FINLANDIA by Jean Sibelius - UKULELE SOLO ARRANGEMENT by "UKULELE MIKE"

[Edwardtehgreat]

Great job, Mike. This is a truly beautiful song, and I think it sounds even better with the ukulele... Lots of love from Finland.

[1956etol]

Very nicely done...keep up the posts!

[astridae]

Beautiful!

[paultshe]

Mike,  Just wanted to let you know that my wife and I spent last weekend in Kakslauttanen in Finland, and we listened to this in a glass igloo under the stars. Thanks for helping make it so memorable !

[ukephoric]

Mike- this arrangement is sublime- as is your performance of it. What uke uke did you use for this?

[freackykit]

One of the first classical pieces I ever heard. Beautiful rendition...cannot say any more

[alex103092]

could you make a video to teach us this? I'm a finn and I would really love to learn this

[emilygclarinet]

I have a question for you. When you make these classical arrangements for ukulele, do you work from sheet music, or do you figure them out by ear?

[woodmom1929]

beautiful... wow

[ukenutcase]

Thanks Mike this melody is so relaxing

[npcarey]

Mike, you've outdone yourself here. Love Sibelius, love the 'uke, so what could be a better combo! Thanks . . .

[npcarey]

Mike, you've outdone yourself with this one. Sibelius on the uke, who'da thought! Absolutely beautiful.

[riot522]

Mike this is so beautiful. Please please post a tutorial!!

[ukukachoo]

Please tab this Mike .Please.

[alex103092]

OMG I am 3/4 finnish this is my favorite tune ever!!!!!!

[NutcrackerKuge]

Mike, another gorgeous tune! You have such a gift. Thank you for sharing it with us, and welcome back! Hope you are well!

[jeffnstasia]

Beautiful - thank you so much!

[artsygala]

Very different and lovely.

Thanks for showing the versatility of this wonderful instrument.

[stringjamgirl]

Beautiful! It is amazing how much a ukulele can sound like a harp.

[MusicTeacher2010]

@stringjamgirl Oh i know what you mean!!!!. . . By the way. . . just a hint . . . the way to achieve that harpier more mellow sound is to pluck or strum the strings further on up the fingerboard. . . rather than closer to the bridge. . . The closer you play to the bridge the brighter and consequently thinner the sound is. . the further up you play towards the fingeroard it can get more mellow and harpier

[RonVaUKE]

Mike, such a lovely and inspirational piece of music. Well played.

Is it possible to find a copy of this online?

[lahainatwins]

Excellent arrangement and performance. Very nice touch with the visual additions.

[HipHopSucksHard]

hey!

first of all your videos are awesome, i love them :)

i got an ukulele yesterday and already learned some chords, but i think its out of tune, i tried to tune it with my guitar by hearing, but it dun rly works. you got an advice for me? and what are good songs to start with?

hope you will find some time to answer me, have a nice day :)

[NutcrackerKuge]

@HipHopSucksHard Welcome to Ukulele Mike's Ukulele Universe! Check his tuning video lesson, and start with cool songs like Yellow Submarine, Country Roads, and SO many more! You've come to the right place to learn ukulele. I started about a year ago, and now, my wife actually LIKES it when I play!

[PinkPossumNose]

soothes my heart

touched my heart so much it brings tears

:'(

i love this song <3

[bigtroot54]

This is great. Can you please do a lesson for this.

Thank you for all your lessons and inspiration.

Kind Regards

Ronnie

[judecdy]

Lovely, but I want to play it myself. Can you post chords? Thanks.

[ynot6523]

Beautifully done Mike!

Tony

[pierpaoloca]

Always loved this symphonic poem!!! Really very nice, thank you!!! Could you post a tab sheet of this or a video of you playing, please???

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

It's a lovely tune, isn't it, Mike? Well played.

[MusicTeacher2010]

@KenMiddletonUkulele Yes it is. . . There just seems to be certain melodies that come along that seem as though they were predestined so to speak. There is just something intrinsically magical in some melodies and I don't think we will ever be able to explain why they are that way. . . I find that fascinating. Spiritual actually.

[MusicMonsterW]

Beautiful arrangement! 

[oleskater]

Beautiful, would love tab

[FatBaldGuy60]

Absolutely wonderful.

[chicago911susy]

Beautiful arrangement. Pictures are so pretty they almost look like they are not real