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Chords 14: C7
Tamás GállC7 is one of the easiest chords in the world. In terms of simplicity, it rivals C major. I did make one mistake in the video: I forgot to show the alternative fingering. C7 can be played not only as shown on the left — and in the video — but also as you can see in the picture on the right: barre the…
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Ukulele Meetup and Course in August
Tamás GállUPDATE: jump to the Summer Ukulele Meetup 2020 blog post UPDATE: jump to the Ukulele Courses in August blog post We would like to organize both a ukulele meetup and a ukulele course in August. We hope the pandemic situation does not interfere with our plans. Ukulele meetup: The meetup is expected to…
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Summer Ukulele Meetup 2020
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! In my previous blog post I wrote that we were planning a ukulele meetup for August. Fortunately, everything was coordinated quickly, and thanks to Ethnosound's efficient help, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, we will be able to get together for some group strumming at Fonó…
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Report from the Summer Ukulele Meetup
Tamás GállIt always feels good to write down my experiences after a ukulele meetup. Or rather, our experiences, because on the afternoon of August 11, 2020, around 25 ukulele players gathered together and we had a fantastic time making music! Thank you for the feedback I received afterwards in person, on Face…
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End-of-Summer Ukulele Course — Report
Tamás GállOn the second-to-last day of August — yesterday — I met fifteen very enthusiastic beginner ukulele players at a lovely venue in central Budapest. I arrived together with a kind fellow ukulele player, who was a great help carrying things and setting up the room, so many thanks to her once again . Soo…
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Chords 15: D7
Tamás GállD7 is an interesting little chord for two reasons. First, we come across it quite often; second, close to the headstock there are two different ways to finger it, one of which is particularly unusual. In the video I show three fingerings in total. Two use a barre (2223 and 5655), while one does not…
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Lanikai QM-BLCEC Concert
Tamás GállRegular readers may immediately recognize from the title that on the blog's ninth birthday — last December — they could read the review of my Lanikai QM-BLCETtenor ukulele . The ukulele I am introducing now is that instrument's little sibling, or more precisely its concert-size counterpart. Apart fr…
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Autumn Courses
Tamás GállUPDATE: Dear Readers! Because of the pandemic situation, we are postponing the courses. I hope we will be able to organize them again as soon as possible. Until then, thank you for your patience. Not long ago I announced the dates of the autumn courses: on Saturday, October 17, 2020, we are planning…
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The Ukulele.hu Webshop Is Open
Tamás GállOn the occasion of World Music Day, we are delighted to let you know that after a great many negotiations, agreements, development work and sleepless nights, we have opened our webshop. We hope everyone finds the ukulele — or ukuleles — they are looking for! We hope we have managed to create a user-…
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Lanikai OAK Tenor
Tamás GállOr by its official name, the Lanikai OA-CET. In many places, however, this unusually attractive ukulele with its silky feel is simply listed as OAK, referring to the oak wood. Many thanks to Olivér for giving me the opportunity to try his electro-acoustic tenor ukulele , which he recently bought fro…
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Scott Joplin — The Entertainer
Tamás GállThis year I have had less time for song-learning posts, but I am trying to make up for that now. In fact, I have made one of the most serious and longest videos in the history of the Hungaria Ukulele Blog, based on a ukulele arrangement of the piano piece in the title. If the title does not immediat…
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Flight NUS-380 Soprano
Tamás GállLast autumn I tried a Flight tenor ukulele (this particular tenor is currently out of stock), and a few days ago a cute entry-level soprano Flight found its way into my hands. That happened because a kind ukulele-playing lady ordered one from the Ukulele.hu webshopand told me that if I wanted to, I…
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