Play Loud Ukulele

Customer Reviews:

Jake .......2007-03-24

Quality is good. You get to watch his CrossCurrent Concert, interviews, three videos,and a learning section. He teaches you his strumming techniques...and they are advanced. This isn't traditional Hawaiian music; this guy jams and shreds on the ukulele.

as only jake can do it.......2007-03-21

This is a good dvd for learning about Jake's style. It isn't for the total beginner (e.g. no explanation about fingering for chords), yet his explanations of strumming techniques are simple and effective. The performances are also very good, though since the DVD is a bit old (2004) it doesn't feature some of the songs that really show off his maturing talent (e.g. While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Ehime Maru, are not on this DVD).
All in all, I would recommend this, as Jake's style is unique and very cool.

For Advanced Players.......2007-03-11

Jake Shimabukuro is an unbelievable ukulele player and a fantastic guy. This DVD is definitley for advanced players. He demonstrates some very difficult techniques that would take most people years to master. He shows you the techniques one time and then plays them at full speed! Beginners & intermediates might find this a bit frustrating but the DVD will definitely show you the unlimited possibilities and potential of the ukulele

This dude is baaaaddd!!!.......2007-01-12

I first heard this gentleman play on a flight to Hawaii. He came up on the screen and I was in awe of the way this cat made that Uke talk, walk, and sing. Anyone who is a music fan and loves a great musician will love Jake Shimabukuro.

Outstanding for listening and for learning.......2006-06-07

While I am not necessarily a fan of so-called "shred" playing, which to me is playing lightning fast just because you can, I think the right and left hand playing techniques Jake demonstrates in this video are really helpful, even if one does not plan to play them as fast as he does. He does a good job explaining what he's doing and how he does it, and you can tell he just loves playing music and teaching. The video quality did not bother me as it did some others.

This is a great video for intermediate players who want to kick up their strumming proficiency in a dramatic way. These are good techniques that anyone can use to illustrate various songs, even if theyre not played as fast as Jake plays.

The bonus to me was the performance footage. While this is not the ukulele style that I most prefer, I can definitely respect what he's doing and how hard it is to do. This video is a terrific value and highly recommended.

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