Music and the Brain -
https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/01/29/music-brain-ted-ed/ Ukulele diagram fingering stickers:
www.amazon.com/Tablature-Fingering-Stickers-Shipping-Checkout/dp/B013O2BT00/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1477436014&sr=1-1&keywords=ukulele+chord+stickers notes up the neck, 7th to 12th frets:
Take advantage of Gail's little bout with Carpal Tunnel. Here are the exercises given to me by my doctor to treat it but they seem like good, sensible finger and wrist exercises that can be used for prevention, too.
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Jazz Pianist Scot Ranney's practice philosophy
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Below you will find a list of required skills (and attitudes) for becoming a member of the BUG Ensemble. Current members of BUG Ensemble can use this list as a personal practice guide.

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The Circle of Fifths (or Fourths) with notes:

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This is series of arpeggio studies for the ukulele by Gary Jugert for students who are moving out of the basic manuals and are ready for a more advanced challenge. They are arranged to allow the use of all the chord shapes in all the keys with plenty of melodic movement to keep them fun. You can download the entire book here:
http://mammothgardens.com/arpeggiator/pdf/JumpingFleaArpeggiator1stEdition.pdf
And the sound files here:
http://www.mammothgardens.com/arpeggiator/
http://mammothgardens.com/arpeggiator/pdf/JumpingFleaArpeggiator1stEdition.pdf
And the sound files here:
http://www.mammothgardens.com/arpeggiator/
Scales - 2 pages

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Minor pentatonic scale from Ukulele Underground
http://ukulelehunt.com/2008/07/02/ukulele-scales-minor-pentatonic/
http://ukulelehunt.com/2008/07/02/ukulele-scales-minor-pentatonic/
Pentatonic Scale patterns we got from Mark and Jane

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A bunch of scales - use these to warm up.
http://www.ezfolk.com/uke/Tutorials/major-scales/major-scales.html
http://www.ezfolk.com/uke/Tutorials/major-scales/major-scales.html

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