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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio and the Ukulele
Tamás GállTo be honest, I used to watch with a little envy those videos where musicians speak or sing into professional microphones and their instruments sound great as well. I had wanted for a long time to make recordings with genuinely excellent sound quality, and I think I finally found the right path. I a…
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Report from the First Ukulele Course of the 2020s
Tamás GállI do not think people who teach courses usually write experience reports about their own classes, but somehow it has become a habit of mine. A course is a big experience for me too (and I hope for the participants as well ). I meet lots of new people whom it is a pleasure to teach and with whom it i…
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DIY Electric Mahalo
Tamás GállIn the [klub], a very interesting series of photographs caught my eye. It documented the "electrification" of a Mahalo soprano ukulele. I asked the author of the post, Béla Csongrádi, whether he would like to describe the installation process, because I would be happy to publish it on ukulele.hu . A…
Read moreFacebook Live Sessions — When the Saints
Tamás GállAccording to our plans, we should already have held both a ukulele course and a meetup this year, but unfortunately the current public-health situation forced us to postpone these programs. I hope you are all well and managing to get through this more difficult period. Make plenty of music and sing…
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Virtual Meetups
Tamás GállIn these difficult times, I think all of us miss making music together. We are trying to ease that feeling a little with Facebook Live sessions , where we play one or two songs together. There is no visual or audio feedback from you, because I cannot see or hear anyone (apart from a few refreshing e…
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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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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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Happy 10th Birthday, Hungarian Ukulele Blog!
Tamás GállDear Ukulele Players! Fasten your seat belts — this is going to be a long blog post! December 30, 2010 was an important date in my life. It is one of the relatively few dates I can actually remember without looking it up . That was the day I published the first blog poston the blog.hu platform. Exac…
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