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Nani Lowery—From Hawaii, for over 40 years, Nani, is a self taught ukulele player. My teaching style three fold:1) listening to learn 2) good chord transition techniques and 3) economy of motion with strumming. To keep students interests, we choose songs that they want to learn besides songs that would help them in their learning. Does not do much music theory. Concentration is for beginner ukulele players through intermediate lessons. Individual and group lessons are available with Nani. She leads the Monthly Maryland Ukulele Jam that meets in Gaithersburg and also leads the Litz Ukulele Club.

A band offering something different, we mainly perform with a range of electric ukes, but expect the unexpected. Bass, Congas, Synth and percussion regularly form part of our sets. Less a ‘ukulele band’ and more a ‘band that play some ukulele’...

The Napa Valley Flea Jumpers (or “Wine Country” Flea Jumpers, depending on the day or week) is a loosely knit group of ukulele enthusiasts who get together once a month to drink wine, eat pupus, enjoy each other’s company, and play our ‘ukuleles. We meet anywhere they’ll have us, generally on the last Sunday of the month. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us…if you can find us. Keep checking back for updates on where and when; we’d love to meet you.

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In the late 50's, Neil Matthews devised a musical number system for the Jordanaires to use in the studio. Charlie McCoy and fellow studio musicians began adapting Matthews number system into chord charts. "The Nashville Number System" has evolved into a complete method of writing chord charts and melodies _ combining Nashville shorthand with formal notation standards.

The purpose of The Nashville Ukulele Society (NUkeS) is to have fun, learn how to play, and grow as musicians. The ukulele, invented in Hawaii in 1879, is a wonderful instrument for all music levels.

National Masters News is the only national publication devoted exclusively to long-distance running, ultra running, track and field and racewalking for men and women over the age of 30. It is the central source of information for masters athletics throughout the U.S., and was founded in 1973. Published monthly, National Masters News features athlete profiles, training tips, diet information, results, race and meet schedules, age-records, rankings, profiles, race reports, human interest stories, lively editorials, world news, and local information for each region. We also administer the USATF Masters All American program for both the road and track and field.

These instruments were first created in the era of the Hawaiian and Jazz Bands, prior to electrical amplification. All sorts of musicians, Hawaiian, jazz and blues, wanted louder guitars: to be able to be heard alongside horns; to project out into music halls or smokey night clubs; or, to be the loudest guitar on the street corner. In response to this need, the mechanically amplified resonator guitar was created.

#####Build Your Own Archtop Guitar##### These workshops are presently held several times a year. All workshops are held in Nazareth, Pennsylvania at the Nazareth Guitar Institute. Class schedule is listed to the right. This class is taught in a small group setting, usually four students. This is also a seven-day workshop for the completion of an Archtop guitar from start to finish. All wood, materials, and parts are included. Only a six-string Archtop guitar with a 17in X 3in body will be offered.

Neal Chin Award winning artist and Maui, HI native Neal Chin, has been both an ‘ukulele educator and performer over the course of his musical career of 19 years.

Great tone is that magical combination of your finely honed chops and the design and manufacture of your instrument. Playing aside, poor tonal character, or bad tone, is usually caused when pickups introduce intermodulation distortion, something Q-Tuners unique design virtually eliminates. They can’t help you with your chops, but when it comes to translating what you play to what is heard, Q-Tuners are the best of the best.

Neutrik, the specialist for connectors and connection systems in the entertainment industry established the opticalCON fiber connection system already in 2005. The reliable and simple concept has proven its ruggedness and low maintenance requirements which led to a wide acceptance in the pro audio and broadcast industry.

The New England Ukulele Festival is a joyous music celebration featuring the top ukulele performers from across the region. This special event isn’t just about music-it’s about making a difference. All proceeds will support the Ukulele Kids Club (UKC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing music therapy to hospitalized children.

Live Music Venue in New Milton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

The Folk Project’s NJ Uke Fest will present workshops, concerts, and sing-alongs in Rockaway, New Jersey. Tickets are $95 for the entire weekend of concerts, workshops, dinner, open stages, and sing-along/play-alongs. Attendance is limited to 50 guests. On Sunday we host our traditional outdoor sing-along/play-along on Morristown Green.

New ukulele builder located in El Cajon, California My name is Eric Vossbrink, I am a Luthier from San Diego California. Originally from Los Angeles, I started working with guitars when I was 18 in music stores, eventually I went to work for one of the most prestigious guitar manufacturers in the world. My belief is that since ukulele music is becoming more sophisticated, so should the instrument. My goal is to create instruments that help the artist find their music.

Evan Gluck opened his guitar repair shop in January of 2004 in his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC. Prior to that, he did the guitar and bass repairs at East Village Music for several years. Tired of the unreliable and expensive services in large stores, both amateur and professional players become loyal clients once they find Evan.

The New York Uke Fest was held for several years in various locations in New York in the early 2000s by Ken Bari. It was well attended but always seemd to be in a differetn location every year.

The “live feel’ of your music making radiates through; Ican visualize the stage performance and fun just listening to the recording.” Eddie O’Strange - Town and Country Radio Show, Heard nation-wide in New Zealand

The New York Ukulele School was started in 2007 by Mark Michaels, a musician and music educator with over 25 years of experience. Equally adept on ukulele, guitar and bass in pop, rock, blues, folk, jazz, and country, Mark has been involved in music education since the 70's, and was instrumental in developing on-line instruction for guitar and piano in the 90s.