Happy April 1st (and no, this isn't a post to fool you!)
For our month's SOTM, we are going back to a dealers choice...sort of. Rather than voting on specific songs this month, I thought it might be fun to vote on a theme where I would then reveal the song based on the highest votes. I alre...
2024-04-01 21:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
Today we have a fun UBass and ukulele cover of "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac. The ukulele tutorial will come out next week. I'll update this post with that YouTube link then. That way you have a single post with all the information!
Go Your Own Way UBass and Ukulele:...
2024-03-24 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Today we have the first full episode of the new Beginner Ukulele Series learning "Chasing Cars." This is meant to be a relaxed, but more in depth, look at how to approach to learning songs using basic techniques. If you used Let's Play Ukulele, this is the next step to de...
2024-03-17 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Sunday!
Attached below you will find the YouTube play along video link and song song sheet for Carly Simon's "You're So Vain." The chords in this tune are very beginner friendly, so I tried to demonstrate how mixing up some simple strums can make the song approachable and quick to lea...
2024-03-10 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Sunday!
Attached below you will find the YouTube tutorial link and song sheet for Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." This is such a joyful tune and I had a lot of fun putting it together, so I hope you enjoy :)
YouTube Link: 2024-03-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy March 1st,
I hope everyone enjoyed their Leap year yesterday. I don't have a theme for this month, but these are song tunes that have been on my mind. Let me know which you'd like to see made into a tutorial and a play along by voting on your favorite! Voting ends March 15th.
Be...
2024-03-01 18:04:39 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Sunday Everyone!
I am starting a new series where, every couple weeks, I'll feature a fun song that is not only easy to learn, but that only requires three chords and a few easy picking and strumming techniques. Overtime, I will be adding more chords and techniques to this series to o...
2024-02-18 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Sunday (or Superbowl Sunday for those following American football),
Today I have a play along for Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again," which is just a delight.
Attached below you will find the song sheet for this tune and the link for the play along on YouTube.
YouTube Lin...
2024-02-11 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHappy February 1st Everyone,
I don't know about you, but I feel like January flew by! Now that it's February, I'm feeling like being a little rebellious and have picked break up songs, rather than love songs for this month's theme. I did this a few years ago and thought it was fu...
2024-02-02 00:37:13 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
While I am yet to be 100% recovered from being ill, I have managed to get over this cold enough that I can film again! I am also very excited for the next few songs, as I will be featuring some classic tunes that I feel like everyone loves, but don't always come to mind...Like ...
2024-01-28 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi All,
Unfortunately, it’s that time of the year and I’ve gotten myself into a doozy of a cold so I won’t be able to release a video this week. I’ll try to make it up down the line, but unfortunately I’ve lost my voice so I can’t film. Hopefully I’ll be better next week and b...
2024-01-19 16:44:52 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Sunday!
For our first tutorial of the New Year, we have "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. This is such a great beginner tune but also offers a few extras if you want to challenge yourself or try something new. Attached below you will find the song sheet and tutorial link for this so...
2024-01-14 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHappy 2024!!
Here are your Jan SOTM options. In honor of the 1st of the year (or 2nd I suppose), all of our options this month are about making a change or starting anew. Let me know which songs you are most interested in by the 15th so I can make the highest rated a full tutorial and...
2024-01-03 02:22:54 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year's Eve!
Attached below you will find the song sheet and play along link for "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your 2023 and pleasant 2024!
Play Along Link: 2023-12-31 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Holidays!
Attached below you will find the song sheet for "What Christmas Means to me" by Stevie Wonder. For the 4th year in a row, Jordan joined me for a fun holiday cover! We always have fun putting these together, so we hope you enjoy!
YouTube Cover: 2023-12-25 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone!
Attached below you will find the song sheet and tutorial like for "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee. I love this tune, so doing a lesson for it was super fun for me. I hope you find some time to play it over the next few days if you have the inclination!
T...
2023-12-24 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee and our play along will be "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes. Because of how we need to film the rest of the songs this month, my posting days for the rest of 2023 will be the following:
-"Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" on December 24...
2023-12-17 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHappy December 1st!
This month's theme is Winter Pop Tunes. I have two songs that are newer holiday classics and two songs that are just about the general winter season. It will be fun to put together an arrangement for any of these tunes, so I hope you enjoy!
Voting ends on Dec...
2023-12-02 00:41:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
I hope you have found this (US) holiday weekend to be relaxing! A few items of business...
Here is the "Fast Car" live lesson recording for anyone who was unable to make our lesson last week:
Hi Everyone!
Attached below you will find the song sheet and play along link for Miley Cyrus' "Used To Be Young." This has a bunch of fun little musical hints toward others songs she has done from her career so far...comment below if you notice any!
YouTube Link: 2023-11-19 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone and Happy Sunday!
Attached below you will find the tutorial and song sheet for "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman.
This will serve as a good challenge for anyone who is feeling like they want to move from beginner to Intermediate with their playing. I also STRONGLY recommen...
2023-11-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Based on the results of the poll, we will have our live lesson for “Fast Car” Saturday, November 18th at 2 PM CST/Chicago Time. Here is the Zoom info:
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Hi Everyone!
Moving over to the new tiers took a bit of time and energy, so I wanted to wait until that got all settled before sending out this month’s SOTM options! (And don’t forget, you can now submit SOTM options using this 2023-11-07 04:58:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone and Happy Halloween, if that's your thing!
Okay, I will stop with the all caps, but I just want to illustrate the importance of this message.
Below I have outlined the general benef...
2023-11-01 03:36:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
First I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that participated and filled out the Patreon Usage Survey. It gave me a lot of confidence moving forward on the changes that will start beginning November 1st, 2023. Basically, the majority of the participants seemed very supportive of ...
2023-10-29 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman and the runner up with be "Used to Be Young" by Miley Cyrus. I will send out a poll for the livestream later this week/early next week. This will be our final SOTM live lesson before switching tier benefits! Speaking of that...
If you haven't yet filled out the <...
2023-10-19 00:26:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
The time has finally come to let me know your thoughts about the upcoming changes to the Patreon/YouTube channel. I want the content I make to help and entertain you, but I also want to know what elements of our current content could be adjusted to meet your needs and help you ...
2023-10-12 23:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
Happy October 2nd! Let me know which of the following songs you'd like to see be made into a tutorial and the runner-up will be a play along! This month's theme is Top 40 hits (at least that are currently in the Top 40)! This will be a great opportunity to learn something new, ...
2023-10-02 22:36:06 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Sunday,
For those that missed it, here is the live lesson recording from our "There She Goes" Lesson today.
2023-10-01 17:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Happy October 1st! As a heads up, I will send out the poll for the October SOTM tomorrow since we have a lot going on today, but attached below you will find the song sheet and tutorial link for "There She Goes" by The La's. We also have a live lesson for this tune at 11:00 am ...
2023-10-01 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post