Mike Haysom gave a rundown of how to do Travis picking on the ukulele in Issue 31 of UKE Magazine.
Here’s a video he made, showing the different steps in his guide.
aNueNue Colour Series - Tenor Ukuleles - Coming in 2022
Coming to the UK in Quarter 3 of 2022 is aNueNue’s great value, solid top colour series ukuleles, now in tenor size.
A small number will be available in Europe in 2022, with the majority of those heading to World of Ukes. These are great value instruments, coming in at under £200, with a nice gig bag too. They look great, but it’s not all about the looks… under the funky finish is a very good, neatly made and great sounding uke.
If you’d like to hear when they are available (as early supply will be very limited) complete the form below. And, if you could choose your favourite colour it would be helpful to me when ordering in future, if I know the ones people like the most!
If you complete your details, I’ll let you know first, when they all arrive. There’s no obligation to buy one, and I won’t send you any other emails about anything else.
UKE Magazine Issue 31 - Mystery Riffs Competition
In UKE Magazine 31, you can be in with the chance of winning a Snail S60C concert ukulele. In order to go into the draw, you need to correctly identify the mystery riffs in the magazine. Choose the correct answer from the multiple choice questions below.
(Note - due to an error on the form, one question was briefly incorrect. Anyone who entered before this was rectified will be entered regardless of their answer to the question that was wrong).
UKE Magazine Issue 31 - The Girl I Left Behind Me - Lil Rev Arrangement
Lil Rev’s arrangement of The Girl I Left Me, from UKE Magazine Issue 31
UKE Magazine Issue 31 - James Hill's Arrangement of Hard Times Come Again No More
In UKE Magazine Issue 31, there’s an arrangement of Hard Times Come Again No More from James Hill. Below you can listen to James playing through this piece so you can see what it’ll sound like once you’ve had a good practise or two!
UKE Magazine Issue 31 - Rock and Roll Workshop Sound Samples
Here are the accompanying sound samples to go with the Rock and Roll workshop in Issue 31 of UKE Magazine
Sample 1: 12 Bar Sequence
Sample 2: Approaching a chord one fret below
Sample 3: Boogie Woogie, Quarter Notes
Sample 4: Boogie Woogie, Eighth Notes
UKE Magazine Issue 31 - Donate to help Ukraine and win a ukulele
As reported in UKE Magazine Issue 31, Risa have created a sopranino electro ukulele, modelled on their Uke Solid series of instruments. You can win with ukulele, by purchasing a lot for 10 Euros, with all proceeds going towards helping people caught up in the Ukrainian conflict.
You can purchase a place in the draw (thereby making a donation), here: https://www.ukulele.de/detail/index/sArticle/562
(Note, Risa is a German company and the website is in German, but there’s a little UK flag in the top right corner if you want to change the language to English)
UKE Magazine Issue 30 - Lil Rev's Permutations Exercises
The video to accompany Lil Rev’s piece on finger-speed exercises in issue 30 of UKE Magazine.
UKE Magazine Awards - 2022 - Voting Form
UKE Magazine Awards 2022
Our awards this year focus on instruments, with expanded categories to allow you to choose what you think are the best ukes on the market. In each category, we’ve made four nominations. But, if there’s a different brand that you really love that’s not on the list, on the entry form you can submit a vote for that instead, by letting us know what you want to go for.
The entry form below asks for your email address - which will be used for nothing apart from informing you if you’ve won a prize (in this case a Risa 3D printed uke), and to verify that you are a UKE Magazine reader (entries are only possible from readers to prevent any social media efforts to skew the results).
UKE Magazine Issue 30 - David Chen's Love Me Tender
Taiwanese educator and ukulele performer David Chen includes his arrangement of Love Me Tender in UKE Magazine issue 30. He made this video to accompany his piece and explain the Hawaiian two-fingerstyle techniques used with it.
UKE Magazine Issue 30 - Choan Gálvez's Brevity for Pam
Here is Choan Gálvez demonstrating the piece he wrote and included in UKE Magazine Issue 30, Brevity for Pam, for baritone ukulele (or regular uke with a low G)
UKE Magazine Issue 30 - Abe Lagrimas Jr.'s 'Mahana'
Issue 30’s cover star Abe Lagrimas Jr.’s tune, Mahana, is available in tab format in the magazine. Here’s a video of Abe playing the piece himself.
UKE Magazine Issue 30 - Phil Doleman's Rhythm Changes
In Issue 30, Phil Doleman discussed the chord pattern for Rhythm Changes, and its use in a multitude of jazz tunes.
In this video playalong, you can follow the chords from the magazine on screen, with a jazz ensemble accompanying you!
UKE Magazine Issue 30 - Mike Haysom's Swing Demonstration
In UKE Magazine issue 30, Mike Haysom explains swing notes. At the end, he set an exercise for you to try at home. This is Mike’s video of that exercise, so you can check how it is supposed to sound, and if you’ve put the theory to the test correctly.
UKE Magazine Issue 29 - Competition
In Issue 29 of UKE Magazine, you can win a Kala KA-FMTB-C ukulele. Answer the questions below correctly and you’ll be in with a chance of being drawn out of the hat on 1 May 2022.
Below is a series of images. Study the images and answer the questions about them below.
Answer the questions below
UKE Magazine Issue 29 - Boogie Notes with Lil Rev
The video from Lil Rev to accompany his article on Boogie Notes from Issue 29 of UKE Magazine.
There’s a new video of Rev here too, playing the St Louis Blues - so you can follow the tune and hear it in ‘Lil Rev’ style. His Boogie Notes are in evidence in this recording!
UKE Magazine Issue 29 - Ukulele Buying Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
This is the video to accompany the article in Issue 29 of UKE Magazine, discussing how to avoid making mistakes when buying a ukulele.
UKE Magazine Issue 28 - Competition
To be in with a chance of winning an Eden Origin Tenor ukulele, complete one, two or three of the forms below. (There’s one entry into the draw per form filled in, so up to three entries per person). You don’t have to complete all three though, if you don’t want to!
Each form is a request for your reviews on a number of features to be included in future magazines. Entries are needed before 1 February, 2022.
UKULELE PLAYERS YOU ADMIRE: Let us know which ukulele player has inspired you, helped you learn or has simply made music that you’ve really enjoyed. Include a little about why you feel this way. Guide 1 to 2 paragraphs.
UKULELE CLUB HEROES: Is there someone in your ukulele group that has gone aboveand beyond the call of duty? Perhaps they have led the club out of the pandemic and ensured people in the club remain connected? Or just that they’re friendly and welcoming, and give your group that X factor? Let us know who they are, and what they’ve done for your club. Guide 1 to 3 paragraphs.
ASK THE EXPERT: Perhaps the least amount of work to qualify for an entry here! Simply pose a question that we can match to an expert in that field to answer in a future issue.
UKE Magazine Issue 28 - Blue Arpeggios with Lil Rev
The accompanying video to Lil Rev’s Blue Arpeggio exercises, from Issue 28 of UKE Magazine.
UKE Magazine Issue 28 - Paul Mansell - Beethoven Folk Song Tutorial
A run through of the Folk Song, by Beethoven, arranged by Paul Mansell.