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CORKTOWN UKULELE JAM <<< click to visit site


  • first Wednesday of every month, 8-11pm
  • Dominion on Queen
    500 Queen Street East (at Sumach, second light west of the DVP)
  • 1 hour worshop followed by open-mic until 11
  • every event has a theme: workshop and all open-mic performances connect with that evening's theme (see calendar for schedule)
  • all ages over 19 welcome
  • plan to arrive early to guarantee your seat
  • hosted and organized by torontoUKES co-founders David Newland + Steve McNie
  • $5
UKE NiTE <<< click to visit site


  • every Wednesday evening EXCEPT for first Wednesday of every month, 8-11pm
  • Dominion on Queen
    500 Queen Street East (at Sumach, second light west of the DVP)
  • 1 hour worshop followed by song-circle styled group sing-along/play-along
  • all ages over 19 welcome
  • plan to arrive early to guarantee your seat
  • facilitated by David Newland, Steve McNie and UKE NiTE members
  • free
cujamWEST <<< click to visit site


  • currently on summer hiatus
  • every Monday evening, 8-11pm
  • Lula Lounge
    1385 Dundas Street West (at Dufferin)
  • 1 hour worshop followed by open-mic until 11
  • skewed to a UKE-3.0 younger audience (18-30something)
  • plan to arrive early to guarantee your seat
  • hosted and organized by Dan Misener + Steve McNie
  • $3
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UKULELE HIGH SCHOOL <<< click to visit site


  • uke-centric workshops and courses include UKE-101 sessions for absolute beginners, special sessions focused on specific music styles, music theory
  • completely turn-key corporate team building workshops using the ukulele to identify, explore, and promote the principles of group dynamics.
    Absolutely no previous music experience required! Ukes provided.
  • see our site calendar for our upcoming schedule
  • various locations
  • organized and presented by Steve McNie
  • cost varies by session
UKULELE SPEAKEASY
 
  • performance events and workshops featuring uke players from across the globe
  • watch for details in our weekly eMails
  • various locations
  • organized and presented by David Newland
  • ticket prices vary by event
orangevilleUKES
 
  • first Sunday afternoon of every month, 2-5pm
  • Broadway Music
    232 Broadway in Orangeville | (519) 940-4810
  • worshop / open-mic format
  • hosted and organized by Heather Katz + Michael Griffith
  • free
 
 

Lanikai Banjolele: Ukulele Window Shopping
Friday, September 3, 2010

It's interesting to see more US companies bringing out banjo-ukes recently – particularly the mix between the smaller style of banjolele which I associate with the US (like this one Aaron Keim is playing ) and the larger type played by English ukers like George Formby and Mr B . Lanikai have .. .. read more..

[Boys Like Girls] Love Drunk
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[Disney] Hakuna Matata
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[3OH!3] My First Kiss
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[Snow Patrol] Just Say Yes
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[Flo Rida] Right Round Ft.ke$ha
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[All-american Rejects] Dirty Little Secret
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[Cobra Starship] Snakes On A Plane
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

[Cobra Starship] Good Girls Go Bad
Friday, September 3, 2010

Uke tab added by : alphakenny1. .. read more..

Free MP3s For “Discovering” And “Exploring The ‘Ukulele”
Friday, September 3, 2010

Herb Ohta Jr. and Daniel Ho‘s instructional books are full of tabs and music notation for different songs. It’s hard to play a song if you don’t know it though! So they have recorded simple MP3s of the songs in “Discovering the ‘Ukulele” and “Exploring the &.. .. read more..

Patience and Improving II – Tabs and Time
Friday, September 3, 2010

I think enough time has passed that I can retouch on this subject. Like in the other Patience and Improving post, practice is still important. This is just my opinion on a mental game. That doesn’t mean this is right, or wrong, it’s just observations. First point. (Please note that I don.. .. read more..

Open string Pull-Offs – Video Lesson
Friday, September 3, 2010

Lesson page: Open string Pull-Offs .. read more..

First Position Major Chords
Friday, September 3, 2010

A |-3- E |-0- C |-0- G |-0- ~ A |-4- E |-1- C |-1- G |-1- ~ A |-0- E |-2- C |-2- G |-2- ~ A |-1- E |-3- C |-3- G |-3- ~ A |-2- E |-4- C |-4- G |-4- ~ A |-0- E |-1- C |-0- G |-2- ~ .. .. read more..

Brittni Paiva Playing The National Anthem
Friday, September 3, 2010

Brittni Paiva played the national anthem at a WNBA game – Atlanta Dream vs. Washington Mystics – in Atlanta, GA a few days ago. .. read more..

Hester Goodman Solo Album, Celtic Ukulele: Friday Links
Friday, September 3, 2010

Ken Middleton's new ebook 12 Tunes for Celtic Ukulele is available to buy on his website . Plenty of free tabs on his site too . Hester Goodman from the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has a solo record coming out You Could At Least Smile . You can on UOGBfans . And here's the first TV interview.. .. read more..

[Papa Roach] Lifeline
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : peegigs. .. read more..

[Coldplay] Clocks
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : Riddick. .. read more..

[Red Hot Chili Peppers] Suck My Kiss
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : Riddick. .. read more..

[Rage Against The Machine] Killing In The Name Of
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : Riddick. .. read more..

[Plain White T's] Rhythm Of Love
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : cpro. .. read more..

Fraggle Rock Theme (Tab)
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Fraggle Rock Theme (Tab) Why was I using my Sceptre in this video? The trickiest part of this song is the clapping: keeping the rhythm is tricky but dealing with the constant danger of your uke dropping to the floor is the big worry. So don't use your favourite uke. Of course, you could save yourse.. .. read more..

[Dragonforce] Through The Fire And Flames
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : WAR95. .. read more..

[Freelance Whales] Kilojoules
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : alexsaccount. .. read more..

[Mercy Me] Here With Me
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : voicesblur. .. read more..

[Beck] Ramona (acoustic)
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Uke tab added by : szs315. .. read more..

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  WHERE TO BUY IN THE GTA
Sadly, no one single outlet adequately services the exploding GTA ukulele community with a broad range of instruments and accessories. We would gladly work closely and support one if it did.
  • Broadway Music: Heather and Michael's fabulous store in Orangeville carries a nice selection of Kala and Oscar Schmidt. If you ask nicely, they will personally deliver. They offer the must-have official CUJAM (KC-02) tuner at a very reasonable $19.95 + tax.
  • String Along: The Ruplens are in Dundas Ontario and offer our members 10% on Ohana and accesories deliver directly to members as often as possible.
  • The 12th Fret: This high-end fretted instrument shop offers the best breadth of selection in the city.
  • Remenyi House of Music: This wonderful Bloor Street store offers a decent selection of lower middle range ukes.
  • Long & McQuade: Decent selection and good pricing on lower end instruments. Nothing in the upper middle and better ranges.
  • Steve's Music: Toronto's WalMart of music. OK selection and decent pricing on lower-end instruments. Ensure the tuning gears don't jam and the paint job isn't shoddy in that Mahalo you're about to buy for your room-mate.
  • Musideum: Very limited selection of hard-to-find high end ukes amongst one of the most interesting MI collections you'll ever see. A must-visit, just for the experience.
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  • Join our eMail list (this page in the upper left margin) and watch for a fairly frequent schedule of UKE101 courses.
  • Search "learn play ukulele" on YouTube and prepare to be surprised by the plethora of online tutorials that exist to better your playing skills.
  • Pineapple Pete: Never met him, but he's from T.O. and presents a nice offering of online how-to vidz.

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