ukuleles
Small plucked instruments
Ukuleles is the plural of ukulele, a small four-stringed guitar associated with Hawaiian music.
The instrument's portability and relatively easy learning curve have made it popular for casual musicians: She collects vintage ukuleles.
The word comes from Hawaiian, where it means "jumping flea"—supposedly describing the player's fingers moving across the strings.
From the 50th state
- island musicTropical genre from Caribbean
- Tiny TimSickly Victorian street urchin
- campfire songsMusic sung outdoors together
- folkRegular common people
sing-along · Eddie Vedder · acoustic · mellow · lilting · cheerful · whimsical · breezy
Thin flexible lines
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
neck · body · nylon · soprano · concert · tenor · baritone · fingerboard
Pacific island state
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- luauTraditional island celebration
- hulaGestural Polynesian dance
- tikiPolynesian deity figure
lei · aloha · beach · tropics · Portugal · machete · vintage · novelty
Sweeping across guitar strings
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- tablatureFingering-based musical notation
- G chordThree-note harmony in G
barre chords · plucking · arpeggios · rhythm · capo · picks · muting · hammer-on
One who lacks experience
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- easy songsUncomplicated musical pieces
music theory · YouTube · workshops · jamming · community · method books · online courses · ear training
Hawaiian
From the 50th state
- island musicTropical genre from Caribbean
- Tiny TimSickly Victorian street urchin
- campfire songsMusic sung outdoors together
folk · sing-along · Eddie Vedder · acoustic · mellow · lilting · cheerful · whimsical · breezy
strings
Thin flexible lines
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
bridge · neck · body · nylon · soprano · concert · tenor · baritone · fingerboard · saddle
Hawaii
Pacific island state
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- luauTraditional island celebration
- hulaGestural Polynesian dance
tiki · lei · aloha · beach · tropics · Portugal · machete · vintage · novelty · vaudeville
strumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- tablatureFingering-based musical notation
G chord · barre chords · plucking · arpeggios · rhythm · capo · picks · muting · hammer-on · pull-off
beginner
One who lacks experience
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
easy songs · music theory · YouTube · workshops · jamming · community · method books · online courses · ear training · sight-reading
- island souvenirsseashells, shell jewelry, leis, tikis, tiki statues
- music roompiano, music stand, sheet music, music stands, keyboard
- kids musicsinging, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, alphabet songs
- hipstermustache, skinny jeans, beard, flannel, vintage
ukulelesdouble basses
Largest bowed string instruments
contrabass · bass guitars · tubas · cellos · pipe organs
ukuleleswar drums
Military percussion instruments
pipe organs · timpani · bagpipes · electric guitars · church bells
- ukulele lessonsInstruction on small fretted instrument
- ukulele playerOne performing on small strings
- ukulele songsMusic for four-stringed instrument