Archive for November, 2007

The Rock House Method Presents Learn to Play Ukulele DVD Review

Title: Learn to Play Ukulele
Label: The Rock House Method
Year: 2006
Price: $19.99

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Instructional DVDs are important tools for people that do not have access to a live instructor when they are trying to learn the basics of an instrument. I didn’t buy this particular DVD. It came […]

How the heck do you pronounce ukulele?

Before I became interested in the uke, I didn’t even question the way that I was pronouncing the word. Living in Southern Indiana (Columbus), I’d always heard it pronounced as: yoo-ka-lay-lee. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I have been saying it wrong all these years The correct Hawaiian pronunciation is actually: […]

My Life - Jake Shimabukuro CD Review

Title: My Life
Artist: Jake Shimabukuro
Label: Hitchhike Records
Year: 2007

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Tracks:
1. Time After Time (3:06)
2. Going To California (4:05)
3. In My Life (3:30)
4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (4:14)
5. Here, There and Everywhere (3:09)
6. Ice Cream (4:06)
My Life is Jake Shimabukuro’s latest instrumental CD. It’s actually an EP […]

Welcome to Ukulelereview.com

My name is Julie Strietelmeier and I’m obsessed with ukuleles. Let me back up a bit… I actually taught myself to play fingerstyle guitar years ago when I was a teenager. I always liked the idea of playing whole songs (melody and chords) all by myself because I didn’t have the opportunity to play with […]