Developing a Good Rhythmic Strum | Jody Wood offers practical advice on helping students to develop one of the most important techniques in ukulele playing: a good, solid strum.

Developing a Good Rhythmic Strum | Jody Wood offers practical advice on helping students to develop one of the most important techniques in ukulele playing: a good, solid strum.

Pedagogy Corner | Teach without saying a word. Yes, it's possible. In fact, it's an essential part of your teaching skill set. Learn how in this to-the-point article on differentiated instruction strategies.

Pedagogy Corner | "Chord 3000" is an easy-to-play voicing that can help you out of a sticky situation when creating a chord-melody arrangement.

What Makes a "Teachable" Song? | There's a difference between "a good song" and "a good song for teaching music." James Hill explores what it means for a song to be "teachable," concluding that when it comes to choosing repertoire, you can have your cake and eat it too!

Solving the Mystery of the Diminished 7 Chord | Steve Boisen of The Barnkickers de-mystifies the diminished chord once and for all in this entertaining, insightful article.

The Chameleon Chord | Break through that beginner's plateau with this all-too-often-overlooked chord shape. Learn how one chord form can function as three different chords!

Slurring Your Syncopations | Use simple exercises to teach your students how to do left-hand pulloffs. Then apply the technique in the shout chorus to This Little Light of Mine.

Back to the Future | A Juno-award, a gold record and four top-40 singles later, Melanie Doane returns to her ukulele roots. Find out why the singer/songwriter is playing – and teaching – so much ukulele these days.

Musical Multi-tasking | Learn to pick single note melodies while providing your own chordal accompaniment.

Break It Down, Build It Back Up | Rehearsal tips to help your students master difficult passages.

Bessie, Bill, Lester and Earl: Getting That Bluegrass Sound | How to use layers in your arrangements à la Foggy Mountain Boys!

One (Half) Step at a Time | Transposing two-chord songs using bar chords. A great way to repeat yourself without repeating yourself

Less is More: Easy Chords That Sound Hard | One-finger and two-finger chords that sound great and are easy to play .