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Uketropolis: Ukulele Q&A with James Hill

Every week Uketropolis.com founder James Hill answers student questions about playing ukulele and interviews innovative ukulele educators.

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The Tuning Paradox

The Tuning Paradox

In this final episode of Season 3, we tackle a thorny musical question: how can your ukulele be in tune and still play o... Read more

28 Jul 2023

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What everyone can learn from jazz ukulele

What everyone can learn from jazz ukulele

Jazz teaches us many things. Even if we're not playing jazz, we can apply the lessons learned to many areas of music-mak... Read more

20 Jul 2023

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Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

There's an open question in the ukulele community: what to do when the tuning of the baritone doesn't mesh with the tuni... Read more

29 Jun 2023

17mins

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A Bridge Between Tunings

A Bridge Between Tunings

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a bridge between standard tuning and baritone tuning? Turns out, there is! In this epis... Read more

22 Jun 2023

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