This is where I, – (Curt) will hopefully keep you updated
on the pages that have been changed, added, or been edited. For Lessons
, Songs
, and Books
be sure to visit their respective home pages.
2024 Updates
Starting the next 20 years of `Ukulele greatness on LearningUkulele.com & Learning Ukulele with Curt. Welcome the LearningUkulele.com's 21st year of TMI - Total Music Information
.
October
- NEW
• The
Sidebar
navigation panel now remembers the section(s) you had navigated to. - UPDATED • Site clean-up and a bit of a re-organization for, hopefulle better navigation and just general getting around.
September
- NEW • Central Coast Ukulele Festival added to Ukulele Festivals Around the World. And, Festival section cleanup.
- NEW • Adding additional information/listings, links, etc to the USA Ukulele Clubs sections. Take a look at the state pages for: New York and Texas.
- UPDATED • LearningUkulele.com / Learning Ukulele with Curt in an effort to make it easier to get around (an never ending battlee) and faster.
- UPDATED • Added the Scale and Mode History, Six Essential Scales for `Ukulele, and Essential Jazz Scales for `Ukulele lessons to the Improvisation - Improv - Solos.
- NEW Added Happy Trails. and Hard Times Come Again No More. to the Daily Ukulele Books Harmonic Analysis Series of lessons.
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Spend all morning catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating and added new listings to the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World – This requires a lot of ukulele detective work and time to keep updated as a lot of web site do not benefit from have efficient designers and it takes a bit to actually find the info to update. SIDE-NOTE: I, Curt, your Learning Ukulele with Curt, Curt have opened my schedule to be able to available to present workshops , perform, and thorough our family Funky Frets Music Store be a vendor and get to more festivals — SO I"M AVAILABLE .
August
- NEW
Added Act Naturally.
to the Daily Ukulele Books Harmonic Analysis Series of lessons. This one is from he
Blue
book with the intro from the Beatles transposed to the Key of D as in the book.• Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. The best-known other version is by the Beatles in 1965. Featuring Ringo Starr taking the lead vocal, it became a featured performance number of his in concert, both with the Beatles and later with His All-Starr Band. Owens - NEW Added Wunderkammer Musical Instrument Co. to the Ukulele Luthiers & Builders pages – Ukuleles, Hawaiian Guitars etc. handmade in Bristol, England, by Liam Kirby, Proprietor, Wearer of Proper Trousers. Custom builds & One-offs.
July
- UPDATED — Ukulele Study Plans, Evaluating Your Ukulele Music Knowledge... What Level Ukulele Player Are You? — Self-Assessment can be one of the hardest things to do when it comes to your music development. How can you know what you don't know? If you're not sure of your current level, here are several tips and points to keep in mind for figuring where you are at in your musical development.
- UPDATED — Finding a Ukulele Teacher — Finding a good ukulele teacher can be a daunting task - especially in the Internet age with immediate access to information on-line, Free YouTube lessons, forums, Meetup groups, local ukulele clubs, etc. Let alone you local music store with no shortage of guitar teachers purporting to know the ukulele and offer ukulele lessons.
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World –
June
- UPDATED Practice Principles – Getting the most out of your practice sessions.
- Three NEW festival listings have been added: Ukulele Familie Festival (Netherlands), Monopolele Mediterraneaen Ukulele * Monopolelefest (Italy), and Caly Poznan Ukulele (Poland) Hopefully, they'll do 2025, and I can keep them updated. Check out all the Ukulele Festivals Around The World
- NEW UPDATED 3nd Edition • Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution – • UPDATED several fixes, tweaks, and general clean up. Be sure to download the latest version. New A4 size.
- Lots of general updates. Too many list. Been going thru a lot of pages and tweaking a few things.
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World –
May
- UPDATED and NEW Ukulele Festivals . Let us know of any festivals we are missing. Trying to keep LearningUkulele.com up-to-date with all the ukulele festivals going and coming back.
- UPDATED Glossary updated.
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World –
April
- UPDATED Glossary updated.
UPDATED NEW • The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele – Volume I, New Edition • Before individual chords become the background of songs, they must be put into orders called chord progressions. The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele organizes progressions according to string family, position, voice leading and chord magnetism. The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele is an excellent preparation for the art of melody and chord on the ukulele and more advanced accompaniment..
All books by Curt Sheller (Learning Ukulele with Curt) are FREE for ALL Gold site members.
UPDATED NEW • A Guide to Ukulele Strums, 3rd Edition • Learn a variety of strums and rhythmic patterns in wide range of musical styles.
All books by Curt Sheller (Learning Ukulele with Curt) are FREE for ALL Gold site members.
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World –
March
NEW UPDATED • Two New version of the QUICKSTART Arpeggio Fingering for Ukulele – Major Triad Arpeggios, 2nd Edition • Minor tweaks and new format. Checkout the New & Revised 2nd Editions
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World –
NEW UPDATED QuickStart Scale Fingers for Ukulele, The 6 Essential Scales, 2nd Edition • The first in the series of essential scales. Revisiting the individual scale series.
All books by Curt Sheller (Learning Ukulele with Curt) are FREE for ALL Gold site members.
NEW UPDATED • Two New version of the QUICKSTART Scale FIngers for Ukulele – Ionian Scale, 2nd Edition • Minor tweaks and new format. Checkout the New & Revised 2nd Editions
February
- UPDATED & NEW festival listings. Catching up on the ukulele festival listings and updating the listings for festivals from Ukulele Festivals Around The World –
- UPDATED
Finding a Ukulele Teacher
– Find out What’s Bad About the Internet?, How to Evaluate a Teacher's Experience, Questions to Ask as a Prospective Student, and as usual, right here on LearningUkulele.com, your on-line place for —
TMI
•Total Music Information
- UPDATED The Naming Chords on `Ukulele lessons. Finally learn why you get two or more different names for a chord from your fellow ukulele players for a chord. And, finally have a response for: Whats This Chord?
NEW UPDATED • Two New version of the A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z – C Tuning and G Tuning, 2nd Editions • Minor tweaks and new format for the Example chord progressions. Checkout the New & Revised 2nd Edition
January
Just Noticed LearningUkulele.com has passed the 900 lessons mark the end of 2023!!!
- Completed a Harmonic Analysis of 210 songs from The Daily Ukulele book, a.k.a.,
The Yellow Book
. Only 154 to go.
Adding Intros & more
Adding the intros that are known for the songs that will make any uke group performance just that much better.
The Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees
- Happy New Year and welcome the LearningUkulele.com's 21st year of TMI - Total Music Information.
Prior to March 2024
There have been a lot of changes, tweaks and new information added to LearningUkulele.com. So take a look around and see what you can find.