Uketropolis: Ukulele Q&A with James Hill

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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.

Latest Episodes:

Baritone Bonus! Jun 11, 2023

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A bonus lightning round of the most common baritone-ukulele questions.

Baritone: What's the Big Deal? Jun 08, 2023

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People who love baritone ukulele really love baritone ukulele. Why? We kick off Baritone Month with a simple question: "What makes baritone ukulele so great?"

June is Baritone Month! Jun 02, 2023

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This month is all about our favourite BIG ukulele. Welcome to the land of D-G-B-E tuning! Tune in starting next week for episodes about the benefits of baritone, how to make the transition to bari painlessly and how to better understand the place of the baritone in ukulele ensembles. #BariIsBeautiful

My Three Principles for Left-hand Fingering May 25, 2023

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Navigating the ukulele fretboard is a bit like playing chess: sometimes it's mathematical, other times it's intuitive. Because there's no perfect solution for left-hand fingering it's a perennial topic among players of all levels. In this episode I offer three principles you can use when coming up with your own fretboard fingerings.

The examples in this episode come from Americana Ukulele, the latest Uketropolis online course. Click here to get two free lessons.

How do I know which notes to noodle on? May 18, 2023

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It's one of the most common student questions: when I'm improvising or composing, how do I know which notes to use? In this bonus episode, we explore practical and intuitive ways to create melody. Spoiler alert: in the end, there's only one scale you absolutely need to know...

Fringe Twins May 11, 2023

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Booster Uke is one of the most popular courses at Uketropolis for good reason. Who wouldn't want to learn easy ways to play Blues, Gospel, Pop and Jazz tunes? It's pure musical magic courtesy of a fretboard phenomenon called Chord Twins. But what happens at the fringes of the Chord Twin concept? What happens when we stop analyzing and, instead, use pure intuition to navigate the fretboard?

Alex Beds Interviews... James! May 05, 2023

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Alex Beds interviews James on his Ukes With Podcast. Get to know Alex better:

Ukes With Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukeswithalex/episodes
Alex's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ukeswithalex
Alex's Website and Original Songs: https://www.alexbeds.co.uk/
Southern Ukulele Store: https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk

Brad Bordessa's Brave New Approach To Online Teaching Apr 20, 2023

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Brad Bordessa's new online course brings important elements of traditional Hawaiian teaching into the digital age. It's a brave new approach to online education... and it might just work.

Slide Ukulele Apr 13, 2023

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Slide ukulele slows us down and helps us savour the music we make. Here's how to get started with this beautiful style right away: an easy, gentle and fun introduction to the "slow uke movement." Bonus: get two free slide ukulele lessons with me here: https://www.uketropolis.com/slide. Enjoy!

North, South, East and West Mar 30, 2023

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What does it mean to explore the fretboard in all directions? It brings discoveries at every turn: move across the strings for speed and efficiency and or along a single string to gain understanding.

To join the next live taping of the Uketropolis Podcast, go to uketropolis.com/podcast
Get two free lessons from my new course Americana Ukulele. Go to uketropolis.com/americana