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I am travelling soon and would like to watch the theory lessons while waiting and when on the plane and was wondering if I can download any of it or do I have to have wifi? thanks
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I can’t get the second or third Beatles lessons to load on my iPad?
First lesson working fine.
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You can use this forum for sharing plans, asking questions and getting ready to get together this summer in England.
What ukulele are you bringing with you this year? I decided to bring my Oli baritone this time ‘round.
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Hi all. I thought I was doing pretty well playing melody notes using my thumb. But I just started Mat’s finger style course. He begins by having us use PIMA style to o play various scales. That means assigning 1 finger for each string with apparently no exceptions. I’m struggling with this in a big way. Sometimes when I get my 2nd finger going, I forget to use my index on the 3rd string and viras.
I’ve reached out to Matt about this but so far no response.
Is anyone else struggling with this concept.
I cam play arpeggios ok using Pima but those are just repeating patterns, so I get in the “groove”. But when the notes get mixed up, so do my fingers. Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks.
Ted
I won’t be going to any summer retreats this year, unfortunately. If you go to Matt’s in the Forest of Dean (Speech House) it would be worthwhile. Various skill levels are covered.
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I'm a total beginner and just watched the video about how to hold a ukulele and using a strap.
The strap that came with my ukulele doesn't look like the one Matt has in his video though and I don't get how to apply it to the top of the ukulele. I put one end on the bottom peg and it had a hole for that. The other end of mine has thick strings, not a button and hole. I am not sure how you are supposed to tie on these strings. Can someone help me with that?
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When a platform handles many simultaneous interactions, what do you usually look at to understand how requests are managed internally? I’m trying to figure out which indicators actually reflect real system design.
From my perspective, systems with large interaction volumes often rely on distributed pipelines, where each request passes through multiple independent stages. This helps reduce contention and allows scaling across different nodes without overloading a single component.
At the same time, consistency depends on how these stages interact under continuous load. If coordination between services is not tightly controlled, it can lead to delays or uneven processing. I came across a general reference — playbet io https://playbet.io/ — but it mainly outlines high-level capabilities rather than detailing internal routing or queue management.
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Many platforms emphasize “smooth” processing, but there’s little detail on how stable that remains under irregular traffic. Has anyone analyzed how their pipelines behave when request timing becomes unpredictable?
From my perspective, systems without persistent accounts often rely on stateless pipelines, where each request passes through isolated stages. This can reduce contention and simplify scaling across nodes. I once checked an example described as anonymous cryptocurrency exchange https://godex.io/ while looking into how such architectures avoid long-term storage. It seemed to follow a minimal approach with short-lived data handling and basic routing logic, which may improve speed but makes internal tracing less transparent.
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Hi everyone,
Over the past few years our Learn Ukulele community has grown in a really lovely way. We now have thousands of players learning together across the website, YouTube, live sessions and our Facebook group.
One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is how to make the community feel more connected and easier to keep up with.
At the moment conversations happen in a few different places — the website forum, the Facebook student group, emails and comments — and that can sometimes mean people miss great discussions or helpful answers.
I am not on Facebook and can see benefits for having a forum here with content that doesn't get lost in the jibber jabber. There have been a few spam posts so maybe a members only forum is the way to go?
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Can any of you wonderful tech wizards advise me how to record myself playing my ukulele? I have a MacBook, and an IPhone - but need to know if I need any other IT equipment to help record - [I am one of those who lived BEFORE computers - well - the ones I used needed coded entries 10011100011111010 - that sort of thing. I wans't allowed to take a calculator into lessons - used log books to calculate logarithms - and my brain to work out maths. so this tech age is tough on my brain - which I need to play all the notes - not necessarily in the right order. 😀😂
I agree with Karen. About a year ago, Matt asked for submissions to add to his sight. I realized I could use the camera app on my iPhone. I went to video mode, hit the reverse icon so that the camera was facing me…and I started playing. Then I sent it to Matt. I think I’m still on his website as a featured student. Go figure.
Yes, you can!
1. Go to the Matt’s website, click on the Theory lessons area and then click on the lesson you want to download.
2. Load the video.
3. Right click on the screen area of the video and choose “View on Vimeo”
4. Vimeo will load (You may have to get a Vimeo account to proceed)
5. Scroll down to the text area and hit the download icon. (5th icon from the left, with the downward arrow.)