Uketropolis: Ukulele Q&A with James Hill

By James Hill

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

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The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.

Uketropolis: Ukulele Q&A with James Hill episodes:

October 28, 2021 Are There Notes Between the Frets?
Get the sheet music, audio and backing track for James' composition Goodnight Moon: www.uketropolis.com/goodnightmoon.
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25min
October 21, 2021 The Spice of Life... and Music
Simple ways to spice up common chords. Because variety is the spice of life and music is the food of love and love makes the world go 'round.
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24min
October 14, 2021 Do I really need to learn how to read music?
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF showing the most essential notes on the ukulele fretboard: https://www.dropbox.com/s/omk2y7we61wrzzm/The-Ukulele-Way-Beginner-Chords-and-Notes-C6.pdf?dl=0
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28min
October 07, 2021 How to Make a Sound Sculpture
What is gesture? How can gesture be used to open new doors to music-making? In this episode, James explores the concept of musical gesture and shows you how to create unusual "sound sculptures" in your lessons and personal practice.
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23min
September 30, 2021 The fear of whales
What do the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dire Straits and a traditional Bulgarian folk song have in common? And what does that have to do with my fear of whales? This week we explore the haunting, evocative world of two-note chords called "diads."
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21min
September 22, 2021 The Harmonized Blues Scale
Uketropolis student Andrea asks the question: is it possible to harmonize the Blues scale? To find out, James demonstrates what a harmonized scale is, what a Blues scale is, and one possible answer to the question. Free play-along handout available in the Uketropolis Community. If you're not already a member, sign up for a course and join the fun at www.uketropolis.com/register!
Download the free Harmonized Blues Scale handout: https://www.dropbox.com/s/diqjtj6v1yclq0l/The-Harmonized-Blues-Scale.pdf?dl=0
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27min
September 15, 2021Welcome to Season 2!
Here's some of what I've been up to in the break between Seasons 1 and 2:
Happy Birthday to Uke
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Want to hear your question on the podcast? All of the questions on the podcast are real student questions from Uketropolis.com. So if you'd like to hear me answer your question, go to uketropolis.com, take a course and ask questions along the way! We have a library of unique online ukulele courses and supportive worldwide community of students who are finding their own path to ukulele learning just like you!
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3min
May 06, 2021 Meet My Mom
In this special final episode of Season 1, I interview my Mom. We share a few laughs as we talk about my childhood, her own musical journey, raising musical children and much more. I hope you enjoy the interview and I'll see you in a few weeks for the start of Season 2!
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51min
April 29, 2021 Classical ukulele: thrills, spills and trills!
James answers student questions about classical ukulele: 1) Vivaldi's monster chord, 2) the thrill of the trill, 3) to mute or not to mute?
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47min
April 22, 2021 World Traveller
A special whirlwind tour of the planet to celebrate Earth Day! From Chile, it's "El Tortillero," from Italy, "Santa Lucia" and from Hawaii, "Hone A Ka Wai." James explores three of the most well-loved pieces from The Ukulele Way.
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34min

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How many episodes does Uketropolis: Ukulele Q&A with James Hill have?

The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.

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