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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
 
 

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder Video Lesson (Part 1 of 2)
Friday, July 30, 2010

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder (Part 1) Sir Duke tab Video lesson (part 2 of 2) Get Sir Duke on Herb Ohta Jr.’s album “‘Ukulele Breeze” .. read more..

Learning the Notes and the Fingerboard
Friday, July 30, 2010

One of the first battles you face on the way to being a more competent ‘ukulele player is learning the notes and where they are located on the fingerboard. Not just: [pause] “…there’s F”, but BOOM! Almost instantly you can find the nearest location of that one note you are looking for. It takes time.. .. read more..

Fretboard Charts
Friday, July 30, 2010

I just created a new page for blank resource sheets such as chord charts and tab. I’ve had some blank sheets floating around the site for a while but I also added a fretboard chart with note names and one without. You can use the one with note names to find new chords – circle [...] .. read more..

Update(s)
Friday, July 30, 2010

Hi Everybody, I’ve been busy the past few weeks so there hasn’t been much new content showing up here. Hopefully I can get some new lesson videos together shortly. I haven’t been totally unproductive though! There are some updates and new additions to the levels pages: Beginner Int.. .. read more..

The Kahumoku Workshop 2010 – November 6-13
Friday, July 30, 2010

It’s lined up to be the best yet! The workshop is put on by Keoki Kahumoku and for the past 4 years he has been bringing together Hawai’i's best musicians to teach at the week-long camp. The event is held at the Pahala Plantation House on the island of Hawai’i – about 20 mile.. .. read more..

Kala Round-About Amps, Rickenbacker: Ukulele Window Shopping
Friday, July 30, 2010

Kala's roundabout ukulele amps are now up for sale. They're only 10 Watts so you're not going to be playing Carnegie Hall with them. Most interesting uke this week is this 1930s electric Rickenbacker ukulele . It has to be a one off. The price and rarity makes it collectors only, but you have to re.. .. read more..

[Divine Comedy] Songs Of Love
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

[Gary Allan] Best I Ever Had
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

[Eminem] Love The Way You Lie
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

[Lemonheads] If I Could Talk I'd Tell You
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

[Michael Buble] Heartache Tonight
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

Friday Links
Friday, July 30, 2010

Pretty good article on the uke resurgence on SFGate (via Ukulelia ). The usual stuff but done more intelligently. Can anyone enlighten me as to where in I'm Yours this ukulele that everyone talks about is? Jim D'Ville asks National Reso-Phonic three questions . Acilius did such a good review of the.. .. read more..

[Michael Buble] Crazy Love
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

[Joe Brown] Ill See You In My Dreams
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

[Travie Mccoy] Billionaire
Friday, July 30, 2010

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

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder Video Lesson (Part 1 of 2)
Friday, July 30, 2010

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder (Part 1) Sir Duke tab Video lesson (part 2 of 2) Get Sir Duke on Herb Ohta Jr.’s album “‘Ukulele Breeze” .. read more..

Learning the Notes and the Fingerboard
Friday, July 30, 2010

One of the first battles you face on the way to being a more competent ‘ukulele player is learning the notes and where they are located on the fingerboard. Not just: [pause] “…there’s F”, but BOOM! Almost instantly you can find the nearest location of that one note you are looking for. It takes time.. .. read more..

Fretboard Charts
Friday, July 30, 2010

I just created a new page for blank resource sheets such as chord charts and tab. I’ve had some blank sheets floating around the site for a while but I also added a fretboard chart with note names and one without. You can use the one with note names to find new chords – circle [...] .. read more..

Update(s)
Friday, July 30, 2010

Hi Everybody, I’ve been busy the past few weeks so there hasn’t been much new content showing up here. Hopefully I can get some new lesson videos together shortly. I haven’t been totally unproductive though! There are some updates and new additions to the levels pages: Beginner Int.. .. read more..

The Kahumoku Workshop 2010 – November 6-13
Friday, July 30, 2010

It’s lined up to be the best yet! The workshop is put on by Keoki Kahumoku and for the past 4 years he has been bringing together Hawai’i's best musicians to teach at the week-long camp. The event is held at the Pahala Plantation House on the island of Hawai’i – about 20 mile.. .. read more..

[Uncle Kracker] Follow Me
Thursday, July 29, 2010

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

[Eminem] Love The Way You Lie
Thursday, July 29, 2010

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

[Chingon] Malaguena Salerosa
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Uke tab added by : ss61983. .. read more..

[The Eagles] Hotel California
Thursday, July 29, 2010

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

[Journey] Don't Stop Believn'
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Uke tab added by : gbennett. .. 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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INSTRUMENT REVIEWS 		  LEARN TO PLAY
  • 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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