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The ukulele (/ ˌ juː k ə ˈ l eɪ l i / yoo-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ]), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert ...
The Tahitian ukulele (ʻukarere or Tahitian banjo) is a short-necked fretted lute with eight nylon strings in four doubled courses, native to Tahiti and played in other regions of Polynesia. This variant of the older Hawaiian ukulele is noted by a higher and thinner sound and an open back, [ 1 ] and is often strummed much faster.
Ukelin, distributed by Manufacturers' Advertising Co. - front. The ukelin is a stringed musical instrument made popular in the United States in the 1920s. It is a bowed psaltery with zither strings, and its name derives from the ukulele (which was first made in Portugal but was popularized in Hawaii) and the violin.
When the uke is off balance the pulling hand at the sleeve of the tori guides the uke towards the ground, without an additional force and help from legs or hips, making in 100% a hand technique(Te-Waza). In yaku soku geiko, randori of free fighting variations can be seen by pulling at the lapels. Often they are counters to actions of the Uke.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB) was formed in London in 1985 when the multi-instrumentalist and musicologist George Hinchliffe gave his friend the post-punk singer Kitty Lux a ukulele for her birthday, after she had expressed an interest in learning more about harmony.
The resonator ukulele is almost exclusively played in the standard guitar position. One of the few major players who is an exception to this rule is James Hill , who commissioned a specialized square-neck, high-action resonator ukulele from Beltona for the express purpose of playing in the lap style. [ 1 ]
shuto mawashi uke (roundhouse block with knife-hand) soto uke (外受け): outside forearm block; morote sukui uke: scooping block; tate shuto uke: half knife-hand block; Te osae uke: dropping palm block; Uchi ude uke (内腕受け)/ uchi uke (内受け): inside forearm block; Gyako uchi uke: reverse outside mid-level (e.g. in the kata, Heian ...
Austrian gold ducat depicting Kaiser Franz-Josef, c. 1910. The ducat (/ ˈ d ʌ k ə t /) coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around 3.5 grams (0.11 troy ounces) of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wide international acceptance over the centuries.