Stu is one of the true uke masters. The only reason he does not have 5 times the subscribers is because he was in such demand and traveling all over the world. (And he doesnt indulge in marketing hype! Thank you)Somehow he managed to do videos too and still has a Lot of subscribers and Patrons. He is the real deal!!!
So kind of you April. Sure...I am working musician with a lot of years of concerts & clinics under my belt. I've allowed the channel to grow organically here...always grateful for kind help of good folks like you! All the best to you & your family, Stu
Ahhh I can't wait to try this but it's midnight rn here in Italy! Thank you for making such detailed, passionate and wholesome lessons for free. Stay safe!
Thank you so much… Glad you are enjoying my videos. I hope you’ll subscribe for more content like this… Have a wonderful day and happy music making 😊🤙🎶
The hand stretches you do are the same hand stretches I teach my students in Kali- Filipino martial arts. I actually like your calming spirit and wish I was more like that. With everything going on in the world we all could use some UKULELE ZEN! Glad to be a subscriber to your Patreon. Very fair and worth every penny. I'll admit I need to smile more and I need to change my mindset to be more relaxed and not let people upset me about things. I can absorb what is useful and take what I learned from you into my martial arts
Thanks for your support on Patreon and for your presence here with a comment. Since you are an experienced martial artist, I'm sure you're very intimate with how the fire elements in our rivers of feeling can motivate us to show up, train harder with diligence & transform ourselves. I'll bet your dojo is a GREAT place to train! I practice Qigong, but someday would love to train in the Yang end of things.. ☯️🙏 Wishing you well...and deep music making.
@@UkuleleZen thank you Stu but instead of teaching in a studio I teach private lessons at my students home or at a local park. One thing I learned a while back about teaching and that is that teaching is an extension of learning and you learn as you teach. I always consider myself a student first and a teacher second. I open my eyes and mind as a humble student. You would be awesome at teaching separately some meditation type classes. My guess is that you are also into healthy eating, holistic medicine and therapies, natural healing, etc. If you ever heard about Chinese Dit Da Jow, I make my own formulas. Thanks for all your fantastic videos. I'm Guro Rick, nice to be part of Ukulele Zen.
Thanks again! Although I just watched a couple of videos of yours you have taken my playing to the next level. It is more of a zen now as the channel name suggests. :)
That's a tune by Deke Dekerson "Will you Be Mine". He's an authority on rockabilly and surf guitar… Records on vintage instruments and recording consoles… Super cool cat. I'll teach one of his tunes someday! Here's the whole tune live at a Uke fest with special guests...th-cam.com/video/9tkSBGhrN7I/w-d-xo.html
I wondered where you’ve been! I envisioned you sitting on a street corner, playing your uke with vinyl gloves and a mask on, playing the “Corona Blues” 🤣 Glad you are well.
I've never tried to play with gloves on...hmmmm 😉 Here at home making videos until I can get out there & hit the road again. Thanks Robert & happy playing 🤙🎶
Great video Stu , funny that you mentioned Bob Ross I used too watch his programs and felt totally relaxed afterwards you are of the same vein . I got that relaxed can do attitude with you're tutorials.
Thank you! Total beginner here. I’m having trouble switching from F to G. But I’m going to keep smiling at my hand and maybe it will finally get the message 🤣
You can do it! I posted some recent vids for beginners on this very subject! Watch here...enjoy - I think you'll find it very helpful :) th-cam.com/video/3s8t9LaXLf4/w-d-xo.html
@@UkuleleZen I have already suscribed :) I came accross your Beatles medley some years ago and it was so neat it just made me want to listen to more of your music and lessons, which, not surprisingly, have a quality and a taste that reflect your wide smile and enthusiastic eyes. It is good to know that you are around.
You are amazing teacher! I am a beginner but stumbled over claw hammer videos for the ukulele. Do you also use that style? If so, I would love to see a tutorial. I was shocked at how much my hand hurt after trying to do claw hammer. Must be doing something wrong!
Thanks for being here… And I’m glad you enjoyed my video. Hope you’re subscribe for more content like this. 🤙🎶🙏🏻 I can fake claw hammer… But the real style of it is something that eludes me… I tried it once and it was very difficult for me - just like you described it really hurt!
Thanks Stu! I love your lessons. Do you have any rec's on how to hold the ukulele for this fast lick diddy? I"m not sure where to put the weight of the uke so that it doesn't slip out of my hands when I'm plucking the string down...
Thanks Lucy! I think holding it against your body but not too tightly is the way to go… If you can have your instrument attached to the strap that makes it really easy… Unless you have a soprano in which case the strap can be a little bulky. Let the weight of your arm do the pushing… It's more relaxed than a squeeze but a little bit of squeeze. I feel thing that's a little hard to put into words but I hope you get what I'm saying....please subscribe to keep in the loop of more videos from my channel 🎶🤙😊
@@UkuleleZen Yes! That makes sense. Not able to add a strap, but I'll practice the light squeeze technique. Subscribed and love your videos! So helpful! Thank you! :)
Me gusta tu estilo 😍 Gracias por este tuto! Mi ukelele siempre suena desafinado., aunque uso un afinador y la técnica de afinar entre si, podrias hacer una guía para esto? 🙏
Many possibilities...for this lick, I'm choosing to resolve to a C# (1st fret of 3rd string). This note is the 3rd of the chord which has a different color than resolving to the root note of A. The note we end any melodic passage on carries more "harmonic weight" because it's the last note heard. Many ways to play & resolve the lick of course...I recommend comparing ending on C# to ending on A. In the end, it's all a matter of what YOU like best.
Honestly, I think it’s one of the best carbon fiber instruments I’ve ever played. These new models have a thinner lightweight top that allows for more resonance . Of course it’s nothing like a tone wood… But as far as carbon fiber goes it’s heads and tails above the rest! There’s a link in the description if you want to check it out (being nearly indestructible is also a cool feature!)
Great job, thanks for this!!! I am truly a beginner - playing since early March. Enjoyng your efforts and your valued advice to take frequent moments to relax. Well done. I should have this mastered by 2047. LOL Just kidding; I can see this one being part of the routine in ... well, a little while.
Glad to help!! This type of lesson is intended to offer some soloing vocabulary - while it may jump over a few steps in the usual learning path for players, why not just go for it? Pull offs, practiced with space, can really strengthen the hand too! Enjoy & happy playing 🎶😊
LOL Donna! I got sent to detention 😉 nah, it’s actually a place with some nice acoustics with all the wood so I will be filming some more sessions in there from time to time 😊🎶
I could work up a few bluegrass tunes… It's not a style that I'm very knowledgeable about but I do have a book of all tunes. For something in the bluegrass vein, look up my lesson for "Mercedes-Benz"...it's not bluegrass, but a fun tune that could be played in that style :-)
Thanks!! 🤙🤙 right back at you! I create new content each and every week, I hope you’ll subscribe to the channel for more great ukulele instruction like this 😉🎶👍
I always check my audio levels to make sure that they are strong and not to "hot" that would create clipping and distortion and some people speakers. I wouldn't be able to make it any louder… Maybe want to get a set of headphones or some external speakers? Thanks for watching, Stu
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Stu is one of the true uke masters. The only reason he does not have 5 times the subscribers is because he was in such demand and traveling all over the world. (And he doesnt indulge in marketing hype! Thank you)Somehow he managed to do videos too and still has a Lot of subscribers and Patrons. He is the real deal!!!
So kind of you April. Sure...I am working musician with a lot of years of concerts & clinics under my belt. I've allowed the channel to grow organically here...always grateful for kind help of good folks like you! All the best to you & your family, Stu
Ahhh I can't wait to try this but it's midnight rn here in Italy! Thank you for making such detailed, passionate and wholesome lessons for free. Stay safe!
Have fun when it's daylight again...this riff can wake the neighbors! 😉 Grazie & happy playing, Stu
Stu, you're a great teacher. not just the content, but the mindful approach and attitude. Keep smilin'.
Thank you so much… Glad you are enjoying my videos. I hope you’ll subscribe for more content like this… Have a wonderful day and happy music making 😊🤙🎶
I love the other TH-cam ukulele players but my playing (and teaching) improved so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much for your work!
Wow - thanks so much...that's some high praise. Love your channel name...hope you'll subscribe for more vids like this one 😊🤙🎶
@@UkuleleZen I've been subscribed for a couple of years 😁 I just don't comment much. I'll be joining patron soon. Thanks again!
Thanks for including the baritone players in the video.
Thanks & You got it!! I don’t have a baritone (yet) but I intend to include more baritone translations 🤙
@@UkuleleZen That would be awesome.
The hand stretches you do are the same hand stretches I teach my students in Kali- Filipino martial arts. I actually like your calming spirit and wish I was more like that. With everything going on in the world we all could use some UKULELE ZEN! Glad to be a subscriber to your Patreon. Very fair and worth every penny. I'll admit I need to smile more and I need to change my mindset to be more relaxed and not let people upset me about things. I can absorb what is useful and take what I learned from you into my martial arts
Thanks for your support on Patreon and for your presence here with a comment. Since you are an experienced martial artist, I'm sure you're very intimate with how the fire elements in our rivers of feeling can motivate us to show up, train harder with diligence & transform ourselves.
I'll bet your dojo is a GREAT place to train! I practice Qigong, but someday would love to train in the Yang end of things.. ☯️🙏 Wishing you well...and deep music making.
@@UkuleleZen thank you Stu but instead of teaching in a studio I teach private lessons at my students home or at a local park. One thing I learned a while back about teaching and that is that teaching is an extension of learning and you learn as you teach. I always consider myself a student first and a teacher second. I open my eyes and mind as a humble student. You would be awesome at teaching separately some meditation type classes. My guess is that you are also into healthy eating, holistic medicine and therapies, natural healing, etc. If you ever heard about Chinese Dit Da Jow, I make my own formulas. Thanks for all your fantastic videos. I'm Guro Rick, nice to be part of Ukulele Zen.
Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross are cool dudes! So, you're in good company. Thank you for teaching us!
Brilliant! Thank you to the best Uke tutor on TH-cam. 🐻
Wow, thanks! Feel free to share my video content far & wide!
Not because it seems easy you have to stop practicing. The more you practice the most enjoyable it sounds . Thanks Stu. Greetings from Colombia.
Very true!! Pasa lo Bien Luis! 😊🤙🎶
Why can’t I like more than once. Very likable and doable
Thanks Mike! A double like button would be sweet to have… Feel free to share it with your friends on social media 😉🤙🎶
What a fun lick! This is my goal for March :)
Put fingers Parallel and pull to the ground are great tips. Thank you, Stu.
Glad it was helpful! 😃
Thanks again! Although I just watched a couple of videos of yours you have taken my playing to the next level. It is more of a zen now as the channel name suggests. :)
Great to hear!!! Happy jamming :-) Plz share the video with a uke playin' friend...
You are the Best teacher !!
Thank you! 😃
It made my day! Thank you, will try it in the morning
Enjoy!
Impressive! Thanks Master Stu 🎓
Glad you liked it! Happy playing LJ!
I am having a blast with your videos Stu, great content and delivery and zenfullness atmosphere. Happy new year, blessings!
Thanks very much Addahia....wishing you a very Happy new year!
Such a grate teacher!
Thank you for watching!
Hi Stu, great lick, I would love to learn the tune leading into that lick that you played at the start of your video.
That's a tune by Deke Dekerson "Will you Be Mine". He's an authority on rockabilly and surf guitar… Records on vintage instruments and recording consoles… Super cool cat. I'll teach one of his tunes someday! Here's the whole tune live at a Uke fest with special guests...th-cam.com/video/9tkSBGhrN7I/w-d-xo.html
That was amazing. Great talent
Cheers Paula....Thanks for joining in! 😊
Hi Stu keeping my hand straight was a great tip Thanks for the lesson
Glad it was helpful! See you in a future video :)
Great info and relating it to past artists makes it live.
Thanks Lenny… Glad you enjoyed the video. New content every week from this channel… Hope you’ll consider subscribing for more lessons like this 🤙🎶
Nice lick Stu! Smile while playing, the uke IS a happy instrument
Mahalo
Yes indeed Gary! 😃🎶🤙 happy playing to you....
Awesome one! 😜🤙🏼
Thanks Michael! Glad you liked it… Feel free to spread it around to other ukulele players you know 🤙🎶😊 Happy playing
I wondered where you’ve been! I envisioned you sitting on a street corner, playing your uke with vinyl gloves and a mask on, playing the “Corona Blues” 🤣 Glad you are well.
I've never tried to play with gloves on...hmmmm 😉 Here at home making videos until I can get out there & hit the road again. Thanks Robert & happy playing 🤙🎶
Great video Stu , funny that you mentioned Bob Ross I used too watch his programs and felt totally relaxed afterwards you are of the same vein . I got that relaxed can do attitude with you're tutorials.
Thanks Anthony! I love Bob Ross & his work...he created a safe where people felt comfortable to explore their creativity free of judgements.
The Joy of Syntax just signed up for the Joy of Uke. 😍 🥰
Thanks ✌️
Thanks for watching! 🤙🎶
👍 Bodacious!
Thanks Papa Fish!!
Excelent fríend 🤙
Thank you Pedro!!
So cool. Thank you.
Thanks Cool Nana! By the way, my grandmother was also a cool Nana 🤙🎶 be well, Stu
Awesome video Stu👍 thank you for breaking it down slowly 😊
My pleasure Don & Janine! Happy playing 🤙🎶
I love this! Love all your lessons (including life lessons😀). Thanks so much!
Thank Alma! 🙏 And Alma = Soul in Spanish as I'm sure you know 😉
Thank you! Total beginner here. I’m having trouble switching from F to G. But I’m going to keep smiling at my hand and maybe it will finally get the message 🤣
You can do it! I posted some recent vids for beginners on this very subject! Watch here...enjoy - I think you'll find it very helpful :) th-cam.com/video/3s8t9LaXLf4/w-d-xo.html
Awesome! Can’t wait to work on this!
Thanks Andy! Have fun with it 🤙
Nice!
Thank you Jimmy! Cheers!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for watching! Hope you'll subscribe to the channel to keep in the loop with more videos like this one every week. Play on 😊🤙🎶
@@UkuleleZen I have already suscribed :) I came accross your Beatles medley some years ago and it was so neat it just made me want to listen to more of your music and lessons, which, not surprisingly, have a quality and a taste that reflect your wide smile and enthusiastic eyes. It is good to know that you are around.
I love this! Thank you, Stu.
Glad you enjoyed it Jan! 🎶🤙
Thanks Stu for this Lesson🦠
Thanks so much Gyani!
You are amazing teacher! I am a beginner but stumbled over claw hammer videos for the ukulele. Do you also use that style? If so, I would love to see a tutorial. I was shocked at how much my hand hurt after trying to do claw hammer. Must be doing something wrong!
Thanks for being here… And I’m glad you enjoyed my video. Hope you’re subscribe for more content like this. 🤙🎶🙏🏻 I can fake claw hammer… But the real style of it is something that eludes me… I tried it once and it was very difficult for me - just like you described it really hurt!
I don't need paid lessons
this is way better and fun for uke players
Thanks for playing along :-)
Great technique, taught so well by a great teacher
Thanks! I’m gonna go check out your channel tonight… Your name intrigues me!
Thanks Stu! I love your lessons. Do you have any rec's on how to hold the ukulele for this fast lick diddy? I"m not sure where to put the weight of the uke so that it doesn't slip out of my hands when I'm plucking the string down...
Thanks Lucy! I think holding it against your body but not too tightly is the way to go… If you can have your instrument attached to the strap that makes it really easy… Unless you have a soprano in which case the strap can be a little bulky. Let the weight of your arm do the pushing… It's more relaxed than a squeeze but a little bit of squeeze. I feel thing that's a little hard to put into words but I hope you get what I'm saying....please subscribe to keep in the loop of more videos from my channel 🎶🤙😊
@@UkuleleZen Yes! That makes sense. Not able to add a strap, but I'll practice the light squeeze technique. Subscribed and love your videos! So helpful! Thank you! :)
Me gusta tu estilo 😍
Gracias por este tuto!
Mi ukelele siempre suena desafinado., aunque uso un afinador y la técnica de afinar entre si, podrias hacer una guía para esto? 🙏
Una guia para la cancion desafinado?
@@UkuleleZen una guía (técnica) para afinar correctamente ☺️🙏
Cool country style song in the beginning - what is it? Can you teach?
Sure… That's an old rockabilly song in a country song format. You probably know, rockabilly and country overlap in a big way ;-)
Wow!!!
Rip it up! This trick will help you to shred ;-)
Why is the last note on the run down, just before the A chord, not an A on the low G string?
Many possibilities...for this lick, I'm choosing to resolve to a C# (1st fret of 3rd string). This note is the 3rd of the chord which has a different color than resolving to the root note of A. The note we end any melodic passage on carries more "harmonic weight" because it's the last note heard. Many ways to play & resolve the lick of course...I recommend comparing ending on C# to ending on A. In the end, it's all a matter of what YOU like best.
@@UkuleleZen Thanks. I appreciate all of your great instruction.
You are Bob Ross of the ukuleles
Love the lick. How do you like the Klos uke?
Honestly, I think it’s one of the best carbon fiber instruments I’ve ever played. These new models have a thinner lightweight top that allows for more resonance . Of course it’s nothing like a tone wood… But as far as carbon fiber goes it’s heads and tails above the rest! There’s a link in the description if you want to check it out (being nearly indestructible is also a cool feature!)
Great job, thanks for this!!! I am truly a beginner - playing since early March. Enjoyng your efforts and your valued advice to take frequent moments to relax.
Well done. I should have this mastered by 2047. LOL Just kidding; I can see this one being part of the routine in ... well, a little while.
Glad to help!! This type of lesson is intended to offer some soloing vocabulary - while it may jump over a few steps in the usual learning path for players, why not just go for it? Pull offs, practiced with space, can really strengthen the hand too! Enjoy & happy playing 🎶😊
First comment! Groovy lick!!
Thanks Robert! First!! 🤘😃🤘
Really enjoying this, so appreciate your great lessons. But tell me ,what did you do to get sent to the stairwell?
LOL Donna! I got sent to detention 😉 nah, it’s actually a place with some nice acoustics with all the wood so I will be filming some more sessions in there from time to time 😊🎶
@@UkuleleZen Naughty step 🤣
@@UkuleleZen I like the sound of the new studio!
Thanks so much… staircases have some really cool acoustics (maybe not for drums… But for string instruments I love them) 😉
I better stay out of trouble! 😆
This guy is the Bob Ross of ukuleles
Thanks 🙏🏻 I just need to work on my Afro 😉 Happy playing 🎶🤙😊
Any bluegrass you can teach us?
I could work up a few bluegrass tunes… It's not a style that I'm very knowledgeable about but I do have a book of all tunes. For something in the bluegrass vein, look up my lesson for "Mercedes-Benz"...it's not bluegrass, but a fun tune that could be played in that style :-)
@@UkuleleZen Will check it out! Mahalo!
An inner smile, an inner smile... 🤔... like the Mona Lisa?? 😊
Yes...the Mona Lisa smile! 😊
"yes thank you sir im learning from you."
Thanks Smoochy! Love your channel name.
@@UkuleleZen "thanks sir. all the way here in phill.. watching you..
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Thanks!! 🤙🤙 right back at you! I create new content each and every week, I hope you’ll subscribe to the channel for more great ukulele instruction like this 😉🎶👍
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Thanks! Please subscribe to keep in the loop of more videos from my channel 🎶🤙😊
Which college did you go to, BTW?
I taught at Canisius College, attended the University at Buffalo for my classical guitar studies...
Hi Stu, please record louder. My old laptop has lousy speakers and not much volume.
I always check my audio levels to make sure that they are strong and not to "hot" that would create clipping and distortion and some people speakers. I wouldn't be able to make it any louder… Maybe want to get a set of headphones or some external speakers? Thanks for watching, Stu
Awesome Lick Stu, gonna be learning and sharing the love on that one.
Great Kieron! Thanks for being here!! 🤙🎶
you need to update your youtube symbol lol
What to? Maybe with "the goats"? ;-)