Tag: Ukulele

“Yo, Ho, Yo Ho! A Pirate’s Life For Me!” mp3 plus lyrics and chords for ukulele

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Download pdf:  Yo Ho! A Pirate’s Life for Me!

Audio: Yo Ho! A Pirate’s Life for Me!

Songbook updates Sept 3rd – Songbooks 1 & 3

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Songbook updates Sept 3rd

Songbook 1: http://bit.ly/bIEpNx“Did I Shave My Legs For This” – words updated to Dot’s version

“Wild Side of Life (Honky Tonk Angel)’ – Missing Chorus added after verse 3

Songbook 3: http://bit.ly/aL8DoK

“See You Later Alligator” – Key changed to C and intro updated.

“Singing In The Rain” – verses 3 and 4 removed.

Best wishes,

Lizzie

Ukulele Classes at The Sage – info found on Ukulele Cosmos Forum

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Ukulele Classes at The Sage – info found on Ukulele Cosmos Forum:

What: Beginners Ukulele
When: Wednesdays during term time 6.30-7.30pm
Where: The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead, NE8 1RT
Price: £5 per week (paid termly i.e. £60 for 12 week term). Half price concession for people over 60, under 19’s, students and those in receipt of benefits.
To book: Contact The Sage Gateshead’s ticket office on 0191 443 4661
For more info: Contact us at adultprogramme@thesagegateshead.org or phone 0191 443 4627
Website: www.thesagegateshead.org
(or link to adult learning page http://www.thesagegateshead.org/l_and_p/joinin/adultprogramme.aspx )

Info: Everyone has to start somewhere and for those wanting to play ukulele, this is it! In just half a term, everyone will learn the basic chords and techniques enabling the group to play the ukulele with pride. Sessions are relaxed, fun and supportive, preparing those who wish to join our more advanced Uke Troupe.

What: Uke Troupe
When: Wednesdays during term time 7.30-9pm
Where: The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead, NE8 1RT
Price: £5 per week (paid termly i.e. £60 for 12 week term). Half price concession for people over 60, under 19’s, students and those in receipt of benefits.
To book: Contact The Sage Gateshead’s ticket office on 0191 443 4661
For more info: Contact us at adultprogramme@thesagegateshead.org or phone 0191 443 4627
Website: www.thesagegateshead.org
(or link to adult learning page http://www.thesagegateshead.org/l_and_p/joinin/adultprogramme.aspx )

Info: A fun, informal and supportive group, which explores a wide and exciting variety of repertoire. In addition, the group has the opportunity to develop skills, technique and musicianship. There will be many opportunities to perform ‘ both at The Sage Gateshead and across the wider community.

Regards

Sally Kat
Head of L&P Business Development
The Sage Gateshead

Direct: 0191 443 4623
Switchboard: 0191 443 4666
Box Office: 0191 443 4661
www.thesagegateshead.org
The Sage Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR
“The Sage Gateshead has quickly become the most exciting music venue in Britain” – The Times, 1st September 2006
North Music Trust is registered in England as a company limited by guarantee, number 4044936 and as a charity, number 1087445.

Beginner Ukulele Lessons | Ukulele Hunt

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You’ve just got your hands on a ukulele (or are just thinking of buying one). Here are a few things to read and songs to play that’ll get you up to speed quickly.

Step One: Learn the basics

– So You’ve Just Got Your First Ukulele – a free PDF I put together for beginners including essential links, first chords, tips and links to suggestions for the first songs to learn.
– 10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Ukuleles (Before I Bought One) – Don’t make the same mistakes I did.
– 10 Tips for Ukulele Beginners
– 10 things I wish I’d known about ukuleles before I bought one.
– How to read chord charts.

Extra Credit: Ukulele 101 – My ebook covering all the info a beginner needs that is left out of most beginner books.

Step 2: Get Your Strum On

– Ukulele Strumming for Dummies
– Strumming notation

Extra Credit: – How to Play Ukulele Strums – An ebook I wrote covering all the strumming and rhythm essentials for beginners.

Step 3: Play Some Songs

Check out the Songs with Chords You Know Post

Some popular ones:

– Somewhere Over the Rainbow
– I Wanna Be Like You
– Hallelujah
– 5 Years Time
Sentimental Heart

Extra Credit: Joan Jett – Bad Reputation – Easy chords but you’ll need to have your chord changes down and a strong strumming-hand to play it up to speed.

Step 4: Spend Some Money

– A ukulele tuner
– Some good strings like Aquila.

Extra Credit: Keep your ukulele upright with a stand. Get a capo to make playing in other keys easier.

Congratulations! You’re no longer a noob. You can now advance to the improver section.

If you think there’s a post that deserves a link here or have a topic you’d like me to cover in this section, leave a comment.

 

via ukulelehunt.com

Essential reading for all new ukers!

This is one of the best (THE best?) uke sites and blogs you could hope to find.

Cheeky name too, careful how you say it, or stick to “Ukulele Hunt”.

Choreographer needed urgently!

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Hi Ho Silver Lining!" Tynemouth Rowing Club BBQ
Hi Ho Silver Lining!" Tynemouth Rowing Club BBQ

The Sage Ukulele Classes – now on Wednesdays!

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Great news – The Sage has moved the adult ukulele classes from Thursday to Wednesday, in order that people can attend both The Sage classes and Ukes4Fun!

Dates and times for the Sage classes starting in September are in the clips below, with links to further details. (The “Absolute Beginners Uke” classes on 25 and 26 Sept are sold out already, I am afraid.)

I could not find a page with details of the “Silver Ukuleles” dates and times but it says on The Sage website:
“Silver Ukuleles – there are different groups and workshops available for the varying standards of Ukulele players. Any enquiries or questions please phone (0191) 443 5034 or contact silver@thesagegateshead.org”

The “Silver Programme” classes and events are for the “over-50’s” and the adult classes are for all ages.

Sally Kat, Head of Learning and Participation Business Development at The Sage Gateshead, has just taken over managing our Adult learning programme. She has been in touch to say that she’d, “love to find a way of us working together, so that people can play the uke in as many different ways and places as possible. With regard to the focus of our classes, they are very much geared towards “teaching” the uke i.e learning chords (with the proper names) and technique as well as building confidence and repertoire. I think this might be quite different in feel to the sessions you offer and hopefully would complement your sessions rather than competing – which is what I am trying to achieve!”

Sally and Ian McKone, Ukulele Tutor, hope to be able to come along to one of our sessions soon, to meet us and have some uketastic-fun!

Some of you might also know Ian in his capacity as wizard-fiddler and ace-acoustic-guitarist and all-round good chap. Though he has nicked my Uke-Chords Crib-Card, so I think he might find that he owes me a pint of Rapper.

Amplify’d from www.thesagegateshead.org
Beginner Ukulele

Beginner Ukulele

Wednesday 22 September 6:30 pm
Venue: Music Education Centre


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Beginner Ukulele
Uke Troupe

Uke Troupe

Wednesday 22 September 7:30 pm
Venue: Music Education Centre


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Absolute Beginners: Ukelele

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Saturday 25 September 11:00 am
Venue: The Barbour Room, The Sage Gateshead


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Saturday 25 September 2:00 pm
Venue: The Barbour Room, The Sage Gateshead


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Sunday 26 September 11:00 am
Venue: The Barbour Room, The Sage Gateshead


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Silver Ukuleles – there are different groups and workshops available for the varying standards of Ukulele players
Any enquiries or questions please phone (0191) 443 5034 or contact silver@thesagegateshead.orgRead more at www.thesagegateshead.org
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Ukes4Fun FaceBook Page

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Link to Ukes4Fun on FaceBook
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I have felt rather guilty flooding the FaceBook Newsfeed with updates about the Ukes4Fun sessions.

So, for anyone who want to receive these, there is now a FB page and a FB RSS/Blog feed you can subscribe to if you want to get updates via FB:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ukes4Fun/142021775836912

Ukes4Fun Flier – A5 x 2

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Please feel free to download and hand these out.

Teeny Uke-Ninja – wowwwsum performance!!!

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How old is this amazingly talented, cute child? Three? Puts us grown-ups to shame!

Just started to Uke? Good resources for beginners at “Live ‘Ukulele”

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Very comprehensive , well organised site with resources and lessons for all levels – including “new starters”.

Hawaiin-music oriented but don’t let that stop you checking it out if that is not your thing.

Run by couple of young enthusiasts who write well and really know the score!

clipped from liveukulele.com

‘Ukulele for Beginners
As backwards as it might seem, being a beginner at playing music (the ‘ukulele) is one of the fastest levels to progress through. That is, if you work at it. If you don’t feel that you need to go beyond strumming “White Sandy Beach” that’s fine too. My own process was a little unorganized in my opinion, so here is roughly how I would do it over again.
clipped from liveukulele.com

How to Read Tab

Tablature is an easy and fast way to write out music for stringed instruments. It is very hard to express rhythm with tab, so it is only helpful when you know the song.
clipped from liveukulele.com
First of all, listen to a lot of ‘ukulele music. If you haven’t heard it, you won’t be able to play it. Check out the Recommended Stuff page for a list of my favorite ‘ukulele records