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Jake Shimabukuro's Thoughts on Beginner Ukulele
According to Jake Shimabukuro, tenor ukulele is a great beginner instrument. Read about his first ukulele lessons and his encouragement to all musicians playing ukulele. more...
Chord Voicing and Fingering for Tenor Ukulele
Jake Shimabukuro outlines advantages of tenor ukulele tuning and offers tips for playing the ukulele with fresh fingering and unexpected chord voicing. more...
Playing the Tenor Ukulele Without a Pick
Jake Shimabukuro covers the reasons he prefers playing fingerstyle tenor ukulele and how the technique impacts his music. He also discusses his unique strumming style. more...
Shimabukuro Takes Playing Ukulele to New Levels
Jake Shimabukuro discusses techniques that transformed the world's image of the tenor ukulele and offers tips on playing ukulele outside the box. more...
Playing Flute With a Little Beatbox Flare
In: Flute
Playing flute and beatboxing are separate feats on their own, but Greg Pattillo manages to perform both simultaneously. Here are his flute tips for musicians. more...
Greg Pattillo Shares His BeatBoxing Flute Tips
In: Flute
Over 20 million visited You Tube to see Greg Pattillo beatbox while playing flute. With these flute tips, musicians learn to play and make percussion with their mouths. more...
What Happens When Classical Flute Meets Beatbox?
In: Flute
Millions of flute players logged onto You Tube and were blown away by Greg Pattillo's fusion of flute and beatbox. Here's how the seeds of that sound took root. more...
Meet Pattillo, You Tube's Beatbox Flute Player
In: Flute
Greg Pattillo's You Tube videos and persistence in the New York subways breathed new life into a classic instrument and launch his beatbox flute playing career. more...
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