A "jumping flea" sounds like something to be avoided, right? Not if you are from Hawaii and love music. You see the "jumping flea" is a nickname for the musical instrument, the ukulele. The ukulele is a four-stringed, guitar-shaped musical instrument with a long history, not only in Hawaii.Once you've decided you enjoy the ukulele, get a nice one.

Usually many people use their ukulele to play chords to songs. But, did you know that you can play melodies too! Read on and I will show you how you can make your own melodies!The ukulele is easy to learn - Anyone who has had a child learning the violin will know the terror of practice time. It takes many months of practice for a child to produce i