Useful Links
Stillwater High School students have started an SHS-sanctioned student Ukulele group. If you are a student at SHS, please contact SHS and their faculty advisor, Garett Reding, for more details on how to join.
If SUA's once-a-month schedule is not enough uke for you, check out the meetings of some of the other organizations in the area.
For those of you who believe in "locally-grown", here are some videos by SUA members and local friends.
- Beginner Ukulele Lesson by Kami Koontz
And here are some other links where you can find resources to help you improve your ukulele prowess.
- Petey Mac's Singalong Book - An extensive selection of ukulele arrangements
- Ukulele Wednesdays - A songbook for weekly jams in London
- The HUG songbook, volumes 1 & 2 - The "Compendium of Awsome" from the Halifax Ukulele Gang (HUG)
- Uke Jams- Songs for ukulele jams; links to live, Internet jams can be found on the same site
- Jim's Ukulele Songbook - A collection of many songs
- The Bytown Ukulele Group - A variety of songbooks can be found here
- Stewart Greenhill - A recommended site for beginners
- Richard G - A great site for ukulele-friendly songs and other resources
- Doctor Uke - Click on the "Songs" link to see an extensive collection, many with audio files
- Goulburn Regional Ukulele Band (make sure to check out their links page)
- Ukulele-Chords.com - A site for looking up chords
- A Web-based ukulele tuner
- U-Chord for iOS and for Android - a chord lookup app for your smartphone or tablet
- Pano Tuner for iOS and for Android - A chromatic tuner for your smartphone or tablet
For those of us who are interested in the baritone ukulele.
- Baritone Chord Charts from the Ukulele-Chords website
- Baritone Chords Organized by Key from the HarpKit website
In the News
- "String Theory" (Oklahoma Today Magazine)
- "Ukulele Movement - Not Slowing Down" (Stillwater Style) - pages 20 - 23!
- "OStateReport: Scooter Update, Thanksgiving Dinner and Ukulele Night" (OState-TV) - Student Video; watch from 7:34 to 9:29!
- "Jake Shimabukuro brings ukulele talent to Stillwater" (O'Colly)
- "Stillwater organization gives away hundreds of ukuleles" (O'Colly)
- "Stringing Along - Stillwater getting swept into ukulele movement" (Stillwater NewsPress)
- "Pick up the Ukulele at the Stillwater Public Library" (City of Stillwater)
- "Pick up the Ukulele at the Library" (Stillwater Living Magazine)
- "Ukulele Troubadours" (Stillwater Living Magazine)
- "Stillwater woman makes teaching ukulele her mission" (O'Colly)
- "SUA Provides a Home Base for Players" (Stillwater NewsPress)
- "Christmas Comes to Stillwater" (Stillwater NewsPress)
- "Local Elementary Schools Receive Musical Treat" (Stillwater Living Magazine) - March 2015, pages 26 and 27
- "Ukes Tune Up at Will Rogers Elementary" (Stillwater NewsPress)
- "Small Instruments, Big Impact" (Stillwater NewsPress)
In the Views (audio and video)
- "Center Stage" featuring Kami Koontz
- Another OSU student project
- "PETE 94.3 Radio Interview, Over the Fence" (on Soundcloud)
- "Stillwater Ukulele Association @ Daddy O's" (OSU Student Project)
- "Making the world a better place, one ukulele at a time"
- "Stillwater Ukulele Blues"
- "Stillwater Ukulele Association Feature"