Aloha! I’m back with Part 2 of my Hawaiian/Island-themed and I have a lovely collection of two books for your consideration: Hawaiian Favorites and Hawaiian Classics. Both books feature 8 songs each, standard notation and chord boxes (no TAB), and probably the best thing that can be offered for songs like these: Audio One of the biggest complaints I’ve run into … [Read more...]
The Guitar Makes the Player
A bunch of studies have been done to experiment with the idea that the clothes make the man and they are beyond interesting. People’s math scores go down when they wear swim suits. People’s reaction times go up when wearing apparel of people associated with fast reaction times (probably people from the sports). And when people wear lab coats specifically designated to the … [Read more...]
Jumpin’ Jim’s Gone Hawaiian and Ukulele Island Review
Do you know what I love? Hawaii. And the ukulele. It’s strange that the ukulele has become a Hawaiian instrument, considering that it was a Portuguese instrument first, but it’s a happy incident in my mind. And I love Hawaiian music, too. There’s a calming magic to the yodel often associated with it. That’s why I ordered a bunch of Hawaiian-themed ukulele books … [Read more...]
Mini Guitars
Photo credit: Reverb.com A short story: Through over twenty years of gripping my guitar neck like it had murdered my childhood dog (that is to say very tightly), I’ve caused damage to my fretting wrist that makes playing standard-scale guitars a challenge. Oddly enough, I’ve had no issues with playing ukulele. The issue mostly pops up when I play power chords, but the … [Read more...]
Kala Parlor Guitar Review
Aloha! I know that I usually talk about ukuleles and ukulele instruction here, but I wanted to talk about guitars today. Specifically about what makes a good beginner guitar. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now and came up with a list of what would make the PERFECT beginner guitar. See if you agree with me: 1) It needs to be affordable. This is pretty obvious, I … [Read more...]