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How I reacted to the chords...
Tamás GállWith the end of the year approaching, inspiration struck and I made a video intended to be funny. I hope many of you know the Obama parody in which a comedian playing the former US president greets the people he passes after a speech with varying degrees of enthusiasm. I translated that idea into en…
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Report on Course III in December 2022
Tamás GállA few days before the course, a kind ukulele player called Balázs phoned and offered to help with carrying the ukuleles and other equipment needed for the course. So on the morning of the course we met, jumped into the car and headed for Irányi Street. Within a minute or two Ricsi arrived—he even fo…
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Report on Course II in November 2022
Tamás GállOn Saturday I held a Course II with a really good atmosphere. I also brought a few surprise instruments (you can see one of them in the video). During the morning we worked on rhythm techniques and learned a few new chords; in the afternoon we explored further chords, including barre shapes. From ti…
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Report on Course I in November 2022
Tamás GállOn this cold morning I loaded a million ukuleles and all the other necessary gear into the car, and because I set off a little late, I put my foot down so I could reach the course venue on time—and find a parking space. Some of you arrived at exactly the same time; thank you for helping carry everyt…
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I became a Kala ukulele ambassador
Tamás GállDear Ukulele Players! I would like to share some happy news with you. You probably know that Kala is a ukulele brand: I have presented quite a few Kala ukuleles here on the blog (the first one in 2012), and Kala ukuleles were also available in the webshop at the time. Well, the Kala company—recogniz…
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Ukulele courses in November and December
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! Many of you continue to ask about the ukulele courses, which genuinely makes me happy. I am announcing the final courses of 2022 and warmly welcome your applications! Compared with this year's earlier courses, the change is that instead of our usual Sunday sessions we…
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The story of two strap buttons
Tamás GállNot long ago I showed you a Kala tenor ukuleleand also mentioned that this ukulele does not come with strap buttons fitted at the factory, so I would have them installed myself. I have also been in guitar-related Facebook groups for years, and one name became firmly lodged in my memory:Tibor Medgyes…
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Report on the ukulele course of 28 August 2022
Tamás GállLast Sunday I held Course II. I was delighted that there was so much interest that the course was fully booked, so a few minutes after 9:00, 18 enthusiastic ukulele players started making music together. As usual, we worked on rhythm techniques during the morning and learned a few new chords, then i…
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Report on the ukulele course of 21 August 2022
Tamás GállTo be honest, I did not expect so many of us at the course because many people are still on holiday at this time of year, enjoying the final days of summer. To my great delight, however, the room was almost full, and at 9:00 on 21 August 2022 we began the 12th ukulele course with 15 enthusiastic pla…
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Ukulele courses in August 2022
Tamás GállDear (Future) Ukulele Players! I was delighted that after the May course, people eager to learn the ukulele kept sending me emails and asking about new courses. The new dates are now set, and I warmly welcome your applications! Ukulele Course I – 21 August 2022 (Sunday), 9:00–16:00 APPLY Ukulele Cou…
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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Report from the 11th ukulele course
Tamás GállAs a continuation of last week's anniversary ukulele course , I held Course II today. During the morning we worked on rhythmic techniques and learned several new chords; in the afternoon we moved on to further chords, including barre shapes. We covered a dense and substantial amount of material. It…
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