like to announce that I am giving ukulele lessons at Ukulele Movement, Singapore!
Do contact Glyn or Simon at Ukulele Movement, or find out more at http://www.ukulelemovement.com/um-ukulele-programme
Cheers!
Hi everyone!
I’ve been receiving some emails regarding some new ukulele enthusiasts, wanting to purchase ukuleles within Malaysia.
Perhaps this can help~
The first online ukulele store in Malaysia specializing in all things for ukulele.
From what I can see on the site, prices start at RM220.
So check it out~
In conjunction with visitors of www.ukulabu.com, Ukulele Movement in Singapore will be holding a jam session on Saturday, 28th February 2009 at 7pm.
In addition to a huge group jamming and sing-along session, this is also a great chance to meet up with new ukulele players, meeting an ukulele teacher from Singapore, watching individual player performances, as well as a possibility of buying a new Kala ukulele, which will be sold at the event location.
So grab your ukulele and head down to the event location on the day itself. You may click on the link below to get details on how to get to the event location.
CLICK HERE for details to event location.
Looking forward to see you all there~!
When I first learn how to play the ukulele, I came across this thought of whether or not to leave fingernails on my right (strumming and hand plucking) hand. Maybe I’ll share my thoughts with you all now.
Initially I kept a certain nail length, about 2mm.. And I found that my playing was kinda ‘picky’ sounding. As the nails were hard and they created a more ‘picked’ sound. My nail length was about the same as the picture below:
And my playing sounded like this:
So I switched and cut my fingernails, to minimize the chances of any part of my nails from touching the strings. After that, my playing sound changed, and sounded like this..
Basically, playing without fingernails gives a softer sound, which is more suitable for slow and soft sounding songs. So depending on what kind of music / song you’re playing, you should experiment around with having longer or shorter nails, and eventually develop into your own style….
Well, there are a lot of other factors which needs to considered. For example, if you are a female, as females tend to leave longer nails, due to fashion or beauty reasons, you might be reluctant to cut your nails. Also, if you play more strumming of chords, rather than finger picking, nails would help you sound louder.
If you have any questions, pop me a comment, and I’ll try my best to answer your question.
Have fun!