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(Jason Mraz) I'm Yours - Sungha Jung (Ukulele)

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Passenger - Let Her Go (Ukulele Tutorial)

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How to play "Let Her Go" by Passenger - on the ukulele! SEND ME A POSTCARD! I'll write back! John "The Ukulele Teacher" Atkins PO Box 661657 Los Angeles CA 90066 USA The songsheet is available on my Facebook page, or as part of a PDF download of over 300 songs for my $10 Patrons!

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Stay With Me - Sam Smith (Ukulele Tutorial)

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How to play Stay With Me by Sam Smith on the ukulele! Check out my Awesome Ukulele Version here: https://youtu.be/EZSctDsBfaQ "Like" www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher to download a songsheet Ukulele provided by www.FlightMusic.com

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Ms Kelly I don't have my ukulele but next time I will take it to practice.

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How many steps/notes are there in a pentatonic scale?

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Can you play the Hungarian Canon?!?!?!?!

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Review the notes in the C scale.

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Check out this video about the brain benefits of playing an instrument.  FIREWORKS!!!

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The connections between brain research and music have been ongoing for the past two decades, but there are actually a lot of different areas within the research, and it is easy to confuse them.

Firstly there is the area of music and the brain, which is about how we process music in our brains. Daniel Levitin wrote a great book called This is Your Brain on Music ( http://daniellevitin.com/publicpage/books/this-is-your-brain-on-music/) which is all about how we process music.

Then there is the area of music therapy and the brain, which is about how we can use music to assist people who have had brain injuries, physical trauma or have been born with a disability, to improve their physical and cognitive function. It is also being used extensively with people who are suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Oliver Sacks wrote a great book called Musicophillia ( http://musicophilia.com) and Norman Doige has a book on brain plasticity called The Brain that Changes itself ( http://www.normandoidge.com/normandoidge.com/MAIN.html) that talks about the power of music therapy.

Then there is the area of music education and the brain, which is about how music learning can impact on general brain development in children and adults. In the research it is called music training and is generally understood to be the formal and sequential learning of music, through playing music as well as appreciating and listening to it. There are a number of research institutes that are working in this part of the field, the Dana Foundation ( http://www.dana.org), the BRAMS Institute ( http://www.brams.org/en/) and the Music, Mind and Wellbeing Institute ( http://cmmw.unimelb.edu.au).

Keeping up with the research is tricky if you are not a neuroscientists. Here is a resource that can keep you up to date with the research, and here is a list of the references that were used to support the writing of the script for this lesson.

Research into the nature of how the corpus callosum impacts on the brains functions, and how learning a musical instrument impacts on this, is ongoing. Recently, neuroscientists have dug deeper and found that changes in the corpus callosum may be dependent on the type of musical training a musician does and could be localized to the anterior corpus callosum. This area has shown an increase in bi-manual coordination (where the brain coordinates simultaneous multiple movements like using a knife and fork). Here is some of the latest research.

Sometimes it is hard to explain all of this research to someone else so here is a short video you can share with parents, teachers and students about how music education can enhance brain development.

Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can help disadvantaged children improve their reading skills, US research suggests.

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How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins

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When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

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(Bruno Mars) The Lazy Song - Sungha Jung (Ukulele)

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Sungha http://www.sunghajung.com arranged and played 'The Lazy Song' by Bruno Mars.

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Hello, what are you doing

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Happy - Pharrell Williams (Ukulele Tutorial)

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MY AWESOME UKULELE VERSION: http://youtu.be/www3B2zfB1I How to play "Happy" by Pharrell Williams...on the ukulele! Not the easiest song in the world, but you should get there with a bit of practice! Ukulele provided by: www.flightmusic.com

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All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) - Ukulele Tutorial!

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The Ukulele Teacher is bringing booty back with this ukulele tutorial for the Meghan Trainor hit, All About That Bass! Ukulele from www.FlightMusic.com "Like" www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher to download a free songsheet

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Is ram there

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Dose anybody know how to play a ukelele

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I like ukuleles

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I like ukulele!!!

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What do you mean Kevin

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I am excited to play the ukulele

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My ukulele is number 12

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Hi everybody

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Hi miss I accessed it today 3-2-15

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Learn to play "Let it Go!"

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How to play Let It Go from the popular Disney movie, Frozen... on the ukulele! Support me on http://www.patreon.com/UkeTeacher for as little as $1 a month for some great rewards! "Like" http://www.facebook.com/TheUkuleleTeacher for a song sheet Flight DUS320 CEQ ukulele provided by www.FlightMusic.com

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Check out this video on how to strum

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How To Strum The Ukulele - EASY STRUMMING LESSON

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SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER (lesson extras, link to FREE E-BOOK) http://eepurl.com/_OQev GET THE FREE E-BOOK (happens automatically when you sign up for my newsletter) http://eepurl.com/_OQev TAKE MY ONLINE UKULELE COURSE "How To Play The Ukulele" http://www.curious.com/superukulele LINK FOR UKULELE USED HERE: http://goo.gl/nu1PVz Everyone is asking me what kind it is and where to find it.

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Practice playing quater, half and whole notes with this familiar song!

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Try out Elephant Walk. Remember to count!

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Now try Hot Dog!

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Can you play Cool Cat?

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Practice counting and playing your 1/2 notes.

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Learn to hold your ukulele properly. Remember! We only play 'right handed' :)

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How to hold your ukulele - Absolute Beginners Ukulele Tutorial

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Wondering how to hold the ukulele? It's really easy. Don't hold it like a guitar. Watch this video to show you how to do it, whether you're right or left handed. If you're in London and you're looking for a ukulele teacher or ukulele lessons please see http://www.LearnToUke.co.uk

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Watch "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" performed by the incredible Jake Shimbukuro

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Standard ukulele tuning is

4th sting (my)- G

3rd string (dog)- C

2nd string (has)- E

1st string (fleas)- A

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Here is a link to one free chromatic tuning app that you can use to tune your ukulele:

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Guitar Tuner - Chromatic on the App Store

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Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Guitar Tuner - Chromatic. Download Guitar Tuner - Chromatic and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.