A Beginner's Ukulele Resource Kit

Handy links to learning the ukulele online.

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Amanda Palmer and Her Magical Ukulele by O-G-Ninja

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"Diana", "The American Weekly Magazine" cover, June 7, 1953 by Robert Charles Howe. 

(via Tropic~7 Flickr)

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Phil Doleman offers a terrifically clear and concise primer on the Circle of Fifths (full post). My complete ignorance on this topic shall be a point of shame no more - thanks! (via UkuleleTutorial)

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Los Angeles Ukulele Expo 2014, Little Tokyo, LA. (via Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC)

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Anatomy Custom Painted Ukulele by Chopstitchcrafts on Etsy

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Show of hands, who hasn't encountered this?

"Is it okay if...?", "Zits" comic, written by Jerry Scott, illustrated by Jim Borgman

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In honor of my pal Terry's 70th birthday... tah dah! The chocolate ukulele ice cream treat... with nuts! Ukesicle?

(via PizzaByTheSlice.com)

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Baton Rouge Guitars launches "smile", a emoticon-themed soprano ukulele line

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"You Are My Sunshine" reimagined in a Leonard Cohen style, performed  on the ukulele by Tom Saunders (by BCNoSoupForYou)

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Ina Hattenhauer, illustrator/designer, Weimar, Germany, proves a deft, minimalist touch can convey much (via Ina-Hattenhauer.de &  hallo heute: Neun / Nine)

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Tally Hall’s “Hidden in the Sand” pairs a not-really-all-that-sad-of-a-song with lovely, yet escalatingly calamitous retro animation to great, melancholic effect. Love the chords 'n sparse strumming. Chordsheet available at Ukulele WikiWiki.

(via TallyHall, ht: Ryan Taylor)

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Harmony "Palm Tree" Model Soprano Ukulele, c. 1940's, made in Chicago, green paint with stenciling finish, birch body, poplar neck. 

(via Musurgia, ht: AdVentures)

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Delphine Durand's crazy-great painted ukulele for last year's Ukulele Boudoir expo (their Facebook page -- 2014's take place May 2!)

(via DelfineDurand / Pinterest);

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2014 Paris Ukulele Festival (May 17th)

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Introducing Fullscreen ChordPro Song Editing - UkeGeeks Song-a-Matic

A big challenge for folks just learning how to markup their ukulele songs is learning all those "magic" ChordPro statements: "how do I set the song's title or artist?" or "how do I make a chorus block?"

This editor can help you do that.

With "syntax highlighting", "keyboard shortcuts", and "snippets" the editor (in fullscreen mode) makes authoring music quick and intuitive-ish. :D

(via UkeGeeks)

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(via "Off Duty" by JonMeru on deviantART)