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Spring Course III in 2023
Tamás GállI woke to a beautiful, sunny, although slightly chilly Sunday morning and set off excitedly to meet my ukulele students for another Course III. In a friendly, close-knit atmosphere, nine of us started playing a few minutes after 9:00. The morning focused mainly on music theory: we explored scales an…
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Spring kickoff course 2023
Tamás GállOn Sunday we held a fantastic, fully booked Course I! I took an enormous number of ukuleles with me because many participants had asked to borrow one for the duration of the course. In that sense I could even call the session historic: never before had so many of my ukuleles been sounding at the sam…
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Spring ukulele courses 2023
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! The dates of this year's first ukulele courses are now set, and I warmly welcome you: Ukulele Course I – 5 March 2023 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 Ukulele Course III – 19 March 2023 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY If you are interested in the courses and would like to apply, click…
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Strumming Techniques for Beginners
Tamás GállI have received several messages asking, "Okay, I can hold the chord, but what rhythm should I strum?" If I wanted to give the simple but not very helpful answer, I would say: strum in whatever way the particular song or musical style requires. That is actually true. The more music we listen to - es…
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Summer Course I in 2023
Tamás GállI was delighted to meet 12 very kind and likeable ukulele players last Sunday. I felt that the day had a really good atmosphere, and by the end it seemed as though the few hours we spent together had passed in an instant. First we learned the basics: how to hold and tune the ukulele and how rhythm w…
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Summer Course II in 2023
Tamás GállYesterday's Course II, like the spring one, began with ten participants. We exercised the part of our brains responsible for rhythm and also learned muting techniques. We became acquainted with many, many chords, including barre shapes. For me, one of the highlights was the handful of songs we put t…
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Summer Ukulele Course I — report
Tamás GállDuring the long months of lockdown I received a great many messages from people saying they wanted to attend the next ukulele course. As soon as restrictions began to be lifted, I immediately started organising new courses, and to my great delight enough beginner ukulele players signed up relatively…
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Summer Ukulele Course II — report
Tamás GállI held Ukulele Course II on 20 June. It was intended for players who were no longer complete beginners and already had the basic ukulele skills. The goal of Course II was to expand those foundations and, with some insight into music theory, help the chords start to “make sense”. On 20 June 2021 — ju…
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Summer ukulele courses 2023
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! Your interest in the ukulele courses remains strong, which genuinely makes me happy—thank you . After coordinating with the venue, the summer course dates are now set: Ukulele Course I – 4 June 2023 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY If you are interested in the courses and wo…
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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…
Read moreTaiwan International Online Ukulele Festival
Tamás GállA few days ago I received a message from David Chen inviting the Hungaria ukulele community to the virtual event named in the title of this post. It is a genuine honour to be invited, because David is one of those ukulele players who travel the world spreading the word — that making music is good an…
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Tanglewood TWT 16 E
Tamás GállI had heard and seen Tanglewood ukuleles several times, but until now I had never had the opportunity to try one. Finally, an example reached me, thanks in part to the help of an enthusiastic reader, Ádám. I was particularly curious about this instrument because its body is made from koa, just like…
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