Here's a gentle—and I'll dare to say, beautiful—solo ukulele piece that I wrote to remind both player and listener to do goodness and treat her (and everybody) kindly. Hope you'll enjoy it!
I'm Choan Gálvez, author of the ? 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele book, a collection of short pieces created to develop a variety of fingerpicking abilities. It's available from https://www.theukulelebookshop.com
? To date I've published two albums of original music for solo ukulele, available from https://choan.bandcamp.com
De la presentación de Un gorrión sentimental. Centre Cívic Parc Sandaru, Barcelona. 11 de julio de 2012.
Cuesta abajo es un tango de 1934 con música de Carlos Gardel y letra de Alfredo Le Pera.
Dani Álvarez, voz
Bartolomeo Barenghi, guitarra
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhO12u23J7M
I was invited to be on the spotlight by the Solo Ukulele group on Facebook, so here I am, talking a bit about my musical life and premiering one of my ukulele compositions, Sitting by the Fountain.
Contents:
00:00 Choan's speech about his musical activities
03:23 Sitting by the Fountain
Links to some of the things I mention on the video:
• My ukulele business, Ukecosas: https://www.ukecosas.es
• Pequeño Formato, my first ukulele band: https://pequenoformato.bandcamp.com
• Doctor Guapo, my alter ego: https://doctorguapo.com
• My website, with more info about what I do and a bunch of tablatures: https://www.choan.es
• My discography and books on Bandcamp: https://choan.bancamp.com
• My Patreon site: https://patreon.com/choanmusic
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Ready to take your ukulele playing to the next level? I offer private ukulele lessons via Skype, check https://www.choan.es/en/online-ukulele-lessons/
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Thanks so much to Reid and the admins of the Solo Ukulele group for inviting me.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkxTjYK7w2Q
This week's waltz is not my own, but one found in The Kamiki Ukulele Method, which, as far as I know, was first published in 1917. I saw a rendition by Julián Rodríguez a couple of weeks ago and I thought it would be nice to offer a modernised transcription, that you can reach for free at https://www.patreon.com/posts/52756738/
You can also view and download a scan of the full book from Internet Archive.
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I'm Choan Gálvez, author of the ? 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele book, a collection of short pieces created to develop a variety of fingerpicking abilities. It's available from https://www.theukulelebookshop.com
? To date I've published two albums of original music for solo ukulele, available from https://choan.bandcamp.com
? Ready to take your ukulele playing to the next level? I offer private ukulele lessons via Skype, check https://www.choan.es/en/online-ukulele-lessons/
#ukulele #waltz #kamiki
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=179i5d4YOGE
Grab a handkerchief! This is a dark, romantic mood piece, for low G ukulele. November After Dark, written and performed by Choan Gálvez.
Trivia: this one was actually written in the dark. I took a walk through the near mountains, planning to stop for a while to practice ukulele. But November days are short, and needed to use a head light to put this on paper—and help me get back home!
I hope you'll enjoy this piece.
Score is available from The Ukulele Bookshop at https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/november-after-dark/.
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I'm Choan Gálvez, author of the ? 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele book, a collection of short pieces created to develop a variety of fingerpicking abilities. It's available from https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/50-miniature-studies-for-ukulele/
Do you like waltzes? I've written plenty of them and published a collection of 12 originals for ukulele, Waltz in Progress: https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/waltz-in-progress/
Adept to baritone? Check Brevities, 12 original short pieces for baritone ukulele: https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/brevities-for-baritone-ukulele/
Low G player? I made May the Low 4th just for you! https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/may-the-low-4th/
? Ready to take your ukulele playing to the next level? I offer private ukulele lessons via Skype, check https://www.choan.es/en/online-ukulele-lessons/
#romanticukulele #novemberafterdark #lowgukulele
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR9W6sYTGpg
This is the ninth study from Choan Gálvez's 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele. New videos are released every Wednesday and Friday.
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Study No. 9 - Dripping Tap is an exercise on barrés. Mechanical arpeggios are played while the barred chord ascend and descend over the fretboard. The melody emulates the sound of a… dripping tap.
TABS & PERFORMANCE NOTES
https://www.patreon.com/posts/25034460/
Get access to my tabs, performance notes and live ukulele lessons by patronizing me at patreon.com/choanmusic
I'm playing a Flight DUC-440 concert ukulele, a very nice instrument in all aspects. My gratitude to Flight Ukulele for their support in this project :)
❊❊ Lullabies for Astronauts ❊❊
My album of original lullabies for solo ukulele, recordings and tablatures:
https://choan.bandcamp.com/album/lullabies-for-astronauts
Choan on the net:
• Website → https://choan.es/en/
• Patreon → https://patreon.com/choanmusic
• My music on Bandcamp → https://choan.bandcamp.com/
• Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/choanmusic/
• Twitter → https://twitter.com/choanmusic
• Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/choanmusic/
Are you thinking of buying a ukulele? Check https://www.ukecosas.es/es/
#50ministuleleles #ministuleleno9 #drippingtap
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiGW_TYasc
It's with great joy that I'm releasing the first issue of the promised collection of original ukulele duets, Ukes2dies. This time I'm playing on my own, collabs with friends and remote ukecoleagues are coming soon.
In the first section of this allegro piece, the two players play in counterpoint, switching their parts on the repeat. In the second section one of the players take more of a comping role –then again, switch to the melody on the repeat while the first player plays a different comping pattern.
This is the first time I've created this kind of multitrack video, and I'm excited with the possibilities!
Get the tabs and check the performance notes at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33716525. Study with the slowed down tutorial views at https://youtu.be/VFiU25EybPA. Get access to a batch of downloadable mp3 files, including the full performance, tracks with just one of the ukuleles (plus a click entrance) and slowed down single tracks at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33716525.
If you're not ready to commit to a Patreon subscription, tabs and practice recordings are also available as a single buy from Payhip: https://payhip.com/b/UAlc
Next issue is coming in two weeks!
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I'm Choan Gálvez, an incredibly handsome ukulele player from Barcelona, Spain. I've published a couple of albums of solo ukulele music available from http://choan.bandcamp.com, and a collection of 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele that you can access by subscribing to my Patreon at http://patreon.com/choanmusic
Check my website and social profiles:
• Website → https://choan.es/en/
• Patreon → https://patreon.com/choanmusic
• My music on Bandcamp → https://choan.bandcamp.com/
• Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/choanmusic/
• Twitter → https://twitter.com/choanmusic
• Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/choanmusic/
#ukulele #duet #ukes2dies
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Szg9TtBPA
Recorded as a reference for my students // Grabado como referencia para mis alumnos.
Full version, from a Pequeño Formato Concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGoUTylwuRc
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❊❊ Lullabies for Astronauts ❊❊
My album of original lullabies for solo ukulele, recordings and tablatures:
https://choan.bandcamp.com/album/lullabies-for-astronauts
Choan on the net:
• Website → https://choan.es/en/
• My music on Bandcamp → https://choan.bandcamp.com/
• Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/choanmusic/
• Twitter → https://twitter.com/choan
• Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/choanmusic/
Wanna buy a ukulele? https://www.ukecosas.es/es/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNxFsVSHIPE
Arrangement of Speak Low, a Kurt Weill's 1943 song, played by Choan Gálvez. The ukulele is an Ohana SK-35G with Worth Brown strings.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBD-qYZNyB4
Fourth waltz for solo ukulele from the Waltz in Progress series written by Choan Gálvez. This is a fast one, dedicated to my friend and student Larry, featuring plenty of strummed chords played with a sense of emergency.
The full Waltz in Progress is now available in book format, both in print or digital, grab your copy from The Ukulele Bookshop: https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/waltz-in-progress/
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I'm Choan Gálvez, an incredibly handsome ukulele player from Barcelona, Spain. I've published a couple of albums of solo ukulele music available from http://choan.bandcamp.com, and a collection of 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele and many more original ukulele music and arrangements that you can access by subscribing to my Patreon at http://patreon.com/choanmusic
Ready to take your ukulele playing to the next level? I offer private ukulele lessons via Skype, check https://www.choan.es/en/online-ukulele-lessons/
Check my website and social profiles:
• Website → https://choan.es/en/
• Patreon → https://patreon.com/choanmusic
• Buy me a coffee! → https://www.buymeacoffee.com/choanmusic
• My music on Bandcamp → https://choan.bandcamp.com/
• Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/choanmusic/
• Twitter → https://twitter.com/choanmusic
• Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/choanmusic/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31szjVA6NoU