Christmas Island // Ukulele Tutorial

Stukulele from Uke Mullum teaches you to play 'Christmas Island' on a low G strung ukulele. Using a: D DU D DU strum with swing and accenting on the beats 2 and 4.
Grab the song sheet here: bit.ly/xmasIsle
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Hiya, pleased to meet you. Stukulele became my 'persona' when I became a ukulele instructor in 2011 (not to be confused with Stu Fuchs who is a mentor of mine and a mighty fine player and teacher). I am from Mullumbimby, Northern New South Wales, Australia.
I began playing ukulele at age 42 when I was gifted a uke for fathers day. Things have not been the same ever since. My 6 year old daughter landed me my first teaching job at her primary school… then came community colleges… after 4 terms my students asked where do we go now now? A monthly UKE NIGHT - 'Uke Mullum' lead by my partner Miss Amber and me... 'Stukulele' was born in July 2011 in the middle of our winter… nearly 200 people showed up on a Wednesday night.
Since then I have been creating monthly themed UKE NIGHTS which consists of choosing a theme, then picking 20 + songs that fit the theme to create a songbook. Then I assemble the best vocalists and musicians to present the sets live for an audience of folk who sing and strum along. It’s a month long process in which I learn and teach songs that most often I have never played or sometimes even heard of.
Why you may ask? Because I love it. Music is the language of love and it keeps your brain active, staving off all the ravages of old age. The Ukulele just makes the whole process so enjoyable and achievable. Come with me every month, be involved in choosing the monthly themes.. discover and learn new songs. Broaden you repertoire, your mind, ukulele skills, compassion and speak the language of love and be a part of a community of like minded folk.
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[@shiningwhit]

Love it - I grew up on Christmas Island, can't believe we didn't sing this one at school!

[@ukemullum]

Whaaaa...? My Favourite Christmas ditty.

[@AnBerfelo]

Cool, Merry christmas ❤

[@kawikadee9670]

Pretty cool man. 🎅🏾🤙🏾

[@ukemullum]

Thank you, Kawika. Is it too early to wish you Merry Christmas...

[@kawikadee9670]

@@ukemullum Yeah but not too early to start practicing. 🤙🏾

[@carefreedelight2355]

What is the tune at the end of this video?

[@ukemullum]

That's my original song: Swirl In The Sun stukulele.bandcamp.com/track/swirl-in-the-sun

[@carefreedelight2355]

Thank you , I love it! Thank you for the signposting! I have just stumbled on your platform- such fun!

[@ukemullum]

@@carefreedelight2355 Glad you found me.

[@brent__earl]

Thank you for this video! Have you heard the new version of this from Kurt Stevens? In the video he's playing guitar but the recording is clearly playing a ukulele. What string set are you using? Whenever I use low G on my uke it never sounds that good

[@ukemullum]

Not yet! Yes low G. Great to hear from you.

[@ukemullum]

Short sharp strums work best with the low G I find. Otherwise the drone is overpowering.