Hello Dan, I like your spirit, last night I listened to your lesson, and I dreamed about becoming a singer and a guitar player. I've never found a lesson for a total beginner on...

I listened - That's it - Good job, Tom! 

Hello Rick,  I put an audio answer above your advice (third chorus), you can listen if you got time for me. In that Fourth chorus, I work on the bar 5-6 in particular, there's a...

hey there mike! i'm glad you asked.... i recently bought a Java by Tanglewood. at just under 200 bucks it's not quite an entry level uke but i've been happy that i spent a little...

hey there matthew! thank you for that version...i love it! great playing and singing and over all atmosphere. you had a few different ways of moving from the Am to the F and my...

thank you midnight mike! it's great to be here. the bar has been raised very high so i have my work cut out for me! let me know how you like it as we go along.....

hey there bruno! thank you for writing in. it's a real honor to be a part of the SJ stable and i appreciate your welcoming words. let me know how you like the lessons as we go...

thank you for your good words mike! i'm going to try and break things down to their basic elemants so we can all find our way inside the songs. and i'll be sure to maintain a...

Great song & lesson! Your approach to singing and lyrics is simple yet suprisingly powerful. Anyways, recorded my own version (played around with some harmony too); would love to...

Chris, I just wanted your comments on my video. Love playing this tune and you have been a tremendous help for me. You really have no idea......thanks for doing this for us.

Good stuff man!

Hey, thanks a lot, André! I'm really thrilled to hear it! Best of luck and have fun! Thanks again for writing to tell me, that was really nice of you. Cheers!

Hey Bruce !! just want to tell you , it s because of you if lately I posted videos on line ... each time I was on the site , I told myself "this guy really take advantage of...

Hey Dan! So awesome to have you on the site! I love how you take this simple, old-school song and give it your own voice and personality. Looking forward to following along.

Hi Dan --- great tune.  I love your thoughts about singing and making the tune your own.  Ben E King's version is amazing and a little intimidating at the same time.  I'm looking...

Hey Bruce !! just want to tell you , it s because of you if lately I posted videos on line ... each time I was on the site , I told myself "this guy really take advantage of...

Hey Duke! I don't have a video yet, but just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying this one. I love this blues format with the extended one chord, like Willie Dixon used on "I'm...

Greetings friends! We’re hitting the big time now. Yes! We’ve got ourselves a four chord song and it has a minor chord. I’m talking about “Stand By Me” but I could be talking about...

All I can tell you ukers right now is that the guitar players are learning some very challenging chords while you all are taking a very pleasant stroll across the fingerboard of...

Hello Friends, This weeks lesson covers the intro verse and first vocal verse. I demonstrate how to play an unobtrusive rhythm figure along with a few subtle lines that work with...

Hi Dan --- I'm looking forward to learning the Uke and was wondering if you had any advice on what to look for when purchasing one.   I'm probably looking for an entry level...

In this second lesson we will start with a review of the first lesson. Then we focus on how to play the three chords of the song. Brushing techniques, pressing on the strings and...

Rick Estrin, back again - this time with verse four of "Half Steppin". In this lesson, we take a little break from actual half steppin' and start with that strategic, "switching...

Hi again, All seems good. Alan

Hi Alan --- thanks for letting us know.  We isolated and fixed the issue.   Can you please take a look and let us know if it is fixed for you? Thanks.

Hi  ,The list of some artist's lessons seems to have dissappeared when checking in to their sections of the site, Specifically Dennis and Rick. Alan.

Hey Prof. ESTRIN, a big thank you for your answer, sorry you had to detail again this part! I may have a cerebral disease cause I don't play what I know I have to play with special...

Hi Tom - I can't figure out how to record on here. If I could, I would demonstrate the part I'm talking about. I was mistaken when I said you were playing a 2 draw bend instead of...

Coucou André, moi c'est Thomas effectivement, j'habite en Alsace au Nord Est de la France. Je parlais des "cover plates" c'est à dire du couvercle, du "capot" en français, contre...

Salut Tom !! est ce bien tom ?? j crois que c est Thomas , j pense avoir vu cà a quelque part ... anyway , dans le dernier paragraphe quand tu dis que tu joues "très fort " a la...