Ukulele & Languages

Tips for Playing Jazz On Ukulele

Today I feature a post by Canadian professional jazz guitarist and professional jazz guitar teacher Marc-Andre Seguin.

Marc-Andre is the founder of the website JazzGuitarLessons.net, an online resource dedicated to Jazz guitar learning and has recently decided to write about the ukulele to broaden his horizons as well as to open the doors of Jazz music to ukulele players.

Thanks a lot to Marc-Andre for this post:

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Language Fun : an entertaining misspelling from Iceland

Learning Icelandic on Learn Icelandic Online takes up a lot of my time these days. I have promised myself I would not travel to Iceland before I am able to hold a basic conversation in Icelandic.
As part of my learning, I like to read Icelandic newspapers online, both in Icelandic and in English.
Tonight I stumbled upon this post on IceNews and felt I had to share this extract with you :

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Ukulele World Tour : Spring Selection

A Spring Selection of ukulele videos from around the world to wish you an excellent weekend. Videos from the continents of North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and Australia, all a pleasure for your ears !

Now, is there a ukulele player reading this post feeling valorous enough to set up an expedition to Antartica, the missing continent on Ukulele and Languages ? You won’t have to carry a flag with you, that’s all been done before; all I’m asking for is a tiny ukulele song in the middle of the ice packs of Antartica. I wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt trying so I suggest you watch this video before you make hasty plans to follow the tracks of Roald Amundsen. No volunteer ? Ah well, I don’t blame you, take it easy, make yourself a warm cup of tea and enjoy these videos instead !

1. Canada

Rob aka sanfordandsong accompanies the band Leaf Rapids on a cover of David Bowie‘s The Man Who Sold the World. I really like the atmosphere the ukulele creates.

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