The Ukulele Etudes
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Ukulele Etude 10 - Hana
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The last of the 10 etudes, Hana is a return to the style of the first 2, but with a busier, more difficult part. It is also like the 3rd in that it has distinct sections, a...
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Ukulele Etude 5 - Sandwich Islands Jig
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Mostly designed as a fun strum/bash, this etude first focuses on alternating strumming and finger-picking. It is also a good opportunity for playing repeats differently. In...
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Ukulele Etude 7 - Owyhee
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Captain Cook was the first European to come into contact with Hawaiians in the late 18th century. He wrote that the native name for their islands was Owyhee, then promptly ...
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Ukulele Etude 9 - Holoholo
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I have to thank Aldrine Guerrero for this one. Uke Minutes had a little demonstration of triplet pull offs, and I based this piece on it. One of those etudes that uses an i...
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Ukulele Etude 2 - Halu'a
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This, unlike the first etude, explores re-entrant tuning, the fact that one of the strings of the ukulele is tuned an octave higher than it seems it should be. It also deal...
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Ukulele Etude 8 - Aloha no Ka'ai
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An homage to Ernest Ka'ai, the composer who got me into playing instrumental ukulele music. His music is light and fun, and often quite sweet. No one else has ever really s...
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Ukulele Etude 4 - Laulima
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This etude focuses on playing 2 strings at a time, first the outer strings in pairs, then the more complicated playing of alternate strings. It began as an exercise in the ...
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Ukulele Etude 6 - Mele Ho'ohiamoe Keiki
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This is a lullaby. The etude aspect is that it focuses on pull-offs on the first string, and finger-picking over chord shapes with open strings. As it is a lullaby, the ent...
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Ukulele Etude 3 - Mahalo Pokiki
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The 3rd etude is an attempt to reflect the Portuguese origins of the ukulele, while still retaining sections with a more "Hawaiian" feel. The flamenco-style tremolos are pe...
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Ukulele Etude 1 - Pulelehua
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This is the first in a series of 10 etudes I have written for the ukulele. It is a finger-picking study focusing on the first 3 strings.
It is played on a Mike Pereira c...
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