Author Archives: Kirill Dumchenko

Chord progression of the month:
I-V-vi-IV

Did you know that many songs are based on the same chord progression - a sequence of chords within a certain key? There are several chord progressions which will sound familiar to you, because you’ve heard them already in many songs. In this blog post we’ll dive into one of these. Enjoy!

Finger fitness for piano – Part 2

Hey piano lovers! Let’s continue to improve our piano skills to be able to play our favorite songs and master our favorite instrument, shall we? Great! In this “Finger Fitness” edition, we’re going to practice playing two notes simultaneously, based on major / minor third musical intervals.

Finger fitness for ukulele – Part 2

Hey ukulele players! Are you willing to improve your technique skills with some basic warm up exercises for your fingers? Great! In this “Finger fitness” edition, we’re going to check out a few basics which can help you to improve the plucking technique. Enjoy!

Finger fitness for guitar – Part 2

Hey guitar players! Are you willing to improve your guitar technique skills? Then this article is the right place to be. “Finger fitness” is the series where we show you cool exercises for guitar, piano, and ukulele.

Finger Fitness for ukulele

Hi there, ukulele warriors! Are you ready for a basic warm up exercise or two for your fingers? Nice, so are we. In this “Finger fitness” edition we’re going to check out a few routines you can use to get in the groove before you start jamming on your ukulele. Enjoy!

Finger Fitness for guitar

What’s up, guitar player? Always wanted to improve your jams with a simple drill? You’ve come to the right place. “Finger fitness” is the series where we show you cool exercises for guitar, piano, and ukulele.

Finger Fitness for piano

Musical explorers, welcome to our new series dedicated to the warm-up of your hands before you start kicking out jams on your piano. We’ll cover some basics, which can help you to improve your technical skills.

Three ways to tune your ukulele

The ukulele is one of the coolest instruments. It’s small, has an open tuning, and only four strings, which makes it the ideal traveling companion. The big question is: How do I tune my ukulele? In this blog post we’ll show you three ways of how to do that.

Unlocking the ukulele fretboard

Welcome to the wondrous universe of the ukulele fretboard. In this blog post, we’re going to walk you through the landscape of frets, tones, scales, and the music theory behind them. So if you want to understand your tiny instrument as no other, get ready for a deep dive into the ukulele fretboard.

How Jimi Hendrix changed electric guitar music

Jimi Hendrix changed electric guitar music. During his short life, James Marshall Hendrix managed to infect the creative minds of the generations to come with a sound that we now consider rock music. Let’s zoom in on the three main game changers the American virtuoso introduced.