I attended a ukulele workshop by Michelle Kiba in Berkeley recently. There were about ten of us at the workshop and we strummed along as she taught us several songs. I specifically liked the song "Island Style". Since I didn't have time to tune my ukulele because I was late, I tried to tune the ukulele in between songs. I also just tried strumming the chords during the song to see if it sounded in tune. It didn't. So I kept fiddling with the ukulele's strings throughout the workshop. I noticed that the guy in front of me slightly turned his head in my direction every once in a while. He probably knew I was trying to tune my ukulele using the "My dog has fleas" tuning technique one too often. hehe. After several songs of an out-of-tune ukulele close to his ear and with about ten minutes left in the workshop, he finally turned around, handed me his electric ukulele tuner and said, "You wanna tune your ukulele real quick?" hehe
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17 comments:
Now I know the 'my dog has fleas' style. =) It must be fun playing ukulele. I remember Lilo and Stitch for that matter.
witsandnuts, yes, its loads of fun and its easy to learn. :)
A guitar then and now a ukelele? You're just really using your free time wisely:)
Are violins in the near future or perhaps woodwind instruments instead?
Parang ma-imagine ko ata ang may kutong aso technique ako. Hehe. Happy ukulele-ing. I dont think I can say the word "ukulele" without snickering, dunno why. :P
PS. balik blogging na ako-finally!
LOL, Joanne. I think that's all the instruments I'm going to learn. Although, the Chinese erhu does seem fascinating. hehe
ey, welcome back, Gypsy!
Now why would the word "ukulele" sound funny? hehe
i wish i could've heard you doing that :). it must be years since i last strummed a ukelele
That's a funny name for a tuning technique. Here I thought that you went out and got a dog. :)
onyx, I only strum so I'm not special when it comes to playing it. But there's loads of great ukulele players on youtube (e.g. seeso). =)
niceheart, it is a bit of a strange name for a tuning technique. maybe they gave that name b/c it sticks out and easier to remember. :D
aan out-of-tune instrument is really distracting. i imagine your frustration on that
and i thought ewwww! i hate fleas, you know.
sabi nila, mahirap daw pag-aralan ang ukulele
tutubi, probably more distracting to the guy in front of me. hehe
bing, its easier than guitar b/c it only has 4 strings. ;-)
i have an guitar tuner - didn't know that ukeleles also have tuners :)
The Beatles were known to jam with ukeleles everytime they invite each other for dinner at their houses :)
Would've loved to hear those jam sessions, bw. ;-)
You are so talented :D ! I wish to play an instrument, kahit isa man lang :D ! Kaso talaga hopeless ata lol !
You can do it, Haze! ;-)
I'd love to hear you play ukelele. Even if it's just tuning your ukelele... My Dog Has Fleas style.
You're too kind, Tani. hehe
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